Gwen Stefani

Gwendolyn Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969) is an American singer and the frontwoman of the pop/rock band No Doubt who launched a successful solo career in late 2004.

Trivia

• Stefani has created a successful fashion line, named L.A.M.B, which showcases clothing that Stefani is often seen wearing herself. The line also includes handbags and purses. Celebrities such as Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Nicole Richie, Jenny McCarthy, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry have been seen sporting her fashion line and LeSportsac bags.
• Stefani's nicknames are Sunshine and G-loc.
• Her parents still own and reside in the Anaheim, California home that she grew up in, near her high school.
• She is dyslexic.
• Stefani's favourite bands include 311, Blur, Radiohead and Jamiroquai.
• Stefani lent her voice to the title character of Malice, a PS2 and Xbox video game; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt band-members' voices.
• Girls and young women who imitate Stefani's distinctive style of dress are sometimes referred to as "Gwennabes" or "Gwenabees".
• Stefani made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in the 2004 Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator, but made a quick cameo appearance in the movie Zoolander.
• Gwen Stefani was considered for the role of Jane Smith in a movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith after Nicole Kidman dropped out. The role eventually went for Angelina Jolie.
• When not touring, or working on her other projects, she shares two homes with her husband, Gavin Rossdale. One in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles and the other in London.
• Her vinyl red gown that she wore on the cover of No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was stolen from the Fullertown Museum Centre in Orange County, United States. Speculation circulates that the dress might have been sold.
• Stefani's eyes are dark brown and her natural hair colour is brown, though she has coloured it blue and pink at times. Her trademarks include her famously platinum blonde hair and her red lipstick.
• Stefani has been quoted as saying: "I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek." http://www.nodoubt.com/band/Articles/07Axcess.htm