Live! with Regis and Kelly (season 23)
November 2010
Table:
Date

Co-Hosts

"Host Chat"[1]

Guests/Segments[2]

"Regis and Kelly Inbox"[3]

November 1

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jonah Hill, the winner of Project Runway, Thanksgiving with a Twist Week

November 2

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Robert Downey, Jr., Robin Roberts, Thanksgiving with a Twist Week

November 3

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Rosario Dawson, Jason Schwartzman, Thanksgiving with a Twist Week

November 4

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Tina Fey, Neon Trees, Thanksgiving with a Twist Week

November 5

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jo Frost, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Thanksgiving with a Twist Week

November 8

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Rachel McAdams, Jason Ritter, BFF Dream Team Makeover Week

November 9

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, BFF Dream Team Makeover Week

November 10

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Denzel Washington, Rainn Wilson, BFF Dream Team Makeover Week

November 11

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Russell Crowe, Ty Burrell, BFF Dream Team Makeover Week

November 12

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Tracy Morgan, BFF Dream Team Makeover Week

November 15

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Russell Brand, Rupert Grint

November 16

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Anne Hathaway, Emma Watson, Lee DeWyze

November 17

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Byrne the Toy Guy

November 18

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jake Gyllenhaal, Anderson Cooper, Mark Sanchez

November 19

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Cher, Mandy Moore

November 22

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Steve Martin, Scott Caan, Sarah McLachlan

November 23

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jessica Simpson, Cloris Leachman

November 24

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Colin Firth, Elton John & Leon Russell

November 26

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Shaffer

November 29

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

LIVE! in Las Vegas, Jabbawockeez, Joel McHale, David Copperfield, Nicki Minaj, Regis remembers classic Las Vegas and shares highlights of present Las Vegas

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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 .
Jonah Hill Feldstein ( born December 20 , 1983 ) is an American actor , director , producer , screenwriter , and comedian . Hill is known for his comedic roles in films including Superbad ( 2007 ) , Knocked Up ( 2007 ) , Forgetting Sarah Marshall ( 2008 ) , Get Him to the Greek ( 2010 ) , 21 Jump Street ( 2012 ) , This Is the End ( 2013 ) , and 22 Jump Street ( 2014 ) as well as his dramatic performances in Moneyball ( 2011 ) and The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) , for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor . Hill ranked 28th on Forbes magazine 's ranking of world 's highest-paid actors from June 2014 to June 2015 , bringing in $ 16 million . As a screenwriter , he contributed to the stories of 21 Jump Street , 22 Jump Street , Sausage Party and Why Him ? . In 2018 , Hill starred in the Netflix dark comedy miniseries Maniac and made his directorial debut with the film Mid90s , from his own screenplay .
Project Runway is an American reality television series that focuses on fashion design . The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time , materials and theme . Their designs are judged by a panel , and one or more designers are typically eliminated from the show each week . During each season , contestants are progressively eliminated until only a few contestants remain . These finalists prepare a complete fashion collection for New York Fashion Week , which determines the winner . Project Runway was created by Eli Holzman and was hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum . It has a varied airing history , with Bravo originating the first five seasons , followed by Lifetime for eleven more , before it was announced on May 14 , 2018 that the series is tentatively returning to Bravo for the seventeenth season in the wake of The Weinstein Company 's bankruptcy , pending TWC asset winner Lantern Entertainment 's acquisition of the former TWC assets . The show won a Peabody Award in 2008 for using the 'television reality contest ' genre to engage , inform , enlighten and entertain . On September 7 , 2018 , it was confirmed that Heidi Klum and the show 's mentor Tim Gunn would not be returning for a 17th season on Bravo as they both signed a deal to helm another fashion competition show on Amazon Video . In January 2019 , it was announced that American model Karlie Kloss follows Klum as the new host , with Season 4 winner Christian Siriano replacing Gunn as mentor .
Robert John Downey Jr. ( born April 4 , 1965 ) is an American actor , producer , and singer . His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth , followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles , before a resurgence of commercial success in middle age . In 2008 , Downey was named by Time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world , and from 2013 to 2015 , he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood 's highest-paid actor . His films have grossed over $ 14.4 billion worldwide , making him the second highest-grossing box-office star of all time . At the age of five , he made his acting debut in Robert Downey Sr. 's film Pound in 1970 . He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science ( 1985 ) and Less Than Zero ( 1987 ) . In 1992 , Downey portrayed the title character in the biopic Chaplin , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a BAFTA Award . Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges , he joined the TV series Ally McBeal , for which he won a Golden Globe Award ; however in the wake of two drug charges , one in late 2000 and one in early 2001 , he was fired and his character terminated . He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program shortly after and has maintained his sobriety since 2003 . Initially , bond completion companies would not insure Downey , until Mel Gibson paid the insurance bond for the 2003 film The Singing Detective . He subsequently went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ( 2005 ) , the thriller Zodiac ( 2007 ) , and the action comedy Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) ; for the latter he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Downey gained wider recognition for starring as Tony Stark / Iron Man in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe , beginning with Iron Man ( 2008 ) .
Robin René Roberts is an American television broadcaster . Roberts is the anchor of ABC 's Good Morning America . After growing up in Mississippi and attending Southeastern Louisiana University , Roberts was a sports anchor for local TV and radio stations . Roberts was a sportscaster on ESPN for 15 years ( 1990-2005 ) . She became co-anchor on Good Morning America in 2005 . Roberts was inducted into the Women 's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 . Her treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome was chronicled on the program , which earned a 2012 Peabody Award for the coverage .
Rosario Isabel Dawson ( born May 9 , 1979 ) is an American actress and singer . She made her feature film debut in the 1995 independent drama Kids . Her subsequent film roles include He Got Game ( 1998 ) , Josie and the Pussycats ( 2001 ) , Men in Black II ( 2002 ) , Rent ( 2005 ) , Sin City ( 2005 ) , Clerks II ( 2006 ) , Death Proof ( 2007 ) , Unstoppable ( 2010 ) , and Top Five ( 2014 ) . Dawson has also provided voice-over work for Disney , Warner Bros. , DC Comics , and Viacom 's Nickelodeon unit . For her role in Rent , Dawson won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture ; for her role in Top Five , she was nominated for the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy . Dawson is also known for having several roles in comic book adaptations including Gail in Sin City ( 2005 ) and Sin City : A Dame to Kill For ( 2014 ) , providing the voices of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in the DC Animated Movie Universe and Barbara Gordon / Batgirl in The Lego Batman Movie , as well as her portrayal of Claire Temple in five of the Marvel/Netflix series : Daredevil ( 2015-2016 ) , Jessica Jones ( 2015 ) , Luke Cage ( 2016-2018 ) , Iron Fist and The Defenders ( both 2017 ) .
Jason Francesco Schwartzman ( born June 26 , 1980 ) is an American actor , screenwriter , executive producer , and musician . He is known for his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson , such as Rushmore ( 1998 ) , The Darjeeling Limited ( 2007 ) , Fantastic Mr. Fox ( 2009 ) , Moonrise Kingdom ( 2012 ) , The Grand Budapest Hotel ( 2014 ) , and Isle of Dogs ( 2018 ) . He also starred in other films , such as Slackers ( 2002 ) , Spun ( 2003 ) , I Heart Huckabees ( 2004 ) , Shopgirl ( 2005 ) , Marie Antoinette ( 2006 ) , Funny People ( 2009 ) , Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ( 2010 ) , Saving Mr. Banks ( 2013 ) and Klaus ( 2019 ) . In addition to his film work , Schwartzman was the star of the HBO series Bored to Death ( 2009-2011 ) , in which he played a writer who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective by advertising himself on Craigslist . He currently releases music through his solo project Coconut Records , and was formerly the drummer of rock band Phantom Planet .
Elizabeth Stamatina Tina Fey ( /feɪ/ ; born May 18 , 1970 ) is an American actress , comedian , writer , producer , and playwright . She is best known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live ( 1997-2006 ) and for creating the acclaimed comedy series 30 Rock ( 2006-2013 ) and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ( 2015-2019 ) . Fey is also known for her work in film , with starring roles in Baby Mama ( 2008 ) , Date Night ( 2010 ) , Megamind ( 2010 ) , Muppets Most Wanted ( 2014 ) , Sisters ( 2015 ) , Whiskey Tango Foxtrot ( 2016 ) , and Wine Country ( 2019 ) . Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City . She then joined SNL as a writer , later becoming head writer and a performer , appearing as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment and , later , developing a satirical portrayal of 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in subsequent guest appearances . In 2004 , she co-starred in and wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls , which was adapted from the 2002 self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes . After leaving SNL in 2006 , Fey created the television series 30 Rock for Broadway Video , a sitcom loosely based on her experiences at SNL . In the series , Fey starred as Liz Lemon , the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series . In 2011 , she released her memoir , Bossypants , which topped The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks and garnered her a Grammy Award nomination . In 2015 , she co-created the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Fey created the musical adaptation Mean Girls , which premiered on Broadway in 2018 , and earned her a Tony Award nomination . Fey has received nine Primetime Emmy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , five Screen Actors Guild Awards , and seven Writers Guild of America Awards .
Neon Trees are an American rock band from Provo , Utah . The band received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the band The Killers . Not long after , the band was signed by Mercury Records and released their first studio album , Habits , in 2010 . Their first single , Animal , climbed to No . 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No . 1 on the Alternative Songs chart .
Joanne Frost ( born 27 June 1970 or 27 June 1971 ) ( sources differ ) is an English television personality , nanny and author . She is best known for the reality television programme Supernanny UK , in which she was the central figure . The show first aired in the United Kingdom in 2004 and she has branched off into several other reality shows in the United Kingdom , United States and the Netherlands . Family S.O.S . with Jo Frost addressed issues such as addiction and abuse . Family Matters is a talk show . She has written six books on child care .
Jesse Tyler Ferguson ( born October 22 , 1975 ) is an American actor . He is best known for portraying Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom Modern Family ( 2009-present ) , which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Screen Actors Guild Awards . Ferguson made his Broadway debut in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , for which he and his ensemble cast won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Cast Ensemble . For his performance in the 2016 Broadway production of Fully Committed , Ferguson was awarded a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance .
Rachel Anne McAdams ( born November 17 , 1978 ) is a Canadian actress . After graduating from a four-year theatre degree program at York University in 2001 , she worked in Canadian television and film productions , such as the drama film Perfect Pie ( 2002 ) , for which she received a Genie Award nomination , the comedy film My Name Is Tanino ( 2002 ) , and the comedy series Slings and Arrows , for which she won a Gemini Award . In 2002 she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick . McAdams rose to fame in 2004 with the comedy Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook . In 2005 , she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers , the psychological thriller Red Eye , and the comedy-drama The Family Stone . She was hailed by the media as Hollywood 's new it girl , and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star . After a brief sabbatical , she returned to prominence in 2009 , by appearing in the political thriller State of Play , the romance The Time Traveler 's Wife , and the mystery film Sherlock Holmes . In 2010 , McAdams appeared in her first star vehicle , the comedy Morning Glory , and went on to star in the films Midnight in Paris ( 2011 ) , The Vow ( 2012 ) , and About Time ( 2013 ) . In 2015 , she starred in the second season of the HBO crime drama series True Detective , and portrayed the journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the drama Spotlight . For the latter , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 2016 , she played Christine Palmer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Doctor Strange . In 2018 , she starred in the comedy Game Night and the romantic drama Disobedience .
Jason Morgan Ritter ( born February 17 , 1980 ) is an American actor . He is known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia , Ethan Haas in The Class , Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event , Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls , and Pat Rollins in Raising Dion . He also played the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood , for which he received an Emmy Award nomination . In 2017 , he starred in the TV comedy series Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World .
Harrison Ford ( born July 13 , 1942 ) is an American actor , aviator , and environmental activist . He gained worldwide fame for his starring role as Han Solo in the original Star Wars Trilogy ( 1977-1983 ) , eventually reprising the role decades later in the sequel trilogy ( 2015-2019 ) . Ford is also widely known for his portrayal of Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones film franchise and as Tom Clancy 's Jack Ryan in the spy thrillers Patriot Games ( 1992 ) and Clear and Present Danger ( 1994 ) . Film critic Roger Ebert described Ford as the great modern movie everyman . His career spans six decades and includes roles in many highly successful Hollywood films . Some of his most popular films include Witness ( 1985 ) , Working Girl ( 1988 ) , Presumed Innocent ( 1990 ) , The Fugitive ( 1993 ) , Air Force One ( 1997 ) , What Lies Beneath ( 2000 ) , and 42 ( 2013 ) . Seven films starring Ford have been inducted into the National Film Registry : American Graffiti ( 1973 ) , The Conversation ( 1974 ) , Star Wars ( 1977 ) , Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) , The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) , Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) , and Blade Runner ( 1982 ) . As of 2019 [ update ] , the U.S. domestic box-office grosses of Ford 's films total over $ 5.1 billion , with worldwide grosses surpassing $ 9.3 billion , making him the fourth highest-grossing domestic box-office star of all time . In addition to his box-office success , Ford is also the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award and the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his work in the film industry . He is married to actress Calista Flockhart .
Olivia Wilde ( born Olivia Jane Cockburn ; March 10 , 1984 ) is an Irish and American actress , producer , director , and activist . She is known for her role as Remy Thirteen Hadley on the medical-drama television series House ( 2007-2012 ) , and her roles in the films Conversations with Other Women ( 2005 ) , Alpha Dog ( 2007 ) , Tron : Legacy ( 2010 ) , Cowboys & Aliens ( 2011 ) , Butter ( 2011 ) , Drinking Buddies ( 2013 ) , The Incredible Burt Wonderstone ( 2013 ) , Rush ( 2013 ) , The Lazarus Effect ( 2015 ) , Love the Coopers ( 2015 ) , and Meadowland ( 2015 ) . In 2017 , Wilde made her Broadway debut , playing the role of Julia in 1984 . In 2019 , she directed her first film , the teen comedy Booksmart to critical acclaim .
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. ( born December 28 , 1954 ) is an American actor , director , and producer . He has received two Golden Globe awards , one Tony Award , and two Academy Awards : Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory ( 1989 ) and Best Actor for his role as corrupt detective Alonzo Harris in the crime thriller Training Day ( 2001 ) . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of his generation , and is considered an American cultural icon . Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s , including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom ( 1987 ) , Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X ( 1992 ) , boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter in The Hurricane ( 1999 ) , football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans ( 2000 ) , poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters ( 2007 ) , and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster ( 2007 ) . He has been a featured actor in films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has been a frequent collaborator of directors Spike Lee , Antoine Fuqua , and Tony Scott . In 2016 , he received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards . In 2002 , Washington made his directorial debut with the biographical film Antwone Fisher . His second directorial effort was The Great Debaters ( 2007 ) . His third film , Fences ( 2016 ) , in which he also starred , was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture .
Rainn Dietrich Wilson ( born January 20 , 1966 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , director , businessman , and producer . He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom The Office , for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . A native of Seattle , Wilson began acting at the University of Washington , and later worked in theatre in New York City after graduating in 1986 . Wilson made his film debut in Galaxy Quest ( 1999 ) , followed by supporting parts in Almost Famous ( 2000 ) , Steven Soderbergh 's Full Frontal ( 2002 ) , and House of 1000 Corpses ( 2003 ) . He also had a recurring part as Arthur Martin in the HBO series Six Feet Under from 2003 to 2005 . Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in The Office in 2005 , a role which he played until the show 's conclusion in 2013 . Other film credits include lead roles in the comedies The Rocker ( 2008 ) and Super ( 2010 ) , as well as supporting roles in the horror films Cooties ( 2014 ) and The Boy ( 2015 ) . In 2009 , he provided his voice for the computer animated science fiction film Monsters vs. Aliens . More recently , he has played a recurring role on Star Trek : Discovery ( 2017 ) as well as a supporting role in The Meg ( 2018 ) . In addition to acting , Wilson published an autobiography , The Bassoon King , in November 2015 , and also co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake in 2008 .
Russell Ira Crowe ( born 7 April 1964 ) is an actor , film producer and musician . Although a New Zealand citizen , he has lived most of his life in Australia . He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the historical film Gladiator ( 2000 ) , directed by Ridley Scott , for which Crowe won an Academy Award , a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award , an Empire Award and a London Film Critics Circle Award for best actor , along with ten other nominations in the same category . Crowe 's other award-winning performances include portrayals of tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film The Insider ( 1999 ) , and John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ) . Crowe 's other films include Romper Stomper ( 1992 ) , L.A . Confidential ( 1997 ) , Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World ( 2003 ) , Cinderella Man ( 2005 ) , 3:10 to Yuma ( 2007 ) , American Gangster ( 2007 ) , State of Play ( 2009 ) , Robin Hood ( 2010 ) , Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , Man of Steel ( 2013 ) , Noah ( 2014 ) and The Nice Guys ( 2016 ) . In 2015 , Crowe made his directorial debut with The Water Diviner , in which he also starred . Crowe 's work has earned him several accolades during his career , including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , one BAFTA and one Academy Award out of three consecutive nominations ( 1999 , 2000 and 2001 ) . Crowe has also been the co-owner of the National Rugby League ( NRL ) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006 .
Tyler Gerald Burrell ( born August 22 , 1967 ) is an American actor and comedian . He originally rose to prominence in several roles on Broadway including Macbeth , and the off-Broadway plays Corners , The Blue Demon , Burn This , and Show People . His first feature film role was in 2001 's Evolution . He also appeared in Black Hawk Down , Dawn of the Dead , Muppets Most Wanted and Marvel 's The Incredible Hulk as Doc Samson . He has since voiced characters in a number of animated films Mr. Peabody & Sherman , Finding Dory and Storks . Burrell had recurring roles on the television series Out of Practice and Back to You . Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy in the ABC sitcom Modern Family , for which he has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2011 and 2014 and five Screen Actors Guild Awards : one for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 and four consecutive awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series shared with the cast from 2011 to 2014 .
Tracy Jamel Morgan ( born November 10 , 1968 ) is an American actor , voice actor and comedian best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live ( 1996-2003 ) and 30 Rock ( 2006-2013 ) . He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009 for his work on 30 Rock . He has appeared in numerous films as an actor and voice actor .
Russell Edward Brand ( born 4 June 1975 ) is an English comedian , actor , radio host , author , and activist . After beginning his career as a stand-up comedian and later becoming an MTV presenter , Brand first achieved renown in 2004 as the host of Big Brother 's Big Mouth , a Big Brother spin-off . In 2007 , he had his first major film role in St Trinian 's , and the following year he landed a major role in the romantic comedy-drama Forgetting Sarah Marshall ; the film led to him starring in a spin off , the rock comedy Get Him to the Greek , alongside Jonah Hill in 2010 . He also worked as a voice actor in the animated films Despicable Me in 2010 , Hop in 2011 , and Despicable Me 2 in 2013 , and played the title character of the 2011 remake of the romantic comedy Arthur . In 2013 , he released the successful stand-up special Messiah Complex . Since guest editing an edition of British political weekly New Statesman in 2013 , Brand has become known as a public activist and campaigner , and has spoken on a wide range of political and cultural issues , including wealth inequality , addiction , corporate capitalism , climate change , and media bias . In 2014 , Brand launched his political-comedy web series The Trews , released a book entitled Revolution , and began work on a documentary about financial inequality with Michael Winterbottom . Over the course of his career , Brand has been the subject of frequent media coverage and controversy for issues such as his promiscuity and drug use , his outrageous behaviour at various award ceremonies , his dismissal from MTV and resignation from the BBC , and his two-year marriage with singer Katy Perry . He has incorporated many of his controversial public antics into his comedic material . A biographical documentary called Brand : A Second Coming was released in 2015 .
Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint ( born 24 August 1988 ) is an English actor and producer . He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Ron Weasley , one of the three main characters in the Harry Potter film series . Grint was cast as Ron at the age of 11 , having previously acted only in school plays and at his local theatre group . From 2001 to 2011 , he starred in all eight Harry Potter films . Beginning in 2002 , Grint began to work outside of the Harry Potter franchise , playing a co-leading role in Thunderpants . He has had starring roles in Driving Lessons , a dramedy released in 2006 , and Cherrybomb , a drama film of limited release in 2010 . Grint co-starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in Wild Target , a comedy . His first film project following the end of the Harry Potter series was the 2012 anti-war film , Into the White , in which he has a supporting role . In 2013 , Grint 's new film CBGB was released and he was cast in CBS 's new show Super Clyde . Grint made his stage debut in Jez Butterworth 's Mojo in October 2013 at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London . In 2014 he voiced the character of Josh in Postman Pat : The Movie , and in 2017 , he starred in and was executive producer of the television series Snatch , based on the film of the same name .
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway ( born November 12 , 1982 ) is an American actress . The recipient of multiple awards , including an Academy Award , a Primetime Emmy Award , and a Golden Globe , she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2015 . Her films have earned over $ 6.8 billion worldwide , and she appeared in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2009 . Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School in New Jersey , where she acted in several plays . As a teenager , she was cast in the television series Get Real ( 1999-2000 ) and made her breakthrough as the protagonist in her debut film , the Disney comedy The Princess Diaries ( 2001 ) . Hathaway made a transition to adult roles with the 2005 dramas Havoc and Brokeback Mountain . The comedy film The Devil Wears Prada ( 2006 ) , in which she played an assistant to a fashion magazine editor , was her biggest commercial success to that point . She played a recovering alcoholic in the drama Rachel Getting Married ( 2008 ) , which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . She followed this with roles in the commercially successful romantic films Bride Wars ( 2009 ) , Valentine 's Day ( 2010 ) , Love & Other Drugs ( 2010 ) , and the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) . In 2012 , Hathaway starred as Selina Kyle in her highest-grossing film The Dark Knight Rises , the final installment in The Dark Knight trilogy . That year , she also played Fantine , a prostitute dying of tuberculosis , in the musical romantic drama Les Misérables , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She went on to play a scientist in the science fiction film Interstellar ( 2014 ) , the owner of an online fashion site in the comedy The Intern ( 2015 ) , and a haughty actress in the heist film Ocean 's 8 ( 2018 ) .
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson ( born 15 April 1990 ) is an English actress , model and activist . Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire , Watson attended the Dragon School and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts . As a child , she rose to prominence with her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series , having acted only in school plays previously . Watson also appeared in the 2007 television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and lent her voice to The Tale of Despereaux ( 2008 ) . After the last Harry Potter film , she took on starring and supporting roles in My Week with Marilyn ( 2011 ) , The Perks of Being a Wallflower ( 2012 ) and The Bling Ring ( 2013 ) , made an appearance as an exaggerated version of herself in This Is the End ( 2013 ) , and portrayed the titular character 's adopted daughter in Noah ( 2014 ) . She went on to star as Belle in the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) and Meg March in the coming-of-age film Little Women ( 2019 ) , the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture . Her other film roles include Regression ( 2015 ) , Colonia ( 2015 ) , and The Circle ( 2017 ) . From 2011 to 2014 , Watson split her time between working on films and continuing her education , studying at Brown University and Worcester College , Oxford , and graduating from Brown with a bachelor 's degree in English literature in May 2014 . Her modelling work has included campaigns for Burberry and Lancôme . She also lent her name to a line of clothing for People Tree . She was honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2014 , winning British Artist of the Year . That same year , she was appointed as a UN Women Goodwill ambassador and helped launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe , which encourages all genders to work towards gender equality .
Leon James Lee DeWyze Jr. ( born April 2 , 1986 ) is an American singer-songwriter from Mount Prospect , Illinois , and the winner of the ninth season of American Idol . Prior to Idol , DeWyze had a solo career and formed the Lee DeWyze Band . He had also released two independent albums called So I 'm Told in 2007 and Slumberland in 2010 , both on WuLi Records . DeWyze 's first post-Idol album Live It Up was released on November 16 , 2010 , through RCA Records . WuLi Records , citing demand from DeWyze 's fan base , released a third album of pre-Idol recordings , What Once Was , on February 14 , 2012 . His fifth studio album Frames was released on August 20 , 2013 , and his sixth album Oil & Water was released on February 12 , 2016 . DeWyze 's seventh album titled Paranoia was released on February 16 , 2018 .
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe ( born 23 July 1989 ) is an English actor and producer . He is best known for playing the titular protagonist in the Harry Potter film series , based on the novels by J. K. Rowling during his adolescence and early adulthood . Born and raised in London , Radcliffe made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One 's 1999 television film David Copperfield , followed by his cinematic debut in 2001 's The Tailor of Panama . At age 11 , he was cast as Harry in the series ' first film Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone , and starred in the series for 10 years , starring in the lead role in all eight films culminating with the final film in the series , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 , released in 2011 . Radcliffe became one of the highest paid actors in the world during the filming of the Potter films , earned worldwide fame , popularity , and critical acclaim for his role , and received many accolades for his performance in the series . Following the success of Harry Potter , his subsequent roles include lawyer Arthur Kipps in the Edwardian horror film The Woman in Black ( 2012 ) , famed beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the independent film Kill Your Darlings ( 2013 ) , Victor Frankenstein 's assistant Igor in the science fiction fantasy Victor Frankenstein ( 2015 ) , Manny , a sentient corpse in the comedy-drama Swiss Army Man , technological prodigy Walter Mabry in the heist thriller film Now You See Me 2 , and FBI agent Nate Foster in the critically acclaimed thriller Imperium ( all 2016 ) . Radcliffe began to branch out to stage acting in 2007 , starring in the London and New York productions of Equus for which he received immense praise from critics and audiences alike , and in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying . Since 2018 , Radcliffe has starred in the TBS anthology television series Miracle Workers . He has contributed to many charities , including the Demelza Hospice Care for Children , and The Trevor Project for suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth , which gave him its Hero Award in 2011 .
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal ( common : /ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/ , correct : [ ˈjʏ̂lːɛnˌhɑːl ] ; born December 19 , 1980 ) is an American actor and film producer . Born into the Gyllenhaal family , he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner . He began acting as a child , making his acting debut in City Slickers ( 1991 ) , followed by roles in his father 's films A Dangerous Woman ( 1993 ) and Homegrown ( 1998 ) . His breakthrough performances were as Homer Hickam in October Sky ( 1999 ) and as a psychologically troubled teenager in Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) . His most widely seen film to that point came with the disaster film The Day After Tomorrow ( 2004 ) . Gyllenhaal won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Jack Twist in Ang Lee 's romance Brokeback Mountain ( 2005 ) . His career progressed with starring roles in the thriller Zodiac ( 2007 ) , the romantic comedy Love & Other Drugs ( 2010 ) , and the science fiction film Source Code ( 2011 ) . He continued to gain acclaim for Denis Villeneuve 's thrillers Prisoners ( 2013 ) and Enemy ( 2013 ) , and he received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his roles as a manipulative journalist in Nightcrawler ( 2014 ) and a troubled writer in Nocturnal Animals ( 2016 ) . His highest-grossing release came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man : Far From Home ( 2019 ) , in which he portrayed Mysterio . Gyllenhaal 's stage roles include a Broadway production of Nick Payne 's drama Constellations in 2014 . In addition to acting , he is vocal about political and social issues .
Anderson Hays Cooper ( born June 3 , 1967 ) is an American journalist , television personality , and author . He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360° . The program is usually broadcast live from a New York City studio ; however , Cooper often broadcasts live from CNN 's studios in Washington , D.C. , or on location for breaking news stories . In addition , he is a correspondent for 60 Minutes . From September 2011 to May 2013 , he also served as host of his own eponymous syndicated daytime talk show , Anderson Live .
Mark Travis John Sanchez ( born November 11 , 1986 ) is a former American football quarterback . He played college football at the University of Southern California ( USC ) , and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round ( fifth overall ) of the 2009 NFL Draft . A backup quarterback during his first three years at USC , Sanchez rose to prominence in 2007 due to injuries suffered by starting quarterback John David Booty ; he also became popular within the community due to his Mexican-American heritage . He was named the starter in 2008 , and led USC to a 12-1 record and won the Rose Bowl against Penn State . Although USC coach Pete Carroll and many scouts considered him too inexperienced , Sanchez entered the 2009 NFL Draft and was selected by the Jets in the first round . Despite a subpar first season , Sanchez led the Jets to the AFC Championship Game , a losing effort to the Indianapolis Colts , becoming the fourth rookie quarterback in NFL history to win his first playoff game and the second to win two playoff games . In his second season , Sanchez again led the Jets to the AFC Championship Game , losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers ; he joined Ben Roethlisberger as the only two quarterbacks in NFL history to reach the conference championship in their first two seasons in the league . The next two seasons would be a regression for both the team and Sanchez as they failed to reach the playoffs , and he was eventually replaced towards the end of the 2012 season by Greg McElroy . Sanchez suffered a season-ending shoulder injury during the preseason in 2013 ; he was released after the season concluded and was subsequently signed by the Philadelphia Eagles . When Eagles starter Nick Foles went down with an injury , Sanchez started the second half of the season and set career highs in completion percentage and passer rating . Following his time with the Eagles , he served as backup for the Dallas Cowboys , Chicago Bears , and Washington Redskins before retiring after the 2018 season .
Cher ( /ʃɛər/ ; born Cherilyn Sarkisian ; May 20 , 1946 ) is an American singer , actress and television personality . Commonly referred to by the media as the Goddess of Pop , she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry . Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment , as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her six-decade-long career . Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song I Got You Babe reached number one on the American and British charts . By the end of 1967 , they had sold 40 million records worldwide and had become , according to Time magazine , rock 's it couple . She began her solo career simultaneously , releasing in 1966 her first million-seller song , Bang Bang ( My Baby Shot Me Down ) . She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour , watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run , and Cher . She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows . While working on television , Cher established herself as a solo artist with the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles Gypsys , Tramps & Thieves , Half-Breed , and Dark Lady . After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975 , she launched a comeback in 1979 with the disco album Take Me Home and earned $ 300,000 a week for her 1980-1982 concert residency in Las Vegas . In 1982 , Cher made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the Five and Dime , Jimmy Dean , Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation .
Amanda Leigh Moore ( born April 10 , 1984 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . She signed with Epic Records in 1999 and came to fame with the release of her debut single Candy , which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Her debut studio album , So Real ( 1999 ) , received a platinum certification from the RIAA . The title single from her second studio album , I Wan na Be With You ( 2000 ) , became Moore 's first top 30 song in the U.S. , peaking at number 24 on the Hot 100 . Moore subsequently released the studio albums Mandy Moore ( 2001 ) , Coverage ( 2003 ) , Wild Hope ( 2007 ) , and Amanda Leigh ( 2009 ) . Her upcoming seventh album , Silver Landings , is set to be released in March 2020 . Moore made her feature film debut in 2001 , with a minor voice role in the comedy film Dr. Dolittle 2 , before starring as Lana Thomas in the comedy film The Princess Diaries . She received recognition for her starring role as Jamie Sullivan in the romantic drama film A Walk to Remember ( 2002 ) , and starred in the films Chasing Liberty ( 2004 ) , Racing Stripes ( 2005 ) , Because I Said So ( 2007 ) , License to Wed ( 2007 ) , Love , Wedding , Marriage ( 2011 ) , 47 Meters Down ( 2017 ) , The Darkest Minds ( 2018 ) , and Midway ( 2019 ) . Moore also voiced Princess Rapunzel in the Disney animated fantasy musical comedy film Tangled ( 2010 ) , the short film Tangled Ever After ( 2012 ) , and the Disney Channel television series Tangled : The Series ( 2017-present ) . Since 2016 , Moore has starred as Rebecca Pearson in the NBC family comedy-drama series This Is Us . For her performance , she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series , and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series . In 2019 , Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
Stephen Glenn Martin ( born August 14 , 1945 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , and musician . Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour , and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show . In the 1970s , Martin performed his offbeat , absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours . Since the 1980s , having branched away from comedy , Martin has become a successful actor , as well as an author , playwright , pianist , and banjo player , eventually earning him Emmy , Grammy , and American Comedy awards , among other honors . In 2004 , Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics . He was awarded an Honorary Academy Award at the Academy 's 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013 . While he has played banjo since an early age , and included music in his comedy routines from the beginning of his professional career , he has increasingly dedicated his career to music since the 2000s , acting less and spending much of his professional life playing banjo , recording , and touring with various bluegrass acts , including Earl Scruggs , with whom he won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 2002 . He released his first solo music album , The Crow : New Songs for the 5-String Banjo , in 2009 , for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album .
Scott Andrew Caan ( born August 23 , 1976 ) is an American actor . He stars as Detective Sergeant Danny Danno Williams in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0 ( 2010-present ) , for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . Caan had a recurring role as manager Scott Lavin in the HBO television series Entourage ( 2009-2011 ) . In the 1990s , he was a part of hip hop group The Whooliganz with The Alchemist . The duo went by the names Mad Skillz and Mudfoot , respectively .
Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC ( born January 28 , 1968 ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range . As of 2015 she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide . McLachlan 's best-selling album to date is Surfacing , for which she won two Grammy Awards ( out of four nominations ) and four Juno Awards . In addition to her personal artistic efforts , she founded the Lilith Fair tour , which showcased female musicians on an unprecedented scale . The Lilith Fair concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999 , and resumed in the summer of 2010 .
Jessica Ann Johnson ( née Simpson ; born July 10 , 1980 ) is an American singer , actress , fashion designer , and author . Simpson signed a recording contract with Columbia Records at age sixteen , and released her debut studio album Sweet Kisses in 1999 . It sold over four million copies worldwide , and spawned the top three song I Wan na Love You Forever ( 1999 ) . Hoping to achieve further success with her second album , Simpson adopted a more mature image for the release of Irresistible ( 2001 ) . The album 's title track , which served as the lead single , became her second top twenty entry on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album itself earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Simpson married singer Nick Lachey on October 26 , 2002 , after four years of dating . The couple starred in the reality television series Newlyweds : Nick and Jessica ( 2003-2005 ) on MTV , chronicling their marriage and careers . The show became a pop culture phenomenon and made Simpson and her husband household names . The marriage did not last , however , and by November 2005 Simpson and Lachey confirmed they were separating ; Simpson filed for divorce the following month citing irreconcilable differences . Her third studio album , In This Skin ( 2003 ) , became her most successful album to date and sold three million units in the United States . The album was aided in part due to the success of the single With You ( 2003 ) , which topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart .
Cloris Leachman ( born April 30 , 1926 ) is an American actress and comedian . In a career spanning over seven decades she has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards , a Daytime Emmy Award , and an Academy Award for her role in The Last Picture Show ( 1971 ) . As Miss Chicago , Leachman competed in the 20th Miss America pageant and placed in the Top 16 in 1946 . Her longest-running role was the nosy and cunning landlady Phyllis Lindstrom in the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off , Phyllis , in the 1970s . She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films , Young Frankenstein ( 1974 ) , High Anxiety ( 1977 ) , and History of the World , Part I ( 1981 ) . She also starred as Beverly Ann Stickle in the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life from 1986 to 1988 , and appeared as Granny in The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1993 ) . In the 2000s , Leachman had a recurring role as Grandma Ida on the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle , and appeared as a roaster in the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget in 2008 . She was a contestant on the seventh season of the ABC reality competition series Dancing with the Stars in 2008 , paired with Corky Ballas . She was 82 at the time and is the oldest contestant to have danced in the series . From 2010-14 , she starred as Maw Maw on the Fox sitcom Raising Hope . In 2017 , she played the role of Zorya Vechernyaya on the Starz drama American Gods .
Colin Andrew Firth CBE ( born 10 September 1960 ) is an English actor who has received an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , two BAFTA Awards , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards , as well as the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival . In 2010 , Firth 's portrayal of King George VI in Tom Hooper 's The King 's Speech won him the Academy Award for Best Actor . Identified in the late 1980s with the Brit Pack of rising , young British actors , it was not until his portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice that he received more widespread attention . This led to roles in films , such as The English Patient , Bridget Jones 's Diary , for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award , Shakespeare in Love , and Love Actually . In 2009 , Firth received widespread critical acclaim for his leading role in A Single Man , for which he gained his first Academy Award nomination , and won a BAFTA Award . Firth played secret agent Harry Hart in the 2014 film Kingsman : The Secret Service and the 2017 sequel Kingsman : The Golden Circle . In 2018 , he co-starred in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns and the following year he appeared in the war film 1917 . Firth 's films have grossed more than $ 3 billion from 42 releases worldwide . In 2011 , he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and was also selected as one of the Time 100 . Firth has campaigned for the rights of indigenous tribal people and is a member of Survival International . He has campaigned on issues of asylum seekers , refugees ' rights , and the environment . He commissioned and co-authored a scientific paper on a study into the differences in brain structure between people of differing political orientations .
Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE ( born Reginald Kenneth Dwight ; 25 March 1947 ) is an English singer , songwriter , pianist , and composer . He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 ; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums . John has sold more than 300 million records , making him one of the best-selling music artists . He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100 , including seven numbers ones in the UK and nine in the US , as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US . His tribute single Candle in the Wind 1997 , rewritten in dedication to Diana , Princess of Wales , sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts . He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films . John owned Watford F.C . from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002 , and is an honorary life president of the club . Raised in the Pinner area of London , John learned to play piano at an early age , and by 1962 had formed Bluesology , an R & B band with whom he played until 1967 . He met his longtime musical partner Taupin in 1967 , after they both answered an advert for songwriters . For two years , they wrote songs for artists including Lulu , and John worked as a session musician for artists including the Hollies and the Scaffold . In 1969 , John 's debut album , Empty Sky , was released .
Leon Russell ( born Claude Russell Bridges ; April 2 , 1942 - November 13 , 2016 ) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career . His genres included pop , country , rock , folk , gospel , bluegrass , rhythm and blues , folk rock , blues rock , surf , standards , and Tulsa Sound . His collaborations rank as some of the most successful in music history , and as a touring musician he performed with hundreds of notable artists . He recorded 33 albums and at least 430 songs . He wrote Delta Lady , recorded by Joe Cocker , and organized and performed with Cocker 's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour in 1970 . His A Song for You , added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018 , has been recorded by more than 200 artists , and his This Masquerade by more than 75 . As a pianist , he played in his early years on albums by The Beach Boys , Dick Dale and Jan and Dean . On his first album , Leon Russell , in 1970 , the musicians included Eric Clapton , Ringo Starr , and George Harrison . One of his biggest early fans , Elton John , said Russell was a mentor and an inspiration . They recorded their album The Union in 2010 , which earned them a Grammy nomination . Russell produced and played in recording sessions for , among others Bob Dylan , Frank Sinatra , Ike & Tina Turner , and The Rolling Stones . He wrote and recorded the hits Tight Rope and Lady Blue .
Billy Bob Thornton ( born August 4 , 1955 ) is an American actor , writer , director and musician . Thornton had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller One False Move , and received international attention after writing , directing , and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade ( 1996 ) , for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor . He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade , including Oliver Stone 's neo-noir U Turn ( 1997 ) , political drama Primary Colors ( 1998 ) , science fiction disaster film Armageddon ( 1998 ) , the highest-grossing film of that year , and the crime drama A Simple Plan ( 1998 ) , which earned him his third Oscar nomination . In the 2000s , Thornton achieved further success in starring dramas Monster 's Ball ( 2001 ) , The Man Who Was n't There ( 2001 ) , and Friday Night Lights ( 2004 ) ; comedies Bandits ( 2001 ) , Intolerable Cruelty ( 2003 ) , and Bad Santa ( 2003 ) ; and action films Eagle Eye ( 2008 ) and Faster ( 2010 ) . In 2014 , Thornton starred as Lorne Malvo in the first season of the anthology series Fargo , earning a nomination for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie at the Emmy Awards and won Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards . In 2016 , he starred in an Amazon original series , Goliath , which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama . Thornton has been vocal about his distaste for celebrity culture , choosing to keep his life out of the public eye . However , the attention of the media has proven unavoidable in certain cases , his marriage to Angelina Jolie being a notable example . Thornton has written a variety of films , usually set in the Southern United States and mainly co-written with Tom Epperson , including A Family Thing ( 1996 ) and The Gift ( 2000 ) . After Sling Blade , he directed several other films , including Daddy and Them ( 2001 ) , All the Pretty Horses ( 2000 ) , and Jayne Mansfield 's Car ( 2012 ) . Thornton has received the President 's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films , a Special Achievement Award from the National Board of Review , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . He has also been nominated for an Emmy Award , four Golden Globes , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards .
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer , CM ( born November 28 , 1949 ) is a Canadian singer , composer , actor , author , comedian and multi-instrumentalist who served as David Letterman 's musical director , band leader and sidekick on the entire run of both Late Night with David Letterman ( 1982-1993 ) and Late Show with David Letterman ( 1993-2015 ) .
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada . The state 's largest urban agglomeration , the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is coextensive since 2003 with Clark County , Nevada . The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform , a 600 sq mi ( 1,600 km2 ) basin area surrounded by mountains to the north , south , east and west of the metropolitan area . The Valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada : Las Vegas , Henderson and North Las Vegas . Eleven unincorporated towns governed by the Clark County government are part of the Las Vegas Township and constitute the largest community in the state of Nevada . The names Las Vegas and Vegas are interchangeably used to indicate the Valley , the Strip , and the city , and as a brand by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to denominate the region . The Valley is affectionately known as the ninth island by Hawaii natives and Las Vegans alike , in part due to the large number of people originally from Hawaii who live in and regularly travel to Las Vegas . Since the 1990s the Las Vegas Valley has seen rapid growth , tripling its population of 741,459 in 1990 to 2,227,053 estimated in 2018 . The Las Vegas Valley remains one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States , and in its relatively short history has established a diverse presence in international business , commerce , urban development and entertainment , as well as one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world . In 2014 , a record breaking 41 million visited the Las Vegas area , producing a gross metropolitan product of more than $ 100 billion .
The Jabbawockeez ( stylized as JabbaWockeeZ ) are an American hip-hop dance crew , best known for being the winners of the first season of America 's Best Dance Crew in 2008 . Established in 2003 in San Diego , California when dancers Kevin KB Brewer and Joe Larot put together an innovative dance crew to participate in dance competitions with the idea of disrupting the existing dance scene . At the time , they felt that dance crews were clones of one another , and were dancing to the top of the music instead of digging deep into the music , and they set out to do something different . With Jabbawockeez , they showcased freestyle dance and were able to strike a balance between dancing to the music and dancing as an artistic expression . By 2004 , their members included Phil Swagger Boy Tayag , Ben B-Tek Chung , Chris Cristyle Gatdula , Rynan Kid Rainen Paguio , and Jeff Phi Nguyen . Tony Transformer Tran joined the crew in 2013 . The Jabbawockeez do not have a group leader ; choreography for their performances , as well as music and design choices , is made as a collective unit .
Joel Edward McHale ( born November 20 , 1971 ) is an American comedian , actor , writer , producer , and television host . He is known for hosting The Soup and portraying Jeff Winger on the NBC/Yahoo ! sitcom Community . He has appeared in the films Spy Kids : All the Time in the World ( 2011 ) and Ted ( 2012 ) . He also starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom The Great Indoors and in 2019 , started hosting a reboot of Card Sharks .
David Seth Kotkin ( born September 16 , 1956 ) , known professionally as David Copperfield , is an American magician , described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history . Copperfield 's television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards of a total 38 nominations . Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion , Copperfield 's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records , a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , a knighthood by the French government , and he has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress . Copperfield has so far sold 33 million tickets and grossed over US $ 4 billion , more than any other solo entertainer in history . In 2015 , Forbes listed his earnings at $ 63 million for the previous 12 months and ranked him the 20th highest-earning celebrity in the world . When not performing , he manages his chain of eleven resort islands in the Bahamas , which he calls Musha Cay and the Islands of Copperfield Bay .
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty ( born December 8 , 1982 ) , known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( /mɪˈnɑːʒ/ ) , is an American rapper and singer . Born in Saint James , Port of Spain , and raised in Queens , New York City , she gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over ( 2007 ) , Sucka Free ( 2008 ) , and Beam Me Up Scotty ( 2009 ) . After signing with Young Money Entertainment in 2009 , Minaj released her first studio album , Pink Friday ( 2010 ) , which peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was ultimately certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Her second album , Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded , was released in 2012 and debuted at number one in several countries . Minaj made her film debut in the 2012 animated film Ice Age : Continental Drift . In 2013 , she was a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol . Minaj 's third studio album , The Pinkprint , was released in 2014 . She subsequently played supporting roles in the films The Other Woman ( 2014 ) and Barbershop : The Next Cut ( 2016 ) . Her fourth studio album , Queen , was released in 2018 . Early in her career , Minaj was known for her colorful costumes and wigs . Her rapping is distinctive for its fast flow and the use of alter egos and accents , primarily British cockney . Minaj was the first female artist included on MTV 's annual Hottest MC List .