MoCo Wrestler Qualifies For Her 2nd Olympics
Rockville native Helen Maroulis qualified for her 2nd Olympics games this past Saturday night with a victory over Jenna Burkert in Fort Worth, Texas.
Celebrities
WWE Superstar, Omos, Attended High School in MoCo
In less than two weeks, Omos will team with his “best friend” AJ Styles to take on The New Day for the Raw Tag Team Championship at Wrestlemania 37, but did you know that he attended high school in Rockville?
Chapelle’s Show to Return to Netflix
Dave Chapelle grew up in Silver Spring, attending Woodlin Elementary School before attending Duke Ellington School of the Arts in DC.
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Robert Altman, CEO and Founder of Rockville-Based ZeniMax, Has Passed Away
Robert Altman, a native to the DC area, passed away last week at the age of 73, following complications from a medical procedure.
Tampa Bay’s Ross Cockrell attended Whitman High School
Earlier this week we highlighted Dorian O’Daniel– the Good Counsel graduate who will be playing in his second straight Super Bowl for the Kansas Scott Chiefs.
Team Nurit / The Agency Hosting Valentine’s Event with Real Housewives Couple
Our Real Estate Experts at Team Nurit / The Agency will be holding a special FREE VALENTINE’S EVENT – on Thursday February 11th at 7:30PM. Meet Mauricio and Kyle of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills! Tickets are going fast! Click the link below and register today for your chance to talk to these celebrity guests!
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While networks like HBO and Showtime get a lot of attention for their original series, Starz has done a great job creating its own successful shows. Its highest rated series of all-time, Power, is a crime drama that aired for six seasons– from 2014 through February of 2020. It was created and produced in part by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and follows the life of a man named James St. Patrick AKA “Ghost” who is dealing drugs in New York while working as a nightclub owner. Main characters James St. Patrick/Ghost, Tommy, Tasha, Tariq, and others don’t have any MoCo ties, a few actors who appeared throughout the series are MoCo natives.
Darrell Britt-Gibson (Rolla)
New Netflix hit show Bridgerton created by Watkins Mill Alum Chris Van Dusen
By Madison Tringone
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Krystian Ochman, Wootton Class of 2017, Wins The Voice: Poland
The MoCoShow sends its congratulations to Krystian Ochman, a 2017 graduate of Wootton High School, who was recently crowned the winner of The Voice of Poland.
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Taylor Momsen is well known for her role as Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl, but did you know she grew up in Potomac? Momsen attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Bethesda for elementary school and then Hoover Middle School.
She was cast in her first national commercial as a four year old and later her first major motion picture– The Prophet’s Game with Dennis Hopper. In 2002, she played Gretel in Hansel and Gretel and Alexandra, the President’s daughter, in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. After a three year stall, she landed the lead in a WB series titled Misconceptions that never made it to the air.
Chef David Chang, Recent Winner of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Has MoCo Ties
You might have heard the news that celebrity chef David Chang won the million dollar prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire’s most recent episode this past Sunday night. Did you know that he went to high school in MoCo?