Driton "Tony" Dovolani born July 17, 1973 is an Albanian professional ballroom dancer, instructor and judge based in New York City. He is known for his involvement in the American version of Dancing with the Stars on ABC. Dovolani also portrayed a Latin bad boy in the hit film Shall We Dance? and spent time coaching actress Jennifer Lopez.
Early life
Dovolani was born in the city of Pristina, Kosovo.[1] He began folk dancing at the age of three. At the age of fifteen, his family moved to Stamford, Connecticut. He got the opportunity to attend classes at a Fred Astaire Dance Academy.
Dancing with the Stars
Dovolani was partnered with professional wrestler Stacy Keibler in Season 2, where they made it to the finals and finished in third place. In Season 3, he was partnered with country music star Sara Evans. Midway through the season, Evans withdrew from the competition for personal reasons. He returned to the show on March 19 for Season 4, this time partnered with talk show host Leeza Gibbons.They were the third couple eliminated from the competition and finished in 9th place.
He competed in Season 5, partnered with actress Jane Seymour. They were the seventh couple eliminated from the competition and finished in sixth place. In Season 6, his partner was Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur. They were eliminated in the semi-finals and finished in fourth place. Dovolani competed in Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars with actress Susan Lucci of All My Children as his partner. They were eliminated in Week 7 and came in sixth.
In the eighth season, he was originally paired with Nancy O'Dell, the then-host of Access Hollywood. However, on March 5 she withdrew from the competition because of a torn meniscus sustained during pre-season practice. With only two days to practice, Melissa Rycroft, fresh off her The Bachelor appearance, stepped in and became his new celebrity partner. They made it to the finals and took third place in the competition.
In the ninth season, he was partnered with former model and entrepreneur Kathy Ireland. They were the third couple to be eliminated, finishing in 14th place. For Season Ten, Dovolani was partnered with former reality star Kate Gosselin from Jon and Kate Plus 8/Kate Plus 8. They were the fourth couple eliminated, finishing in 8th place. For the eleventh season, he was partnered with The Hills star Audrina Patridge. They were the sixth couple eliminated, finishing in 7th place. For Season 12, his partner was talk show host Wendy Williams. They were the second couple eliminated, finishing in tenth place. For Season 13, his partner was singer Chynna Phillips. Phillips was eliminated in week four. For Season 14, his partner was tennis champion Martina Navratilova. They were the first couple to be eliminated. Dovalani was once again partnered with Melissa Rycroft for season 15 and they became champions of the season.
William George "Borneo" Gregory
NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Retired
Born May 14, 1957
Lockport, New York
Other occupation Test Pilot
Rank Lieutenant Colonel, USAF
Time in space 16d 15h 08m
Selection 1990 NASA Group
Missions STS-67
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William George "Borneo" Gregory born May 14, 1957, is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force lieutenant colonel.Gregory was born in Lockport, New York and graduated from
Lockport High School in 1975. He is of Albanian origin from the city of
Korçë . Gregory is an Eagle Scout. He then attended the United
States Air Force Academy, where he graduated with a degree in
engineering sciences in 1979. After this, he went to Columbia University
to get a master's degree in engineering mechanics (1980), and Troy
University to get another master's in management (1984). He is also a
member of the USAF Academy Association of Graduates.
NASA career
Selected by NASA in January 1990, Gregory became an astronaut in July 1991. Gregory's technical assignments included: Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL); astronaut office representative for Landing/Rollout, T-38 Flying Safety; Kennedy Space Center Astronaut Support Personnel (ASP); spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) in mission control; astronaut office representative for rendezvous and proximity operations; and Spacecraft Operations Branch Chief. He flew on STS-67 (1995) and has logged 400 hours in space. Gregory retired from the Air Force and left NASA in the Summer of 1999. He currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for Qwaltec, Inc. in Tempe, Arizona.
Gregory served as the STS-67 pilot on the seven-person astronomical research mission aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Launching from the Kennedy Space Center on March 2, 1995, and landing at Edwards AFB on March 18, 1995, the crew established a new mission duration record of 16 days, 15 hours, 8 minutes and 46 seconds, while completing 262 orbits and traveling nearly seven million miles. This second flight of the ASTRO telescope primary payload also included numerous secondary payloads.
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Eliza Patricia Dushku was born in Watertown (born December 30, 1980), Massachusetts, the daughter of Philip R. Dushku, an administrator and teacher in the Public Schools of Boston and Judith "Judy" (née Rasmussen), a political science professor. Dushku's father is an Albanian from the city of Korçë, Korça and her mother is of Danish and English descent.
Dushku attended Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, and graduated from Watertown High School.
Eliza Dushku is an American actress known for her television roles, including recurring appearances as Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel. She starred in two Fox series, Tru Calling and Dollhouse She is also known for her role in films including True Lies, The New Guy, Bring It On, Wrong Turn and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as well as her voice work on video games.
Eliza albanian eagle tattoo
Born: December 30, 1980, Watertown
Height: 1.65 m
Partner: Rick Fox (2009–)
Parents: Judith Rasmussen, Philip R. Dushku
Siblings: Nate Dushku, Aaron Dushku, Benjamin Dushku
Dushku resides in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California. She visited her father's family in Albania in 2006 after receiving an invitation from Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha. She visited Kosovo and got an Albanian Eagle tattoo on the back of her neck.[34][35] While on her second visit to Albania in 2011, she applied for Albanian citizenship and obtained the Albanian passport and ID Card. She became an honorary citizen of Tirana, and was given the honorary title of Tirana Ambassador of Culture and Tourism in the World by Tirana mayor Lulzim Basha. Additionally, she was given honorary citizen status in her father's home town of Korçë, Albania.
Awards and nominations
Her performance in Tru Calling garnered Dushku two nomination in 2004: a Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Star – Female a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series. Maxim magazine ranked Dushku 6th on the "Hot 100 Women of 2009" list. Dushku was nominated in 2009 for a Scream Award for Best Science Fiction Actress for her role of Echo. Dushku was named Ambassador for the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show Entertainment Matters program in October 2011,
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Driton "Tony" Dovolani born July 17, 1973 is an Albanian professional ballroom dancer, instructor and judge based in New York City. He is known for his involvement in the American version of Dancing with the Stars on ABC. Dovolani also portrayed a Latin bad boy in the hit film Shall We Dance? and spent time coaching actress Jennifer Lopez.
