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'''William Wrigley, Jr.''' ([[September 30]], [[1861]]–[[January 26]], [[1932]]) was a [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[chewing gum]] industrialist. He was founder and [[eponym]] of the [[Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company]] in [[1891]]. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], PA.
[[Image:Catwomanlapress0408dx.jpg|right|thumb|Halle Berry speaking at a press conference for her 2004 film [[Catwoman (movie)|Catwoman]]]]
Wrigley played an instrumental role in the history of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina Island]], off the shore of [[Los Angeles, California]]. He bought the island in 1919 and improved the island with public utilities, new steamships, a hotel, the Casino building, and extensive plantings of trees, shrubs and flowers. However, William Wrigley Jr.'s greatest legacy was his plan for the future of Catalina Island -- that it remain protected for all generations to enjoy. For this, he is honored with the Wrigley Memorial in the [[Wrigley Botanical Gardens]] on the island.
'''Halle Maria Berry''' (born [[August 14]], [[1966]]) is an Oscar-winning [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actress]] and model.
Wrigley was also owner of the [[Chicago Cubs]] baseball team, which held its annual spring training on Catalina Island. [[Wrigley Field]], the Cubs' [[stadium|ballpark]] in Chicago, is named for the owner. The now-demolished former home of the [[Los Angeles Angels (PCL)|Los Angeles Angels]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]], at that time the Cubs' top farm team, was also called [[Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)|Wrigley Field]].
Berry was born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. She was named after Halle's Department Store, a local landmark. Although she generally is considered [[African American]], she is [[Multiracial|bi-racial]], with a white British-born mother, Judith Ann Hawkins, and a black American father, Jerome Berry. Berry's parents divorced when she was 4 years old and she subsequently was raised by her mother, a psychiatric-ward nurse. She has an older sister, Heidi.
Wrigley left everything to his son, [[P.K. Wrigley]], who continued to run the company businesses for the next 45 years until his death.
Berry was a popular student at her [[high school]] and was a [[cheerleader]], [[honor society]] member, editor of the school [[newspaper]], [[class president]] and [[prom queen]]. She subsequently attended Cuyahoga Community College.
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Before becoming an actress, she entered several [[beauty contest]]s, including Miss Ohio USA, Miss Teen All American, Miss USA and Miss World.
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'''William Wrigley, Jr.''' ([[1964]]- ) is also the name of the current chairman of the Wrigley Company; he is the son of William Wrigley ([[1933]]-[[1999]]), the grandson of [[Philip K. Wrigley]], and the great-grandson of William Wrigley (1861-1932).
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In the late 1980s, she went to [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] to pursue a [[model (person)|modeling]] career as well as acting. One of her first acting projects was a [[television series]] for local [[cable television|cable]] by Gordon Lake Productions called "Chicago Force."
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Berry auditioned for a role in an updated ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' television series by producer [[Aaron Spelling]]. At the time, Spelling wanted one of the "Angels" to be a black woman. She did not get the role (because the project never materialized) but she impressed Spelling with her skills. He encouraged her to continue perfecting her craft.
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In [[1989]], Berry landed the role of brainy Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series ''[[Living Dolls]]'' (which was a spin-off of ''[[Who's the Boss?]]''). Her breakthrough [[feature film]] role was in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[Jungle Fever]]'' where she played a [[drug addict]] named Vivian. Her first co-starring role was in the film ''[[Strictly Business]]''. Another one of her early roles was in a supporting capacity in the ''[[The Flintstones (movie)|Flintstones]]'' movie where she played "Sharon Stone." The year before, Berry really caught the public's attention with her portrayal as a female slave in the TV adaption of ''[[Alex Haley's Queen]]''.
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Berry is also known by most comic book fans for her portrayal of Storm in the movie adaptation of the successful comic book ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' (2000) and its successful sequel ''[[X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]'' (2003). Berry will reprise her role again in the third installment ''[[X-Men 3 (film)|X-Men 3]]'' scheduled for a May 2006 release. In late 2003 Berry starred in the thriller ''[[Gothika]]'', which was the first film that she "carried," i.e., her role was the most important one in the film.
She won the best actress [[Academy_award|Oscar]] in [[2002 in film|2002]] for ''[[Monster's Ball]]'', becoming the first woman of [[African American]] lineage to win this award. Interestingly, Berry had played [[Dorothy Dandridge]], the first African American woman to be nominated for a best actress Academy Award, in [[Home Box Office|HBO]]'s ''[[Introducing Dorothy Dandridge]]'' in [[1999]]. Another similarity the two women shared was being born in the same hospital.
In February [[2000]], she was involved in an automobile accident when she struck another vehicle after running a red light and left the scene before the police arrived. Berry, who had sustained a head injury, later stated she had no recollection of the accident and pleaded [[nolo contendere|no contest]] to a misdemeanor charge. She paid a fine, made restitution to the other driver, performed community services, and was placed on three years’ probation.
Having long refused to do any nude scenes, much was made of her first topless scene in the film ''[[Swordfish (movie)|Swordfish]]'', a thirty-second scene for which she allegedly was paid an additional $500,000. She followed this with a more extended nude love scene in ''[[Monster's Ball]]''. Her appearance in this film won her the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in 2002. As [[Bond Girl]] Jinx in 2002's ''[[Die Another Day]]'' she famously re-created the scene from ''[[Dr. No]]'', bursting from the surf - scantily clad - to be greeted by [[James Bond]], as [[Ursula Andress]] did 40 years earlier.
Berry won a [[Razzie]] for her starring role in [[2004]]'s ''[[Catwoman (movie)|Catwoman]]''. She made headlines by accepting her award in person, an unusual gesture that was last performed by [[Tom Green]] in 2001. Berry accepted her award with dignity, saying, "When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner" but adding "I hope to God I never see these people again!" shortly afterward. At the podium, she appeared with her [[Razzie]] in one hand, and her [[Academy Award|Oscar]] in the other. Berry's voice was also featured in the 2005 animated feature ''[[Robots]]''.
Berry has been married twice. Her first marriage in [[1992]] to [[baseball]] player [[David Justice]] ended in a [[1996]] divorce. Her second marriage in [[2001]] to musician [[Eric Benét]] has resulted in a [[2003]] separation (and [[2005]] [[divorce]]) reportedly due to Benét's [[adultery|infidelity]]. She has said that she will never marry again. She has never had children herself, but is close to her step-daughter India from her marriage to Benét. Berry does have two [[Maltese]] dogs: Miss Polly and Little Willie.
In 2003, Berry was named in [[FHM]]'s [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2003|100 Sexiest Women in the World]] poll.
Also in 2003, Berry was on [[Punk'd]], after she got upset with [[Ashton Kutcher]] or his crew members, for not letting Berry in to her movie premire.
She has [[diabetes]] and acquired [[unilateral hearing loss]] (80% hearing loss in one ear) after being severely beaten by former boyfriend [[Christopher Williams]]. Williams alleges that it was actually [[Wesley Snipes]] who physically abused Berry. She is currently living with her boyfriend [[Michael Ealy]] of ''[[Barbershop (movie)|Barbershop]]'' fame.
==Filmography==
*''[[Jungle Fever]] (1991)''
*''[[Strictly Business]] (1991)''
*''[[The Last Boy Scout]] (1991)''
*''[[Boomerang (movie)|Boomerang]] (1992)''
*''[[CB4]] (1993)''
*''[[Father Hood]] (1993)''
*''[[The Program]] (1993)''
*''[[The Flintstones (movie)|The Flintstones]] (1994)''
*''[[Losing Isaiah]] (1995)''
*''[[Executive Decision]] (1996)''
*''[[Race the Sun]] (1996)''
*''[[Girl 6]] (1996)''
*''[[The Rich Man's Wife]] (1996)''
*''[[B*A*P*S]] (1997)''
*''[[Bulworth]] (1998)''
*''[[Why Do Fools Fall In Love]] (1998)''
*''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]] (2000)''
*''[[Welcome to Hollywood]] (2000)''
*''[[Swordfish (movie)|Swordfish]] (2001)''
*''[[Monster's Ball]] (2001)''
*''[[Die Another Day]] (2002)''
*''[[X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]] (2003)''
*''[[Gothika]] (2003)''
*''[[Catwoman_%28movie%29|Catwoman]] (2004)''
*''[[Robots (film)|Robots]] (2005)''
*''[[Nappily Ever After]] (2005)''
*''[[X-Men 3 (film)|X-Men 3]] (2006)''
*''[[October Squall]] (2006)''
*''[[Perfect Stranger]] (2006)''
*''[[Foxy Brown (2006 film)|Foxy Brown]] (2006)''
==TV work==
*''[[Living Dolls]]'' ([[1989]]) (canceled after 13 episodes)
*''[[Knots Landing]]'' (cast member in [[1991]])
*''[[Alex Haley's Queen]]'' ([[1993]]) (miniseries)
*''[[The Wedding]]'' ([[1998]])
*''[[Introducing Dorothy Dandridge]]'' ([[1999]]) (also executive producer)
*''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God]]'' ([[2005]])
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