If you’ve never heard of Dev Patel, you must live under a rock. Seriously. He first broke through to American cinema with his award winning role in Slumdog Millionaire but actually was in the British show Skins prior to his Slumdog fame.

While perusing through GQ this month I was delightfully surprised to see Dev looking suave and chic in a six page editorial promoting his upcoming movie The Last Airbender. In the movie Dev plays Prince Zuko, the 16 year old prince of the Fire Nation. The film, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, opened on July 1st, 2010.

Fun Facts:
Currently dating Slumdog co-star Frieda Pinto
Has a black belt in tae kwon do
Won a bronze medal at world AIMAA championship
Won 11 awards for his role in Slumdog Millionaire and was nominated for another 11

Here are images from the shoot, enjoy!

Danny is a graduate of Chicago’s Second City program, and has recurred on such shows as “Gilmore Girls” and “Greek.” This year Danny will also appear as one of the leads in Paramount Famous’ “Road Trip 2: Beer Pong,” coming to DVD.

Personal Interests:

Running, cooking, vacuuming, stand up comedy, sketch comedy, stuff like that.

Find out more on his Facebook page. Can’t wait to see where his career goes. Goodluck, Pudi!

Name: Ricky Bhatia (Satvir Singh Bhatia)
Age: 24
Location: Addison, TX

Hobbies: Music production, working out, shopping, sleeping (when I can), watching TV (old school shows like the Cosby Show and Fresh Prince, Seinfeld, etc.), and basketball
Turn Ons: ambition, intelligence
Turn Offs: people that are too afraid to take the necessary steps to achieving their goals.

BG: What inspirations do you have for your music?
Ricky: Too many.  I have touched on a large variety of genres including rock, punk rock, acoustic rock, pop rock, blues, and now my own flavor of R&B.  A large portion of my influences include Brian McKnight, Babyface, Keith Sweat, Will Downing, Dwele, R. Kelly, Ledisi, and Lalah Hathaway.

BG: How would you best describe your music?
Ricky: The music is definitely a fusion of sorts.  It’s a different take on R&B.  I try to touch on all the flavors of R&B, such as soul, gospel, chill, lounge, and club, and still have a unique sound that stands out from the rest.

BG: Have you had any cool performances?
Ricky: I once had a performance where I was an opening act for the now-famous, Ryan Cabrera.  At the time, he was my idol (When I sang acoustic pop rock).

BG: What is your proudest achievement?
Ricky: My absolute proudest achievement would have to be a tie between me losing 85 pounds in the last 3-4 years and getting my Masters degree in Computer Science from GA Tech.  Both took a lot of dedication and a lot of hard work.

BG: What are you future goals and/or career aspirations?
Ricky: I am currently working towards starting a music production company in Dallas, TX known as RB3 Productions where I will write music for singers looking for a producer.  I want to eventually leave engineering and become a full-time producer.

BG: Any gigs coming up? Where can we can check out your music?
Ricky: No gigs as of now since I’m 100% focused on production.  However, you can check out my music on myspace.I have also started a blog that is still under some construction but can be viewed at http://www.rbthreeproductions.com .

Age: 22

Height: 5′ 10″

Hometown: Bolton, England

Occupation: Olympic Boxer

No, ladies we’re not talking about Lagaan star Aamir Khan. We’re talking about Amir Khan, and English-boy with a fighter’s attitude. This real-life ‘Rocky’ catapulted himself into the international arena in 2004′s Athens Summer Olympic games, winning the silver medal. He rose to fame again, during last summer’s Olympics, fighting for the gold-medal. Though he may not have won the gold, he’ll sure win your heart.

Not only is he a talented athlete, he’s also heavily involved in charitable organizations. He’s spent much time in the English communities coaching students and raising money for the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake.

What else can we expect from this brawny beauty? Keep your eyes open!

Meet Kal Parekh. Currently residing in Los Angles, Kal is a working actor with a passion for dancing and art. In his current gig, Kal works as a stand-in and double for Sendhil Ramamurthy (the Indian geneticist Mohinder Suresh) on the hit NBC show Heroes.

BG: What are you career aspirations?

Kal: Well, I guess for any actor, there is a desire to win an academy award one day. That would be amazing, but I will settle with just being a working actor on a hit TV show or do a couple of movies every year. What ever it is I just want to do good work. I would also love to work with some of the great actors and directors of our time. There are way too many to list here. I have some wonderful story ideas that I would love to see come to fruition.

BG: When did you decide you wanted to go into acting?

Kal: It wasn’t that long ago and it was quite an abrupt decision. I was looking into taking film making classes one summer and changed to acting a week before I started and never looked back. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. We all have those life changing moments, and for me that was it.

BG: What were some of your favorite gigs?

Kal: I haven’t been doing this for that long. In the four years that I’ve been acting I’ve done a lot of short films and one feature called Khel Shuru (the game is on). It was a huge learning experience for me as an actor on and off the set from rehearsals, to learning Hindi, to doing TV and radio interviews. “Ek ladki do chappu” (translation), a short I did when I moved to L.A., was a different kind of experience for me. It was entirely improved. There was no real script, just an idea. It came out great. I was really able to explore my comedic side. The entire film is available online to watch. My current gig is working on NBC’s “Heroes” as a double and stand-in. It is amazing to be on a set of a popular T.V. show every week and just absorb everything. I love watching the actors work and everything that goes on behind the scenes. It’s a huge learning experience.

BG: What do you like to do on your free time?

Kal: I love movies, naturally! I watch a lot of movies. I like to write as well, poems, short stories, that kind of thing. I love reading, but not for entertainment (I have movies for that). Books I can learn from and be inspired. I draw and dance as well. I used to perform on the east coast all the time, but after moving to L.A. I had to cut back and concentrate on acting.

BG: Any future gigs we can keep a lookout for?

Kal: Any updates and gigs will be listed on my website kalparekh.com. You can check that from time to time.

Kal Stats:

Age: 26

Height: 5’9″

Turn Ons: honest, free spirited , positive, passionate, blonde!

Turn Offs: dishonest, ego-centric, flaky, stand offish, negative.

Best Joke: I really don’t have a best joke. I’m quite terrible at telling them, but here is some humorous advice for you. Never play leapfrog with a unicorn, ouch! If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you. There are two theories to arguing with women, neither one works! (You know this last one is so true!)

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Age: 21
Height: 5’9
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Major: Marketing/Pre Dentistry
Future plans: I plan on finding a Sugar Momma to take care of me while I raise our children. If that doesn’t work out then hopefully I’ll be a dentist by day, rapper by night.
Hobbies: Playing basketball, football, running, canoeing, sleeping, bubble baths while sipping on peach tea, making fun of my close friends and making them feel bad about themselves.
Best Joke: Knock knock!

Who’s there?

Orange.

Orange who?

Orange you glad to get to know me with this excerpt!
Turn Ons: Intelligence, style, pretty eyes, nice smile, and a sense of humor.
Turn Offs: Ignorance, hair in odd places, lack of personality, weird smells, brown girls (just kidding hehe)

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