NAME: Mimi Macpherson
SIBLING: Elle Macpherson
CAREER: Entrepreneur (Mimi McPherson Whale Watch Expeditions) / Property developer / Bikini designer / Reality TV Contestant (It Takes Two)
QUOTES: "I've always been in business myself, that's what I've always done. I would really like to make a difference... Elle is really supportive that I should start designing again. But for three years [after bankruptcy] you can't run a company, and then it's another four years where you can't get any credit. It's terrible."
"I'm quite happy with my boobs. They're real, they're a decent size... They could be perkier, but gravity's starting to take effect."
Friday, 23 December 2011
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Clint Howard
NAME: Clint Howard
SIBLING: Ron Howard
CAREER: Actor (Gentle Ben / Evilspeak / Splash / Cocoon / Parenthood / Backdraft / Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker / Body Chemistry 2: Voice Of A Stranger / Carnosaur / Infested / Leprechaun 2 / Humanoids From The Deep / Santa With Muscles / The Dentist 2 / The Cat In The Hat / Bloodrayne: The Third Reich / Blubberella)
QUOTES: "There's really no friction between Ron and I. Solace, yes, definitely. He's a director who loves me, who trusts me, and who hires me! It's better to be Ron Howard's brother than Charles Manson's brother."
"Ron is, you know, actually a really cool shadow to be in. And you know, the thing about shadows is that they're just that. Cool."
SIBLING: Ron Howard
CAREER: Actor (Gentle Ben / Evilspeak / Splash / Cocoon / Parenthood / Backdraft / Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker / Body Chemistry 2: Voice Of A Stranger / Carnosaur / Infested / Leprechaun 2 / Humanoids From The Deep / Santa With Muscles / The Dentist 2 / The Cat In The Hat / Bloodrayne: The Third Reich / Blubberella)
QUOTES: "There's really no friction between Ron and I. Solace, yes, definitely. He's a director who loves me, who trusts me, and who hires me! It's better to be Ron Howard's brother than Charles Manson's brother."
"Ron is, you know, actually a really cool shadow to be in. And you know, the thing about shadows is that they're just that. Cool."
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Danielle Brown
NAME: Danielle Brown
SIBLING: Scary Spice
CAREER: Model / Dancer / Actress (Emmerdale) / Children's TV presenter
/ Entrepreneur (The Shed Café)
QUOTES: "I don't think she even knew I was pregnant. I don't even know if she's aware I had a baby... I don't have her number, I don't know where she lives - I wouldn't know how to get in touch with her. I follow her on Twitter to make sure she's okay."
"I never would sell a story or get paid to talk about her. I don't need to make a drama about my sister to get publicity."
"@OfficialMelB I have to tweet you as its all about public image for you. For me it was always about family, that's a wrap. Love you x"
"We've got loads of celebrities coming already. I've never seen so many celebrities in one coffee shop!"
"I don’t normally go to openings but I made an exception as I love coffee. I’m actually opening my own coffee shop later this year with my brother Danny, so I’m a bit gutted Danielle got in first!" - Peter Andre
SIBLING: Scary Spice
CAREER: Model / Dancer / Actress (Emmerdale) / Children's TV presenter
/ Entrepreneur (The Shed Café)
QUOTES: "I don't think she even knew I was pregnant. I don't even know if she's aware I had a baby... I don't have her number, I don't know where she lives - I wouldn't know how to get in touch with her. I follow her on Twitter to make sure she's okay."
"I never would sell a story or get paid to talk about her. I don't need to make a drama about my sister to get publicity."
"@OfficialMelB I have to tweet you as its all about public image for you. For me it was always about family, that's a wrap. Love you x"
"We've got loads of celebrities coming already. I've never seen so many celebrities in one coffee shop!"
"I don’t normally go to openings but I made an exception as I love coffee. I’m actually opening my own coffee shop later this year with my brother Danny, so I’m a bit gutted Danielle got in first!" - Peter Andre
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Aaron Norris
NAME: Aaron Norris
SIBLING: Chuck Norris
CAREER: Actor (Deadly Force, A Force Of One, Lone Wolf McQuade, A Rose For Emily) / Director (Top Dog, Delta Force 2, Missing In Action 3; Sidekicks with Beau Bridges) / Stunt double (Good Guys Wear Black) / Martial artist (Chun Kuk Do) / Regional manager (Chuck Norris Studios) / Executive Producer (Walker: Texas Ranger) / Texas ranger (honorary)
QUOTES: "When Chuck came back from overseas after serving in the air force, he didn't have anyone to beat on, so he picked on his little brother."
"I was a pretty notorious streetfighter back in my younger days, but when I came out of the army, a lot of people doubted I could fight. They'd say, 'Well, you're not as tough as your brother.' They'd compare me to Chuck and wonder if I could fight as well as he did."
SIBLING: Chuck Norris
CAREER: Actor (Deadly Force, A Force Of One, Lone Wolf McQuade, A Rose For Emily) / Director (Top Dog, Delta Force 2, Missing In Action 3; Sidekicks with Beau Bridges) / Stunt double (Good Guys Wear Black) / Martial artist (Chun Kuk Do) / Regional manager (Chuck Norris Studios) / Executive Producer (Walker: Texas Ranger) / Texas ranger (honorary)
QUOTES: "When Chuck came back from overseas after serving in the air force, he didn't have anyone to beat on, so he picked on his little brother."
"I was a pretty notorious streetfighter back in my younger days, but when I came out of the army, a lot of people doubted I could fight. They'd say, 'Well, you're not as tough as your brother.' They'd compare me to Chuck and wonder if I could fight as well as he did."
Monday, 19 December 2011
Solange Knowles
SIBLING: Beyoncé Knowles
CAREER: Singer (Solo Star, Would've Been The One, F**k The Industry) / Actor (Johnson Family Vacation, Bring It On 3: All Or Nothing)
QUOTES: "Sometimes I say she's not my sister. Other times I say I've stuffed her in my suitcase and sent it to Dubai. I have to have fun with it or I'll turn into Britney - shave my head and go totally crazy."
"Back home they're scared of me for some reason and think I'm a little nutty."
"I really am in a place where I don't give a shit - it is what it is, take it or leave it."
Kim Jong-nam
NAME: Kim Jong-nam
SIBLING: Kim Jong-un
CAREER: Screenwriter / Administrator / Tourist
QUOTES: "I have no plans on moving to Europe. Why would I? I could go there for a vacation."
"They report recently I think I defected from North Korea, what. I hear about this news recently, and I can say with totally fake story. I never defected from North Korea, now I am still living in North Korea I am just that I am in travelling."
"I told many time what the appointment of a successor is totally my father's decision, so he make his decision so he doesn't need to talk to me or talk to another person."
SIBLING: Kim Jong-un
CAREER: Screenwriter / Administrator / Tourist
QUOTES: "I have no plans on moving to Europe. Why would I? I could go there for a vacation."
"They report recently I think I defected from North Korea, what. I hear about this news recently, and I can say with totally fake story. I never defected from North Korea, now I am still living in North Korea I am just that I am in travelling."
"I told many time what the appointment of a successor is totally my father's decision, so he make his decision so he doesn't need to talk to me or talk to another person."
Friday, 16 December 2011
Peter Hitchens
NAME: Peter Hitchens
SIBLING: Christopher Hitchens
CAREER: Author / Polemicist / Daily Mail columnist
QUOTES: "If we weren't brothers we wouldn't know each other."
"I have been accused of sounding like Princess Di"
"I don't like being called 'bonkers' and I think to some extent it demeans people who use phrases like that. But I take comfort from the fact that most totalitarian regimes tend to classify their opponents as mentally disordered."
SIBLING: Christopher Hitchens
CAREER: Author / Polemicist / Daily Mail columnist
QUOTES: "If we weren't brothers we wouldn't know each other."
"I have been accused of sounding like Princess Di"
"I don't like being called 'bonkers' and I think to some extent it demeans people who use phrases like that. But I take comfort from the fact that most totalitarian regimes tend to classify their opponents as mentally disordered."
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Wayne Lineker
NAME: Wayne Lineker
SIBLING: Gary Lineker
CAREER: Market trader / Entrepreneur (Lineker's Bars, Gary Lineker's Sportsman's Bar, shufflin.com) / TV guest (Piers Morgan On Marbella) / Fraudster
QUOTE: "I was working on the markets, but they were going downhill, and at the time Gary was getting very famous and had just won the Golden Boot in Mexico, so I decided to take advantage of my now very famous second name."
"Where there's muck, there's money."
"My closest celeb friend would probably be Calum Best, as we spent a whole summer together four years ago. It was the craziest of my life."
SIBLING: Gary Lineker
CAREER: Market trader / Entrepreneur (Lineker's Bars, Gary Lineker's Sportsman's Bar, shufflin.com) / TV guest (Piers Morgan On Marbella) / Fraudster
QUOTE: "I was working on the markets, but they were going downhill, and at the time Gary was getting very famous and had just won the Golden Boot in Mexico, so I decided to take advantage of my now very famous second name."
"Where there's muck, there's money."
"My closest celeb friend would probably be Calum Best, as we spent a whole summer together four years ago. It was the craziest of my life."
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Jeb Bush
NAME: Jeb Bush
SIBLING: George W. Bush
CAREER: Commerce / Real estate / Politics (Governor Of Florida, 1999-2007)
QUOTES: "Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?"
"In a world of unbelievable, exacting science, you can't figure hurricanes out. They wobble. They wiggle. They waggle... A hurricane teaches you to be humble before God."
"I remain convinced that the electric chair is an appropriate way to carry out death sentences in Florida."
SIBLING: George W. Bush
CAREER: Commerce / Real estate / Politics (Governor Of Florida, 1999-2007)
QUOTES: "Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?"
"In a world of unbelievable, exacting science, you can't figure hurricanes out. They wobble. They wiggle. They waggle... A hurricane teaches you to be humble before God."
"I remain convinced that the electric chair is an appropriate way to carry out death sentences in Florida."
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Mia Tyler
NAME: Mia Tyler
SIBLING: Liv Tyler
CAREER: Plus-size model / Actress (Rush Hour 3, Inheridance, A Little Bit Of Lipstick, The Gruesome Death Of Tommy Pistol) / Reality TV contestant (Celebrity Fit Club, with Daniel Baldwin) / Reality TV guest (Really Rich Real Estate) / Reality TV judge (Pretty Wicked)
QUOTES: "We're a family of big eaters, and if you look at my older sister Liv, you'll see that she's not super-skinny either."
"Reality TV is probably one of the greatest inventions that ever happened."
SIBLING: Liv Tyler
CAREER: Plus-size model / Actress (Rush Hour 3, Inheridance, A Little Bit Of Lipstick, The Gruesome Death Of Tommy Pistol) / Reality TV contestant (Celebrity Fit Club, with Daniel Baldwin) / Reality TV guest (Really Rich Real Estate) / Reality TV judge (Pretty Wicked)
QUOTES: "We're a family of big eaters, and if you look at my older sister Liv, you'll see that she's not super-skinny either."
"Reality TV is probably one of the greatest inventions that ever happened."
Joe Estevez
NAME: Joe Estevez
SIBLING: Martin Sheen
CAREER: Actor (Beach Babes From Beyond, with Joey Travolta and Don Swayze / Legend Of The Roller Blade Seven, with Frank Stallone / No Code of Conduct, with Renée Estevez, Quiet Days In Hollywood, with Chad Lowe, Bill Cusack and Jake Busey / Toad Warrior / Not Another B-Movie).
QUOTE: "I had a talk with myself and a lot of praying and meditating about making movies that make a difference. I asked God, 'Can you send me movies that do this that I can also make money at?' And God does listen."
SIBLING: Martin Sheen
CAREER: Actor (Beach Babes From Beyond, with Joey Travolta and Don Swayze / Legend Of The Roller Blade Seven, with Frank Stallone / No Code of Conduct, with Renée Estevez, Quiet Days In Hollywood, with Chad Lowe, Bill Cusack and Jake Busey / Toad Warrior / Not Another B-Movie).
QUOTE: "I had a talk with myself and a lot of praying and meditating about making movies that make a difference. I asked God, 'Can you send me movies that do this that I can also make money at?' And God does listen."
Monday, 12 December 2011
Daniel Baldwin
NAME: Daniel Baldwin
SIBLINGS: Alec Baldwin, Billy Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin
CAREER: Actor (Attack Of The 50ft Woman, Anonymous Rex, Beach Party At The Threshold Of Hell, The Devil's Dominoes, A Darker Reality - with John Murray) / Reality TV contestant (I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Celebrity Rehab, Celebrity Fit Club, with Mia Tyler).
QUOTES: "I'm a straight-up cocaine addict. I don't really drink very much, although I have abused alcohol in the past. And I don't use any other drugs. I don't take pills, don't do anything. I'm a die-hard cokehead."
"I think most people would say, when they know Hollywood, He's probably the best actor."
"I have an uphill struggle on my hands, and boy am I getting tired of that climb, man."
SIBLINGS: Alec Baldwin, Billy Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin
CAREER: Actor (Attack Of The 50ft Woman, Anonymous Rex, Beach Party At The Threshold Of Hell, The Devil's Dominoes, A Darker Reality - with John Murray) / Reality TV contestant (I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Celebrity Rehab, Celebrity Fit Club, with Mia Tyler).
QUOTES: "I'm a straight-up cocaine addict. I don't really drink very much, although I have abused alcohol in the past. And I don't use any other drugs. I don't take pills, don't do anything. I'm a die-hard cokehead."
"I think most people would say, when they know Hollywood, He's probably the best actor."
"I have an uphill struggle on my hands, and boy am I getting tired of that climb, man."
Friday, 9 December 2011
Jim Belushi
NAME: James Belushi
SIBLING: John Belushi
CAREER: Actor (About Last Night, K-9, Curly Sue, Canadian Bacon, Jingle All The Way, K-9: PI, Scooby-Doo & The Goblin King) / Singer (Have Love, Will Travel) / Author (Real Men - According To Jim) / Voiceover artist (The Blues Brothers Animated Series - with Peter Aykroyd)
QUOTES: "When I got gout, it was no joke... When I went onstage one night with excruciating pain in my big toe, it was one painful performance. That was it. I was done with gout getting in the way of my life. I went to a rheumatologist and I got it under control."
SIBLING: John Belushi
CAREER: Actor (About Last Night, K-9, Curly Sue, Canadian Bacon, Jingle All The Way, K-9: PI, Scooby-Doo & The Goblin King) / Singer (Have Love, Will Travel) / Author (Real Men - According To Jim) / Voiceover artist (The Blues Brothers Animated Series - with Peter Aykroyd)
QUOTES: "When I got gout, it was no joke... When I went onstage one night with excruciating pain in my big toe, it was one painful performance. That was it. I was done with gout getting in the way of my life. I went to a rheumatologist and I got it under control."
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Antonia Kidman
NAME: Antonia Kidman
SIBLING: Nicole Kidman
CAREER: TV presenter (Premiere, Cleo Bachelor of the Year 2002, The Little Things, From Here To Maternity) / Yoga instructor (Antonia Kidman Yoga)
QUOTES: "I'll be honest - sibling rivalry and competition is a big part of our lives. It's very normal but can be tiring all the same."
"I was never one to win awards or trophies at school. I can do a number of things competently rather than anything exceptionally!"
SIBLING: Nicole Kidman
CAREER: TV presenter (Premiere, Cleo Bachelor of the Year 2002, The Little Things, From Here To Maternity) / Yoga instructor (Antonia Kidman Yoga)
QUOTES: "I'll be honest - sibling rivalry and competition is a big part of our lives. It's very normal but can be tiring all the same."
"I was never one to win awards or trophies at school. I can do a number of things competently rather than anything exceptionally!"
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Michael Stone
NAME: Michael Stone
SIBLING: Sharon Stone
CAREER: Actor (One Tough Bastard, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, The Quick and the Dead with Sharon Stone) / Manager (Pineapple Groove club, Delray Beach) / Drug smuggler / Screenwriter / Musician / Poet / Builder
QUOTES: "I write spoken word, which is kind of like, for want of a better word, white boy rap. I write about war, religion, politics, the homeless, kinda a very cynical look at the world today. I try to slap people around with the darkness to look at the light. A lot of my pieces are very political."
"In my own way I'm trying to address the problems of the world, and hopefully get people to unite and at least champion good causes."
SIBLING: Sharon Stone
CAREER: Actor (One Tough Bastard, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, The Quick and the Dead with Sharon Stone) / Manager (Pineapple Groove club, Delray Beach) / Drug smuggler / Screenwriter / Musician / Poet / Builder
QUOTES: "I write spoken word, which is kind of like, for want of a better word, white boy rap. I write about war, religion, politics, the homeless, kinda a very cynical look at the world today. I try to slap people around with the darkness to look at the light. A lot of my pieces are very political."
"In my own way I'm trying to address the problems of the world, and hopefully get people to unite and at least champion good causes."
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Graeme Rooney
NAME: Graeme Rooney
SIBLING: Wayne Rooney
CAREER: Boxer (English Schools) / Footballer (Everton Schoolboys, Sky One Premier League All-Stars, East Villa FC, Oyster Martyrs Sunday League) / Drum & bass DJ (Glastonbury 2011).
QUOTES: "There's only one Harold Shipman / There's only one Harold Shipman / All the Scousers say thanks / 'cos he only killed Mancs / Walking in a Shipman wonderland."
"Get bk 2 curry mile in manny wer u belong u smelly bastard."
SIBLING: Wayne Rooney
CAREER: Boxer (English Schools) / Footballer (Everton Schoolboys, Sky One Premier League All-Stars, East Villa FC, Oyster Martyrs Sunday League) / Drum & bass DJ (Glastonbury 2011).
QUOTES: "There's only one Harold Shipman / There's only one Harold Shipman / All the Scousers say thanks / 'cos he only killed Mancs / Walking in a Shipman wonderland."
"Get bk 2 curry mile in manny wer u belong u smelly bastard."
Monday, 5 December 2011
Stella Parton
NAME: Stella Parton
SIBLING: Dolly Parton
CAREER: Singer (Love Ya, A Woman's Touch, Testimony) / Actress (The Dukes Of Hazzard, Best Little Whorehouse In Texas) / Social worker / Author (Tell It, Sister, Tell It: Memories, Music & Miracles / Stella Parton's Country Cookin': From Slum Gullion To Blushing Tuna Pie)
QUOTE: "I've never wanted to capitalize on the fact that I'm Dolly's sister, but I've never hid from it either. I'm not indifferent or bitter because she made it first, and I don't want to take anything from her. And I don't think I could. I want people to accept me for me. People might come to see me because I'm Dolly's sister, to see what I look like. But I don't look anything like her, and I don't act anything like her."
SIBLING: Dolly Parton
CAREER: Singer (Love Ya, A Woman's Touch, Testimony) / Actress (The Dukes Of Hazzard, Best Little Whorehouse In Texas) / Social worker / Author (Tell It, Sister, Tell It: Memories, Music & Miracles / Stella Parton's Country Cookin': From Slum Gullion To Blushing Tuna Pie)
QUOTE: "I've never wanted to capitalize on the fact that I'm Dolly's sister, but I've never hid from it either. I'm not indifferent or bitter because she made it first, and I don't want to take anything from her. And I don't think I could. I want people to accept me for me. People might come to see me because I'm Dolly's sister, to see what I look like. But I don't look anything like her, and I don't act anything like her."
Friday, 2 December 2011
Beth Winslet
NAME: Beth Winslet
SIBLING: Kate Winslet
CAREER: Actress (Bodywork, Exitz, Stiletto) / Awards: PollyGrind Festival 2010 (Best Actress), East Reading Retreat Onion Competition (Placed 3rd)
QUOTES: "I don't have a technique as such. I didn't go to drama school. I think I'm a bit like a piece of dough."
"People will obviously sit up and think, 'Ah, a Winslet'... but hopefully they will see we are very different."
SIBLING: Kate Winslet
CAREER: Actress (Bodywork, Exitz, Stiletto) / Awards: PollyGrind Festival 2010 (Best Actress), East Reading Retreat Onion Competition (Placed 3rd)
QUOTES: "I don't have a technique as such. I didn't go to drama school. I think I'm a bit like a piece of dough."
"People will obviously sit up and think, 'Ah, a Winslet'... but hopefully they will see we are very different."
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Jim Hanks
NAME: Jim Hanks
SIBLING: Tom Hanks
CAREER: Actor (Buford's Beach Bunnies) / Stunt double (Forrest Gump) / Voice actor (Conductor in The Polar Express video game, Woody in Toy Story TV series and video games).
QUOTE: "I was approached about doing a television remake of Splash and some studios wanted to do a series inspired by Big. I said no."
"At this point, a job's a job."
"At this point, a job's a job."
Chris Jagger
NAME: Chris Jagger
SIBLING: Mick Jagger
CAREER: Singer (You Know The Name But Not The Face / Atcha / From Lhasa To Lewisham) / Actor (The Stud, The Bitch, Shoestring) / Painter & decorator / Taxi driver
QUOTES: "When I was 16 to 18 years old, it was obviously quite a big thing, but once I reached 40, I didn't care anymore. The one thing in my favour is that I will always be younger than him."
"The Rolling Stones are a brand and they are stuck with it. I have always had more freedom and I could do whatever I liked."
"I do find it annoying that the superstar groups have taken so much of the pie while so many other people cannot even make a living. It all depends on the throw of the dice."
SIBLING: Mick Jagger
CAREER: Singer (You Know The Name But Not The Face / Atcha / From Lhasa To Lewisham) / Actor (The Stud, The Bitch, Shoestring) / Painter & decorator / Taxi driver
QUOTES: "When I was 16 to 18 years old, it was obviously quite a big thing, but once I reached 40, I didn't care anymore. The one thing in my favour is that I will always be younger than him."
"The Rolling Stones are a brand and they are stuck with it. I have always had more freedom and I could do whatever I liked."
"I do find it annoying that the superstar groups have taken so much of the pie while so many other people cannot even make a living. It all depends on the throw of the dice."
Joey Travolta
NAME: Joey Travolta
SIBLING: John Travolta
CAREER: Actor (Dumb Luck In Vegas, Hollywood Vice Squad, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, Beach Babes From Beyond - with Don Swayze, Joe Estevez and Jackie Stallone) / Director (Hard Vice) / Singer
QUOTES: "I have my own thing going, I've been waiting, I've just been laying back, I've been writing my music, I feel like Muhammad Ali, I've been doing this and doing that, and now I'm ready."
'Dreams just don't come true / Just the way I planned them / Looking back in time / I still don't understand' - from 'I Don't Want To Go' (Casablanca Records)
SIBLING: John Travolta
CAREER: Actor (Dumb Luck In Vegas, Hollywood Vice Squad, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, Beach Babes From Beyond - with Don Swayze, Joe Estevez and Jackie Stallone) / Director (Hard Vice) / Singer
QUOTES: "I have my own thing going, I've been waiting, I've just been laying back, I've been writing my music, I feel like Muhammad Ali, I've been doing this and doing that, and now I'm ready."
'Dreams just don't come true / Just the way I planned them / Looking back in time / I still don't understand' - from 'I Don't Want To Go' (Casablanca Records)
Christopher Ciccone
NAME: Chris Ciccone
SIBLING: Madonna
CAREER: Artist / Stylist / Interior Designer / Dancer / Director (Madonna: The Girlie Tour) / Author (Life With My Sister Madonna)
QUOTES: "Our father taught us a lot of things, and one of them is to be honorable. I think I've maintained that."
"Godammit, I'm going to write a book. Fuck her."
"She probably thinks of it as a desperate attempt for attention and money. And, ultimately, a betrayal. I think of it as a thesaurus."
SIBLING: Madonna
CAREER: Artist / Stylist / Interior Designer / Dancer / Director (Madonna: The Girlie Tour) / Author (Life With My Sister Madonna)
QUOTES: "Our father taught us a lot of things, and one of them is to be honorable. I think I've maintained that."
"Godammit, I'm going to write a book. Fuck her."
"She probably thinks of it as a desperate attempt for attention and money. And, ultimately, a betrayal. I think of it as a thesaurus."
Paul Ross
NAME: Paul Ross
SIBLING: Jonathan Ross
CAREER: Journalist / TV personality (50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments, Ad Of The Decade, Best Ever Worst Dance Moments, TV's 50 Hardest Men, Greatest Movie Love Scenes, Celebrity Fit Club, Best Ever Family Films, I Love The 1990s, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, 100 Greatest TV Moments From Hell, The Crazy World Of Joe Pasquale, This Morning)
QUOTE: "What is particularly dispiriting about television at the moment is the way that even stuff that ought to be part of the magical five percent has gone crappy."
SIBLING: Jonathan Ross
CAREER: Journalist / TV personality (50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments, Ad Of The Decade, Best Ever Worst Dance Moments, TV's 50 Hardest Men, Greatest Movie Love Scenes, Celebrity Fit Club, Best Ever Family Films, I Love The 1990s, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, 100 Greatest TV Moments From Hell, The Crazy World Of Joe Pasquale, This Morning)
QUOTE: "What is particularly dispiriting about television at the moment is the way that even stuff that ought to be part of the magical five percent has gone crappy."
Maureen Jackson
NAME: Maureen 'Rebbie' Jackson
SIBLINGS: Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, The Jackson 5
CAREER: Singer ('Forever Young' on the Free Willy 2 soundtrack) / Actress (Wonder Woman) / Dancer
QUOTE: "I'm blessed to be surrounded by such talent - I have a lovely family, a great husband, and I'm very happy. A little success on my own terms would make my life complete."
SIBLINGS: Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, The Jackson 5
CAREER: Singer ('Forever Young' on the Free Willy 2 soundtrack) / Actress (Wonder Woman) / Dancer
QUOTE: "I'm blessed to be surrounded by such talent - I have a lovely family, a great husband, and I'm very happy. A little success on my own terms would make my life complete."
Louise Adams
NAME: Louise Adams
SIBLING: Posh Spice
CAREER: TV presenter (Hot TV on Sky) / Columnist (for Looks magazine) / Fashion designer and retailer (The Closet, Station Road, Cuffley, Herts)
QUOTE: "I appeared in commercials and had an acting agent until I was a teenager... But I got sick of auditions and modelling in magazines and decided to quit. Victoria carried on and went to theatre school. If people think I'm just cashing in on my sister's success, I don't care, because I know it was me that did it first."
SIBLING: Posh Spice
CAREER: TV presenter (Hot TV on Sky) / Columnist (for Looks magazine) / Fashion designer and retailer (The Closet, Station Road, Cuffley, Herts)
QUOTE: "I appeared in commercials and had an acting agent until I was a teenager... But I got sick of auditions and modelling in magazines and decided to quit. Victoria carried on and went to theatre school. If people think I'm just cashing in on my sister's success, I don't care, because I know it was me that did it first."
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Paul Terry
NAME: Paul Terry
SIBLING: John Terry
CAREER: Footballer (Yeovil Town / Grays Athletic / Rushden & Diamonds / Darlington / Thurrock FC)
TROPHIES: Terry v Terry Shield (Soccer A.M.) - Runner-up 2004-5, 2005-6, 2006-7, 2007-8, 2008-9.
QUOTE: "Obviously it was a great achievement for my brother today for them [Chelsea] to win the league. But for us [Yeovil] as I've said this [avoiding relegation] is massive. It tops winning the league."
"I think John will be a little worried, as he's got six goals now and I've got five and he knows I am coming up behind him and I think he's getting a little worried!"
SIBLING: John Terry
CAREER: Footballer (Yeovil Town / Grays Athletic / Rushden & Diamonds / Darlington / Thurrock FC)
TROPHIES: Terry v Terry Shield (Soccer A.M.) - Runner-up 2004-5, 2005-6, 2006-7, 2007-8, 2008-9.
QUOTE: "Obviously it was a great achievement for my brother today for them [Chelsea] to win the league. But for us [Yeovil] as I've said this [avoiding relegation] is massive. It tops winning the league."
"I think John will be a little worried, as he's got six goals now and I've got five and he knows I am coming up behind him and I think he's getting a little worried!"
Neil Connery
NAME: Neil Connery
SIBLING: Sean Connery
CAREER: Plasterer / Actor (Operation Kid Brother (aka OK Connery), Mad Mission 3, Taggart)
QUOTE: "I don't want to be my brother's imposter. We look alike, especially when he doesn't wear his toupée - neither of us has much hair - but I really have a personality of my own."
SIBLING: Sean Connery
CAREER: Plasterer / Actor (Operation Kid Brother (aka OK Connery), Mad Mission 3, Taggart)
QUOTE: "I don't want to be my brother's imposter. We look alike, especially when he doesn't wear his toupée - neither of us has much hair - but I really have a personality of my own."
Prince Edward
NAME: Prince Edward
SIBLING: Prince Charles
CAREER: Officer cadet / TV court jester (It's A Royal Knockout) / Television producer (Edward On Edward, The Prince's Hobby, Forbidden Pleasures) / Prince
QUOTES: "I love the razzmatazz of show business. It's a wonderful world of fantasy and make-believe."
"They hate anyone who succeeds."
SIBLING: Prince Charles
CAREER: Officer cadet / TV court jester (It's A Royal Knockout) / Television producer (Edward On Edward, The Prince's Hobby, Forbidden Pleasures) / Prince
QUOTES: "I love the razzmatazz of show business. It's a wonderful world of fantasy and make-believe."
"They hate anyone who succeeds."
Monday, 28 November 2011
Charlie Murphy
NAME: Charlie Murphy
SIBLING: Eddie Murphy
CAREER: Stand-up comic / Boiler technician / Actor (Harlem Nights, Norbit, Tower Heist, Beef IV)
QUOTE: "I don't get into a joke contest with hecklers. They're assholes, you know - somebody that came out and spent the same amount of money as everyone else, and you're gonna ruin the show because of your own personal shit. You're an asshole."
SIBLING: Eddie Murphy
CAREER: Stand-up comic / Boiler technician / Actor (Harlem Nights, Norbit, Tower Heist, Beef IV)
QUOTE: "I don't get into a joke contest with hecklers. They're assholes, you know - somebody that came out and spent the same amount of money as everyone else, and you're gonna ruin the show because of your own personal shit. You're an asshole."
Donal Gibson
NAME: Donal Gibson
SIBLING: Mel Gibson
CAREER: Industrial painter / Actor (Braveheart; Conspiracy Theory; Maverick)
QUOTES: "I'm just a guy who turns up for an audition and tries to get a part. That's the way I look at it."
"I stand or fall all by myself, so that's all there is to it. I'm only as good as I am, not as good as he is - you know what I mean? That's all there is to it."
SIBLING: Mel Gibson
CAREER: Industrial painter / Actor (Braveheart; Conspiracy Theory; Maverick)
QUOTES: "I'm just a guy who turns up for an audition and tries to get a part. That's the way I look at it."
"I stand or fall all by myself, so that's all there is to it. I'm only as good as I am, not as good as he is - you know what I mean? That's all there is to it."
Sophie Thompson
NAME: Sophie Thompson
SIBLING: Emma Thompson
CAREER: Actress (Four Weddings & A Funeral, Morris: A Life With Bells On, EastEnders)
QUOTE: "I did an episode of Casualty, and a stint on Doctors, but they wouldn't have me on The Bill."
SIBLING: Emma Thompson
CAREER: Actress (Four Weddings & A Funeral, Morris: A Life With Bells On, EastEnders)
QUOTE: "I did an episode of Casualty, and a stint on Doctors, but they wouldn't have me on The Bill."
Jonathan Firth
NAME: Jonathan Firth
SIBLING: Colin Firth
CAREER: Actor (butler / caretaker - The Prince and Me 2 (2006); butler / caretaker - The Prince and Me 3 (2008); butler / caretaker - The Prince and Me 4 (2010))
QUOTE: "I like acting and I want to be appreciated for it. But what I do is a job and it isn't rocket science. If you bear that in mind, then you probably avoid 90% of the pitfalls of fame."
SIBLING: Colin Firth
CAREER: Actor (butler / caretaker - The Prince and Me 2 (2006); butler / caretaker - The Prince and Me 3 (2008); butler / caretaker - The Prince and Me 4 (2010))
QUOTE: "I like acting and I want to be appreciated for it. But what I do is a job and it isn't rocket science. If you bear that in mind, then you probably avoid 90% of the pitfalls of fame."
Lauren Booth
NAME: Lauren Booth
SIBLING: Cherie Blair
CAREER: Journalist / Activist / I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant
QUOTES: "I've been smoking cannabis since I was fourteen, and it hasn't done me any harm."
"Yo, Blair! Time to go!"
"I'm slightly worried about burping - I've got all windy recently."
SIBLING: Cherie Blair
CAREER: Journalist / Activist / I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant
QUOTES: "I've been smoking cannabis since I was fourteen, and it hasn't done me any harm."
"Yo, Blair! Time to go!"
"I'm slightly worried about burping - I've got all windy recently."
Andy Yorke
NAME: Andy Yorke
SIBLING: Thom Yorke
CAREER: Russian translator / Singer-guitarist with The Unbelievable Truth / Solo performer (Simple, Chocolate Lab Records)
QUOTE: "Thom being in a band was a bit of a problem, but it was all right at first because we didn't really have any aspirations... Partly I was lacking in self-confidence and partly I was having difficulties thinking of myself as a pop star."
"The only reason why we haven't all gone insane, killed ourselves or killed each other is that we feel we have made something of lasting value which deserves to be heard."
SIBLING: Thom Yorke
CAREER: Russian translator / Singer-guitarist with The Unbelievable Truth / Solo performer (Simple, Chocolate Lab Records)
QUOTE: "Thom being in a band was a bit of a problem, but it was all right at first because we didn't really have any aspirations... Partly I was lacking in self-confidence and partly I was having difficulties thinking of myself as a pop star."
"The only reason why we haven't all gone insane, killed ourselves or killed each other is that we feel we have made something of lasting value which deserves to be heard."
Leon Hendrix
NAME: Leon Hendrix
SIBLING: Jimi Hendrix
CAREER: Commercial artist / Delivery driver / Singer-guitarist with The Leon Hendrix Experience (Voodoo River, Hey Jimi, Keeper of the Flame).
QUOTE: 'Leon has long been interested in creating his own music and has intentionally kept a low profile, not wanting to invite comparisons to his brother's incomparable talents. He now believes that the world will judge his work on its own merits and looks forward to sharing his unique sound with audiences worldwide' - official Myspace page
"Jimi played me Purple Haze, and I told him it was the stupidest song I'd ever heard."
"My dad always put me in foster homes like two blocks away, because he loved me."
SIBLING: Jimi Hendrix
CAREER: Commercial artist / Delivery driver / Singer-guitarist with The Leon Hendrix Experience (Voodoo River, Hey Jimi, Keeper of the Flame).
QUOTE: 'Leon has long been interested in creating his own music and has intentionally kept a low profile, not wanting to invite comparisons to his brother's incomparable talents. He now believes that the world will judge his work on its own merits and looks forward to sharing his unique sound with audiences worldwide' - official Myspace page
"Jimi played me Purple Haze, and I told him it was the stupidest song I'd ever heard."
"My dad always put me in foster homes like two blocks away, because he loved me."
Nick Moss
NAME: Nick Moss
SIBLING: Kate Moss
CAREER: Model / mobile phone call-centre operative
QUOTES: "I'd never be doing this without Kate."
"I'm going to college, but I wouldn't mind carrying on modelling. I don't know if I could do it full-time, though. I don't know if I'd last, so I might as well get an education."
SIBLING: Kate Moss
CAREER: Model / mobile phone call-centre operative
QUOTES: "I'd never be doing this without Kate."
"I'm going to college, but I wouldn't mind carrying on modelling. I don't know if I could do it full-time, though. I don't know if I'd last, so I might as well get an education."
Frank Stallone
NAME: Frank Stallone
SIBLING: Sylvester Stallone
CAREER: Actor (W.A.R. - Women Against Rape, with Don Swayze; Legend of the Roller Blade Seven, with Joe Estevez) / singer-songwriter (Let Me Be Frank With You) / wrestler (Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling)
QUOTE: "Europe is something I never really got a big chance at, but when I did go over it was to push the CD and sing with tracks, not with a live band. I would like the people to really see me sing live and play guitar."
SIBLING: Sylvester Stallone
CAREER: Actor (W.A.R. - Women Against Rape, with Don Swayze; Legend of the Roller Blade Seven, with Joe Estevez) / singer-songwriter (Let Me Be Frank With You) / wrestler (Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling)
QUOTE: "Europe is something I never really got a big chance at, but when I did go over it was to push the CD and sing with tracks, not with a live band. I would like the people to really see me sing live and play guitar."
Friday, 25 November 2011
Don Swayze
NAME: Don Swayze
SIBLING: Patrick Swayze
CAREER: Actor (Beach Babes From Beyond with Joe Estevez and Joey Travolta, W.A.R - Women Against Rape with Frank Stallone, Trapper County War, Forced To Kill, Knuckle Sandwich, Payback, The Other Man)
QUOTE: "Precedence. Merely precedence" (from Payback, 1991)
SIBLING: Patrick Swayze
CAREER: Actor (Beach Babes From Beyond with Joe Estevez and Joey Travolta, W.A.R - Women Against Rape with Frank Stallone, Trapper County War, Forced To Kill, Knuckle Sandwich, Payback, The Other Man)
QUOTE: "Precedence. Merely precedence" (from Payback, 1991)
Roger Clinton
NAME: Roger Clinton
SIBLING: Bill Clinton
CAREER: Actor (Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Fred Claus) / Singer (Nothing Good Comes Easy) / Cocaine dealer
QUOTE: "I used to be really, really angry with my brother. I didn't want to become First Brother, especially for the rest of my life. I couldn't control that, I couldn't control being brother of the President of the United States - but I could control being Bill Clinton's brother. And I made the decision, even though I could have brought the House down, that for the love of my brother and for the love of my family name, I was going to do whatever it took, because I loved my brother, and I was always going to be there for my brother, and I have been."
"I was not legally drunk and driving. I had about two beers."
SIBLING: Bill Clinton
CAREER: Actor (Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Fred Claus) / Singer (Nothing Good Comes Easy) / Cocaine dealer
QUOTE: "I used to be really, really angry with my brother. I didn't want to become First Brother, especially for the rest of my life. I couldn't control that, I couldn't control being brother of the President of the United States - but I could control being Bill Clinton's brother. And I made the decision, even though I could have brought the House down, that for the love of my brother and for the love of my family name, I was going to do whatever it took, because I loved my brother, and I was always going to be there for my brother, and I have been."
"I was not legally drunk and driving. I had about two beers."
Paul Gallagher
NAME: Paul Gallagher
SIBLINGS: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher
CAREER: Pub DJ / Author of Brothers - From Childhood To Oasis, The Real Story (with Terry Christian)
QUOTES: "I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore, not that I ever did."
"Are we close? We live within 5 miles of each other. That's not bad."
"Them doughy blue eyes everyone keeps going on about. To me, they're just eyes, know what I mean? Mine are bluer."
"I have a concept for a novel or a screenplay about the Irish coming to England in the late 40s and early 50s, set in a fictional Northern town, with a mad love affair."
SIBLINGS: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher
CAREER: Pub DJ / Author of Brothers - From Childhood To Oasis, The Real Story (with Terry Christian)
QUOTES: "I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore, not that I ever did."
"Are we close? We live within 5 miles of each other. That's not bad."
"Them doughy blue eyes everyone keeps going on about. To me, they're just eyes, know what I mean? Mine are bluer."
"I have a concept for a novel or a screenplay about the Irish coming to England in the late 40s and early 50s, set in a fictional Northern town, with a mad love affair."