Live with Regis and Kelly (season 18)
October 2005
Table:
Date

Co-hosts

"Host Chat"[1]

Guests/segments[2]

October 3

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Bill O'Reilly, Faith Ford

October 4

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Julianne Moore, Brooke Shields, Air Supply

October 5

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Freddie Prinze, Jr., Clint Black, Top of the Year Awards

October 6

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Matthew McConaughey, Shannon Elizabeth, So You Think You Can Dance winner

October 7

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Common

October 10

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Denis Leary, George Huff

October 11

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Orlando Bloom, Gloria Estefan

October 12

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Kirsten Dunst

October 13

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Charlize Theron, Rev Run

October 14

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Dylan Walsh

October 17

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Dakota Fanning, Simply Red, Project Schulewis

October 18

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Stevie Wonder, Ashlee Simpson, Project Schulewis

October 19

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Woody Harrelson, Sumo Wrestlers, Project Schulewis

October 20

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Dwayne Johnson, Ricky Martin, Amerie, Project Schulewis

October 21

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Val Kilmer, Melissa Etheridge, Project Schulewis

October 24

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

William Shatner, Frankie J

October 25

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Uma Thurman, Tom Joyner

October 26

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Antonio Banderas, Zach Braff

October 27

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Nicolas Cage, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Animal expert Peter Gros

October 28

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jay Leno, a Halloween fashion show

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Regis Francis Xavier Philbin ( /ˈriːdʒɪs ˈfɪlbɪn/ ; born August 25 , 1931 ) is an American media personality , actor , and singer , known for hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s . After graduating from the University of Notre Dame , he served in the Navy and got his television start serving as a page for the Tonight Show in the 1950s . Philbin gained his first network TV exposure in 1967 as Joey Bishop 's sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show . Sometimes called ( alternatively attributed to James Brown ) the hardest working man in show business , Philbin holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera . His trademarks include his excited manner , his New York accent , his wit , and his irreverent ad-libs . Philbin is most widely known as the host of the New York City-based nationally syndicated talk show Live ! with Regis and Kathie Lee starting in 1988 , which became Live ! with Regis and Kelly starting in 2001 , and continued on with former football player Michael Strahan after Philbin 's departure in 2011 . Philbin debuted and hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , Million Dollar Password , and the first season of America 's Got Talent .
Kelly Maria Ripa ( born October 2 , 1970 ) is an American actress , dancer , talk show hostess , and television producer . Ripa portrayed Hayley Vaughan on the ABC daytime soap opera , All My Children , between 1990 and 2002 . She is the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show , Live ! with Kelly and Ryan , in various formats since 2001 . She also played Faith Fairfield on the ABC sitcom , Hope & Faith , from 2003 to 2006 . Ripa and her husband , Mark Consuelos , own a New York-based production company , Milojo . In 2014 , The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the Most Powerful People in Media .
William James O'Reilly Jr. ( born September 10 , 1949 ) is an American journalist , author , and former television host . During the late 1970s and 1980s , he reported for local television stations in the United States and later for CBS News and ABC News . He anchored the tabloid television program Inside Edition from 1989 to 1995 . O'Reilly joined the Fox News Channel in 1996 and hosted The O'Reilly Factor until 2017 . The O'Reilly Factor was the highest-rated cable news show for 16 years , and he was described by media analyst Howard Kurtz as the biggest star in the 20 year history at Fox News at the time of his departure . He is the author of numerous books and hosted The Radio Factor ( 2002-2009 ) . Since 2017 , he has hosted the No Spin News podcast which he founded after being fired from Fox . O'Reilly is considered to be a conservative commentator . O'Reilly 's media career took a major blow after several New York Times investigations revealed that he had paid six women nearly $ 50 million to settle various sexual harassment lawsuits . After the first New York Times investigation revealed that O'Reilly and Fox News had settled five sexual harassment lawsuits totaling $ 13 million , Fox News terminated O'Reilly 's employment in April 2017 . In October 2017 , The New York Times reported an additional settlement of $ 32 million that O'Reilly had paid to settle a sixth sexual harassment lawsuit which had been filed against him by former Fox News analyst Lis Wiehl because of the non-consensual sexual relationship she says O'Reilly initiated with her . The revelation of this sixth settlement caused O'Reilly to be dropped by the United Talent Agency .
Faith Alexis Ford ( born September 14 , 1964 ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles as Corky Sherwood on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown , for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations , and as Hope Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith .
Julianne Moore ( born Julie Anne Smith ; December 3 , 1960 ) is a Scottish American actress and children 's author . Prolific in film since the early 1990s , she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in both independent and blockbuster films , and has received many accolades , including an Academy Award , a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globes . Time magazine named Moore one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015 . After studying theatre at Boston University , Moore began her career with a series of television roles . From 1985 to 1988 , she was a regular in the soap opera As the World Turns , earning a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance . Her film debut was in Tales from the Darkside : The Movie ( 1990 ) , and she continued to play small roles for the next four years , including in the thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle ( 1992 ) . Moore first received critical attention with Robert Altman 's Short Cuts ( 1993 ) , and successive performances in Vanya on 42nd Street ( 1994 ) and Safe ( 1995 ) continued this acclaim . Starring roles in the blockbusters Nine Months ( 1995 ) and The Lost World : Jurassic Park ( 1997 ) established her as a leading lady in Hollywood . Moore received considerable recognition in the late 1990s and early 2000s , earning Oscar nominations for Boogie Nights ( 1997 ) , The End of the Affair ( 1999 ) , Far from Heaven ( 2002 ) and The Hours ( 2002 ) . In the first of these , she played a 1970s pornographic actress , while the other three starred her as an unhappy , mid-20th century housewife . She also had success with the films The Big Lebowski ( 1998 ) , Magnolia ( 1999 ) , Hannibal ( 2001 ) , Children of Men ( 2006 ) , A Single Man ( 2009 ) , The Kids Are All Right ( 2010 ) , and Crazy , Stupid , Love ( 2011 ) , and won an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in the television film Game Change ( 2012 ) . Moore won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her playing an Alzheimer 's patient in Still Alice ( 2014 ) and was named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for Maps to the Stars ( 2014 ) .
Brooke Christa Shields ( born May 31 , 1965 ) is an American actress and model . She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle 's film Pretty Baby ( 1978 ) , in which she played a child prostitute in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century . Shields garnered widespread notoriety in the role , and she continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s , including The Blue Lagoon ( 1980 ) , and Franco Zeffirelli 's Endless Love ( 1981 ) . In 1983 , Shields suspended her career as a model to attend Princeton University , where she graduated with a bachelor 's degree in Romance Languages . In the 1990s , Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor roles in films . She also starred in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan ( 1996-2000 ) , for which she received two Golden Globe nominations , and Lipstick Jungle ( 2008-2009 ) . In 2017 , Shields returned to NBC with a major recurring role in Law & Order : Special Victims Unit in the show 's 19th season . Since 2014 , Shields has voiced Beverly Goodman in the Adult Swim animated series Mr. Pickles .
Air Supply is a soft rock duo , consisting of English singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and Australian lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock . They had a succession of hits worldwide , including eight top-ten hits in the United States , in the early 1980s . They formed in Australia in 1975 and have included various accompanying musicians and singers . The Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) inducted Air Supply into their Hall of Fame on 1 December 2013 at the annual ARIA Awards .
Frederick James Prinze Jr. ( born March 8 , 1976 ) is an American actor . He has starred in films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer ( 1997 ) , I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ( 1998 ) , She 's All That ( 1999 ) , Summer Catch ( 2001 ) , Scooby-Doo ( 2002 ) , and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed ( 2004 ) . Prinze has also had recurring and starring roles in television shows , including Friends ( 2002 ) , Boston Legal ( 2004 ) , Freddie ( 2005-06 ) and 24 ( 2010 ) , and voiced Kanan Jarrus in the Disney XD series Star Wars Rebels .
Clint Patrick Black ( born February 4 , 1962 ) is an American country music singer , songwriter , musician , multi-instrumentalist , record producer and actor . Signed to RCA Records in 1989 , Black 's debut album Killin ' Time produced four straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts . Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s , Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s . He has had more than 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts , twenty-two of which have reached number one , in addition to having released twelve studio albums and several compilation albums . In 2003 , Black founded his own record label , Equity Music Group . Black has also ventured into acting , having made appearances in a 1993 episode of the TV series Wings and in the 1994 film Maverick , as well as a starring role in 1998 's Still Holding On : The Legend of Cadillac Jack .
Matthew David McConaughey ( /məˈkɒnəheɪ/ ; born November 4 , 1969 ) is an American actor and producer . He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused ( 1993 ) , considered by many to be his breakout role . After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield ( 1994 ) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Next Generation ( 1994 ) , his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill ( 1996 ) . He followed this with leading performances in the science fiction film Contact ( 1997 ) and the historical drama Amistad ( 1997 ) , the comedy-drama The Newton Boys ( 1998 ) , the satire EDtv ( 1999 ) , the war film U-571 ( 2000 ) , and the psychological thriller Frailty ( 2001 ) . In the 2000s , McConaughey became best known for starring in romantic comedies , including The Wedding Planner ( 2001 ) , How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ( 2003 ) , Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) , Fool 's Gold ( 2008 ) , and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ( 2009 ) , establishing him as a sex symbol . After a two-year hiatus from film acting , McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer ( 2011 ) . He was acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie ( 2011 ) , Magic Mike ( 2012 ) and The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) , and for his leading roles in Killer Joe ( 2011 ) and Mud ( 2012 ) . McConaughey 's portrayal of Ron Woodroof , a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS , in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club ( 2013 ) earned him widespread praise and numerous accolades , including the Academy Award for Best Actor . In 2014 , he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO 's crime anthology series True Detective , for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series . His film roles since have included Interstellar ( 2014 ) , The Sea of Trees ( 2015 ) , Free State of Jones ( 2016 ) , Gold ( 2016 ) , and The Dark Tower ( 2017 ) , earning varying degrees of commercial and critical success , as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings ( 2016 ) and Sing ( 2016 ) .
Shannon Elizabeth Fadal ( born ( 1973-09-07 ) September 7 , 1973 ) is an American actress and former fashion model . Elizabeth has appeared in comedy films such as American Pie , Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back . She has also appeared in horror films such as Jack Frost , Thirteen Ghosts , Cursed , and Night of the Demons . She was described as a sex symbol for her role in the 1999 comedy film American Pie . She also had a cameo in the film Love Actually and in Catch a Christmas Star in which she sings for the first time on camera . She currently lives in Cape Town , South Africa and runs the non-profit animal rescue organization she co-started in 2001 , Animal Avengers .
So You Think You Can Dance is an American televised dance competition show that airs on Fox in the United States and is the flagship series of the international So You Think You Can Dance television franchise . It was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions The series premiered on July 20 , 2005 , with over ten million viewers and ended the summer season as the top-rated show on television . The first season was hosted by American news personality Lauren Sánchez . Since the second season , it has been hosted by former British children 's television personality and game show emcee Cat Deeley . The show features a format where dancers trained in a variety of dance genres enter open auditions held in a number of major U.S. cities to showcase their talents and move forward through successive additional rounds of auditions to test their ability to adapt to different styles . At the end of this process , a small number of dancers are chosen as finalists . These dancers move on to the competition 's main phase , where they perform solo , duet , and group dance numbers on live television , attempting to master a diverse selection of dance styles , including classical , contemporary , ballroom , hip-hop , street , club , jazz , and musical theatre styles , among others . They compete for the votes of the broadcast viewing audience which , combined with the input of a panel of judges , determines which dancers advance to the next stage from week to week , until a winner is crowned as America 's favorite dancer . So You Think You Can Dance has won seven Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography and a total of nine Emmy Awards altogether . Licensed variations of the show , produced for broadcast markets in other nations , began airing in August 2005 , and dozens of localized adaptations of the show have been produced since , airing in 41 countries to date . The sixteenth season premiered June 3 , 2019 .
Denis Colin Leary ( born August 18 , 1957 ) is an American actor , comedian , singer , writer and producer . Leary was the star and co-creator of Rescue Me . He has had starring roles in many films , including those of Captain George Stacy in Marc Webb 's , The Amazing Spider-Man and Cleveland Browns head coach Vince Penn in Ivan Reitman 's Draft Day . Leary also voiced the character of Francis in A Bug 's Life and that of Diego in the Ice Age franchise . He and wife Ann Leary are the inspiration behind Amazons series Modern Love Episode 4 : Rallying to Keep the Game Alive . From 2015 to 2016 , Leary wrote and starred in the comedy series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll on FX .
George Clayton Huff , Jr. ( born November 4 , 1980 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American singer . He placed first among male contestants and overall fifth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol .
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom ( born 13 January 1977 ) is an English actor . He made his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series and rose to fame by appearing in epic fantasy , historical , and adventure films , most notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series . Bloom subsequently established himself as a leading man in Hollywood films , with roles such as Paris in Troy ( 2004 ) and Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ) . He later reprised his role as Legolas in The Hobbit film series and currently stars in the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row ( 2019-present ) . He made his professional stage debut in West End 's In Celebration at the Duke of York 's Theatre in London in 2007 and starred in a Broadway adaption of Romeo and Juliet in 2013 . In 2009 , Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador . In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award .
Gloria Estefan ( Spanish : [ ˈɡloɾja esˈtefan ] ; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García ; September 1 , 1957 ) is a Cuban-American singer , songwriter , actress and businesswoman . A contralto , she started her career as the lead singer in the group Miami Latin Boys , which later became known as Miami Sound Machine . Estefan experienced worldwide success with Conga in 1985 . The song became Estefan 's signature song and led to the Miami Sound Machine winning the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in 1986 . In the middle of 1988 , she and the band got their first number-one hit with the song Anything for You . In March 1990 , Estefan had a severe accident in her tour bus . She made her comeback in March 1991 with a new world tour and album called Into the Light . Her 1993 Spanish-language album , Mi Tierra , won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album . It was the first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart , established when it was released . It was also the first Diamond album in Spain . Many of her songs , such as Rhythm Is Gon na Get You , 1-2-3 , Do n't Wan na Lose You , Get On Your Feet , Here We Are , Coming Out of the Dark , Bad Boy , Oye ! , Party Time and a remake of Turn the Beat Around became international chart-topping hits . Estefan has sold 120 million records worldwide .
Kirsten Caroline Dunst ( /ˈkɪərstən/ ; born April 30 , 1982 ) is an American actress . She made her debut in the 1989 anthology film New York Stories , appearing in the segment Oedipus Wrecks directed by Woody Allen . At the age of twelve , Dunst gained widespread recognition as Claudia in Interview with the Vampire ( 1994 ) , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress . She appeared in Little Women the same year and in Jumanji the following year . After a recurring role on the third season of ER ( 1996-1997 ) , and appearances in films such as Wag the Dog ( 1997 ) , Small Soldiers ( 1998 ) , the 1998 English dub of Kiki 's Delivery Service ( 1989 ) and The Virgin Suicides ( 1999 ) , Dunst starred in a string of comedies , including Drop Dead Gorgeous , Dick ( both 1999 ) , Bring It On ( 2000 ) , Get Over It , and Crazy/Beautiful ( both 2001 ) . Dunst achieved fame for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy ( 2002-2007 ) . Since then , she has also played roles in Mona Lisa Smile ( 2003 ) , Wimbledon , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ( both 2004 ) , Cameron Crowe 's Elizabethtown ( 2005 ) , the title role in Sofia Coppola 's Marie Antoinette ( 2006 ) , How to Lose Friends & Alienate People ( 2008 ) , Bachelorette ( 2012 ) , and The Two Faces of January ( 2014 ) . In 2011 , she won Best Actress at Cannes for her performance in Lars von Trier 's Melancholia . In 2015 , Dunst starred as Peggy Blumquist on the second season of the television series Fargo . Her performance garnered critical acclaim , leading to her winning the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actress , and being nominated for Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy awards . In 2017 , she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in the film Hidden Figures , and co-starred in her third collaboration with Sofia Coppola , The Beguiled .
Charlize Theron ( /ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən ; Afrikaans : [ ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn ] ; born 7 August 1975 ) is a South African and American actress and producer . She is the recipient of several accolades , including an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , an American Cinematheque Award , and the Silver Bear for Best Actress . Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 , and she is one of the world 's highest-paid actresses , as of 2019 . Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil 's Advocate ( 1997 ) , Mighty Joe Young ( 1998 ) , and The Cider House Rules ( 1999 ) . In 2003 , she received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress , becoming the first South African to win an Oscar in an acting category . She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country ( 2005 ) . Theron has since starred in several top-grossing action films , including Hancock ( 2008 ) , Snow White and the Huntsman ( 2012 ) , Prometheus ( 2012 ) , Mad Max : Fury Road ( 2015 ) , The Fate of the Furious ( 2017 ) , and Atomic Blonde ( 2017 ) . She also received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman 's comedy-dramas Young Adult ( 2011 ) and Tully ( 2018 ) , and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the drama Bombshell ( 2019 ) , receiving a third Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . Since the early 2000s , Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions . She has produced numerous films , in many of which she had a starring role , including The Burning Plain ( 2008 ) , Dark Places ( 2015 ) , and Long Shot ( 2019 ) . Theron became an American citizen in 2007 , while retaining her South African citizenship .
Joseph Ward Simmons ( born November 14 , 1964 ) , better known by the stage name Run , Rev . Run or DJ Run , is an American rapper , producer , DJ , involved with church ministry and TV personality . Simmons is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run-D.M.C . He is also a practicing minister , known as Reverend Run . He found new popularity in 2005 with his family 's MTV reality show Run 's House .
Dylan Walsh ( born Dylan Charles Hunter Walsh : November 17 , 1963 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Dr. Sean McNamara in the FX television series Nip/Tuck .
Hannah Dakota Fanning ( born February 23 , 1994 ) is an American actress . She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film I Am Sam ( 2001 ) , for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination at age eight , making her the youngest nominee in SAG history . Fanning played major roles in the films Uptown Girls ( 2003 ) , The Cat in the Hat ( 2003 ) , Man on Fire ( 2004 ) , War of the Worlds ( 2005 ) , Dreamer ( 2005 ) , and Charlotte 's Web ( 2006 ) . Fanning followed with more mature roles , playing Lewellen in Hounddog ( 2007 ) , Lily in The Secret Life of Bees ( 2008 ) , the eponymous character in Coraline ( 2009 ) , Cherie Currie in The Runaways ( 2010 ) and Jane Volturi in The Twilight Saga ( 2009-2012 ) . Throughout the 2010s , she continued appearing in independent productions such as the dramas Now Is Good ( 2012 ) and Night Moves ( 2013 ) , the comedy-drama Very Good Girls ( 2013 ) , and the biographical film Effie Gray ( 2014 ) . In 2018 , she appeared in the heist comedy Ocean 's 8 and had a starring role in the period drama miniseries The Alienist . She portrayed Manson girl Squeaky Fromme in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ( 2019 ) . Fanning made her modelling debut in 2009 when she was featured on the cover of fashion magazines Elle , Vanity Fair , and Cosmopolitan , among others . She also appeared in the fashion week in New York in 2014 and at the opening ceremony of Fashion Week New York S/S 2015 .
Simply Red are a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1985 . The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall , who , by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010 , was the only original member left . Since the release of their debut studio album Picture Book ( 1985 ) , they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart , including Holding Back the Years and If You Do n't Know Me by Now , both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 . They have had five number one albums in the UK , with their 1991 album , Stars , being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history . At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards , they received the award for Best British Group . They received three Grammy Award nominations : for Best New Artist in 1987 , and Holding Back the Years and If You Do n't Know Me by Now for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . The band re-formed in 2015 . Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums .
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( né Judkins ; born May 13 , 1950 ) , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder , is an American singer , songwriter , musician and record producer . A prominent figure in popular music , he is one of the most successful songwriters and musicians in the history of music . Through his heavy use of electronic instruments and innovative sounds , Wonder became a pioneer and influence to musicians of various genres including pop , rhythm and blues , soul , funk and rock . Blind since shortly after his birth , Wonder was a child prodigy known as Little Stevie Wonder leading him to sign with Motown 's Tamla label at the age of 11 . In 1963 , the single Fingertips was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when Wonder was aged 13 , making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart . Wonder 's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s when he started his classic period in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book , with the latter featuring the number-one hit Superstition . Superstition is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard . With Innervisions ( 1973 ) , Fulfillingness ' First Finale ( 1974 ) and Songs in the Key of Life ( 1976 ) all winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year , Wonder became the tied record holder , with Frank Sinatra , for the most Album of the Year wins with three . Wonder is also the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases . Wonder 's classic period , which is widely considered to have ended in 1977 , was noted for his funky keyboard style , personal control of production , and series of songs integrated with one another to make a concept album . In 1979 , Wonder made use of the early music sampler Computer Music Melodian through his composition of the soundtrack album Stevie Wonder 's Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants . It was also his first digital recording , and one of the earliest popular albums to use the technology , which Wonder used for all subsequent recordings .
Ashlee Nicolle Ross ( née Simpson ; born October 3 , 1984 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . The younger sister of singer and actress Jessica Simpson , she began her career as a back-up dancer for her sister and appeared in television commercials at the age of 15 . She later pursued a career as an actress and had a recurring role on the family drama 7th Heaven . Her breakout came following her appearance on the reality show Newlyweds : Nick and Jessica , broadcast on MTV between 2003 and 2005 , which focused on Ashlee 's older sister Jessica and Jessica 's then-husband Nick Lachey . While working on her debut studio album , Simpson became the star of a spin-off reality series , The Ashlee Simpson Show , which was broadcast on MTV between 2004 and 2005 . Like her sister before her , Simpson became the center of considerable media attention , much of which focused on her relationship with musician Ryan Cabrera . When Simpson 's debut single , Pieces of Me , was released in 2004 , it became a top-five hit in the United States and topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart based on radio airplay . The success of the single and her reality show helped propel her debut album , Autobiography , also released in 2004 , to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart . The project sold over five million copies worldwide , making it her most successful album to date . Simpson had a leading role in the film Undiscovered ( 2005 ) , which became a critical and commercial flop . The failure of the film , along with multiple critically panned performances , led to much media scrutiny towards Simpson . Despite this , Simpson 's second studio album , I Am Me ( 2005 ) , debuted atop the Billboard 200 , becoming her second album to do so .
Woodrow Tracy Harrelson ( born July 23 , 1961 ) is an American actor and playwright . He first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers ( 1985-1993 ) , for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations . He has also received three Academy Award nominations : Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt ( 1996 ) and Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger ( 2009 ) , and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri ( 2017 ) .
Dwayne Douglas Johnson ( born May 2 , 1972 ) , also known by his ring name , The Rock , is an American actor , producer , investor and retired professional wrestler . Johnson was a professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career . His films have grossed over $ 3.5 billion in North America and over $ 10.5 billion worldwide , making Johnson one of the most successful and highest-grossing box-office stars of all time . Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami , with whom he won a national championship in 1991 . He initially aspired for a professional career in football and entered the 1995 NFL Draft , but he went undrafted . As a result , Johnson signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) , but was cut from the team in the middle of his first season . Shortly after , he began training as a professional wrestler . In 1996 , Johnson secured a contract with the WWF and was promoted as the first third-generation wrestler in the company 's history , as he is the son of Rocky Johnson and grandson of Peter Maivia . He rose to prominence after developing a charismatic persona of a boastful trash-talking wrestler named The Rock . He subsequently won his first WWF Championship in 1998 and helped usher the WWF into the Attitude Era , a boom period in the company 's business in the latter 1990s and early 2000s which still hold professional wrestling records for television ratings . In 2004 , he left the WWE to pursue an acting career and went on a seven-year hiatus before returning in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013 , before wholly retiring in 2019 . Considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers and biggest draws of all-time , The Rock headlined the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view event ever , WrestleMania XXVIII , and was featured in among the most watched episodes of WWE 's television shows , WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown .
Enrique Martín Morales ( Spanish pronunciation : [ enˈɾike maɾˈtin moˈɾales ] ; born December 24 , 1971 ) , better known as Ricky Martin , is a Puerto Rican singer , actor and author who is widely regarded as the King of Latin Pop . He holds dual American and Spanish citizenship , and began his career at age 12 with the all-boy pop group Menudo . After five years with the group , he released several Spanish-language solo albums throughout the 1990s . Since the beginning of his solo career in 1991 , Ricky Martin has sold over 70 million records making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time . He also acted on stage and on TV in Mexico , where he achieved modest stardom . In 1994 , he appeared on the US TV soap opera General Hospital , playing a Puerto Rican singer . He also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time . In early 1999 , after releasing several albums in Spanish , Martin performed The Cup of Life at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards show , which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene . Following its success , Martin released Livin ' la Vida Loca , which helped him attain success worldwide . It is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition easier for other Spanish-speaking artists to move into the English-speaking market . His first English-language album ( also titled Ricky Martin ) , sold 15 million copies and is his best selling album to date . His other studio albums include : Me Amaras ( 1993 ) , A Medio Vivir ( 1995 ) , Vuelve ( 1998 ) , Sound Loaded ( 2000 ) , Almas del Silencio ( 2003 ) , Life ( 2005 ) , Música + Alma + Sexo ( 2011 ) , A Quien Quiera Escuchar ( 2015 ) , and Movimiento ( 2020 ) .
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers ( born January 12 , 1980 ) , is an American recording artist , actress and author . Born in Fitchburg , Massachusetts and raised in the Washington metropolitan area , Amerie gained an appreciation of the classical arts from her mother Mi Suk Rogers and of music from her father Charles Rogers , and she also studied dance from an early age and performed in talent contests . After her high school graduation , her family settled down in Virginia while she began to attend Georgetown University , from which she later graduated with a degree in English and Fine Arts . While living in Washington , D.C. , she met producer Rich Harrison , who worked with such performers as Mary J. Blige , and began developing demos with him . This led to a deal with Rise Entertainment and , in turn , major-label Columbia Records . In 2003 , she helped develop the BET original series The Center , which she also hosted and , during her run as host , accumulated the highest ratings ever for any show in its time slot . Amerie 's time on the series was short-lived due to her landing a starring role in the 2004 film First Daughter . In ( 2005 ) , Amerie released her sophomore album Touch , debuting at number # 5 on the US Billboard 200 chart and later receiving 2 Grammy nominations for Best Female R & B Vocal Performance for her signature song 1 Thing ( which peaked at number # 8 on Billboard Hot 100 ) as well as Best Contemporary R & B Album . In ( 2007 ) , Amerie released her third album Because I Love It , achieved moderate international success in 2007 , although it was not released in North America and she was subsequently bought out of her Sony contract by LA Reid Columbia Records ' roster . Amerie released her fourth studio album , In Love & War , in 2009 on Island Def Jam . On May 20 , 2016 , Amerie independently released an EP , titled Drive . She appeared on The Breakfast Club , 105.1 and announced she would continue to release music throughout the year .
Val Edward Kilmer ( born December 31 , 1959 ) is an American actor , musician and artist . Originally a stage actor , Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films , starting with Top Secret ! ( 1984 ) and Real Genius ( 1985 ) , as well as the military action film Top Gun ( 1986 ) , the fantasy film Willow ( 1988 ) , and the western Tombstone ( 1993 ) . Some of his other notable film roles include Jim Morrison in The Doors ( 1991 ) , an apparition of Elvis Presley in True Romance ( 1993 ) , Chris Shiherlis in Heat ( 1995 ) , Bruce Wayne / Batman in Batman Forever ( 1995 ) , Simon Templar in The Saint ( 1997 ) , Moses in The Prince of Egypt ( 1998 ) , Gay Perry in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ( 2005 ) and Dieter Von Cunth in MacGruber ( 2010 ) .
Melissa Lou Etheridge ( born May 29 , 1961 ) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist , and activist . Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success . The album peaked at No . 22 on the Billboard 200 , and its lead single , Bring Me Some Water , garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance , Female . In 1993 , Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single Ai n't It Heavy from her third album , Never Enough . Later that year , she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album , Yes I Am . Its tracks I 'm the Only One and Come to My Window both reached the top 30 in the United States , and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award . Yes I Am peaked at No . 15 on the Billboard 200 , and spent 138 weeks on the chart , earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum , her largest to date . In October 2004 , Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer , and underwent surgery and chemotherapy . At the 2005 Grammy Awards , she made a return to the stage and , while bald from chemotherapy , performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song Piece of My Heart . Etheridge 's performance was widely lauded , with India.Arie writing I Am Not My Hair about Etheridge .
William Shatner OC ( born March 22 , 1931 ) is a Canadian actor , author , producer , director , screenwriter , and singer . In his seven decades of television , Shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise . He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk , being a part of Star Trek , and life after Star Trek . He has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe , and a series of science fiction novels called TekWar , that were adapted for television . Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker ( 1982-1986 ) and hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 ( 1989-1996 ) , which won a People 's Choice Award for the Favorite New TV Dramatic Series . Shatner also appeared in seasons 4 and 5 of the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun as the Big Giant Head that the alien characters reported to . From 2004 until 2008 , he starred as attorney Denny Crane both in the final season of the legal drama The Practice and in its spinoff series Boston Legal , a role that earned him two Emmy Awards . He appeared in both seasons of the comical NBC real-life travelogue with other male companions of a certain age in Better Late Than Never , from 2016 to 2017 . Shatner has also pursued a career in music and spoken-word recordings since the late 1960s , having released eight albums .
Francisco Javier Bautista , Jr. ( born December 7 , 1975 ) , better known by his stage name Frankie J , is a Mexican-American singer , songwriter , rapper and former member of the musical group Kumbia Kings . Born in Mexico , he grew up in San Diego and became a freestyle artist under the stage name Frankie Boy in the late 1990s . He then joined Kumbia Kings before re-embarking on a solo career . Frankie J 's solo debut album , What 's a Man to Do , was released in 2003 , followed by more English and Spanish language albums . He received a Grammy Award nomination for his album Faith , Hope y Amor in 2013 for Best Latin Pop Album .
Uma Karuna Thurman ( born April 29 , 1970 ) is an American actress and model . She has performed in a variety of films , ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies . Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue , Thurman starred in Dangerous Liaisons ( 1988 ) . She rose to international prominence with her performance in Quentin Tarantino 's 1994 film Pulp Fiction , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award , the BAFTA Award , and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress . Often hailed as Tarantino 's muse , she reunited with the director to play the main role in Kill Bill : Volume 1 and 2 ( 2003 , 2004 ) , which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations . Established as a leading Hollywood actress , her other notable films include Henry & June ( 1990 ) , The Truth About Cats & Dogs ( 1996 ) , Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) , Gattaca ( 1997 ) , Les Misérables ( 1998 ) , The Producers ( 2005 ) , My Super Ex-Girlfriend ( 2006 ) , and Lars von Trier 's Nymphomaniac ( 2013 ) and The House That Jack Built ( 2018 ) . In 2011 , Thurman was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival , and in 2017 , she was named president of the 70th edition 's Un Certain Regard jury . Thurman made her Broadway debut in The Parisian Woman ( 2017-2018 ) . For her performance in the made-for-HBO film Hysterical Blindness ( 2002 ) , Thurman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Film , and for her five-episode role in the NBC musical series Smash ( 2012 ) , she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series . Thurman has starred in the miniseries The Slap ( 2015 ) and the series Imposters ( 2017-2018 ) .
Thomas Joyner ( born November 23 , 1949 ) is an American retired radio host , former host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show , and also founder of Reach Media Inc. , the Tom Joyner Foundation , and BlackAmericaWeb.com .
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera [ a ] ( born 10 August 1960 ) , known professionally as Antonio Banderas , is a Spanish actor , film producer and director . He is the recipient of numerous accolades , including a Cannes Best Actor Award and nominations for a Tony Award , an Academy Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards . Banderas began his acting career with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar in the 1980s and then appeared in several Hollywood films , such as Philadelphia ( 1993 ) , Interview with the Vampire ( 1994 ) , Desperado ( 1995 ) , Assassins ( 1995 ) , Evita ( 1996 ) , and The Mask of Zorro ( 1998 ) . He also appeared in the Spy Kids series and provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise as well as its spin-off film Puss in Boots . In 2003 , Banderas made his theatre debut as Guido Contini in Nine , for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award . He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself ( 2004 ) and the second season of Genius ( 2018 ) ; his portrayal of Pablo Picasso in the latter garnered him critical praise . For the 2019 film Pain and Glory , he earned the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor , and received nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor .
Zachary Israel Braff ( born April 6 , 1975 ) is an American actor , director , screenwriter and producer . He is best known for his role as J. D. on the television series Scrubs ( 2001-2010 ) , for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005 and for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to 2007 . He starred in The Broken Hearts Club : A Romantic Comedy ( 2000 ) , The Last Kiss ( 2006 ) , The Ex ( 2006 ) and In Dubious Battle ( 2016 ) , and has done voice-work for Chicken Little ( 2005 ) , Oz the Great and Powerful ( 2013 ) , and the Netflix series Bojack Horseman . In 2004 , Braff made his directorial debut with Garden State , which he also wrote , starred in , and compiled the soundtrack album for . He shot the film in his home state of New Jersey for a budget of $ 2.5 million . The film made over $ 35 million at the box office and was praised by critics , leading it to gain a cult following . He won numerous awards for his directing work and also won the Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005 . Braff directed his second film , Wish I Was Here ( 2014 ) , which he partially funded with a Kickstarter campaign . Braff appeared on stage in All New People , which he wrote and starred in . It premiered in New York City in 2011 before playing in London 's West End . He also played the lead role in a musical adaptation of Woody Allen 's Bullets Over Broadway in 2014 .
Nicolas Kim Coppola ( born January 7 , 1964 ) , known professionally as Nicolas Cage , is an American actor and filmmaker . Cage has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards , and won an Academy Award , a Golden Globe , and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas ( 1995 ) . During his early career , Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish ( 1983 ) , Valley Girl ( 1983 ) , Racing with the Moon ( 1984 ) , Birdy ( 1984 ) , Peggy Sue Got Married ( 1986 ) , Raising Arizona ( 1987 ) , Moonstruck ( 1987 ) , Vampire 's Kiss ( 1989 ) , Wild at Heart ( 1990 ) , Fire Birds ( 1990 ) , Honeymoon in Vegas ( 1992 ) , and Red Rock West ( 1993 ) . Cage received an Academy Award , a Golden Globe , and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as an alcoholic Hollywood writer in Leaving Las Vegas ( 1995 ) before coming to the attention of wider audiences with mainstream films , such as The Rock ( 1996 ) , Face/Off ( 1997 ) , Con Air ( 1997 ) , Snake Eyes ( 1998 ) and City of Angels ( 1998 ) . In October 1997 , Cage was ranked No . 40 in Empire magazine 's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list , while the next year , he was placed No . 37 in Premiere 's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood . He earned his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation ( 2002 ) . He also directed the film Sonny ( 2002 ) , for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival . Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire ( 2000 ) and The Life of David Gale ( 2003 ) . He has also appeared in National Treasure ( 2004 ) , Lord of War ( 2005 ) , Bad Lieutenant : Port of Call New Orleans ( 2009 ) , and Kick-Ass ( 2010 ) . Films such as Ghost Rider ( 2007 ) and Knowing ( 2009 ) were box office successes .
Courtney Thorne-Smith ( born November 8 , 1967 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place , Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal , Cheryl in According to Jim and her recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy .
James Douglas Muir Leno ( /ˈlɛnoʊ/ ; born April 28 , 1950 ) is an American comedian , actor , writer , producer , and former late-night television host . After doing stand-up comedy for years , he became the host of NBC 's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009 . Beginning in September 2009 , Leno started a primetime talk show , titled The Jay Leno Show , which aired weeknights at 10:00pm ET , also on NBC . After The Jay Leno Show was canceled in January 2010 amid a host controversy , Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1 , 2010 . He hosted his last episode of The Tonight Show on February 6 , 2014 . That year , he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame . Since 2014 , Leno has hosted Jay Leno 's Garage .