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Eliza Dushku
Name : Eliza Dushku
Birth Date : 30 December 1980,
Birth Place : Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name : Eliza Patricia Dushku
Nick name : Duck Shoot
Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Profession : Actress
Bios
Eliza Dushku Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com (http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/eliza_dushku/index.shtml)
"Eliza Patricia Dushku was born December 30, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts and named after an aunt. Surrounded by brothers, she admits to being quite the tomboy when she was a little girl. Rumor has it Eliza has also studied dancing and singing and was often seen in children's theater, signing for the deaf. Now 20 years old, she already is considered a veteran of the large and small screen. Eliza has numerous starring roles in several acclaimed films. She began her movie career in the movie "That Night" at the tender age of twelve, playing Alice Bloom opposite Juliette Lewis. She has starred with such notable players as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro as well Arnold Schwarzeneggar in such major motion pictures as This Boy's Life & True Lies, respectively. More film work from the nineties included the Hallmark TV movie Journey, the Paul Reiser flick Bye Bye, Love and Race the Sun. She began to get older roles, able to look a few years beyond her true age. After graduating from high school, the then-17-nearly-18 year old Eliza auditioned for television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and won the part of Faith, a Slayer much more troubled than Buffy. The role began in the fall of 1998 and was only supposed to be a short stint, but actress and character soon won over the cast, crew and audience. The role became a recurring one and continued throughout the 1998-1999 season (the third year of BtVS). She has since had guest starred on various episodes of both BtVS and its spinoff Angel. She steals every scene she is in. The movie Bring It On opened #1 in the box office in August 2000. Eliza received second billing as Missy, a tough tumbler turned cheerleader. The movie held strong at the box office, topped in the charts two weeks in a row, then staying in the top ten for a few months' time. Eliza will continue to grace the big screen for quite some time."
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Mini Bio of Eliza from IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/bio)
Mini Biography
"Eliza Dushku was discovered at the end of a five-month search throughout the United States for the perfect girl to play the lead role of Alice opposite Juliette Lewis in the film That Night (1992). Since then, she has been in several films and has worked with actors such as Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Reiser, and James Belushi. Born in Boston on December 30, 1980, she has studied the piano, drums, and several types of dance (jazz, tap, and ballet). Her previous acting experience includes numerous amateur presentations at the Watertown Children's Theater where she was part of the company since she was in the first grade. In addition to acting, she is sometimes seen on stage at the Children's Theater signing for the deaf."
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Link to Bio from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Dushku)
Eliza Dushku Trivia from IMDB.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/bio)
* Was legally emancipated from her parents because of the restrictive laws that limit the hours that a minor is allowed to work.
* Sister of Nate Dushku.
* Her last name is pronounced DUSH-koo and rhymes with "push."
* In addition to Nathaniel (Nate), she has two older brothers named Aaron and Benjamin (Ben) (born February 5th 1976).
* Dushku was the only family with that surname in the United States of America in 1920 and were living in Massachusetts.
* Has worked with both halves of the Buffy season-five bad guy Glory/Ben outside of the Buffy show: Clare Kramer in Bring It On (2000) and Charlie Weber in The Kiss (2003) (V).
* Voted the 9th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
* Her mother, Judy (born Judith Rasmussen), is a university administrator-professor at Suffolk University; her Father, Philip R. Dushku, is an administrator-teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
* While on location, she surrounds herself with pictures of family and friends.
* She always takes the back of her director's chair (the chair personalized with her name) after a shoot as a souvenir.
* She used to have a German shepherd-husky-beagle mix named Korbit. Now she has 2 dogs, a golden named Max Factor and a Bernese named Rigby Idaho.
* Turned down a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) spin-off (based on her character, Faith) for her role on "Tru Calling" (2003).
* Good friend of Clare Kramer.
* She started her career by getting hurt at one of her brother Nate's auditions and impressing the talent scouts with her emphasized drama.
* Planned to attended Suffolk University and be an English major, but she backed out at the last minute after she landed the role of Faith in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
* She refuses to do nude scenes. She says, "You have a better chance of seeing God."
* The tattoo she wore as Faith was fake.
* She did a political, social, and economic study of women in post-apartheid South Africa with her mother.
* Stated in an interview that she is terrified of flying and will only do so if she has religious artifacts with her.
* She attended the John Kerry fund raiser on July, 2004.
* Attended the San Diego Comic Convention on July 25th, 2004, for a Q&A session.
* She ranked #13 (2002) in Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women.
* She ranked #44 (2000), #13 (2001), #28 (2002) and #63 (2003) in Stuff's Sexiest Women.
* Her favorite sport is Women's Ice Hockey.
* She ranked #76 (2002) in FHM-USA's 100 Sexiest Women.
* She ranked #93 (2001) and #58 (2002) in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women.
* Shares a birthday with actress Kristin Kreuk, actor-model-singer Tyrese Gibson, and some famous athletes: Tiger Woods, NBA superstar LeBron James, and former Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson.
* While filming Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), was called Duck Shoot by director Kevin Smith after he mispronounced her last name accidentally.
* According to Chinese calendar and astrology, she was born in the year of the monkey.
* Hosted the 2005 Winter Venatian Masquerade in New York.
* Her favorite color is black.
* Jamie Lee Curtis is her idol.
* Named #46 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement (2005).
* Was featured as #13 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)
* She went to an audition for the part of Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002). In one of the specials of the Spider-Man (2002) DVD you can see her reading opposite Tobey Maguire. The role later on went to Kirsten Dunst, after Kate Hudson declined the offer. Alicia Witt was actually set to play that part in the end, but when Sam Raimi saw Kirsten Dunst, she was a last minute audition, he chose her.
* Her maternal grandfather Richard Costley Rasmussen died at March 30th 2006. He was survived by his wife, Barbara Porter Hegsted.
* Has been working with acting coach, Peter Kelley, since she was a child.
* Is of Albanian, Danish and Colonial English descent.
Links
The complete credits of Eliza Dushku from IMDB.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/)
Video: Eliza Dushku and James Belushi at the Jimmy Kimmel Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cFvVOket4)
Video: Eliza dushku at regiskelly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJx_AYxJ3wo)
Video: Eliza Dushku Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA8qERZ7efw)
Video: Eliza Dushku - [May-2002] - interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR_fvY87DfY)
Eliza Dushku
Name : Eliza Dushku
Birth Date : 30 December 1980,
Birth Place : Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name : Eliza Patricia Dushku
Nick name : Duck Shoot
Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Profession : Actress
Bios
Eliza Dushku Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com (http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/eliza_dushku/index.shtml)
"Eliza Patricia Dushku was born December 30, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts and named after an aunt. Surrounded by brothers, she admits to being quite the tomboy when she was a little girl. Rumor has it Eliza has also studied dancing and singing and was often seen in children's theater, signing for the deaf. Now 20 years old, she already is considered a veteran of the large and small screen. Eliza has numerous starring roles in several acclaimed films. She began her movie career in the movie "That Night" at the tender age of twelve, playing Alice Bloom opposite Juliette Lewis. She has starred with such notable players as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro as well Arnold Schwarzeneggar in such major motion pictures as This Boy's Life & True Lies, respectively. More film work from the nineties included the Hallmark TV movie Journey, the Paul Reiser flick Bye Bye, Love and Race the Sun. She began to get older roles, able to look a few years beyond her true age. After graduating from high school, the then-17-nearly-18 year old Eliza auditioned for television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and won the part of Faith, a Slayer much more troubled than Buffy. The role began in the fall of 1998 and was only supposed to be a short stint, but actress and character soon won over the cast, crew and audience. The role became a recurring one and continued throughout the 1998-1999 season (the third year of BtVS). She has since had guest starred on various episodes of both BtVS and its spinoff Angel. She steals every scene she is in. The movie Bring It On opened #1 in the box office in August 2000. Eliza received second billing as Missy, a tough tumbler turned cheerleader. The movie held strong at the box office, topped in the charts two weeks in a row, then staying in the top ten for a few months' time. Eliza will continue to grace the big screen for quite some time."
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Mini Bio of Eliza from IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/bio)
Mini Biography
"Eliza Dushku was discovered at the end of a five-month search throughout the United States for the perfect girl to play the lead role of Alice opposite Juliette Lewis in the film That Night (1992). Since then, she has been in several films and has worked with actors such as Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Reiser, and James Belushi. Born in Boston on December 30, 1980, she has studied the piano, drums, and several types of dance (jazz, tap, and ballet). Her previous acting experience includes numerous amateur presentations at the Watertown Children's Theater where she was part of the company since she was in the first grade. In addition to acting, she is sometimes seen on stage at the Children's Theater signing for the deaf."
----------
Link to Bio from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Dushku)
Eliza Dushku Trivia from IMDB.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/bio)
* Was legally emancipated from her parents because of the restrictive laws that limit the hours that a minor is allowed to work.
* Sister of Nate Dushku.
* Her last name is pronounced DUSH-koo and rhymes with "push."
* In addition to Nathaniel (Nate), she has two older brothers named Aaron and Benjamin (Ben) (born February 5th 1976).
* Dushku was the only family with that surname in the United States of America in 1920 and were living in Massachusetts.
* Has worked with both halves of the Buffy season-five bad guy Glory/Ben outside of the Buffy show: Clare Kramer in Bring It On (2000) and Charlie Weber in The Kiss (2003) (V).
* Voted the 9th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
* Her mother, Judy (born Judith Rasmussen), is a university administrator-professor at Suffolk University; her Father, Philip R. Dushku, is an administrator-teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
* While on location, she surrounds herself with pictures of family and friends.
* She always takes the back of her director's chair (the chair personalized with her name) after a shoot as a souvenir.
* She used to have a German shepherd-husky-beagle mix named Korbit. Now she has 2 dogs, a golden named Max Factor and a Bernese named Rigby Idaho.
* Turned down a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) spin-off (based on her character, Faith) for her role on "Tru Calling" (2003).
* Good friend of Clare Kramer.
* She started her career by getting hurt at one of her brother Nate's auditions and impressing the talent scouts with her emphasized drama.
* Planned to attended Suffolk University and be an English major, but she backed out at the last minute after she landed the role of Faith in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
* She refuses to do nude scenes. She says, "You have a better chance of seeing God."
* The tattoo she wore as Faith was fake.
* She did a political, social, and economic study of women in post-apartheid South Africa with her mother.
* Stated in an interview that she is terrified of flying and will only do so if she has religious artifacts with her.
* She attended the John Kerry fund raiser on July, 2004.
* Attended the San Diego Comic Convention on July 25th, 2004, for a Q&A session.
* She ranked #13 (2002) in Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women.
* She ranked #44 (2000), #13 (2001), #28 (2002) and #63 (2003) in Stuff's Sexiest Women.
* Her favorite sport is Women's Ice Hockey.
* She ranked #76 (2002) in FHM-USA's 100 Sexiest Women.
* She ranked #93 (2001) and #58 (2002) in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women.
* Shares a birthday with actress Kristin Kreuk, actor-model-singer Tyrese Gibson, and some famous athletes: Tiger Woods, NBA superstar LeBron James, and former Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson.
* While filming Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), was called Duck Shoot by director Kevin Smith after he mispronounced her last name accidentally.
* According to Chinese calendar and astrology, she was born in the year of the monkey.
* Hosted the 2005 Winter Venatian Masquerade in New York.
* Her favorite color is black.
* Jamie Lee Curtis is her idol.
* Named #46 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement (2005).
* Was featured as #13 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)
* She went to an audition for the part of Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002). In one of the specials of the Spider-Man (2002) DVD you can see her reading opposite Tobey Maguire. The role later on went to Kirsten Dunst, after Kate Hudson declined the offer. Alicia Witt was actually set to play that part in the end, but when Sam Raimi saw Kirsten Dunst, she was a last minute audition, he chose her.
* Her maternal grandfather Richard Costley Rasmussen died at March 30th 2006. He was survived by his wife, Barbara Porter Hegsted.
* Has been working with acting coach, Peter Kelley, since she was a child.
* Is of Albanian, Danish and Colonial English descent.
Links
The complete credits of Eliza Dushku from IMDB.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/)
Video: Eliza Dushku and James Belushi at the Jimmy Kimmel Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cFvVOket4)
Video: Eliza dushku at regiskelly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJx_AYxJ3wo)
Video: Eliza Dushku Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA8qERZ7efw)
Video: Eliza Dushku - [May-2002] - interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR_fvY87DfY)