Biography (1992-2009)

Biography: Mickey Rourke

An accomplished actor and boxer, Mickey Rourke has a smouldering screen presence and a reputation for eccentric perfectionism. Compelling documentary examining his roller-coaster career. 45:11 minutes.

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Pat Nixon: Behind the Smile picture

Patricia Nixon is often remembered as the smiling woman who stood behind Richard Nixon during countless...

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Charles Lindbergh: The Crowded Idol picture

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After serving eight years in the Marines, Drew Carey found a calling in comedy.

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The amazing journey of this working class boy turned Vice President. It features rare home movies of Biden...

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Everything you need to know about Sarah Palin in 5 minutes or less.

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Actor Colin Farrell is introduced to American film audiences in 'Tigerland,' and quickly becomes infamous for...

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A serious film student in college, Bob Saget ended up launching a stand-up comedy career that put him on the...

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Hilary Swank (45:14), tv-pg

Hilary Swank grew up in a Washington State trailer park. When her parents divorced, a teenage Hilary convinced...

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Jon Stewart (45:14), tv-pg

Jon Stewart is America's most trusted man....in fake news. 1.3 million viewers tune in to The Daily Show...

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Tina Turner (45:24), tv-pg

Profile of the rock star who was born the daughter of a sharecropper and overcame poverty, racism, and sexism...

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Cameron Diaz (45:15), tv-pg

Cameron Diaz is one of the top female box-office draws in Hollywood. She grew up as a tomboy in Long Beach,...

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Caroline Kennedy (45:01), tv-pg

Eldest child of John F. Kennedy and Jackie, she is American royalty. But her life has been shaped by tragedy...

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LeAnn Rimes (43:42), tv-pg

Born August 28th, 1982 in Jackson Mississippi, Margaret LeAnn Rimes, began her career at the young age of...

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Hits such as `Moonshadow', `Matthew and Son' and `Morning Has Broken' saw Cat Stevens conquer the charts - but...

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Barack Obama (49:53), tv-pg

Barack Obama's background made him uniquely able to capture the imagination of the electorate. But it wasn't...

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Toby Keith (45:17), tv-pg

The career of the country music star who stirred controversy after 9/11 with his super-patriotic song,...

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Chuck Norris (42:44), tv-pg

Then Chuck introduces how he came to switch from films to television for the series "Walker, Texas Ranger,"...

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Al Qaeda (46:42), tv-pg

"Biography: Al-Qaeda" will take our viewers on an astonishing journey around the globe and into the heart of...

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Paris Hilton (43:37), tv-pg

She's described as shy by family and friends - but her rise to stardom is rooted in calculated exhibitionism. ...

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Albert Einstein (45:23), tv-pg

Albert Einstein? He was the twentieth century's greatest thinker. An immigrant who fled Nazi oppression and...

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The Hussein Family (43:33), tv-pg

"The family that slays together, stays together." This was a family without limits. "Sadistic,"...

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The Green River Killer: The Life Of Gary Ridgway picture

Gary Ridgway, a mild mannered, church going, bible reading, swap meet enthusiast now has the most murder...

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Imelda Marcos: Steel Butterfly picture

Portrait of the colorful and controversial former First Lady of the Philippines, who went on buying sprees...

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The House Of Windsor: Survival Of A Dynasty picture

At the beginning of the Century, the House of Windsor ruled the greatest empire the world has ever seen....

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The Earp Brothers: Lawmen Of The West picture

Whether Wyatt Earp and his five brothers were law breaking badge holders or tamers of wild boomtowns of the...

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H.G. Wells: Time Traveler picture

Herbert George Wells is best know as the author of THE TIME MACHINE, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE INVISIBLE MAN...

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Jesse James & The James Gang picture

Jesse James watches the brutal and bloody civil war in Kansas. Despite his youth, Jesse James joins the fight...

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Lewis & Clark (43:57), tv-pg

Across the wild expanse... The adventures and travels of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they traversed...

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Lizzie Borden (44:15), tv-pg

More than a hundred years ago a quite proper, thoroughly respectable New England spinster from a wealthly and...

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For Kids - Davy Crockett, American Frontier Legend picture

The folk hero who was far more than a simple woodsman in coonskin cap. We chronicle his political career in...

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Gloria And Emilio Estefan: Made For Each Other picture

They came to this country penniless and have built a multi-media empire encompassing music, film and...

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Actress Lindsay Lohan.

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Singer George Michael.

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Journalist Nigella Lawson becomes one of TV's most successful cooking-show hosts.

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John Adams was the driving force at the first pivotal meetings of the American Continental Congress in...

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Hunter S. Thompson (44:30), tv-pg

A look at the wild, colorful life of the writer who created "Gonzo journalism"--an innovative mix of...

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Benedict Arnold - Triumph and Treason picture

His treason and defection to the British made the name Benedict Arnold synonymous with traitor and his name is...

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Oscar-winner and Hollywood A-list hottie Halle Berry hasn't always had it easy; from a suicide attempt and a...

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Meredith Vieira (45:44), tv-pg

Meredith Vieira has managed something few other stars in television news have pulled off. While going from...

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Adolfo Constanzo:  The Godfather of Matamoros picture

As a child, Adolfo Constanzo was immersed into a cult by his mother. Straying far from his roots as an altar...

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Biography: Mickey Rourke picture

An accomplished actor and boxer, Mickey Rourke has a smouldering screen presence and a reputation for...

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From his role as Wolverine in X-Men to Kate & Leopold, the life and career of Hugh Jackman.

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Called treacherous, deluded, out-of-touch, insane, Lenin might have been a minor historical footnote but for...

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Arthur Shawcross (43:37), tv-pg

Known as The Genesee River Killer, Shawcross was born on June 6, 1945 in Maine. After dropping out of school,...

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Known best as the loveable, wisecracking jokester "Chandler Bing" on the hit comedy show series "Friends,"...

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Cate's father died unexpectedly when she was just ten years old and her grandmother moved in to the family...

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In 1983, after he confessed to killing 100 women, Henry Lee Lucas became America's most notorious serial...

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