DECEMBER 27
NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES
(born December 27, 1966) is a Nigerian author. Chris Abani was born in Afikpo, Nigeria. His father is Igbo, while his mother was English born. After a third stint in prison in 1991, Abani moved to the United Kingdom where he lived until 1999. He then moved to the United States where now lives. He holds a BA in English (Nigeria), an MA in Gender and Culture.see full profile here
(born December 27, 1960) is a Nigerian-born former American football kicker who played professionally for the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1985 to 1989. He is the fourth place all-time scorer for the Buccaneers with 416 overall points. Often kicking barefoot, Igwebuike also played for the 1990 Minnesota Vikings and in the Canadian Football League.see full profile here
(born 27 December 1973 in Houston, Texas) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. A former UCLA Bruin, Nwankwo won a national championship on the 1994-1995 UCLA squad. Nwankwo has also played on 4 continents since graduation. He graduated from UCLA in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Nwankwo began his professional career in Venezuela,see full profile here
FOREIGN CELEBRITIES
William Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27,
1966) is an American actor, former football player and former professional
wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship
Wrestling (WCW) between 1997 and 2001, and in World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE) between 2003 and 2004. He is notable for his lengthy undefeated streak in
singles competition.The official count is listed as 173–0,although some have
disputed the legitimacy of that total, see full profile here
Emilie de Ravin
born 27 December 1981) is an Australian actress. She is best
known for her roles as Tess Harding on Roswell and Claire Littleton on the ABC
drama Lost. In 2012 she guest-starred as Belle on the ABC drama Once Upon a
Time and became a series regular beginning in the show's second season.She was
originally to play Anthony LaPaglia's daughter in the potential ABC drama,
Americana.
De Ravin's film credits include Santa's Slay (2005), The
Hills Have Eyes (2006) and Ball Don't Lie (2008). She starred as Brendan Frye's
heroin-addicted ex-girlfriend Emily in the neo-noir film Brick (2005). She had
a small cameo in Public Enemies (2009) and more recently starred in Remember Me
(2010). De Ravin was included on Maxim's Hot 100 list three times: in 2005, on
#47,the next year on #65,and in 2008 on #68.see full profile here
Aaron Stanford
(born December 27, 1976) is an American
actor, best known
for his role as Pyro in X2
and X-Men: The Last Stand, and as Doug
Bukowski in the 2006 The Hills Have Eyes remake. As
of 2010 he stars as Birkhoff on Nikita. Stanford was born in Westford,
Massachusetts, the son of Judith (née Dupras), an English professor, and Don
Stanford, who works in publishing. His brother David is a musician. Stanford
attended Westford Academy in Westford Massachusetts for high school and met his
first acting teacher there. He initially attended the SUNY Purchase, but
transferred to Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Arts. He graduated in
2000, magna cum laude.see full profile here
