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...predictions of stardom are old news to Bana, 34. Back home, the working-class boy from Melbourne has been driving up the entry ramp to movie fame for more than a decade. In the early 1990s, he was a star on the TV sketch-comedy series "Full Frontal", in which he honed his gift for impersonation. Bana jokes that those who knew him when will say, "How dare you be internationally known as a dramatic actor, when here you were just into comedy?" Soon he pursued movie work, and locals figured he would be the next Mel Gibson. But that...
...more like Captain Kirk. There he was in the opening two games of the NBA Finals, shouting instructions at and cajoling his teammates, giving an encouraging smack to his mentor and teammate David Robinson, and even screaming after throwing down a slam dunk in the fourth quarter. Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier watched in awe as the 7-foot Duncan took over Game 1 against the Nets, scoring 32 points, grabbing 20 rebounds, recording six assists and blocking seven shots in a 101-89 victory. "Tim isn't that demonstrative," Lanier says. "But he is intense...
Well, you know, he's a happy-go-lucky dog. He gets a pretty big kick out of life. He's a heroic dog. Although he shuns fame...
Despite controversy and the passage of two decades, her work brought fame and fortune to the Ed School and, from 1997 to 2000, inspired five women to donate millions...
...delivered the Latin student oration, entitled “De Ignotis,” or “On the Forgotten.” He urged his fellow graduates to remember those who had made an impact on them regardless of their lack of fame, and to attempt to make a similarly lasting impact on others...