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Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in... the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight 183 lb and Middleweight 205 lb champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion. Henderson is also the UFC 17 middleweight tournament champion, the 1997 Brazil Open lightweight tournament champion, the 1999 RINGS King of Kings tournament champion, and the Pride 2005 Grand Prix welterweight tournament champion. Henderson also owns the Clinch Gear MMA apparel brand. As of December 2011, Henderson is ranked the #2 light heavyweight and #7 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by Sherdog, #2 light heavyweight by Fight! magazine, and the #7 light heavyweight by MMA Weekly. Dan Henderson was born in Downey, California and grew up in Apple Valley, California.
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Dave Alvin , is a Grammy-winning guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing... together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music. He is known for both his solo work and that with a long list of collaborators, including as a member of The Blasters, X, and The Knitters. Dave and his older brother Phil grew up in a music-loving family in Downey, California. As teenagers, they regularly attended blues, rockabilly, and country night clubs where they saw performances by greats like T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, and Lee Allen, who later joined Dave and Phil in The Blasters. In 1979 Dave and his brother formed roots rock group The Blasters with fellow Downey, California residents Bill Bateman and John Bazz. The Blasters became a sensation in Los Angeles and won an enthusiastic cult following across the United States and Europe. However, the Blasters were unable to translate their critical respect and enthusiastic fan base into mainstream success, and in 1986, Dave left the band.
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Donavon Frankenreiter is an American musician and surfer. He is a long-time friend of Jack Johnson and his debut self-titled album was released in... 2004 on Johnson's Brushfire Records through Universal Music and made the Australian ARIA Top-40 charts in April 2004. Frankenreiter took up surfing as a teenager on the beaches of San Clemente, California, and was eventually signed to a sponsorship deal with the Australian-based Billabong clothing company which allowed him to travel the world over. During his travels, he would rent a room in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, from the parents of musician and surfing-enthusiast Jack Johnson which resulted in Frankenreiter and Johnson developing a strong friendship. Donavon is also well known for his appearances in the Drive Thru series of surf videos. Frankenreiter started playing in the group, Peanut Butter and Jam, at the age of 18. In 1996 he began to seriously pursue a musical career when he formed the band Sunchild. In Sunchild, Frankenreiter was the lead guitar player but did not sing. The band had a 70s rock sound similar in style to The Black Crowes.
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Alanna Noel Ubach is an American actress and voice actress. She is known for her roles in Legally Blonde as Serena and Meet the Fockers as Isabel... Villalobos. She has provided voices for several characters in a number of animated shows, such as Liz Allan in The Spectacular Spider-Man, the title character in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera and Lola Boa in Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. She has also written and performed a one-woman show. She played the first female assistant, Josie, in Beakman's World. Ubach was born in Downey, California, the daughter of Sidna and Rodolfo Ubach. Her sister Athena Ubach is a therapist. Her father is of Puerto Rican descent as well as Mexican.
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Robert Charles Edner is an American actor, singer, dancer, and rapper. He was a member of the boy band Varsity Fanclub. Edner's first credit was in... 1997, as "Chip" in a straight-to-video Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen release. After bit parts on various television shows, he made his first film appearance in 1999's The Muse, in the role of "Boy at Sarah's House". His role in the film Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over earned him the nickname "Spy Kid" from fellow Varsity Fanclub members. Edner has also made numerous guest appearances on TV shows including Charmed, Judging Amy, 7th Heaven, and Veronica Mars. Edner hasn't had many roles since 2002; his most recent credit was a starring turn as Crystal Bernard's son in Welcome to Paradise, in 2007. He has also done some voice work, providing additional ADR in films like Agent Cody Banks, Kangaroo Jack, and Monsters, Inc., and was the English-language voice of Final Fantasy XII character Vaan. Edner has also worked in commercials. Brother of Ashley Edner. Edner is a former member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team, and the NBA Entertainment League .
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David Scott Lago is an Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing Raul Guittierez on The Young and the Restless from 1999 to 2004. He has... also had a recurring role as Jeremy on 7th Heaven. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004, before finally winning in 2005, his last year on the soap. He had not prepared a speech, so he left the audience stunned by simply repeating a line from the film Catch Me If You Can about two mice falling into a bucket of cream. He also won a Young Artist Award in 2000 for his portrayal of Raul, having previously been nominated in 1999 for his role in the short-lived television series, Hollywood Safari. He has since been in a number of independent films and has also been executive producer to. In late October 2008, it was rumored that Lago was being considered for the role of Dante Falconeri, the son of Olivia Falconeri and Sonny Corinthos, on ABC's General Hospital. In May 2009, Lago briefly returned to The Young and the Restless in the role of Raul.
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Ashley Louise Edner is an American actress. Edner was born in Downey, California, the daughter of Cindy and Bob Edner, and the younger sister of... actor Bobby Edner. Her credits include Angel, Malcolm in the Middle, MAD TV, The Amanda Show, Martial Law, Party of Five, The X Files, Star Trek: Voyager, Will & Grace, Listen Up!, and The Twilight Zone. She was asked to appear as a young Britney Spears in the opening of her stage performance on the 42nd Grammy Awards days before it aired on February 23, 2000. Ashley also played young Britney Spears on her Dream Within a Dream Tour. She appeared on stage and movie clips during the show.
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