A friend of mine once asked a young girl why she liked Shakespeare. She replied: "Because he gets to the big stuff, really quickly." I’ve often thought about what makes Shakespeare special for ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage at the age of 18 to Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer, on November 28, 1582. She was eight years older than him and ...

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After the show, he cemented his teen-icon status by appearing as himself on Nickelodeon's "iCarly" and Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana." His debut single "Crush" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No.