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Christian Bale, Michael Phelps
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Christian Bale at the DGA Awards, Jan. 2009
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Christian Bale stars as John Connor in Warner Bros ‘Terminator Salvation’
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Christian Bale, Whoopi Goldberg
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Christian Bale poses backstage during the 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
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Christian Bale takes the stage at the 2009 DGA Awards
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Maggie Gyllenhaal at ‘The Dark Knight’ London premiere, July 21, 2008
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Christian Bale leaves Belgravia Police Station in central London
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Matt Bomer visits the Empire State Building’s world-famous 86th Floor Observatory in New York City on January 18, 2012
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Deadmau5 arrives at The 54th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012
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Dionne Warwick in her cast shot for “The Celebrity Apprentice,” 2011
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Adele and boyfriend Simon Koneck are seen in the audience at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February, 13, 2012
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Whitney Houston in ‘Waiting to Exhale’
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The cast of ‘The Help’ accepts the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award onstage during the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2012 in Los Angeles
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Christian Bale accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for “The Fighter” onstage during the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on February 27, 2011
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George Clooney poses with the trophy for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills
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Christian Bale arrives at the 2009 Los Angeles premiere of ‘Public Enemies,’ June 23, 2009
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Christian Bale arrives at the 2009 Los Angeles premiere of ‘Public Enemies,’ June 23, 2009
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