She began as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club in the early Nineties, but soon afterward took a five-year break from entertainment, though she came back onto the entertainment scene with her debut studio release that topped the charts in 1998. Her second studio effort did just as well, becoming a massive hit record, and led her into the world of advertising and endorsing for the likes of Pepsi in early 2000. Pushing her to strike out in a number of directions while she worked on her consecutive albums, which didn’t yield as many sales as the last two, but included more input from her directly.

After a well-publicized relationship with pop singer Justin Timberlake, she married dancer Kevin Federline in 2004, and the following year gave birth to her son, Sean Preston. Born and raised in Louisiana, Spears was an accomplished gymnast until the age of nine, and participated in many state-level competitions before joining the New Mickey Mouse Club after appearing on the talent show Star Search. A few years later, Spears recorded a demo that came to the attention of a Jive Records executive, and began work on her first album shortly afterward.

Throughout much of the early part of the new century, Britney Spears has placed herself firmly at the forefront in the trend of pop stars that filtered through from the Nineties, and had grown to become one of the most talked-about personalities in current popular culture. In 2002, she had her first starring role in a movie, and eventually branched out in other directions to return to recording and earning a Grammy later in 2003. Up until now, she has dabbled in her own line of perfumes, and decided to have children with her husband in late 2004. In all, Britney Spears is someone not soon forgotten by the public awareness.

Lopez financed singing and dancing lessons for herself from the age of sixteen, and after leaving a semester-long stint in college, divided time between working in a legal office with dance lessons and dance performances in Manhattan clubs at night. After months of auditioning for dance roles, she was given the opportunity to appear in various rap artists’ music videos as a dancer, and even appeared in the American Music Awards as a dancer. After being rejected on a few different occasions, Jennifer gained a foothold toward the fame she would later indulge becoming a dancer on a widely enjoyed television comedy program in 1991, and this ended up being her first high-profile dancing work.

Afterwards, she became a dancer for famed pop singer Janet Jackson, and made an appearance in a handful of her videos, she chose to pursue her acting desires even though she was contracted to tour with Jackson. However, she was able to get out of the contract to fully devote her time to this pursuit, and has since gone on to become a pop star in her own right. From that point on, Lopez had appeared in a few short-lived television programs, and then broke out onto the big screen in 1995. In 1998, Lopez played the lead role in a movie documenting the real life of Latin pop singer Selena, and was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance.

J. Lo’s debut album came out in 1999, and featured a number of well-received singles, along with Spanish-language songs like the duet with Marc Anthony. With many various guest appearances from other artists and heavy rotation on music video channels on television and songs on radio stations, Lopez’s album earned her Grammy nominations for her work, and she released her second album in 2001. Producing clothing and music, and garnering some prime acting roles and earned Jennifer Lopez a reputation for being at the forefront of popular culture.

Around this time, a local theater producer impressed with her skill attempted to aid her with her career, and swayed the attentions of a Columbian Sony executive who auditioned Shakira in a hotel lobby. After much footwork by this executive to get Shakira’s music heard, she landed a three-record contract deal, and this was after a surprise performance for other Sony executives whom she had impressed enough to win them over. In 1991, when she was only fifteen, Shakira created her debut album, but both her first and second albums weren’t that well received which lead her to go back to graduate high school.

Fame came to her, though, in Latin America after her third album was released in 1995. After her fourth album’s release, she became famous in other countries apart from her own, and this album had more work invested in it that lent it a more polished production. This also lead to popularity in the United States, and an appearance on MTV’s Unplugged live performance shows, where she performed the songs primarily off of this fourth effort. In March of 2000, Shakira toured Latin America and the United States, and won an award for best international artist in August of that year.

In 2001, Shakira produced a record that crossed over the language barrier, and became one of her biggest hits ever due to the wide appeal of the album. Shakira has since put out both new collections of work alongside collections of her previous work, and has even put out a combination film and album documenting her performance and her life onstage, even winning more awards native to her background and has appeared on numerous musical shows. After her second English-speaking album was released in 2006, it became a hit internationally as she began receiving more awards for her work, and is currently still making satisfying music.

Jessica Simpson was raised in Texas, and started singing in her church choir, also taking the time to unsuccessfully apply for inclusion in the New Mickey Mouse Club. She was discovered singing in church camp by the head of a Christian record label, and recorded over the next three years, even though the label folded before the record could be released. She dropped out in her senior year to tour and promote her demo album, which had been funded by her grandmother, and later earning her diploma through a GED.

During this time, she toured the Christian Youth Conference circuit performing with a number of popular Christian performers, and selling copies of her demo album with her father after each performance. An executive at Columbia records acquired such a demo, and promptly set about to sign Jessica as a pop singer, thinking she had quite a bit of potential. In late 1999, she released her debut album, and proved that it could be successful. In the summer of 2001, she released her second album and found it an improvement on her debut release, but the sales were less than satisfactory in comparison to her previous effort.

In 2002 on October 26th, Jessica Simpson married longtime beau Nick Lachey, and the pair became the focus for a reality television show during the summer of 2003 that began airing on MTV. During four seasons, the show became a hit with viewers, and has been considered the crowning achievement in her career. After releasing her third album, Jessica released a holiday album in 2004, and has since starred in various films in various states of release.

Following her marriage to Mottola, she has had a series of successful albums that garnered her a position as the highest selling act for Columbia, and is the most successful American artist of the Nineties according to one magazine. Carey then took full creative control of her career after divorcing Mottola in 1997, and incorporated elements of hip-hop into her music after at that time, her popularity was on the wane however after she left Columbia records in 2001.

Soon afterward, she was dropped from the Virgin records label because of a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown, and the item that topped it all off was the poor reception for her film and soundtrack project. Carey later signed on with Island/Def Jam records, and after breaking through an awkward phase, she came to the forefront of popular music once again in 2005. She is especially noteworthy for her singing capabilities, and tonal range, even though critics have commented that she focuses on her vocal talents while foregoing emotion in her songs.

He became immersed in the drug trade around his native neighborhood, and by embracing that reputation, 50 Cent began a large following in New York before he had even signed a major record deal. He then met up with Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC fame, signing him up to write music for the artist’s label, and teamed with a hip-hop production duo after leaving Jam Master Jay’s label. In1997, 50 Cent was signed to Columbia records, and released a series of singles which caused quite a controversy around him before he left Columbia records after being shot in 2000.

His debut album was helved before this period, and the rapper Eminem brought a mixtape of Jackson’s work to rap producer and artist Dr. Dre, after which 50 Cent signed with Interscope records. After signing with the record label, 50 Cent’s music was on film soundtracks before the music videos began being played in heavy rotation on most of the music networks of the time, and the songs were played on radio stations across the country. After 2004, 50 Cent ahd his own label, and began signing acts such as Mobb Deep and Mase.

Throughout 2005, Jackson has had a number of endorsements which have propelled him and his label to the forefront of popular attention, and ahs produced a number of products as varied as sneakers and video games. Also in 2005, he starred in a semi-autobiographical film based on his life, and produced a memoir of his life up to his success in August of that year. Since this time, 50 Cent has had a number of controversial run-ins with other rappers of fame, and has gone far to dispute any and all disparaging information about he and his associations.

Before becoming successful, the actor had a number of odd jobs to support him, but he began to land acting roles in a few different primetime series in the late Eighties. In 1988, Pitt earned his first starring role in a film, but the movie wasn’t released until 1998 due to events that were beyond the control of those in charge of the motion picture as civil unrest broke out where the movie took place. In 1991, however, Brad Pitt had a supporting role in the movie Thelma & Louise that became a widely successful film at that time, and truly came to prominence after his starring role in the movie Interview With the Vampire.

After multiple other successful films, like the movies Seven and Legends of the Fall, Pitt was nominated for an Academy award for his supporting role in the film Twelve Monkeys. In 1997, after completing a film that chronicled China’s invasion of Tibet, both Pitt and his co-star David Thewlis were banned from entering China for life. From that point on, Brad Pitt has learned numerous praises and intriguing roles, and has even had time to invest in his own production company to produce films slated for release in the next few years.

As far as Pitt’s personal life is concerned, his relationships have been quite varied as time went along, and he has been linked with a number of beautiful and talented actresses. After his work in syndicated television, Pitt has dated Robin Givens, Juliette Lewis, and Gwyneth Paltrow. For a time recently, he was married to American actress Jennifer Aniston, but the relationship ended when the two claimed irreconcilable differences in the matter. Afterward, Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie consummated a relationship together, and have since traveled far and wide to aid Jolie’s ambassadorial work.

Jordan ended a fifteen-season career with a regular-season average score of over thirty points per game, won six championships with the Chicago Bulls, and currently owns a part in the Charlotte Bobcats. Jordan is considered by most to be the greatest player of all time, with numerous awards and much acclamation for his abilities, and has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated a record of forty-nine times since 1983. He was named Sportsman of the Year by the magazine in 1991, and in 1999, Jordan was named the greatest athlete of the twentieth century by the ESPN sports network.

He was listed as being second only to Babe Ruth in the Associated Press’ list of the top athletes of the century, and his leaping ability has been vividly proven by his feats of dunking a basketball from the foul line, earning him nicknames like Air Jordan. As a young child in school, Jordan was an athlete that came to skill in three sports at once, and eventually singled this down to basketball after a few seasons of being refused from the varsity basketball team. Jordan then earned an athletic scholarship to the University of North Carolina, and from there, became a better player over the time spent working with the team-oriented system.

After winning a play of the year award in 1984, he left to join the NBA Draft, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round as the third pick overall. Jordan played thirteen seasons for the Bulls and two with the Washington Wizards, was generally used as a shooting guard, and was just as versatile a threat at point guard and small forward. Throughout his career, Michael Jordan has proved himself worthy of all the attention and praise garnered through his skills and talents, and has since lent his knowledge to coaching.

During 2004, Tiger Woods decided finally to upgrade his driver clubs to include larger clubheads and graphite shafts. These changes helped him make his already long drives even longer. Tiger’s sponsorship with Nike allows him to use any clubs he wants, though he favors the custom putter made by Scotty Cameron, for example.

Tiger Woods’ golf bag contains a Nike SasQuatch 460 driver with a custom Nike shaft and an 8.5 loft, as well as a Nike Pro Combo 56 degree wedge, Nike Forged Blade Irons, and a Nike One Platinum ball. As far as golf shoes go, Tiger favors the Nike SP-7 TW Tour. He prefers Dri-FIT polos and Nike Golf Storm-FIT golf apparel.

Though Tiger Woods is known for his huge length advantage, he has always focused on developing an great all round golf game. Tiger Woods’ iron play is usually as god / accurate as any player that has ever played although more recently he has been near the bottom in driving accuracy of Tour rankings.,

Tiger Woods has excellent bunker play and recovery, and his putting (particularly under pressure) is possibly his greatest single skill. Tiger is greatly responsible in influencing a shift amongst professional golfers to a higher standard of athleticism.

Currently Tiger Woods is working with Hank Haney, though for most of his professional career Woods worked with Butch Harmon, a leading swing coach. After Harmon announced publicly (he is also a sports broadcaster) that Tiger was in denial about the shortcomings of his game, they quit working together, though publicly they made up a while after the incident.

Tiger Woods is one of the most charismatic professional golfers, yet his overall approach could be called cautious. Aiming for consistency, his great track record comes not from posting extremely low rounds so much as avoiding bad games altogether. In this way it could be argued that Tiger Woods’ main strategy and attribute is that of consistency.

Born September 18 in 1971, Lance Armstrong has since come to embody the spirit of generations of people, and earned a reputation as one of greatest cyclists in modern history. Now retired, he is famous for winning the Tour de France a record of seven consecutive times from 1999 through 2005, and has retained celebrity status through various charities and appearances throughout modern Western culture in American cinema and television. These many various cycling feats were accomplished several years after brain and testicular surgeries, as well as extensive chemotherapy to treat testicular cancer in 1996, and prevailing as no one else.

The cancer had spread to his brain and lungs that became the reason for his surgeries and chemotherapy, but this in no way stopped the man from dominating the Tour de France, becoming icon for stunning athletic determination overcoming some of the most devastating odds in both life and pursuit. After consecutively winning out over the competition, Lance had officially retired from the total competition, but has maintained a certain degree of clarity through what he has managed to accomplish overall by winning numerous awards and making many various appearances.

This has lead to a range of support in the fight against cancer, as his athletic celebrity and recovery from cancer inspired the creation of the Lance Armstrong Foundation in collaboration with the Nike Corporation, and this charity was founded shortly after his 1996 treatments in 1997. The sales of yellow rubber wristbands in support of this cause netted tens of millions of dollars in the cause against cancer, and were launched in 2004 to popularity all across the country, making Lance Armstrong one of the major popular proponents in the nonprofit fight against cancer.