Occupation: English-American metal singer and guitarist for the bands Down, Crowbar and Kingdom Of Sorrow.
DOB: April 14, 1965 In: Middlesex, England
Hobbies/Interests: ”Sports. Believe it or not – working out. Music is my interest and my job.”
Last Book Read: ”I’m a magazine guy. Probably Behind Blue Eyes – Pete Townsend’s book. One of his many books.”
Favorite [...]
Occupation: Artist.
Early Painting Memory: I didn’t paint until I was thirty, however I drew from an early age. I remember I copied images from my younger brother’s Little Golden Books when I was in middle school and then I started life drawing classes in tenth grade.
Inspirations: My Family, Gorton H.S. Art Teacher – Mrs. Turkheimer, [...]
Status: Owner of Dallas Mavericks and 2929 Entertainment. Also owner and chairman of HDNet – the world’s only all high-definition national television network.
DOB: July 31, 1958 In: Pittsburgh, PA
Childhood Heroes: ”My dad, Julius Erving, Willie Stargell, John Brisker.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Anything technology driven, keeping up with technology, play basketball, workout, play with my daughter, hang out with [...]
Status: British television presenter for BBC Sport since 1992. From 1984-1992 worked for BBC Radio Sport. Has also worked for EuroSport.
DOB: April 1950 In: Swansea, Wales
First memory of tennis: Watching on television the 1956 Wimbledon final between Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall.
Last book read: “Our Kind of Traitor” by John Le Carre.
Tennis inspirations: My father, [...]
Status: HBO Commentator. Former New York Post and Philadelphia Daily News columnist.
DOB: February 11, 1931 In: New York, NY
Childhood Heroes: “Joe DiMaggio. Sugar Ray Robinson. Joe Louis. An athlete who marked his time as both an underdog and a favorite. He gave hope to black people that they could achieve. A prizefighter who stayed [...]
Status: Drummer for Biohazard.
DOB: August 7 In: Brooklyn, NY
First Music Memory: “Listening to the Black Sabbath album, I was four-years-old.”
Music Inspirations: “Black Sabbath, Bad Brains, Ramones, Led Zeppelin.”
Last Book Read: “Life by Keith Richards. I finished it yesterday.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Mixed martial arts, running, making babies [laughs].”
Favorite Movies: “That would be [...]
Status: Soccer great from Colombia. Former member of Colombia’s national football team. From 1985-1998 he represented Colombia in 111 full international matches and scored 11 goals. He is the most capped player in his country’s history.
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 161
DOB: September 2, 1961 In: Santa Marta, Colombia
Soccer Inspiration: “Pele, of course.”
Nickname: “El [...]
(Note: This Biofile Classic interview was conducted at Madison Square Garden in 1997.)
Status: Hall of Fame manager, trainer and TV commentator.
DOB: May 30, 1922 In: Rockaway Beach, N.Y.
Childhood Heroes: ”Van Lingo Mungo, Joe Strip, Ralph Kerchival – guys you never heard of. Way before your time.”
Nicknames: ”Radar. I had a pretty good [...]
Status: New York Daily News Columnist since 1977; Author of books “Heat”, “Bump & Run”, “Travel Team”, “Full Court Press”, among others. Has alsoo written for Esquire Magazine, ESPN The Magazine, Golf Digest, Parade, Men’s Journal, Travel = Leisure Golf.
DOB: May 11, 1952 In Oneida, NY
Childhood Heroes: “Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill.”
Hobbies/Interests: [...]
Status: International Tennis Hall of Famer. Wimbledon doubles champion.
DOB: November 22, 1913 In: Washington DC
First Tennis Memory: “When my father (Robin) and two uncles built a clay tennis court in our backyard and they made me take care of it. I was 10. I didn’t like tennis much at first because I had to work [...]
