This article, “7 Mormons with Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame” by Jamie Armstrong, appeared in the online edition of LDS Living.com. 1. Laraine Day LDS actress Laraine Day played roles opposite of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men, including Cary...
assistant coach Nuggets A native of Molokai, Hawaii. He began his collegiate career at Brigham Young-Hawaii in 1988 before going on a two-year church mission to Vina del Mar, Chile. Source:...
Jonah Lomu, a rugby star in New Zealand, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2012. He is a member of the All Blacks team, which he joined at the age of nineteen. He was the youngest member of the team in its history. He holds the record for Rugby...
Reed Smoot (1862-1941) US Senator Republican Utah He represented Utah in the US Senate for 30 years, longer than any other Utah senator. He is the only Mormon apostle to serve in the U.S. Senate. He served concurrently as a Mormon apostle, thus earning the...
Volleyball USA Born in Anaheim, Calif. … parents are Mark and Tami Holmes … married to Julie … first daughter, Sadie Rae, born in June 2007 … served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to London, England …...
The three-time All-America led Montana State to a Helms Athletic Foundation national championship in 1928-29 and averaged 15.4 points a game at a time when the national team scoring average was 40 points. In 1952, the Helms Athletic Foundation designated Cat an...
Ellen Wheeler Ellen Wheeler is a Mormon born in Hollywood but raised in Cedar City, Utah. She’s been a member of the church all her life. Currently living with her husband and children in New York. In 1986 she won the Daytime Award Emmy for...
Paul Walker Paul Walker best known for The Fast and the Furious film series of movies “The guys I respect are the guys who manage it well. You hear about the scandal in the industry. I was raised Mormon, and I went to Christian high school, and I thought it...
Jonny Stott is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”) and a senior at Green Canyon High School in North Logan, Utah. Ever since Jonny was a little boy he has always wanted to play football. However, he...
James LeVoy Sorenson Mr. Sorenson, whose wealth was estimated to be $4.5 billion by Forbes magazine, when he was 86 years old. He was listed as the 68th-richest American in September 2007. He was an entrepreneur, real estate magnate and inventor of numerous medical...
We Love You, Sally Carmichael, a family friendly comedy written by LDS screenwriter Daryn Tufts and directed by Christopher Gorham (The Other Side of Heaven), is making its premiere in Utah Megaplex Theaters tonight. You can find showtimes and buy tickets for it at...
Michael Allred Comic Artist “Zane” Michael Allred has done many things in life. So much, in fact, that some might call him a “Renaissance man”. A quick look at his resume reveals work as an artist, writer, film-maker, actor, musician, producer...
If you were to ask members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to name the witnesses to the Book of Mormon, the answer would probably be the names of the men who are most commonly known – Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer – the “Three...
Lagi played his junior football in Ipswich, Queensland, playing rugby union, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He played for the Dragons’ Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006. In Round 2 of the 2007 NRL season he made his NRL debut...
Ted Bundy He was attractive, smart, and had a future in politics. He was also one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Ted Bundy screamed his innocence until his death in the electric chair became imminent, then he tried to use his victims one more...
Kelly Packard Kelly Packard is an actress best known for her roles on Baywatch and California Dreams. She has also hosted shows on TV was a contestant on Card Sharks when she was a child. Packard was born in California. She spent time on a ranch growing up and...
Indianapolis Colts A rookie just three years removed from a Mormon mission helped the Indianapolis Colts reach Super Bowl XLIV. Austin Collie caught seven passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ 30-17 win over the Jets in the AFC Championship game on...
Robert G. Allen investment advisor His bestseller Nothing Down established him as one of the most influential investment advisors of all time. He has followed that success with three other best-selling books including Multiple Streams of Income. He is a popular...
Nobody had ever won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, until Orson Scott Card received them for Ender’s Game and its sequel, Speaker for the Dead, in 1986 and 1987. Perhaps Card’s most innovative work is his American fantasy series The Tales...
Robert Rey, MD, MPP Cosmetic surgeon Featured on Dr. 90210 He came to the U.S. as a troubled youth on a cargo ship and is now known for liposuction and breast augmentations on the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. His last act on his native soil of Sao Paulo,...
M. Anthony Burns Ryder Systems M. Anthony Burns is an American businessman and chairman emeritus of the board of directors of Ryder System, Inc., an American-based provider of transportation and supply chain management products. He currently serves as managing...
Hap Holmstead The Biggest Loser 2013 Hap Holmstead was born and raised in American Fork, Utah, and the oldest of seven children. With a passion for baseball, he hoped to make it one day to the major leagues. He was on the radar of baseball teams like the Detroit...
Kevin Sharp Kevin grew up in Idaho. He was diagnosed with bone cancer while still in high school. In 1989, the Make-A-Wish Foundation introduced him to music producer David Foster. In 1991, he went into remission. In 1997, his debut solo album, Measure of a Man,...
Lindsey Stirling suffered from an eating disorder a few years ago, so there were some worries from fans when they noticed her rapid weight loss on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Stirling says it worried her too since she’s got the “appetite of a...
