Famous People with Name Behr

Jason Nathaniel Behr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jason Nathaniel Behr: After Sherman Oaks, Behr had a series of guest appearances in various television shows (Step by Step, The Profiler, 7th Heaven, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, JAG). He was cast in the ABC series Push, but the ill-fated show only aired a few times before being cancelled. Then Behr picked up a recurring role as the character Chris Wolfe in The WB's series Dawson's Creek. While filming the show in North Carolina, Jason read the script for a pilot called Roswell High ù later shortened to Roswell ù and felt an immediate affinity for the lead alien, Max Evans. Roswell had a moderately successful run on The WB for two seasons, then moved to UPN for its third and final season. While the show never hit it big in the ratings, the series had an extremely loyal fan base.

Hans Hermann Behr            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Hans Hermann Behr: a German-American doctor, an entomologist and a Behr studied medicine at the universities of Halle and Berlin. There he obtained the title of doctor in 1843 and then he voyaged to Australia, Asia and South Africa. By 1847 he had accumulated large collections of plants and insects. He took part in the revolution of 1848 and had to flee Prussia. He went initially to Australia before emigrating to the United States of America. He practised medicine in San Francisco joining the School of Pharmacy of California. He was the vice-president of that society from 1887 to 1888. He became the conservator of the California Academy of Sciences in 1894. In addition to scientific publications, Behr wrote poetry and news articles. An avenue of San Francisco is dedicated to him.

Dani Behr            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Dani Behr: an English singer, actress and singer.In 1989, Dani Behr had a cameo appearance in Grange Hill and then later was a presenter on the late night Channel 4 music show, The Word, for five years. She went on to feature in over 30 TV shows, including The Big Breakfast, Hotel Babylon, Ice Warriors; and in 2002 the co-presenting role alongside Joe Mace on the first series of the BBC's flagship children's program The Saturday Show.After numerous presenting jobs for shows in the United States, Behr decided to move permanently to Hollywood to begin presenting "Extra" for NBC. She went on to host several more shows for Fox, NBC/Bravo, VH1, with her biggest hit so far being the 2003 reality show Boy Meets Boy. In between TV, Behr has also presented radio shows for KissFM, and has had some minor film acting roles and appeared alongside Kate Winslet, Oprah Winfrey, Glenn Close in the play The Vagina Monologues both in London at The Old Vic and on Broadway at Madison Square Garden.

Mark Behr            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Mark Behr: is a South African author. He has written two books, both dealing in some way with apartheid and the history of South Africa.Behr’s first published novel, The Smell of Apples (1995), appeared first in Afrikaans in 1993 (as Die Reuk van Appels). The book garnered significant recognition in the form of the M-Net Award, one of South Africa’s most prestigious literary prizes, as well as the Eugene Marais and the CNA Debut Literary Awards in South Africa, and the Betty Trask Award for the best first novel published in the United Kingdom in 1996

Karl Howell Behr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karl Howell Behr: was an American tennis player and banker. He was also a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Behr was also a well known lawn tennis star, playing on the United States Davis Cup team in 1907. Behr, with Beals C. Wright, was also runner up in the men