Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Happy Birthday Katie!

That's right, half of Tomkat, Katie Holmes turned 28 yesterday. I never saw the attraction to her, but tons of dudes dig her. To me she's kinda plain.


Here's some trivia from IMDB:

  • Her father Martin is a lawyer and her mother Kathy is a homemaker and a philanthropist.
  • Voted as "Babe of the Year 98" (Årets Babe 98) by Expressen Fredag, Sweden.
  • Graduated from Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Roman Catholic school in Toledo, Ohio.
  • Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21". [1999]
  • Auditioned for the role of Ellie Christianson in Wicked (1998), but Julia Stiles won the part.
  • Her fantasy role was playing Sydney in Scream 3 (2000).
  • The first concert she ever saw was Whitney Houston.
  • Her favorite movie is My Best Friend's Wedding (1997).
  • Sang Eponine's theme song, "On My Own" from Les Miserables, in an episode of "Dawson's Creek" (1998).
  • Three older sisters: Tamera, Holly, Nancy. One older brother: Martin, Jr.
  • Noisy underground British artist 'Firexit' has two songs with references to Katie, one called "K H" (Katie's initials) and a song called "The reason I can't have her" featuring samples of Katie singing 'On my own' from a "Dawson's Creek" (1998) episode.
  • Auditioned for the role as Buffy Summers (_"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ , the series), but she was too young.
  • Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)
  • Bust 34C
  • Ranked #35 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
  • Shares a birthday with Brad Pitt, Casper Van Dien, Christina Aguilera, DMX, film critic Leonard Maltin and legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
  • Engaged to Tom Cruise as of 17th June 2005
  • Has worked with two Batmans. In Batman Begins (2005), she works with Christian Bale. Her previous film was First Daughter (2004), in which her father, the President, is played by Michael Keaton.
  • Named #22 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
  • Holmes's couch-jumping-worthy engagement ring is a Edwardian-style oval- shaped diamond ring of about 5 carats in a pave setting.
  • Katie and Tom Cruise became the parents of a girl named "Suri" on April 18, 2006 in Los Angeles. "Suri" weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20 inches.
  • Ranked as #72 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
  • Named #90 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
  • She and Tom Cruise both wore Armani at their wedding.
  • On November 18, 2006, married Tom Cruise at the Odescalchi Castle in Lake Bracciano, Italy in front of family and friends. Lots of celebrity guests included Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy, Richard Gere, Victoria Beckham and David Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, John Travolta and Kelly Preston, Jenna Elfman, Bodhi Elfman and Leah Remini.

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