12 Immigrants Who Made American Entertainment Great
1 John Lennon Changes Rock Music On February 9 1964 the British band the Beatles appeared on American TV They played five songs on The Ed Sullivan Show They changed rock music forever John Lennon started the band that became the Beatles Lennon was born on October 9 1940 in Liverpool a city in England In 1956 he formed a band called the Quarrymen He met Paul McCartney in 1957 and invited him to join the band Lennon came up with the name the Beatles The Beatles recorded their first single Love Me Do in 1962 In 1964 they made their first visit to the United States Fans acted so crazy a new word was invented Beatlemania The Beatles made many albums They starred in three movies They played concerts all over the world Lennon quit the Beatles in 1969 He and his wife artist Yoko Ono moved to the United States in 1971 They spoke out against the Vietnam War President Richard Nixon wanted 4
to deport them When Nixon resigned Lennon was granted permanent US residency Lennon continued to sing and write songs One of his songs Imagine became a famous antiwar anthem Lennon died on December 8 1980 He was shot and killed by a man named Mark David Chapman Many people believe that Lennon’s music will live forever STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived near Central Park in New York City Five years after Lennon died a memorial in the park was dedicated to him It’s a special Quiet Zone in the park People go there to think and remember John There is a mosaic with the word Imagine at its center 600 million Number of Beatles albums sold worldwide John Lennon and Paul McCartney met in 1957 The Beatles first appeared on American TV on February 9 1964 Lennon kept making music until his death in 1980 5
2 Charlize Theron Lights Up the Big Screen Charlize Theron is a successful actress and film producer She was born on August 7 1975 in Benoni South Africa Her parents owned a farm and ran a road construction company Her first language was Afrikaans At age six Theron started taking ballet lessons At 18 she won a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City She wanted to be a ballet dancer But a knee injury meant she could never have a career in dance Theron decided to try acting She moved to Hollywood in California She soon discovered that her South African accent made it hard to get acting roles She learned to speak with an American accent 2003 she starred in a movie called Monster She won the Academy Award for Best Actress Theron has starred in many movies since then 6 She began with small parts Bigger parts followed In She also helps people in need In 2007 she started the Charlize
ANNUAL MEETING 2013 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM THINK ABOUT IT Do you help people in your community What do you do to help Are there other ways you would like to help How can you get started million People living with HIV in South Africa in 2016 Charlize Theron wanted to be a ballet dancer 7 1 She won a Best Actress Oscar in 2004 for the movie Monster Theron is a UN Messenger of Peace Theron Africa Outreach Project CTAOP The project helps keep youth in South Africa safe from diseases like HIV AIDS A mobile health clinic visits high schools in rural communities Because of her work with CTAOP the United Nations named Theron a UN Messenger of Peace Theron became a United States citizen in 2008 She also kept her South African citizenship She is a citizen of both nations 7
