This is a selection even smaller than the television shows I am obsessed with. The movie thing kind of rotates depending on what's hot at the moment and what my friends are obsessing over.

. orlando bloom . ben browder . eliza dushku . hugh jackman .
. christian kane . hudson leick . james marsters . michael vartan .

Orlando Bloom
DOB: 13 january 1977 (Canterbury, Kent, England, UK)
Height: 5'11"
Eyes: brown
Hair: dark brown
Distinguishing Marks: tattoos: '9' in elvish on forearm; sun on torso
Hobbies: surfing, skiing, snowboarding, skydiving and photography
Screen Debut: Peter Drinkwater in "Midsomer Murders" (1997)
Currently: "Ned Kelly" with Heath Ledger, being filmed in Australia

Quote: "[Viggo Mortensen] used to call me 'elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails."

Mini Bio: Orlando spent two years at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He was nearly killed three years ago when he fell out of a third-story window and broke his back. Doctors told him that he may not walk again, but walked out of the hospital one operation and twelve days later. Orli recieved many film offers after his appearance in 1997's "Wilde," but turned them down to play theatre for three years.

Random Facts: Favorite color is yellow. He has an older sister, Samantha, and a dog named Maude. His first job was as a clay trapper. Vegetarian. Originally auditioned for the role of Faramir, Boromir's brother, in "Lord of the Rings." Orlando had his hair shaved into a mohawk to give him the generous forehead and elf would have.

. imdb . ob obsession . ob.org . ob online . 113 . nine . ob multimedia .

Ben Browder (born Robert Benedict Browder)
DOB: 11 december 1962 (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Height: 6' 1"
Eyes: blue
Hair: dark brown
Distinguishing Marks:
Hobbies: surfing, work, and family
Screen Debut: "Memphis Belle" (1990) as Rookie Captain
Currently: Farscape, playing John Crichton

Mini Bio: Graduated from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina with a degree in Psychology. Attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK.

Random Facts: Met his wife, Francesca Buller, while studying at London's Central School of Speech and Drama in 1989. Family owns and operates a NASCAR Busch series race car in Charlotte, North Carolina. Likes Clark Bars and Mountain Dew, neither of which are available in Australia where Farscape is filmed.

. imdb . benbrowders.com . crichtonisms . britangie's site .

Eliza Patricia Dushku
DOB: 30 december 1980 (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
Height: 5' 5"
Eyes: brown
Hair: brown
Distinguishing Marks: none yet
Hobbies: ?
Screen Debut: as Alice Bloom in "That Night" (1992)
Currently: "The New Guy" (may 2002), "City by the Sea" (sept 2002)

Quote: "Some guy [at a hotel bar] asked me if I was on TV, and I said yes, and he threw his drink at me. I was recognized, but my face was wet. It was nuts."

Mini Bio: Eliza is Albanian and Danish in descent. She has studied the piano, drums and dance (jazz, tap and ballet). Her previous acting experience includes numerous amateur presentations at the Watertown Children's Theatre where she has been part of the company since she was in first grade. Eliza is sometimes seen on stage at the Children's Theatre signing for the deaf. She has three older brothers and her mother is a professor at Boston University. Due to the strict laws on the hours that a minor is allowed to work, Eliza was legally emancipated from her parents.

Random Facts: Raised in a Mormon household. Her last name is pronounced (Dush-koo) - Dush rhymes with "push". Her favorite show is Late Night with Conan O'Brien and her favorite movie is "Beaches." Nicknamed "Duck Shoot" by director Kevin Smith. Accepted into Boston, George Washington and Suffolk Universities; she wants to study something other than acting. Is a fan of the New England Patriots, a Girls Ice Hockey team.

. imdb . everlasting eliza . eliza dushku online . squared .

Hugh Jackman
DOB: 12 october 1968 (Sydney, Australia)
Height: 6' 2"
Eyes: brown
Hair: brown
Distinguishing Marks: ?
Hobbies: piano, guitar, golf, and windsurfing
Screen Debut: as Kevin Jones in "Correlli" (1995)
Currently: "X-Men 2", currently in production

Quote: "There was a whole display set up of all the X-Men paraphernalia. My wife couldn't resist telling this 5-year-old boy that I was Wolverine. The little kid looked up at me and he was staring at me. His father was kind of batting him away, saying 'You're Wolverine! So tell me about it! When's the movie coming out? This is great. I've been waiting ~ I mean, my son has been waiting for so long!' So I was kind of focusing on the kid and I said, 'So you watch X-Men?' He goes, 'Yeah.' I said, 'Who's your favourite character?' The child's response? Cyclops."

Mini Bio: Hugh has a Communications degree with a journalism major from the University of Technology, Sydney. After graduating, he attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, immediately after which he was offered a starring role in the ABC TV prison drama Corelli, opposite his future wife Deborra-Lee Furness. Hugh is an accomplished singer and has appeared in several Autralian theatre productions including "Beauty and the Beast" and the Royal National Theatre's production of "Oklahoma."

Random Facts: He is left-handed. Hugh and Deb adopted a son, Oscar Maximillian Jackman, in May 2000.

. imdb . jackman's landing . all about hj . rugged .

Christian Kane
DOB: 27 june 1974 (Dallas, Texa, USA)
Height: 5'10"
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Distinguishing Marks: ?
Hobbies: football, riding horses, cooking
Screen Debut: "Fame L.A." (1997) as Ryan Legget
Currently: "Life or Something Like it" (april 2002)

Quote: "I was walking in the mall with my cousin and he pats my shoulder and I turned around and there was just this long line of little girls. When I saw that, I was like 'Whoa we gotta go.' It wasn't that I didn't want to see them, it was the fact that I was getting really self-conscious. You can't pick your nose or grab your butt or anything, you know?"

Mini Bio: Due to his father's career in the oil business, Christian spent most of his early years moving around the Southern States. Eventually the family settled in Norman, Oklahoma. Christian attended the University of Oklahoma, majoring in Art History, but dropped out before he could finish the degree. He packed up his truck, took his life savings, and headed to Los Angeles to start an acting career.

Random Facts: Christian is the lead singer and guitarist for KANE, a southern rock band he put together with his buddies Mike Eaton and Steve Carlson. Originally audtioned for the role of Riley Finn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Shares a tattoo artist with actor Mickey Rourke. Is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Garth Brooks, George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston. His favorite color is blue.

. imdb . christiankane.net . ck-maverick . kane . evil lawyer boy .

Hudson Leick (born Heidi Hudson Leick)
DOB: 9 may 1969 (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
Height: 5'8"
Eyes: brown
Hair: dark blond
Distinguishing Marks: ?
Hobbies: yoga
Screen Debut: "Law & Order" as Kathy Rogers (1993)
Currently: n/a

Quote: "I think playing Callisto is very therapeutic. Even though all she ever does is scream and yell and fight, it's because she's so hurt and angry. That's part of why I love the character so much."

Mini Bio: Her last name is pronounced "like" as in, "I like cheese." In high school, she had the unfortunate nickname of "Junk," which the older boys came up with to describe the way she dressed and the way she looked to them. After graduating high school, Hudson worked as a model in Rochester and Tokyo before continuing with her education. At the age of 20, she started acting at the Community Theater in Rochester, New York. Between the ages of 21 and 23, she worked in a play called "Neighborhood Playhouse" in New York City. Hudson also played the role of an 18 year old in a series of afterschool showcases called "Sexual Considerations", which focused on teenage issues.

Random Facts: Once read for the role of Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager.

. imdb . official fan club . mike's page .

James Wesley Marsters
DOB: 20 august 19?? (Greenville, California, USA)
Height: 5'10"
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Distinguishing Marks: scar on left eyebrow, another on left leg
Hobbies: driving in the desert, guitar, singing, painting, and writing
Screen Debut: playing a bellhop in Northern Exposure
Currently: Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Spike, gigs at 14 Below

Quote: "I patterned the accent after this guy I was in a play with, but that was three years ago. Now I'm listening to Tony Head (Giles in Buffy), who sounds kind of like Spike in real life. It's much more tough-guy talk in real life. His accent (as Giles) is just as fake as mine. His is nice and gritty, but it's not North London. I'm always afraid that I'm morphing over into Tony Head, wherever he's from."

Mini Bio: James graduated from Davis High School in Modesto, California. Studied at Juilliard, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and the American Conservatory Theatre.

Random Facts: James is left-handed. He co-founded the New Mercury Theatre Company. He recommends adding four to seven packets of Sweet 'n' Low to peroxide bleaching solution, to take the sting out. His favorite play is Shakespeare's Macbeth, in which he performed the lead role for a production in Seattle. Playstation addict.

. imdb . jamesmarsters.com . purely jm . spikespotting .

Michael Vartan
DOB: 27 november 1968 (Fleury, Normandy, France)
Height: 6'
Eyes: blue-green
Hair: brown
Distinguishing Marks: ?
Hobbies: hockey, painting, guitar
Screen Debut: "Un homme et deux femmes" (1991) as Fred
Currently: playing Michael Vaughn in Alias

Quote: "In the village where I grew up, you'd go to a dance, kiss a girl, and that was it -- she was your girlfriend. So when I started making out with a girl in a club in L.A., I thought, Here's my new girlfriend. She had told me where she lived, and the next morning, I showed up at her door with coffee and muffins. She was like, 'Dude, it's 9 A.M. Go home.'"

Mini Bio: Michael left school at age 16 and moved to the U.S. at age 18 with his mother. They settled in Los Angeles and he enrolled in acting classes shortly thereafter. He began working in American and French films. He has starred in a few independent films that were premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including "Myth of Fingerprints" and "The Curve." His other film credits include "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar," "Touch Me," and "The Pallbearer." "Never Been Kissed" is his first starring role in a studio film.

Random Facts: Michael is left-handed. He is an avid sports fan and play hockey as often as he can. Is a big fan of the New York Mets. Wanted to be a professional pool player before deciding to go into acting. Speaks French and English fluently.

. imdb . vartan etc . michaelvartannews .