Josh Hartnett :New Face Of Armani Diamonds

The sexy Josh Hartnett just scored a hot job with Armani. He's been named the new face of the fragrance Emporio Armani Diamonds for men. He'll be unveiled as the spokesman during Milan Fashion Week this June.

According to online reports, the actor was chosen to be the face and spokesmodel for the cologne because “Both on and off screen he has a charm and charisma that is magical. Hi individuality, allure and nonchalant way of being are all qualities, which inspire me in the creation of this new fragrance.”


The new men cologne will be officially launched in June 2009.

Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award

SYDNEY, Australia - A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award.

The painting features a bare-chested Ledger staring from the canvas as two images of the actor whisper into his ears.

On Thursday, it was awarded a secondary prize by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in its annual national portrait competition. Sydney artist Del Kathryn Barton won first prize with her self-portrait.

"Heath" by Vincent Fantauzzo was the popular choice among the 32,000 who saw the exhibition.

Ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in January. He was 28.

Brad Pitt

1. In 1997 Brad was banned from setting foot in China because of his movie Seven Years In Tibet.

2. Despite Brad's incredible natural good looks, he wasn't born perfect. What's he had done - a nose job, a hair transplant, a facelift? No, he had veneers put on his teeth. Disappointed aren't you.

3. Brad injured himself during the filming of the moxie Troy where he played the role of the achilles susceptible hero. Which part of his body did Mr Pitt damage? His achilles

George Clooney

1. He was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993. You may have seen her in movies such as Trust Me (1989) and The Kindred (1987). Or maybe not.
2. He shared a home in Los Angeles with actress Kelly Preston when they were both struggling to make it big in the late 80's. Wonder if John Travolta (Kelly's husband) ever asks her what they got up to.
3. George suffers from recurring bleeding stomach ulcers and is believed to be on constant medication for the pain.

Colin Farrell

1. Colin's father Eamon Farrell was an Irish football player who played for the club Shamrock Rovers.
2. He has suffered from terrible insomnia ever since he was a child. Maybe that explains why he likes to party so hard.
3. Colin auditioned for the Irish boyband Boyzone but was turned down. He must be thanking his lucky stars.

Johnny Depp

1. His musical abilities can be heard on the 1997 Oasis album Be Here Now. He plays lead guitar on the song "Fade In-Out", after hanging out with Noel and Liam as they recorded the track.
2. In one of life's little moments of irony, Jonny was allergic to chocolate as a child but them went on to appear in the movies Chocolat (2003) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
3. He owns a restaurant in Paris called Man Ray with fellow actors Sean Penn and John Malkovich.

Clive Owen

1. Clive's very first screen appearance was in the television series Boon in the episode entitled Peacemaker.

2. He met his wife, Sarah-Jane Fenton, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art while performing the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. And yes, he was playing Romeo and she was playing Juliet.

3. His career was damaged as a result of his role in the movie Close My Eyes (1991) in which he played a brother who has an incestuous relationship with his older sister.

Leonardo DiCaprio

1. His full name is Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio. His father is Italian and his mother is German.
2. When he was a budding child actor, his agent advised him to change his name to Lenny Williams. Probably not the best advice he has ever been given.
2. His mum named him Leonardo because during her pregnancy, on a trip to Italy, Leo kicked her as she was stood in front of a Leonardo da Vinci painting,

David Beckham

1. David and Victoria named their first son Brooklyn because that's where they were when they found out she was pregnant. It was not where they were when he was conceived. Or so they tell us.

2. His full name is David Robert Joseph Beckham and he was born in Leytonstone in London.

3. He wears new football boots costing nearly £300 a pair every time he plays a game.

Russell Crowe

1. He's in a rock group called 30 Odd Foot of Grunts but despite Russell's best efforts they've never amounted to much.
2. Russell turned down the part of Wolverine in X-Men (2000). Hugh Jackman picked up the reigns and became an overnight superstar.
3. His full name is Russell Ira Crowe and he was actually born in Wellington, New Zealand before moving to Australia as a small child.

Tom Cruise

1. He was the first choice to play Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley but he turned the role down and Matt Damon stepped in.
2. Tom was the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed $100 million in the US. In case you were wondering the films were as follows: A Few Good Men, The Firm, Interview with the Vampire, Mission: Impossible and finally Jerry Maguire.
3. When he has fourteen, Tom enrolled in a seminary to become a priest. Thankfully he dropped out after one year and turned his attention to a more exciting career.

Robbie Williams

1. Robbie's full name is Robert Peter Maximillian Williams. Doesn't quite suit him. Or maybe it does.
2. He originally wanted to be an actor but then saw a newspaper advert for looking for a someone to join a new pop group. He auditioned. He was accepted. And the rest is history.
3. He's a huge fan of the band Queen. The title of his hit single Let Me Entertain You was also the name of Queen song from their 1978 Jazz album. However the two songs are completely different.

Orlando Bloom

1. His full name is Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom and he was born in Canterbury, Kent.
2. His cousin is the photographer Sebastian Copeland who was once married to actress Brigitte Nielsen.
3. During the shooting of the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Orlando fell off his horse and broke one of his ribs.

Justin Timberlake

1. His full name is Justin Randal Timberlake and he is deceptively tall standing at 6' 1" or 1.85m.
2. Justin's mum thought up of the name N Sync (the band he used to be in), using the last letter of each of the five members forenames.
3. His greatest fears are snakes, sharks, spiders and dying unloved. Not much chance of the last one happening.

Duncan James

1. Dancing around with the boys from Blue in the video for the song One from the album of the same name.
2. Dancing around with the boys from Blue in the video for the song Bubblin' from the album Guilty.
3. Dancing around with the boys from Blue in the video for the song All Rise from the album of the same name. Sorry, we couldn't think of anything else.

Jude Law

1. He has a tattoo on his left arm with the words "You came along to turn on everyone Sexy Sadie", from the Beatles song Sexy Sadie. It's unclear whether he's had it removed since his break up with former wife Sadie Frost.
2. When filming the murder scene in the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Jude fell backwards and broke one of his ribs.
3. He agreed to play the role of Inspector Fred Abberline in the Jack the Ripper movie From Hell (2001). However, Jude dropped out at the last minute and Johnny Depp filled his shoes.

Nigel Harman

1. Nigel had a very small role in the movie A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) alongside Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer.

2. As a teenager he made several appearances in the tv comedy show Alas Smith & Jones.

3. He made his screen debut in the television series Tenko in 1984 at the tender ago of eleven.

Gavin Henson

1. He admits to shaving his legs and using fake tan by the bucket load. When the end result looks as good as Gavin does, we're not going to tell him to stop.

2. Gavin stands exactly 6ft tall and weighs in at just over fifteen stone of solid muscle.

3. He made his international debut for Wales against Japan in 2001 aged just nineteen years old.

Jonny Wilkinson

1. Jonny is 5ft 10in tall, he weighs 13st 7lbs and takes a size nine shoe. By rugby standards he is tiny.

2. He was called up by his country after playing just 58 minutes of senior club rugby.

3. In 2004 Jonny was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to rugby.

Jamie Foxx

1. He was adopted by his grandparents at the age of 7 months, when his mother and father separated.
2. His real name is Eric Morlon Bishop but understandably changed it to Jamie Foxx to help him progress in the world of showbiz.
3. Jamie was only the second actor in history to receive two Oscar nominations in the same year for two different movies. In case you were wondering, the first was Al Pacino.

Rob Lowe

1. In the movie Class (1983) as the college student who gets involved with his friend's mum.
2. Getting hot and steamy with Demi Moore in the film About Last Night (1986). Great passion between the two stars. Rob has never looked so good.
3. Playing the stud Billy Hicks in the legendry brat pack movie St. Elmo's Fire (1985).

David Walliams

1. He was born David Williams but changed his name to Walliams for Equity purposes.

2. His Dad, Peter, works for London Transport and is mum, Kathleen, is a laboratory technician.

3. David made a guest appearance in the BBC drama series Eastenders in 2003, playing Alfie Moon's slightly backward friend Ray.

Will Smith

1. In 2004 he purchased a home in Stockholm, Sweden as a place to get away from it all.
2. As amazing as it may sound, Will was first choice for the role of Neo in The Matrix (1990). For some reason he turned the producers of the movie down, the part went to Keanu Reeves and the rest is Hollywood history.
3. He was paid a staggering $28m for his role in I, Robot (2004). The film made $145m in the US alone so you could say Will was worth every single cent.

Jamie Oliver

1. His middle name is Trevor. Can't think why he doesn't mention it? Jamie Trevor Oliver - it's got quite a ring to it.

2. He plays drums in a band called Scarlet Division which he formed with some of his childhood friends. Don't expect to see them at the top of the chart.

3. Jamie gets his interest in food from his parents who run a pub and restaurant in Cambridge called The Cricketers. Wonder if he gets a discount.

Mel Gibson

1. The success of his self funded movie The Passion of The Christ, earned Mel an estimated in $210,000,000 in 2004. He speculated and boy did he accumulate.
2. He was roommates with the actor Geoffrey Rush in college. You may have seen him in the movies Intolerable Cruelty (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
3. Mel was offered the role of Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1987), but turned it down. Kevin Costner stepped in and the movie was a huge success.

Vernon Kay

1. In 2005 Vernon was voted Most Stylish Man by the men's magazine FHM. It's was the first award he had ever won.

2. He is good friends with Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher. Apparently the boys love to spend hours talking about football.

3.Vernon married Tess Daly in his home town of Horwich, which is near Bolton.

Andrew Flintoff

1. Freddie Flintoff is a big star in more ways than one. He is exceptionally tall, towering over most people at 6ft 4in (1.93m). No wonder he hits the ball so far.
2. His nickname 'Freddie' is a due to his similarities to cartoon character Fred Flintstone. An overweight caveman? Maybe a few years ago but not now.
3. He has recently been granted the freedom of his home town Preston. The main benefit of this honour is that he doesn't have to pay for a pint ever again. Let's hope he behaves himself!

Matthew McConaughey

1. In 1999 when police responded to a disturbance at Matthew's house, they found him naked playing the bongo drums with a rather large pile of marijuana alongside him.
2. He was born on the very same day 4th November 1969 as the rapper/music mogul Sean Combs also know as P.Diddy (formerly Puff Daddy).
3. His house in Texas has a fairly big back garden - 1,600 acres. That's a whole lot of room for Matthew to play Cowboys and Indians.

Antonio Banderas

1. As a boy he dreamed of playing professional football rather than becoming an actor. However, he was forced to change his career plans when he broke his foot in his early teens.
2. He's the son in law of the legendary actress Tippi Hedren who starred in classics such as The Birds (1963) and Marnie (1964). She, of course, was Melanie Griffith's mother.
3. His full name is José Antonio Domínguez Bandera. Dominguez was the surname of his father and Bandera the surname of his mother. It's unclear why Antonio decided to add 's' onto the end of Bandera.

Keanu Reeves

1. Despite his surfer dude type image, he was actually born in Beirut, Lebanon. However, his family moved to New York City when he was a child.
2. He very nearly signed up to reprise his role as Jack Traven in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) but pulled out at the last minute. Just as well he did because the film was a turkey.
3. He was first choice for Charlie Sheen's role in Platoon (1986) but turned it down. Unfortunately for Keanu the film was a tremendous critical and financial success.

Bruce Willis

1. His real name is Walter Bruce Willis and he was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany.
2. Bruce was originally cast as Terry Benedict in Ocean's Eleven (2001) but pulled out at the 11th hour. Andy Garcia stepped in to his shoes and the film was a huge success. Bruce tried to make amends with a cameo in the sequel Ocean's Twelve (2005).
3. In 1987 he was arrested for disturbing the peace and assaulting a police officer. However the charges were dropped after he apologized.

Goran Visnjic

1. He does a tremendous amount of work for animal welfare charities such as PETA and IFAW. So not only is he incredibly handsome but he also cares for mistreated animals as well - what a man!
2. Goran is much taller than he looks on screen. The Croatian actor stands an impressive 6ft 4inches or 1.93m if you've succumbed to the metric system.
3. Goran was reportedly in the running to take over 007 duties from Pierce Brosnan. However, the James Bond producers opted for blondie Daniel Craig.

Christian Bale

1. He auditioned for the role of Robin in the movie Batman Forever (1995). The part went to Chris O'Donnell but Christian won the bigger prize ten years later.
2.Christian's full name is Christian Charles Philip Bale and he was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
3. He lost over 60 pounds to play the emaciated insomniac Trevor Reznik in the film The Machinist (2004).

Ashton Kutcher

1. Ashton has a twin brother Michael who was sadly born was with a septal heart defect.
2. He was once so strapped for cash as a teenager he donated his blood for money.
3. Two of the toes on his left foot are webbed together. Not the most attractive of features but it should be good for swimming.

Matthew Fox

1. He made his acting debut way back in 1992 and has made fewer than ten screen appearances since then. You could say he isn't the most prolific of actors.
2. He studied acting for two years at The School for Film and Television in New York.
3. Matthew is apparently close friends with the lead singer of the punk/rock band Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong.

Viggo Mortensen

1. Viggo is a man of many talents. He's released three jazz albums as well as a book of poetry entitled Ten Last Night.
2. He speaks fluent Spanish and Danish and can also communicate fairly well in Swedish and Norwegian. How many other Hollywood actors can speak four foreign languages?
3. Viggo was a last minute replacement for the role of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings movies. The Irish actor Stuart Townsend actually filmed four days of the first movie but was replaced by director Peter Jackson because he looked to young.

Pierce Brosnan

1. Every minute of his four outings as James Bond. Only Sean Connery was sexier as 007.
2. As master their Max Burdett in the film After the Sunset (2004). Pierce and Salma Hayek sizzle in the Caribbean heat.
3. In the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair as he slowly seduces Rene Russo into bed.

Tom Welling

1. He married Jamie White on July 5, 2002, in Martha's Vineyard. The couple currently reside in Vancouver, Canada.
2.Tom stands at 6ft 3inches tall (1.91m) and takes a size fourteen shoe. You know what they say about men with big feet? Yes, that's right - big socks.
3. It's rumoured that Tom turned down the part of Clark Kent in Smallville twice before finally accepting it. Very much a case of third time lucky.

Simon Cowell

1. He has signed such legendary recording artists as The Power Rangers, World Wrestling Federation, Zig & Zag and the Teletubbies.
2. In 2003, he sold his share in S Records for to music company BMG for $42 million.
3. Despite his nasty image, Simon is a teddy beat at heart. He takes a keen interest in animal rights and is a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Matt Damon

1. He was offered the lead role in the western The Quick and the Dead (1995) but chose to decline. The producers of the movie then turned to Leonardo DiCaprio and he said yes.
2. Matt's uncle, George Brunstad, is a bit of a celebrity himself. In 2004, at the age of of 70, he became the oldest man to swim the English Channel.
3. He made a cameo appearance as a waiter in the film The Sum of All Fears (2002) starring his good friend Ben Affleck. However, the scene was cut from the final version of the movie.

Jared Leto

1. He was engaged to none other than Cameron Diaz but the couple split for undisclosed reasons in 2002.
2. He gave up sex for two months when preparing for his role as a heroin addict in the movie Requiem for a Dream (2000). This is doubly impressive when you consider who he was dating at the time. Yes, it was Cameron Diaz.
3. He performs in a band called 30 Seconds To Mars along with his brother Shannon Leto and two friends.

Hugh Grant

1. His production company is called Simian Films because Elizabeth Hurley (his girlfriend at the time) thought he bore more than a passing resemblance to a money.
2. Rumour has it he refused to perform a love scene in the movie Four Weddings and A Funeral (1994) when it was suggested he wear some body paint to make him look more toned.
3. Hugh's full name is Hugh John Mungo Grant. Wonder why he prefers to be known by just his surname and forename.

Julian McMahon

1. His full name is Julian Dana William McMahon and he stands at an impressive 6ft 3inches tall. He is the son of Sir William McMahon the former Prime Minister of Australia.
2. Julian has a daughter with the beautiful actress Brooke Burns who has appeared in the movies Shallow Hal (2001) and Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005).
3. He married singing star Danni Minogue in 1994 but the Australian dream couple divorced just a year later.

Jim Carrey

1. In October 2004 Jim became a US citizenship but not at the expense of his home country of Canada which he still considers to be his home.
2. Jim's family were once so destitute that they lived out of a camper van until they managed to get themselves back on their feet. A real rags to riches story.
3. For all you Big Brother fans, Jim Carrey isn't Jim's full name. His little known middle name is Eugene. But that's about all these two giants of showbizness have in common.

Enrique Iglesias

1. Enrique has two dogs - a Golden Retriever called Grammy and a German Shepherd called Lucas.
2. He had his famous mole removed from his right cheek in 2003. Don't know about you but we kind of liked it. He said he had it chopped off because a doctor told him it could become cancerous. Not sure if we believe him.
3. Enrique is much taller than he looks at an impressive 6ft 2in or 1.88m if you prefer the metric system.

Eric Bana

1. Holding his own against Brad Pitt in the epic Troy (2004). His shirtless scenes are worth enduring all the fight scenes for.
2. Taking nine months off work after finishing the movie The Hulk (2003) to spend time with his family.
3. Showing off his great body in several scenes from the comic book movie The Hulk (2003). The man has muscles!

Chris Martin

1. Chris went to Haiti and Dominican Republic in 2003 to support Oxfam’s campaign to change the rules of world trade.
2. His full name is Christopher Anthony John Martin and he was born in Devon, not East Sussex as some people believe.
3. Chris and fellow Coldplay member Jon Buckland made cameo appearances in the film Shaun of the Dead as zombies. If you can spot them you're doing better than us.

Richard Gere

1. As rich businessman Edward Lewis who falls for prostitute Julia Roberts in the film Pretty Woman (1990). The love scene on the piano is one of many memorable moments.
2. Of course we had to include the finale to the film An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) where he sweeps Debra Winger of her feet to the sound of Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.
3. Making dreams come true as the male escort Julian Kaye in the film American Gigolo (1980). Would you be tempted?

Owen Wilson

1. Playing iconic character Ken Hutchinson in Starsky & Hutch (2004). He is even sexier than David Soul, although some women wouldn't agree.
2. As secret agent Alex Scott in the movie I Spy (2002) when he tries to seduce Famke Janssen by singing Marvin Gaye's classic Sexual Healing.
3. Finally falling in love with someone after years of one night stands in the comedy Wedding Crashers (2005).

Hugh Jackman

1. Hugh has terrible eye sight and can barely focus on anything without contact lenses.
2. He wasn't first choice for the part of Wolverine in X-Men. The Scottish actor Dougray Scott had agreed to the role but had to pull out due to his previous film, Mission: Impossible II, wrapping two months late. How things could have been different for both men.
3. He has two adopted children, Oscar Maximillian Jackman and Ava Eliot Jackman.