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Blake Lively was born on August 25, 1987. She is an American actress. She stars in the book-based TV series Gossip Girl as Serena van der Woodsen. She has also appeared in several films including Accepted and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as well as its sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.

Lively has two sisters, Robyn Lively and Lori Lively, and two brothers, Jason Lively and Eric Lively. Both of her parents and all four of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. "My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class," Lively recalls. Lively started out in film with a bit role in Sandman in 1998. In 2005, Lively played Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination for "Choice Movie Breakout - Female."

She reprised the role in 2008 in the sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. She starred in Accepted, Simon Says, and Elvis and Anabelle in 2006. She received the Breakthrough Award from Hollywood Life for her role in Accepted in December 2006. Lively was cast in the CW’s series Gossip Girl which premiered in September 2007. She plays Serena van der Woodsen in the teen drama. While rumors of infighting among the Gossip Girl co-stars have circulated in the tabloids, Lively denies that there is any unfriendly competition on-set. "The media is always trying to pit us against each other," she said in an interview, "I guess because it’s just not interesting to say, ‘Everyone gets along; everybody just works 18-hour days and goes home to sleep.’ That’s not fun to read, I guess."

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Her first magazine cover was the November 2007 issue of Cosmo Girl, where she discussed her time in high school and her career prior to Gossip Girl. She has since appeared on the January 2008 cover of shopping magazine Lucky. She has more recently appeared on the March 2008 cover of Teen Vogue, as well as the May 2008 cover of NYLON with her Gossip Girl co-star Leighton Meester. She appeared on the cover of the August 2008 issue of Seventeen.

The star also was on the cover of "Girls’ Life"’s August 2008 issue, along with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-stars Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, and America Ferrera. More recently Lively also appeared on the cover of the September 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan and the cover of the February 2009 issue of Vogue. In January 2009 Lively was voted one of the top "35 Most Stylish Women To Look Out For" by Glamour UK. Lively also appears on the cover of Glamour magazine (August 2009) with an eight-page spread inside.

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Heidi Montag was born on September 15, 1986. She is an American singer and television personality. Montag is best known for appearing on the MTV reality series The Hills. Montag appeared in every episode of seasons one and two of The Hills, and appeared in season three, which aired on MTV on August 13, 2007. In the summer of 2006, Montag began dating fellow Hills cast member Spencer Pratt, a former manager of Brody Jenner. Season 2 of The Hills focused on Montag’s relationship with Pratt and its effect on her friendships with Conrad and fellow Hills cast member Audrina Patridge.

On the Season 2 finale, Montag moved out of her apartment with Conrad to live with Pratt. Although Conrad maintained the two were still friends after Montag moved out, the friendship soon ended when Conrad blamed Montag and Pratt for spreading rumors about a sex tape featuring her and ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler. In October 2008, the pair reportedly ended their feud.

In August 2008, Lauren Conrad expressed feelings that The Hills is "definitely reaching its end", citing the privacy pitfalls. Montag and Pratt have expressed an interest in adopting Conrad’s lead role and narrator. In a recent radio interview with Ryan Seacrest, Montag said "I think that maybe Lauren is tired of, but we’re just beginning," and that "We’re not even remotely sick of it." Whereas Pratt stated that, "sometimes the narrator has to throw their hate up on the wall and pass the mic", and expressed an interest in taking The Hills to a tenth season. In April 2009, Montag signed on to appear on the reality series I’m a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here!. Her appearance on the show, alongside husband Spencer Pratt, was criticized after the couple claimed they were subject to torture and left the show’s set multiple times before returning and ultimately withdrawing.

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In February 2007, Montag started work on an album with producer David Foster. It was also reported that she is on a one-song contract with Warner Bros., not a full studio contract as both Montag and her then-fiance, Spencer Pratt, had claimed.

On August 16, 2007, Ryan Seacrest premiered Montag’s song, "Body Language", featuring Pratt rapping, on his KIIS-FM radio show. Both Montag and Pratt denied the song was her intended first single with Pratt telling Us Weekly that the tune, "was a song Heidi and I were doing for fun. Never would I rap on her first single!" In December 2007, another track by Montag and produced by David Foster entitled "Touch Me" was leaked online.

On February 5, 2008, Montag’s first single, "Higher" received an online-only release on iTunes. The song and the video received a negative response from websites and readers across the internet, to which Montag responded, "I appreciate people taking the time to write any comment." The following month, Montag released her second single, "No More", through iTunes. In June 2008, Montag released two songs, her first official single, "Fashion" and "One More Drink." Montag also revealed interest in releasing a Christian music album.

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On August 18, 2008, Montag released a song titled "Overdosin’". On April 1, 2009, she debuted her single "Look How I’m Doing" on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM show. In March 2009, Montag hired songwriter Cathy Dennis to work on her upcoming album.

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Jenna Fischer was born on March 7, 1974. She is an American actress. She has appeared in several films including Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and The Promotion, but is most widely known for playing Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office.

She attended Pierremont Elementary School and later attended Nerinx Hall High School, a private, all-girls Catholic school, in suburban Webster Groves. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, as well as a minor in Journalism, from Truman State University. Before landing her role as Pam Beesly on The Office, Fischer worked as a receptionist and administrative assistant while auditioning for roles on the side. She has stated in interviews that she can type 85 words per minute with 90 percent accuracy.

Jenna Fischer talked about her career aspirations in an interview with the student newspaper, The Index, at her alma mater: "Honestly it would be great to get to play Pam for a long, long time … ," she said. "I don’t have real big aspirations to be a movie star. I would love to be on a long-running hit TV show. You end up playing a defining role."

Before landing her breakthrough role on The Office, Fischer spent the first several years of her career appearing primarily in bit parts in small indie films and guest spots on television shows. Fischer’s film credits include Employee of the Month, Slither, Lucky 13, The Specials, The Brothers Solomon, Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and The Promotion.

In 2009, Fischer can be heard in the voiceover of a commercial for Proactiv Skincare Solutions. Find Jenna Fischer Posters.

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Lombardo, who is of Italian and Irish descent, is originally from Glastonbury, Connecticut. In 2004, she won the inaugural Sports Illustrated "Fresh Face" contest and appeared in the company’s annual Swimsuit Issue the following year, after moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Her other credits include Suzuki Forenza and T-Mobile commercials and roles in Entourage and Californication and the internet series Quarterlife and Girltrash!.

She resides in Los Angeles, and is a host on the cable network Current TV. In her spare time, Lombardo enjoys playing soccer with a coed team. She is an athlete, competing in softball, volleyball, and soccer in high school and in local organizations.

There is no word whether her sports career was more competitive than the movies she had roles in, Click and All In, at the box office. Her most memorable performance came in a Suzuki Forenza commercial where she changes from her work clothes into athletic wear while riding in a full elevator, appearing to be naked in front of people without a care, because guys don’t remember actresses as well when they are fully dressed. She then gets into a Suzuki driven by a friend, with the two of them headed out to do some biking together, sadly clothed.

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She has recently starred in HBO’s Entourage as Billy Walsh’s girlfriend and the Showtime series Californication where she played a hippy pothead that has sex with David Duchovny’s character, robs him, and then returns the stuff a few hours later in order to have sex with him again. There has been no confirmation to the many attempts to find out if she was typecast in the role. She also appears on the internet series Quarterlife and resides in Los Angeles. On Entourage she plays seems to never wear pants. Which is nice.

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Katharine McPhee was born on March 25, 1984. She is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up. Katharine Hope McPhee was persuaded by Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for American Idol.

She auditioned in San Francisco, and sang "God Bless the Child", originally performed by Billie Holiday.
After the first round of Hollywood week, she sang "I’ll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick which earned favorable comments from the judges. During the second round, she performed in a group, singing "I Can’t Help Myself" by The Four Tops, forgetting the words, but the judges decided to advance the entire group. During the third round, she sang a Capella of "My Funny Valentine" and advanced to the top 40. She was mad when fellow group member Crystal Stark didn’t make the top 24.

When she was told that she would be advancing, she kissed all three judges on the lips. McPhee’s run on American Idol led to the popular use of the term "McPheever", coined by Ralph Garman of Los Angeles radio station KROQ’s morning show Kevin and Bean. The inclusion of producer David Foster and singer Andrea Bocelli as guest mentors for Top 6 Week turned out to be a fortuitous introduction for McPhee, as she has worked on various music projects with both men post-Idol. She visited her former high school for her hometown celebration. Antonio Villaraigosa visited Notre Dame High School and proclaimed McPhee’s visit as "Katharine McPhee Day."

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McPhee recorded a cover of the song "Connected" for the Mattel movie Barbie and the Diamond Castle. McPhee’s version of the song was produced by Room For Two and a music video was also recorded to be featured on the movie’s DVD. The video and song are available on the movie’s website. The soundtrack CD and movie DVD and Blu-ray were released for sale in September 2008.

McPhee took part in the concert Chris Botti: Live In Boston, which was filmed by PBS, in September 2008. She sang "I’ve Got You Under My Skin" accompanied by Chris Botti on trumpet. The show was shown several times on PBS starting in January 2009. The CD/DVD and Blu-ray were released March 31, 2009. McPhee recorded the song "Let Your Heart Sing" for the Disney movie Tinker Bell. The movie DVD and the soundtrack CD were released in October 2008.

It was announced on January 27, 2009 that McPhee signed a new record deal with Verve Records (a label group under Universal Music Group) and that her album would be out by the end of the year. "The album she is working on will show many new sides to her talents as an interpreter and a songwriter, and show everyone just how special she is," Verve Music Group president/CEO Bruce Resnikoff says. According to the official Verve Music Group website, the album will be released in fall 2009. Katharine is working with producer John Alagia on the album.