Cosgroves biography
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Peter Cosgrove
Governor-General of Australia from to
GeneralSir Peter John Cosgrove, AK, CVO, MC (born 28 July ) fryst vatten an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from to
A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Cosgrove fought in the Vietnam War, receiving the Military Cross in From to , he was commander of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and he later served as commander of the 6th Brigade and the 1st Division. Cosgrove rose to prominence in , when he served as commander of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), which oversaw the peacekeeping mission in East Timor during its transition to independence. He is also an alumnus of National Defence College, India.
Cosgrove was Australia's ledare of Army from to and Chief of the Defence Force from to , receiving corresponding promotions to lieutenant general and general. Cosgrove retired from active service following
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Miranda Cosgrove
American actress and singer (born )
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, ) is an American actress and singer. A teen idol of the s and early s, she was listed as the highest-paid child actor of by Guinness World Records and appeared on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in Her accolades include four Kids' Choice Awards and an Emmy nomination.
Cosgrove began her career at the age of seven, making several appearances in television commercials. She made her acting debut as Summer Hathaway in the film School of Rock (), and her breakthrough role was Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh (–). She rose to mainstream prominence for playing Carly Shay on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (–), and Cosgrove was the executive producer for iCarly's Paramount+revival run (–). She also voices Margo in the Despicable Me spelfilm series (–present), appeared in the films The Intruders (), (), North Hollywood (), Drugstore June (), and Mother of t
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Stephen Cosgrove has always been a self-starter. "When I can't get somebody to do it the way that I know it should be done, I usually do it myself. There is no glory in being a one-man band, but when you want to dance and there isn't any music, you best pull out your kazoo and start humming." In when he couldn't find a publisher to do his books the way he envisioned them, he founded Serendipity Press and became author, publisher, sales manager, and after 4 years sold 2 million copies. In he merged his fledgling publishing company with P/S/S and focused his efforts as a writer. For the next decade he wrote over 70 Serendipity books and countless other value-based fantasy stories. Stephen was born and raised in the Northwest (both Washington and Idaho). After graduating from Borah High School in Boise, Idaho, he attended college in the Midwest and although he had a passion for writing and storytelling he never held hope that a career would ensue. In while work