Barton is best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the Fox television series The O.C., in which she starred from 2003–2006, and for which she received two Teen Choice Awards and a Prism Award nomination. The role catapulted Barton into mainstream fame, and Entertainment Weekly named her the ‘It Girl’ of 2003.
She has since appeared in the comedy remake St Trinian’s, the Richard Attenborough-directed drama Closing the Ring (both in 2007) and in Assassination of a High School President in 2008. Following, Barton returned to television, starring in the short-lived Ashton Kutcher-produced CW series The Beautiful Life: TBL in 2009, and in 2012 she returned to the stage, performing in the Irish production of Steel Magnolias.
]]>As an actor, Batista has starred in The Man with the Iron Fists in 2012, Riddick in 2013, James Gunn’s box office goliath Guardians of the Galaxy as the character of ‘Drax’ in 2014, and will next appear in the Kickboxer reboot and in director Sam Mendes’ Spectre, the latest installment in the iconic James Bond film franchise, which is set for release later this year.
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In addition to acting, Bell built a career in music, independently releasing his debut album Telegraph in 2005. His second album, It’s Only Time, was released in 2006 after signing with Universal Motown Records and debuted at #81 on the Billboard 200, selling over 7,500 copies its first week of release. It’s Only Time has sold 178,000 copies in the United States as of 2012. In 2014, Bell released his third album, Ready, Steady, Go! under indie label Surfdog Records. Ready, Steady, Go! debuted at #182 on the Billboard 200, and sold 2,000 copies in its first week of release.
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