Actress, TV personality, and animal activist, Betty White made her TV debut in 1939 and did radio shows in the 1940s. Working in Hollywood in the 1950s, she became one of the few women to have creative control behind the camera, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Winner of six Emmy Awards, this golden girl continues her acting career at age 92, currently performing as a main character in the sitcom, “Hot in Cleveland.” White continues to be active in the environmental community working with the Los Angeles Zoo commission, the African Wildlife Foundation, and the American Humane Association, according to the foundations’ websites. White was recently deemed an honorary forest ranger in 2010, according to the Huffington Post.The deep-voiced crooner who gave us the song “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Baby,” grew up in Los Angeles, Calif., and was immediately immersed in the music business. White organized other musicians into the Love Unlimited Orchestra, and a girl group called Love Unlimited, according to Biography.com. He not only performed, but also composed and directed, original works. White was known as “the Walrus of Love,” a nickname that encompassed his size, deep voice, and reputation as one of R&B’s most romantic singers. Barry White died in 2003 from a stroke as he awaited a kidney transplant, having suffered from high blood pressure for years. Born to two rocket scientists, this comedic actor started performing in high school, and joined an acting troupe called the Actor’s Gang, whose motto was “dare to be stupid.” Since then, Black has never stopped acting, doing small roles until Black’s big break in 2000, when the scruffy man played a music-obsessed store clerk in “High Fidelity.” Black has since earned fame and fortune voicing the main character in the movies “Kung Fu Panda” and playing the lead role in “School of Rock,” where Black showcased his trademark manic energy. This rock and roll husband and wife duo became the indie rock band, The White Stripes. Guitarist Jack Gillis married drummer Meg White, and took her last name to become Jack White. The two kept the nature of their relationship a secret for a while, letting people assume they were siblings. The reason for this, according to Rolling Stones, was to keep the public’s focus on the music and not the relationship. The White Stripes disbanded after its final concert in 2007 but came together one last time in 2009 to perform on the final ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ show, according to RollingStone. Since then, Meg White has slipped out of the public scene, while Jack White continues to produce music, his most recent work being the album “Lazaretto,” which was released June 14, 2014. Harry Potter’s godfather, Sirius Black, was best friends with James Potter, and was estranged from his pureblood fanatic family when he was sorted into Gryffindor. Black was wrongfully put into Azkaban, the wizard prison, but managed to escape because of Black’s hidden animal-changing ability. Black escaped by transforming into a large black dog. Black provided a warm, guiding light to the orphaned Harry Potter and came to the rescue when Harry broke into the Ministry of Magic. Black sacrificed himself to save his godson Potter. Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledor said, “Sirius was a brave, clever, and energetic man, and such men are not usually content to sit at home in hiding while they believe others to be in danger.”
Writer: Samone Isom ~ Multimedia Journalist
