( Wentworth Miller )

Biography

Wentworth Miller



Date of Birth
2 June 1972, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Birth Name
Wentworth Earl Miller III

Nickname
Stinky
Went
Miller

Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)














Mini Biography

Born in England, raised in Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of Princeton University, Wentworth Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed young actor whose credits span both television and feature film.

Miller began his career in the industry on the other side of the camera. After graduating from college with a degree in English Literature, Miller headed to Los Angeles in the spring of 1995 to work in the development department of a small production company specializing in movies made for television. However, it wasn't long before his desire to realize the acting ambitions of his childhood became undeniable.

Within the next few years, he landed guest spots on a variety of shows including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), "ER" (1994) and "Popular" (1999). He also starred in the Hallmark "mega-series" "Dinotopia" (2002/I).

Miller then segued to The Human Stain (2003), a feature film directed by Robert Benton and starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman. A movie examining questions of race, class and identity, it featured Hopkins as an embattled college professor struggling to conceal an incredible secret, with Miller playing the same character as a young man.

Miller subsequently appeared in the movie Underworld (2003) and guest-starred on "Joan of Arcadia" (2003) and "Ghost Whisperer" (2005) before joining the cast of "Prison Break" (2005), a groundbreaking television series that's quickly become an international phenomenon. Playing a structural engineer who gets himself thrown into the same prison where his brother is on death row in order to break his brother out, Miller was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 2006.
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Fun Facts

Graduated from Princeton with a degree in English.

Miller's father is African-American, Somalian, Jamaican, British, German and part Cherokee; his mother is Russian, French, Syrian, and Lebanese.

He is a 1990 graduate of Quaker Valley High, Miller moved to Sewickley Heights for his senior year of high school with his father, Wentworth Earl Miller II.

His mother, Roxann, is a Special Education Teacher and a graduate from Yale.

His father, Wentworth Earl Miller II is a Lawyer and a graduate of Yale.

He has 2 younger sisters, Gillian and Leigh, who is the youngest. Gillian is a lawyer and Leigh is in law School.

Born in England, but was raised in Brooklyn, New York.

















Personal Quotes

When I got to college, acting suddenly seemed like a very risky proposition and all my friends were going to law school or med school or Wall Street.

You might look at my CV and see I've had 12 jobs, but I've been to over 450 auditions so I've heard 'no' a lot more than I've heard 'yes'. So if I go in looking only to meet my own standards, then that will make taking that rejection a little bit easier. And when I do get that job it will seem like icing on the cake.

The show is completely preposterous. But that aside, it's a great ride.

"My experience is that I find myself having to constantly define myself to others, day-in, day-out. The quote that's helped me the most through that is from Toni Morrison's "Beloved" where she says, "Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined" - so I find myself defining myself for other people lest I be defined by others and stuck into some box where I don't particularly belong".

My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities.

"I'm kind of a dork. I don't have much game. I'm not particularly comfortable in bars or clubs. I much prefer being home playing Scrabble, having dinner with a couple friends, going to see a movie, or losing a whole weekend to Season 14 of "Law & Order" (1990) or "The Simpsons" (1989).

"I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn't want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he's smarter than your average Joe" - on playing "Michael Scofield" with his regular physique.

When asked what character from literature he would like to play: "Well, if we can expand the definition of literature to include comic books, I'd definitely love a crack at "General Zod" from "Superman". So I'm hoping that Bryan Singer makes a sequel to the "Superman" that's coming out and casts me" (TV Guide, April 10-16,2006).

I have a little fantasy where in the last episode of the season, we slip into the prison's sewer system, up through the grate, and pop out a hatch - and we're face to face with Matthew Fox and spend season 2 on a tropical beach - jokingly linking his show, "Prison Break" (2005) to "Lost" (2004).




Filmography



Actor:


2000s
1990s
1."Prison Break" .... Michael Scofield (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka Prison Break: Manhunt (USA: second season title)
... aka Prison Break: On the Run (Australia: second season title)
- Scylla (2008) TV episode .... Michael Scofield
- The Art of the Deal (2008) TV episode .... Michael Scofield
- Hell or High Water (2008) TV episode .... Michael Scofield
- Under & Out (2008) TV episode .... Michael Scofield
- Dirt Nap (2008) TV episode .... Michael Scofield
(53 more)

2. Prison Break: The Road to Freedom (2007) (TV) .... Michael Scofield

3. "Ghost Whisperer" .... Sgt. Paul Adams (1 episode, 2005)
- Pilot (2005) TV episode .... Sgt. Paul Adams

4. Stealth (2005) (voice) .... EDI

5. "Joan of Arcadia" .... Ryan Hunter (2 episodes, 2005)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (2005) TV episode .... Ryan Hunter
- Common Thread (2005) TV episode .... Ryan Hunter

6. The Confession (2005) .... The Prisoner/Tom

7. Underworld (2003) .... Dr. Adam Lockwood
... aka Underworld (Germany)
8. The Human Stain (2003) .... Young Coleman Silk
... aka Couleur du mensonge, La (France)
... aka Menschliche Makel, Der (Germany)

9. "Dinotopia" (2002/II) TV mini-series .... David Scott
... aka Dinotopia (Germany)

10. Room 302 (2001) .... Server #1

11. "ER" .... Mike Palmieri (1 episode, 2000)
- Homecoming (2000) TV episode .... Mike Palmieri

12. "Time of Your Life" .... Nelson (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- The Time They Got E-Rotic (2000) TV episode .... Nelson
- The Time the Truth Was Told (1999) TV episode .... Nelson

13. "Popular" .... Adam Rotchild Ryan (2 episodes, 2000)
- Ch-Ch-Changes (2000) TV episode .... Adam Rotchild Ryan
- All About Adam (2000) TV episode .... Adam Rotchild Ryan



14. Romeo and Juliet (2000) (V) .... Paris


15. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" .... Gage Petronzi (1 episode, 1998)
... aka BtVS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Buffy (USA: short title)
... aka Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Series (USA: long title)
- Go Fish (1998) TV episode .... Gage Petronzi


















Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Vows of Deception (1996) (TV) (production associate)
... aka Deadly Seduction
... aka Tangled Web

2. Gone in the Night (1996) (TV) (production associate)

3. Shaughnessy (1996) (TV) (production associate)
... aka Louis L'Amour's Shaughnessy (Australia)
... aka Louis L'Amour's Shaughnessy the Iron Marshal (USA: DVD box title)
















Self:

1. Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself

2. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Episode dated 17 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself

3. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 21 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself

4. Making of 'Prison Break' (2006) (V) .... Michael Scofield

5. "Richard & Judy" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)

- Episode dated 24 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself

6. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 20 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself

7. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 21 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
8. "Making a Scene" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)

- Prison Break (2005) TV episode .... Himself

9. "The Sharon Osbourne Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Sharon (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 3 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself

10. Discovering Dinotopia (2002) (TV) .... David Scott / Host

11. Evolution: The Making of 'Dinotopia' (2002) (TV) .... David Scott

i miss her ( Princess Diana )

Quotes by Princess Diana

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. "

"Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children. "


"I understand people's suffering, people's pain, more than you will every know yourself.."

"I had a very bad time with the press - they literally haunted and hunted me. I haven't felt well since day one. I don't think I'm made for the production line."

"I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give. I am very happy to do that, I want to do that."


"The public... they wanted a fairy princess to come and touch them, and everything will turn into gold and all their worries would be forgotten. Little did they realise that the individual was crucifying herself inside because she didn't think she was good enough."


"Only do what your heart tells you."


“Yes, I do touch. I believe that everyone needs that”


“I've always though that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way....”

“It's vital the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It's what I try and do....”

“I don't go by the rule book, I lead from the heart, not the head”

“I knew what my job was, it was to go out and meet the people and love them”

“I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties”

“I wear my heart on my sleeve”.

“The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey”

“I wish all the mothers, fathers and children out there realize how much I need them and how much I value their support”.

“I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them”

“Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back”.

“I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit world look after me”

Princess Diana in hijab.

‘When she was alive we completely took for granted her unrivalled love of life, laughter, fun and folly. She was our guardian, friend and protector.



She will always be remembered for her amazing public work. But behind the media glare, to us, just two loving children, she was quite simply the best mother in the world.’



Princess Diana of Wales



"Your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will"



PRINCESS DIANA: A JOURNEY INTO MY HEART



Princess Diana Memorial, the death of a fairy tale princes



The England's Rose



Where Angels Fly???????



A tribute to the late Princess Diana



PRINCESS DIANA COMING THROUGH
FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD




never fading with the sunset



Princess Diana


Goodbye England's Rose

May you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself
where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country,
and you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven,
and the stars spell out your name.
And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind:
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
along England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.
Loveliness we've lost;
these empty days without your smile.
This torch we'll always carry
for our nation's golden child.
And even though we try,
the truth brings us to tears;
all our words cannot express
the joy you brought us through the years.
And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind:
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
along England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.
Goodbye England's rose,
from a country lost without your soul,
who'll miss the wings of your compassion
more than you'll ever know."
You called out to our country,
and you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven,
and the stars spell out your name.
And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind:
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
along England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.
Loveliness we've lost;
these empty days without your smile.
This torch we'll always carry
for our nation's golden child.
And even though we try,
the truth brings us to tears;
all our words cannot express
the joy you brought us through the years.
And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind:
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
along England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.
Goodbye England's rose,
from a country lost without your soul,
who'll miss the wings of your compassion
more than you'll ever know."
You called out to our country,
and you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven,
and the stars spell out your name.
And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind:
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
along England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.


Princess Diana Short Biography

Diana, Princess of Wales

(Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997)

Princess Diana was an iconic figure of the late 20th Century. During her life she was often said to be the most photographed person, appearing on the cover of People magazine more than anyone else. She epitomised feminine beauty and glamour. At the same time, she was admired for her groundbreaking charity work; in particular her work with AIDS patient,s and supporting the campaign for banning landmines. Married to Prince Charles in 1981, she received the title of “Her Royal Highness Princess Diana of Wales” She is the Mother of Prince William and Prince Harry 2nd and 3rd in line to the throne respectively.

Diana was born to an aristocratic family who links to the Royal Family. Her father was Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp. Edward Spencer was a direct descendent of Charles II.. Her mother was Frances Viscountess Althorp. Her mother was distantly related with the Queen Mother, and was also of American descent. When Diana was young, her parents divorced with her father winning a bitter battle for custody of the children. Diana grew up in the family home of Park House, before moving to Althorp in 1975. Diana did not shine as a student, but did well in music and ballet. When she met her future husband, Diana was working as a part time assistant in a nursery school in London

In 1981, Diana married Prince Charles. Diana was 13 years the junior, at an age of just 20, Charles by contrast was 33 at the time of the wedding. The general public soon warmed to the innocence and beauty of Princess Diana, and the wedding was watched by over 1 billion people world wide. During their marriage they had two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. However, in the mid 1980s, strains started to appear in the marriage, and under much publicity the marriage broke up leading to a divorce in 1992. During this period Diana is said to have suffered various health problems such as bulimia and depression.

As Princess of Wales, Diana was expected to take part in various official engagements, such as, opening of hospitals. This provided a natural outlet for her to become involved in various types of charitable work. Her natural sympathy and oneness with patients was much admired. In 1987, Princess Diana was one of the first well known celebrities to be photographed with a victim of AIDS. This was important in changing attitudes to the disease. At the time, many thought the disease could be contacted by touch alone. Another of her high profile charities, was her involvement in the campaign to ban landmines. In January 1997, she visited mine fields in Angola to inspect the clearing of landmines. After her death, the Ottawa treaty, was signed banning the use of anti-personnel landmines. Many agree that her support and role in the campaign played an important role in influencing this decision.

Shortly before her death, June 18th Princess Diana met with Mother Teresa. Both admired each other. Mother Teresa always said “Diana is my daughter.” With utmost humility Diana said “I am a very, very small Mother Teresa.

Despite the pervasive press intrusions into her private life, Diana remained very popular because people could identify with her. Her hands on approach to charity work gave the impression of a new type of Royal, who was no longer so remote.

“everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back if only they had the chance.”

Diana died on 31st August, 1997, in a car crash involving Dodi Al-Fayed. (see last moments of Princess Diana) It was said they were being chased by paparazzi at the time the fatal accident. Although, the inquest noted that the driver was also under the influence of drugs and drink. Controversy still surrounds her death, with a further inquest still underway.(3) The death of Diana had a profound impact on the British public and those in other countries. It led to an unprecedented outpouring of grief and sympathy, for a person people had taken into their hearts. Over 1 million bouquets of flowers were laid at Buckingham Palace. Her funeral was watched by countless millions around the world. Her final resting place was her family home of Althorp.

Sri Chinmoy said of Princess Diana

“Princess Diana, your heart of sympathy covers the length and breadth of the world. There shall come a time when the entire world will value you most sincerely, most lovingly and most wholeheartedly." (2)

Princess Diana Childhood Years

Diana was born on July 1, 1961, at Park House near Sandringham, Norfolk. Her full name at birth was Diana Frances Spencer. She was born into an artistocratic family with Royal blood in the ancestry. Her father was Viscount Althorp and her mother Viscountess Althorp. Unfortunately at the age of 6 Diana’s split up and got divorced. As a result of the divorce there was a messy custody battle which left an emotional scar upon Diana. Diana later revealed how she remembers hearing the crunch of her mother’s footsteps on the gravel outside as she left the house.




Princess Diana Childhood Years

Diana was born on July 1, 1961, at Park House near Sandringham, Norfolk. Her full name at birth was Diana Frances Spencer. She was born into an artistocratic family with Royal blood in the ancestry. Her father was Viscount Althorp and her mother Viscountess Althorp. Unfortunately at the age of 6 Diana’s split up and got divorced. As a result of the divorce there was a messy custody battle which left an emotional scar upon Diana. Diana later revealed how she remembers hearing the crunch of her mother’s footsteps on the gravel outside as she left the house.

Picture - Diana as a Child

However it was her father Earl of Spencer who mostly brought up Diana, when he became the 8th Earl of Spencer he moved the family to Althorpe near Northampton where she lived for the rest of childhood years. Later his father got remarried to the daughter of famous writer Barbara Cartland. However there was often disharmony between Diana and her brother and their new step mother.

Diana was educated first at Boarding school before spending several years at West Heath Public School in Kent. Here she did very well in sport, especially swimming. She had aspirations to become a ballet dancer but at 5 feet 8 was deemed to be too tall. On the academic front Diana was not bright and eventually failed all her O Levels. She later recalled happy memories from her childhood years.

Diana with Brother Charles (Earl Spencer)



After leaving school she got a job as a nanny and part time cook. Later she took a assistant teaching post at a kindergarten school in Knightsbridge, London. It was whilst working as an assistant here that she was first introduced to her future husband Charles. The romanticised courtship gained intense media speculation and in 1981 they were married at Westminster Abbey London. The wedding was watched by millions from around the globe.

Windsor Castle

Magnificent Windsor Castle in Berkshire is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Steeped in nine hundred years of history it dominates the surrounding landscape and emanates an impression of power. The castle is one of the Queen's three official residences, the other two being Buckingham Palace and Holyrood House.

The castle was founded by the Norman king, William the Conqueror in 1075. Erected as a wooden mottte and bailey castle on the site occupied by the present Round Tower. The Conqueror's Castle was situated in a strategic defensible position, standing on a hill above a bend in the River Thames at the village of Windlesora, which once formed part of a Saxon royal hunting ground.

The castle was extended by his successors throughout the centuries that followed. William the Conqueror's fourth son, king Henry I replaced his father's original wooden structure with a stone keep. The Round Tower was added by the Conqueror's great grandson, King Henry II, the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, who replaced the wooden palisade surrounding the old fortress with a stone wall interspersed with square towers. Henry II also built the first stone keep on the irregular mound at the centre of the castle and the first of the castle's medieval state apartments.

Windsor Castle was to experience two sieges in the medieval era. The first occured when the scheming Prince John attempted to take the throne from his absentee brother, Richard the Lionheart whilst the latter was taking part in the Third Crusade to the Holy Land. Windsor was again besieged by the nobles as part of the insurrection which culminated in King John being forced to sign the historic Magna Carta at nearby Runnymede meadow, which is located three miles along the River Thames from Windsor towards London.

Edward III lavished £30,000 on Windsor Castle, the largest crown building project of the Medieval period. He created St. George's Hall, for the use of the knights of the Order of the Garter which he founded on St. George's Day, 1348. Every June, an official gathering of the knights of the Garter takes place at the castle. Following a meal in the Waterloo Chamber, the knights walk in procession headed by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, to a service in the chapel.

The massive and magnificent perpendicular gothic St. George's Chapel was begun by Edward IV in 1477and completed fifty years later in the reign of his formidable grandson, Henry VIII. It is the burial place of ten British monarchs. Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour, lie there together with Charles I, beheaded on the orders of Oliver Cromwell in 1649 during the Civil War. Charles was brought captive to the castle by Parliamentary forces prior to his execution in 1649. His body, along with its severed head was later placed in his bedroom, before being buried in the chapel.

The chapel also contains the final resting place of the the martyred Lancastrian king, Henry VI, who lies close to the tomb of his Yorkist supplanter, Edward IV. The last reigning monarch to be buried there was George VI, the father of the present Queen. It is also the final resting place of the Queen Mother.

The chapel remains one of the finest examples of late medieval architecture and has been the scene of many royal marriages, the latest of these being the wedding of the Earl and Countess of Wessex in 1999.

Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, a new set of State Apartments were built by the Stuart king Charles II, who loved the castle. Charles transformed the medieval castle into a Baroque palace. He rebuilt much of the upper bailey. His apartments were embellished by the work of the famous wood carver, Grinling Gibbons and include ceilings by Antonio Verrio. Charles also added the 5 km Long Walk, leading south from the castle to Windsor Great Park.

That most avid of royal builder's, George IV, had extensive alterations made to the castle in the 1820's. He chose the architect Jeffry Wyatville to built the famous Waterloo Chamber, commemorating the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, which is lined with Sir Thomas Lawrence's famous state portraits of the potentates of the time.

When her beloved Albert, the Prince Consort died at Windsor Castle of typhoid in 1861, rumoured to be caused by the state of its drains, Queen Victoria erected the ornate mausoleum at Frogmore, which stands in the grounds of Windsor Great Park, to his memory. She and a number of their descendants, including Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, older brother of George V, now lie at Frogmore with him.

A disastrous fire broke out at the castle on 20 November, 1992, ironically the 45th wedding anniversary of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. It started in the Private Chapel when a spotlight placed there by workmen ignited a curtain and spread rapidly to engulf many of the State Rooms. The fire lasted for fifteen hours destroying nine of the principal State Apartments.

An extensive restoration programme was embarked upon, using authentic materials and craftsmanship. Restoration works were completed five years later, on 20th November, 1997 at a cost of 37 million pounds. A large percentage of the money (70%) was raised by opening Buckingham Palace to the public.

The State Apartments are open to visitors. Windsor houses the major artworks in the royal collection which includes works by Holbein, da Vinci, Rubens, Rembrandt and van Dyck.

The royal family visit Windsor frequently, the Queen regularly spends weekends there and it is used for ceremonial visits from Heads of State.