Editorial Review Product Description Chapters: Ryan Phillippe, Elisabeth Shue, Valerie Bertinelli, Doug Hutchison, Judge Reinhold, Cynthia Rothrock, Cori Yarckin, Sean Patrick Thomas, Teri Polo, Hampton Del Ruth, Aubrey Plaza, Kathleen Widdoes, Kevin Ruf, Chris Watson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 63. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Matthew Ryan Phillippe (pronounced ; born September 10, 1974), better known as Ryan Phillippe, is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live he came to fame in the late 1990s starring in a string of films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions and 54. Phillippe's more recent roles include the 2005 Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash and the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers. In 2007 he starred in Breach, a movie based on the true story of FBI operative Eric O'Neill who is assigned to shadow and help catch his boss, Robert Hanssen, a spy for the Soviet Union and Russia, in the act of selling secret material. Phillippe was born in New Castle, Delaware, the son of Susan, who ran a day care center in the family's house, and Richard Phillippe, who worked for DuPont. Phillippe is of French descent. He has three sisters. Phillippe attended New Castle Baptist Academy, where he played basketball and soccer, as well as earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do; he was also the Yearbook Editor in his senior year. At the age of 15, he became interested in an acting career, inspired by a neighbor's suggestion. With that he attended Barbizon Modeling and Acting School located in Wilmington, DE; this is where he began his career and later starred in TV shows and movies. Phillippe's acting career began with an appearance in ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. His character Billy Douglas, whom he played from 1992 to 1993, was the first gay teenager on ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=247463 ... Read more |