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Throngs of Twilighters are filling theaters this weekend to sigh and gush over actor Robert Pattinson in New Moon, the second movie installment of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series.

The role of vampire Edward Cullen in the first film shot R. Patz into the limelight this time last year. Lovestruck teenage girls (and 30-something women who shall remain nameless, ha!) fell hook, line and sinker for his sensitive, smoldering eyes and gravity-defying ‘do.

Born the youngest of three in London on May 13, 1986, R. Patz showed an early interest in the arts. Three when he started playing piano and five when he took up guitar, today he’s an accomplished musician.

His big break came with the role of Cedric Diggory in 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Fun fact: Robert had to learn how to scuba dive to play the part. I wonder how his hair felt about getting wet, LOL!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Born in Shoreham, England (September 28, 1968) but raised in Australia (where she met BFF Nicole Kidman at an audition), Naomi Ellen Watts has been cranking out films for almost 20 years.

Her love affair with the arts began in 1980 with a little thing called Fame — the movie that convinced her to pursue acting.

Starting with small roles in spectacular feasts of cinematic perfection, like the campy Children of the Corn IV, her star rose, eventually landing on the set of bona fide blockbusters (hello, King Kong?) and earning her an Academy Award nomination for 21 Grams.

Whether she’s working the red carpet or caring for her young son and baby daddy (Liev Shrieber), I think Naomi always looks great.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The year was 1995; the movie was The Net, starring newbie movie starlet Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964).

Does anyone else remember watching that movie and wondering, “What’s this Internet thing they keep talking about?” LOL! Times sure have changed. 🙂

Sandra was just three credits shy of a degree from East Carolina University when she dropped everything and headed to New York to pursue acting.

Things worked out, to say the least, with more than 30 films to her credit, among them, Speed, Miss Congeniality, Crash and, most recently, The Proposal (which I really liked!).

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Jared Leto became the object of many teenage fantasies in the mid-’90s when he was cast as heartthrob Jordan Catalano on the TV show My So-Called Life.

Born the day after Christmas in December of 1971, the vegetarian artist/actor/musician is a man of many talents.

Before hitting it big, he studied painting at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts. He originally moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to pursue music, only taking small acting parts to pay the bills.

After his stint as resident hottie on My So-Called Life ended in 1995, Jared went on to star in several films including American Psycho, Fight Club and Panic Room.

These days Jared stays busy singing lead and playing guitar in the rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. The band’s third album, This is War, arrives next month.

Before picking him for today’s poll, I had no idea how adventurous homeboy was with his hair! I’m liking most of the styles, except for the braids. Those bring back too many bad memories of K. Fed in his heyday. 🙂

Oh, and while I’m not normally a fan of guyliner, how HARD does Jared rock that black liner on his waterline?

I wonder how he feels about MAC Fluidline…

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Halloween is but a few hours away, and I’ve been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns to get fired up!

I’m a huge fan of the show and have been for years… Love all of the characters, but a favorite’s Willow the witch (Buffy’s BFF), played by actress Alyson Hannigan.

Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) was 23 in 1997 when the pagan stars aligned and she landed a job on the show. Even though she appeared in several commercials and even a feature film (My Stepmother is an Alien, LOL!) before Buffy, it was her portrayal of Willow that made her a star.

This one time, at band camp… Fans may remember Alyson as the nerdy flute-playing vixen from 1999’s American Pie or recognize her from How I Met Your Mother (in season 5 now on CBS).

Buffy also played a fateful part in Alyson’s personal life. She and actor Alexis Denisof (who played the bumbling Wesley Wyndham-Price) married in 2003 and just welcomed their daughter, Satyana, on Alyson’s 35th birthday.

I’ll always have a soft spot for her red hair from the Buffy years, but I think she looks great as a brunette, too.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Through the magic of Hulu, I’ve been watching old episodes of My So-Called Life, the mid-’90s TV show that made Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) a star.

Claire was just 15 years old when she landed the role of Angela Chase on the show, which fans loved for its authenticity, but her work was short-lived as the show only lasted a season. Despite the short run, it earned her an Emmy nomination and won her a Golden Globe.

Life as a teenage actress led to her first onscreen kiss, which incidentally occurred before her first one in real life. NOTE: I wouldn’t complain if 1) my first kiss was with Jordan Catalano and 2) they paid me to do it, haaaay.

After the show ended, Claire’s career took off, with roles in more than two dozen films, including Little Women, Romeo + Juliet (with Leonardo) and more recently Stardust, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.

FUN FACT: Claire turned down the role of Rose Dewitt Bukater in Titanic, which later went to Kate Winslet.

On a bizarre note, Claire is a bit notorious among Filipinos as a result of remarks that appeared in a 1998 article for Vogue. Claire’s comments led to her being declared persona non-grata by the government of the country.

I still remember the e-mails from my mom with the subject line, “BAN CLAIRE DANES!!!” and thinking, “What the heck did Angela Chase get herself into?”

While I forgive her for her comments about my birthplace (she was just 19 at the time), as a die-hard Terminator fan, I’ll NEVER forgive her for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, bluh! 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen