Famous People Biographies

Former child performer and cameraman Mike Lookinland was born on December 19, 1960, in Mount Pleasant, Utah. Lookinland went to appear on numerous Brady Bunch reunions shows. Afterwards, he started working behind the scenes as an effective cameraman. Lookinland started working as an actor in age 7, and from the ...

Micky Dolenz was born on March 8, 1945 in La. He’d a few television characters and played with groups before being cast in The Monkees, a show of a fictitious rock band. Though made for TV, The Monkees had real life hits and fought against their “Pre-Fab Four” picture. The ...

Michael Vick – Then he signed on as quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Produced in Newport News, Virginia, on June 26, 1980, quarterback Michael Vick showed early gift and attracted NFL focus while playing for Virginia Tech. Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons, he appeared to be meeting his promise until ...

Merle Haggard – Criminal Past (TVPG; 2:09) Merle Haggard tells the people about his criminal past on Johnny Cash’s TV show. Initially a troubled child who served time in San Quentin penitentiary, Haggard grew becoming a country music legend. With 38 No. 1 hits and 250 first tunes, Haggard stays ...

Meredith Vieira – Complete Episode (TVPG; 46:08) The complete biography of Meredith Vieira. Meredith Vieira was born on December 30, 1953 in Providence, Rhode Island, eventually entering transmission journalism. She is worked around the CBS news programs West 57th and 60 Minutes, is a cohost of ABC’s The View and ...

Melissa Etheridge – Her career jumped forwards in 1986, when Island Records signed her. Her fourth record, Yes I’m (1993), found her into rock stardom together with the two giant hits: “I am the Only One” and “Come to My Window.” Etheridge, who continued to churn out studio albums, was ...

Melanie Chisholm was born on January 12, 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside, England. In 1999, Chisholm released her first single, “When You Are Gone,” which reached number three on the U.K. graphs. Chisholm was nominated for a “Best Actress” Laurence Olivier Award for her part in Blood Brothers. Her mom, Joan, ...

The trio, eventually called the Bee Gees, had their first international hit in 1967. The group enjoyed a second, larger tide of succeeding in the 1970s with such tunes as “Staying Alive” and “How Deep Is Your Love.” The brothers kept recording and performing until Maurice’s passing in 2003. Within ...

Matt Damon – Matt Damon’s acting career took off after starring in and writing Good Will Hunting with pal Ben Affleck. The pair won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1997 for that movie. Damon has since played in a wide variety of films, for instance, most popular Ocean’s ...

She soon became a Motown star and enjoyed a successful solo career following the group disbanded in 1977. Vocalist. Produced March 6, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi, Mary Wilson put a tough youth before rising to music superstardom. As a young black girl, Wilson often fell upon the brutal realities of ...