Live with Regis and Kelly (season 22)
April 2010
Table:
Date

Co-Hosts

"Host Chat"[1]

Guests/Segments[2]

"Regis and Kelly Inbox"[3]

April 1

Regis Philbin & Carrie Ann Inaba

Janet Jackson, Dancing with the Stars castoffs Shannen Doherty & Mark Ballas, New York Auto Show Week

April 2

Regis Philbin & Carrie Ann Inaba

Donald Trump, Mario Lopez, New York Auto Show Week, Fitness Friday

April 5

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott, Peter Krause, David Gray

April 6

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Carol Burnett, Michael Kors, Ringling Brothers Circus

April 7

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Tina Fey & Andie MacDowell

April 8

Kelly Ripa & Bruno Tonioli

Steve Carell, Dancing with the Stars castoffs Buzz Aldrin & Ashly Costa

April 9

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Anthony LaPaglia, Prom dresses, Fitness Friday

April 12

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Megan Mullally, Jane Lynch, CC Sabathia

April 13

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Michael J. Fox, Seth Meyers

April 14

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Demi Moore, Hilary Duff

April 15

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Chris Rock, Dancing with the Stars castoffs Aiden Turner & Edyta Śliwińska

April 16

Kelly Ripa & Nathan Lane

Tracy Morgan, three Project Runway finalists, Fitness Friday

April 19

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Sharon Osbourne, Train, Spring Into Gardening Week

April 20

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Silverman, Spring Into Gardening Week

April 21

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Susan Sarandon, Spring Into Gardening Week

April 22

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Zoe Saldana, Dancing with the Stars castoffs Kate Gosselin & Tony Dovolani, Spring Into Gardening Week

April 23

Kelly Ripa & Anderson Cooper

Drew Brees, Project Runway winner, Spring Into Gardening Week, Fitness Friday

April 26

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Kristin Cavallari, Broadway Week

April 27

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Molly Ringwald, Brooke Shields, Broadway Week

April 28

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Broadway Week

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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 .
Carrie Ann Inaba ( born January 5 , 1968 ) is an American television personality , dancer , choreographer , actress , and singer . She is best known for her work on ABC TV 's Dancing with the Stars , as Fook Yu in Austin Powers in Goldmember . She is a current co-host and moderator of the CBS Daytime talk show , The Talk . She started her career as a singer in Japan , but became best known for her dancing , first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color from 1990 to 1992 .
Janet Damita Jo Jackson ( born May 16 , 1966 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and dancer . A prominent figure in popular culture , she is known for sonically innovative , socially conscious and sexually provocative records , and elaborate stage shows . The ninth and youngest child of the Jackson family , she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s , including Good Times , Diff'rent Strokes , and Fame . After signing a recording contract with A & M Records in 1982 , she became a pop icon following the release of her third and fourth studio albums Control ( 1986 ) and Rhythm Nation 1814 ( 1989 ) . Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues , funk , disco , rap and industrial beats , which led to crossover success in popular music . In 1991 , Jackson signed the first of two record-breaking multimillion-dollar contracts with Virgin Records , establishing her as one of the highest-paid artists in the industry . Her fifth album Janet ( 1993 ) saw her develop a public image as a sex symbol as she began to explore sexuality in her music . That same year , she appeared in her first starring film role in Poetic Justice , and has since continued to act in feature films . Jackson then released her sixth studio album The Velvet Rope ( 1997 ) , which is distinguished for its innovative production and dark lyrical content . By the end of the 1990s , she was named by Billboard magazine as the second most successful recording artist of the decade after Mariah Carey . Her seventh album All for You ( 2001 ) coincided with a celebration of her impact on the recording industry as the inaugural MTV Icon . After parting ways with Virgin Records , she released her tenth album Discipline ( 2008 ) , her first and only album with Island Records .
Season ten of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 22 , 2010 . There was not an elimination the first week of competition . The first elimination took place on March 30 . Singer Nicole Scherzinger won the competition . Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season , due to her expanded correspondent duties on The Insider and Entertainment Tonight . On March 8 , 2010 , Tom Bergeron announced on Good Morning America that his new co-host is season seven champion Brooke Burke . Len Goodman , Bruno Tonioli , and Carrie Ann Inaba continued as the judges this season . Season ten had 11 contestants . Damian Whitewood , from the Broadway dance revue Burn the Floor , joined the list of professionals this season . Ashly DelGrosso Costa , whose last season as a pro was season three , returned , and Edyta Śliwińska continued as the longest tenured professional on the show , having appeared on the first ten seasons . This is the second season since season 5 that none of the couples scored a perfect 30 in the first night of the finals , and so far the first and only season where none of the couples got a 10 in the freestyle dances . This season , the Results Show was moved to 8 pm on Tuesdays instead of the usual 9 pm slot .
Shannen Maria Doherty ( /ˈdoʊ.ərti/ ; born April 12 , 1971 ) is an American actress , producer , and television director . She is known for her roles as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie ( 1982-83 ) , Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun ( 1985 ) , Kris Witherspoon in Our House ( 1986-88 ) , Heather Duke in Heathers ( 1988 ) , Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills , 90210 ( 1990-94 ) then in BH90210 ( 2019 ) and Prue Halliwell in Charmed ( 1998-2001 ) .
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. ( born 24 May 1986 ) is an American dancer , choreographer , singer-songwriter , musician , and actor . Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC program Dancing with the Stars . He began competing on the show in season five during the fall of 2007 and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography in 2011 . Ballas released his first solo CD HurtLoveBox in March 2011 .
Donald John Trump ( born June 14 , 1946 ) is the 45th and current president of the United States . Before entering politics , he was a businessman and television personality . Trump was born and raised in Queens , a borough of New York City , and received a bachelor 's degree in economics from the Wharton School . He took charge of his family 's real-estate business in 1971 , renamed it The Trump Organization , and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan . The company built or renovated skyscrapers , hotels , casinos , and golf courses . Trump later started various side ventures , mostly by licensing his name . He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015 and produced and hosted The Apprentice , a reality television show , from 2003 to 2015 . As of 2019 [ update ] , Forbes estimated his net worth to be $ 3.1 billion . [ a ] Trump entered the 2016 presidential race as a Republican and defeated 16 other candidates in the primaries . His political positions have been described as populist , protectionist , and nationalist . Despite not being favored in most forecasts , he was elected over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton , although he lost the popular vote . He became the oldest first-term U.S. president , [ b ] and the first without prior military or government service .
Mario Lopez Jr. ( born October 10 , 1973 ) is an American actor and entertainment journalist . He has appeared on several television series , in films , and on Broadway . He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell and Saved by the Bell : The College Years . He has appeared in numerous projects since , including the third season of Dancing with the Stars and as host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine show Extra . He has also hosted America 's Best Dance Crew for MTV . In 2012 , he co-hosted the second season of American version of The X Factor with Khloé Kardashian , and was the sole host for the third and final season .
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 .
Victoria Davey Spelling ( born May 16 , 1973 ) is an American actress , television personality , socialite and author . She is most widely known from her first major role , Donna Martin , on Beverly Hills , 90210 beginning in 1990 , produced by her father , Aaron . She has appeared in a string of made-for-television films , including A Friend to Die For ( 1994 ) , A Carol Christmas ( 2003 ) , The Mistle-Tones ( 2012 ) , both versions of Mother , May I Sleep with Danger ? ( 1996 , 2016 ) , and The Last Sharknado : It 's About Time ( 2018 ) . She has also starred in several independent films such as The House of Yes ( 1997 ) , Trick ( 1999 ) , Scary Movie 2 ( 2001 ) , Cthulhu ( 2007 ) , Kiss the Bride ( 2007 ) and Izzie 's Way Home ( 2016 ) . She reprised her role of Donna Martin in Beverly Hills , 90210 's spin-off , 90210 , in 2009 . Spelling 's autobiography , Stori Telling , debuted on top of the New York Times Best Seller list and was named the best celebrity autobiography of 2009 .
Dean McDermott ( born November 16 , 1966 ) is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his wife , actress Tori Spelling , and as the host of the cooking competition Chopped Canada . He played the role of Constable Renfield Turnbull on the TV series Due South .
Peter William Krause ( /ˈkraʊzə/ ; born August 12 , 1965 ) is an American television and film actor . He has played lead roles in multiple television series , portraying Casey McCall on Sports Night ( 1998-2000 ) , Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under ( 2001-2005 ) , Nick George on Dirty Sexy Money ( 2007-2009 ) , Adam Braverman on Parenthood ( 2010-2015 ) , Benjamin Jones on The Catch ( 2016-2017 ) , and Bobby Nash on 9-1-1 ( 2018-present ) . For his work on Six Feet Under , Krause was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards , winning twice for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series .
David Gray ( born 13 June 1968 ) is a British singer-songwriter . He released his first album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later . It was the first of three UK chart-toppers in six years for Gray , of which the latter two also made the Top 17 in the United States . White Ladder became the fifth best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK . It is ranked the tenth best-selling album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom . Gray has been nominated for four Brit Awards - twice for Best British Male .
Carol Creighton Burnett ( born April 26 , 1933 ) is an American actress , comedian , singer , and writer , whose career spans seven decades of television . She is best known for her groundbreaking comedy variety show , The Carol Burnett Show , originally aired on CBS . It was the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman . She has achieved success on stage , television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles . She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panelist on game shows . Born in San Antonio , Texas , Burnett moved with her grandmother to Hollywood , where she attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA . Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress , for which she received a Tony Award nomination . She soon made her television debut , regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years , and won her first Emmy Award in 1962 . Burnett had her television special debut in 1963 when she starred as Calamity Jane in the Dallas State Fair Musicals production of Calamity Jane on CBS . Burnett moved to Los Angeles , California , and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978 . With its vaudeville roots , The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance . The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces .
Michael David Kors ( born Karl Anderson Jr. ; August 9 , 1959 ) is an American fashion designer . He is the honorary chairman and chief creative officer of his brand , Michael Kors , which sells men 's and women 's and ready-to-wear , accessories , watches , jewelry , footwear , and fragrance . Kors was the first women 's ready-to-wear designer for the French house Celine , from 1997 to 2003 . On January 2 , 2019 Michael Kors Holdings Limited officially changed its name to Capri Holdings Limited ( NYSE : CPRI ) . Michael Kors , Jimmy Choo , and Versace are the three founder-led brands under Capri Holdings Limited .
Ringling Bros. World 's Greatest Shows was a circus founded in Baraboo , Wisconsin , United States in 1884 by five of the seven Ringling brothers : Albert , August , Otto , Alfred T. , Charles , John , and Henry . The Ringling brothers were sons of a German immigrant , August Frederick Rüngeling , who changed his name to Ringling once he settled in America . Four brothers were born in McGregor , Iowa : Alf T. , Charles , John and Henry . The Ringling family lived in McGregor , Iowa , for twelve years , from 1860 until 1872 . The family then lived in Prairie du Chien , Wisconsin , and moved to Baraboo , Wisconsin , in 1875 . In 1907 Ringling Bros. acquired the Barnum & Bailey Circus , merging them in 1919 to become Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus , promoted as The Greatest Show on Earth . Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey closed on May 21 , 2017 , following weakening attendance and high operating costs .
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 .
Rosalie Anderson MacDowell ( born April 21 , 1958 ) is an American actress and fashion model . She made her film debut in 1984 's Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan , Lord of the Apes , before receiving critical acclaim for her role in Sex , Lies , and Videotape ( 1989 ) , for which she won Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama . She also received Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Green Card ( 1990 ) and Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . MacDowell starred in Groundhog Day ( 1993 ) , Short Cuts ( 1993 ) , Michael ( 1996 ) , and Multiplicity ( 1996 ) . She had roles in a number of less successful movies , including The End of Violence ( 1997 ) , The Muse ( 1999 ) and Town & Country ( 2001 ) . She later went on to star in a number of independent films , and to play supporting parts in movies such as Beauty Shop ( 2005 ) , Footloose ( 2011 ) , and Magic Mike XXL ( 2015 ) . She received critical acclaim for the 2017 drama film Love After Love . MacDowell has modeled for Calvin Klein Inc. and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986 , celebrating 30 years with the company in 2016 .
Bruno Tonioli ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈbruno tonˈjɔli ] ; born 25 November 1955 ) is an Italian choreographer , ballroom and Latin dancer , and TV personality . He appears as a judge on the British television dance competition Strictly Come Dancing and its American adaptation Dancing with the Stars on ABC TV in the US . Tonioli co-created and appeared on the BBC talent show DanceX , and its American adaptation , Dance War : Bruno vs. Carrie Ann . He earns £200,000 to £249,000 as a BBC contributor .
Steven John Carell ( /kəˈrɛl/ ; born August 16 , 1962 ) is an American actor , comedian , producer , writer and director . He is well known for his portrayal of boss Michael Scott on the NBC sitcom The Office ( 2005-2013 ) , on which he also worked as an occasional producer , writer and director . Carell was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005 . He has starred in Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( 2004 ) and its 2013 sequel , The 40-Year-Old Virgin ( 2005 ) , Evan Almighty ( 2007 ) , Get Smart ( 2008 ) , Crazy , Stupid , Love ( 2011 ) , The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Way , Way Back ( both 2013 ) . He has also voice acted in Over the Hedge ( 2006 ) , Horton Hears a Who ! ( 2008 ) and the Despicable Me franchise ( 2010-present ) . In 2016 , Carell co-created the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca with his wife , Nancy Carell . Carell was nominated as America 's funniest man by Life magazine , and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on the first season of The Office . In the 2010s , Carell received attention for more dramatic roles . His role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher ( 2014 ) earned him , among various honors , nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . He also received acclaim for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) , The Big Short ( 2015 ) , and Battle of the Sexes ( 2017 ) , the latter two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations , respectively . In 2018 , he re-teamed with Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay for the Dick Cheney biopic Vice , in which he portrayed Donald Rumsfeld , and played journalist David Sheff in the drama Beautiful Boy .
Buzz Aldrin ( /ˈɔːldrɪn/ ; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. ; January 20 , 1930 ) is an American engineer , former astronaut and fighter pilot . Aldrin made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission , and as the lunar module pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission , he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon . Born in Glen Ridge , New Jersey , Aldrin graduated third in the class of 1951 from the United States Military Academy at West Point , with a degree in mechanical engineering . He was commissioned into the United States Air Force , and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War . He flew 66 combat missions and shot down two MiG-15 aircraft . After earning a Sc.D . degree in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Aldrin was selected as a member of NASA 's Astronaut Group 3 , making him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree . His doctoral thesis was Line-of-Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous , earning him the nickname Dr. Rendezvous from fellow astronauts . His first space flight was in 1966 on Gemini 12 during which he spent over five hours on extravehicular activity . Three years later , Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21 , 1969 ( UTC ) , nineteen minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface , while command module pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit . A Presbyterian elder , Aldrin became the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon when he privately took communion . Upon leaving NASA in 1971 , Aldrin became Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School .
Ashly DelGrosso-Costa ( born July 9 , 1982 ) , known professionally as Ashly Costa , is a professional dancer from Highland , Utah who starred on the ABC television series Dancing with the Stars for the first three seasons and returned March 22 , 2010 for season 10 .
Anthony M. LaPaglia ( /ləˈpɑːliə/ , Italian pronunciation : [ laˈpaʎʎa ] ; born 31 January 1959 ) is an Australian-American actor . He played the role of Joe in the coming-of-age comedy Empire Records and John in the film Autumn In New York , as well as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American television series Without a Trace , for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama . He also appeared in eight episodes of Frasier as Daphne Moon 's alcoholic brother Simon . LaPaglia starred in the Australian films Looking for Alibrandi , Holding the Man , Lantana and Balibo . For the latter two films he won AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2001 and 2009 .
Megan Mullally ( born November 12 , 1958 ) is an American actress , comedian and singer . She played Karen Walker on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace ( 1998-2006 , 2017-present ) , for which she received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series , winning twice in 2000 and 2006 . She also received nominations for numerous other accolades for her portrayal , including seven consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series , winning three times in 2001 , 2002 , and 2003 , as well as receiving four Golden Globe Award nominations . From 2006 to 2007 , Mullally hosted the talk show The Megan Mullally Show . Since then , she has been a series regular on several television series , such as In the Motherhood , Party Down , Childrens Hospital , and Breaking In . She has also appeared in guest spots and recurring roles on other comedy series , including Parks and Recreation , Happy Endings , Bob 's Burgers , 30 Rock , Up All Night , Boston Legal , and The New Adventures of Old Christine . In addition to television , Mullally has also ventured into film , with appearances in Smashed ( 2012 ) , The Kings of Summer ( 2013 ) and Why Him ? ( 2016 ) .
Jane Marie Lynch ( born July 14 , 1960 ) is an American actress , voice actress , author , singer and comedian . She is best known for her role as Sue Sylvester in the musical television series Glee . She also gained fame in Christopher Guest 's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show . A native of Dolton , Illinois , Lynch 's television cameos include an appearance in the Nickelodeon situation comedy iCarly and the Showtime dark comedy series Weeds . Lynch had a recurring role in the Warner Bros. situation comedy Two and a Half Men from 2004 to 2014 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in 2010 . She has also had other notable roles in numerous mainstream comedies , such as Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby , The 40-Year-Old Virgin , Role Models and The Three Stooges . On September 4 , 2013 , Lynch received the 2,505th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of television located at 6640 Hollywood Blvd . Lynch has lent her voice to multiple animated films , including Space Chimps , Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs , Shrek Forever After and Wreck-It Ralph . Since 2013 , she has hosted the NBC game show Hollywood Game Night , for which she has won two Emmy Awards . She has also hosted Earth Live for National Geographic .
Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. ( born July 21 , 1980 ) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Cleveland Indians , Milwaukee Brewers , and the New York Yankees . Sabathia batted and threw left-handed . Sabathia made his major league debut with the Indians in 2001 and placed second in the 2001 AL Rookie of the Year voting behind 2001 AL MVP Ichiro Suzuki . Sabathia played the first seven-and-a-half seasons of his career with the Indians , with whom he won the 2007 Cy Young Award . He led the Indians to the 2007 AL Central Division title and their first postseason berth since his rookie year . Following a trade , Sabathia played the second half of the 2008 MLB season with the Milwaukee Brewers , helping them make the playoffs for the first time in 26 years . In the 2008 offseason , Sabathia signed with the New York Yankees for seven years and $ 161 million ; at the time , this was the largest contract ever signed by a pitcher . With the Yankees , Sabathia led all of Major League Baseball in wins in both 2009 and 2010 and won a World Series ring in 2009 . He was also voted the 2009 American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player . After mid-career struggles attributed to lost fastball velocity , chronic knee injuries , and alcoholism , Sabathia again found success in the late 2010s after reinventing himself as a control pitcher . In February 2019 , he announced that 2019 would be his final season as a professional baseball player . During his career , Sabathia has been named an All-Star six times and has won the Warren Spahn Award three times .
Michael Andrew Fox OC ( born June 9 , 1961 ) , known professionally as Michael J . Fox , is a Canadian-American actor , comedian , author , film producer and activist with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s . He starred in the Back to the Future trilogy in which he portrayed Marty McFly . Other notable roles have included his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom Family Ties ( 1982-1989 ) and Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom Spin City ( 1996-2000 ) . He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , a Grammy Award , and two Screen Actors Guild Awards . Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson 's disease in 1991 at age 29 , and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998 . He semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of the disease worsened . He has since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure , and founded the Michael J . Fox Foundation . Sweden 's Karolinska Institute gave him an honoris causa doctorate on March 5 , 2010 for his work advocating a cure for Parkinson 's disease . Since 1999 , Fox has mainly worked as a voice-over actor in films such as Stuart Little and Disney 's Atlantis : The Lost Empire . On the CBS TV show The Good Wife , he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years for his recurring role as crafty attorney Louis Canning .
Seth Adam Meyers ( born December 28 , 1973 ) is an American comedian , writer , producer , actor , and television host . He hosts Late Night with Seth Meyers , a late-night talk show that airs on NBC . Prior to that , he was a cast member and head writer for NBC 's Saturday Night Live ( 2001-2014 ) and hosted the show 's news parody segment , Weekend Update .
Demi Gene Guynes [ n 1 ] ( born November 11 , 1962 ) , professionally known as Demi Moore ( /dəˈmiː/ də-MEE ) , is an American actress and film producer . After making her film debut in 1981 , she appeared on the soap opera General Hospital and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Brat Pack with roles in Blame It on Rio ( 1984 ) , St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , and About Last Night . ( 1986 ) . Her starring role in Ghost ( 1990 ) , the highest-grossing film of that year , earned her a Golden Globe nomination . She had further box-office success in the early 1990s , with the films A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , Indecent Proposal ( 1993 ) , and Disclosure ( 1994 ) . She portrayed Claire Donnelly in the drama film If These Walls Could Talk ( 1996 ) , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award . In 1996 , Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she received an unprecedented $ 12.5 million salary to star in Striptease . She voiced the role of Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame ( 1996 ) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame II ( 2002 ) . Her next major role , G.I . Jane ( 1997 ) , for which she shaved her head , was followed by a lengthy hiatus . She achieved further success in the following decades with the films Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle ( 2003 ) , Bobby ( 2006 ) , Mr. Brooks ( 2007 ) , Margin Call ( 2011 ) , and Rough Night ( 2017 ) . In 2019 , Moore released a memoir titled Inside Out , which instantly became a New York Times Best Seller .
Hilary Erhard Duff ( born September 28 , 1987 ) is an American actress , businesswoman , singer , songwriter , producer , and writer . Duff began her acting career at a young age and quickly became labeled a teen idol as the title character of the hit television series Lizzie McGuire ( 2001-2004 ) and in the theatrical film based on the series , The Lizzie McGuire Movie ( 2003 ) . Thereafter , Duff appeared in numerous films , with leading roles in Agent Cody Banks ( 2003 ) , Cheaper by the Dozen ( 2003 ) , A Cinderella Story ( 2004 ) , and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 ( 2005 ) . After experiencing commercial and critical failure in Material Girls ( 2006 ) , Duff began appearing in independent films such as War , Inc. ( 2008 ) , According to Greta ( 2009 ) , and The Haunting of Sharon Tate ( 2019 ) . She was also an executive producer on the latter two films . Since 2015 , she has starred as Kelsey Peters on the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger , for which she has received nominations for People 's Choice Awards in 2016 and 2017 . Duff first came to prominence in music after releasing her Christmas-themed debut studio album , Santa Claus Lane ( 2002 ) , through Walt Disney Records . She then enjoyed significant commercial success and platinum and gold certifications with her subsequent studio albums released through Hollywood Records , including Metamorphosis ( 2003 ) , Hilary Duff ( 2004 ) , Most Wanted ( 2005 ) , and Dignity ( 2007 ) . Following a hiatus from music , Duff signed with RCA Records for her fifth studio album , Breathe In . Breathe Out . ( 2015 ) , which debuted in the top 5 positions in Duff 's major markets : the US and Canada . In addition to music and acting , Duff has also co-authored a trilogy of novels , beginning with Elixir ( 2010 ) , which became a New York Times best seller , and followed by the sequels Devoted ( 2011 ) and True ( 2013 ) .
Christopher Julius Rock ( born February 7 , 1965 ) is an American comedian , actor , writer , producer , and director . After working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in supporting film roles , Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s . He went on to more prominent film appearances , with starring roles in Down to Earth ( 2001 ) , Head of State ( 2003 ) , The Longest Yard ( 2005 ) , the Madagascar film series ( 2005-2012 ) , Grown Ups ( 2010 ) , its sequel Grown Ups 2 ( 2013 ) , Top Five ( 2014 ) , and a series of acclaimed stand-up specials for HBO . He developed , wrote , and narrated the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris ( 2005-2009 ) , which was based on his early life . Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards in 2005 and the 88th in 2016 . He has won four Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards . He was voted the fifth-greatest stand-up comedian in a poll conducted by Comedy Central . He was also voted in the United Kingdom as the ninth-greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4 's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007 , and again in the updated 2010 list as the eighth-greatest stand-up comic .
Aiden John Turner ( born 2 April 1977 ) is a British actor and model , best known for his role as Aidan Devane on All My Children .
Edyta Śliwińska ( Polish pronunciation : [ ɛˈdɨta ɕlʲiˈvʲiɲska ] ; born May 6 , 1981 ) is a Polish professional ballroom dancer who is starring in the stage show Dance Temptation . She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars , where she appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the show .
Nathan Lane ( born Joseph Lane ; February 3 , 1956 ) is an American actor and writer . He has played the roles of Albert in The Birdcage , Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers , Ernie Smuntz in Mouse Hunt , Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls , and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum . His voice work includes The Lion King as Timon and Stuart Little as Snowbell , and he has played recurring roles on Modern Family , The Good Wife , and The People v. O. J. Simpson : American Crime Story as F. Lee Bailey . He has received six nominations and won three Tony Awards : he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and The Producers and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Angels in America , as well as six Drama Desk awards , six Outer Critics Circle awards , two Obies , the Lucille Lortel Award and the Olivier Award . He has also received two Golden Globe nominations , six Primetime Emmy nominations , a Screen Actors Guild Award , two Daytime Emmy Awards , and a People 's Choice Award . In 2006 , Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and in 2008 , he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame .
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 .
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 .
Sharon Rachel Osbourne ( née Levy ; born 9 October 1952 ) is an English television personality , businesswoman and author . She is married to heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne and first came into public prominence after appearing on The Osbournes , a reality television show that followed her family 's daily life . Osbourne later became a talent show judge on television shows such as the British and original version of The X Factor , from 2004 to 2007 , returning in 2013 , and again from 2016 to 2017 . She also was a judge on America 's Got Talent from 2007 until 2012 . After the success of The Osbournes and The X Factor , hosting her own chat shows and securing advertising contracts , Osbourne was ranked as the 25th richest woman in Britain on the 2009 Sunday Times Rich List . Osbourne and her husband have an estimated joint wealth of £410 million . Sharon Osbourne is credited with reviving her husband 's heavy metal career by founding the summer Ozzfest tour . She is one of five co-hosts of the daytime series The Talk . Osbourne is one of the original hosts from its launch in October 2010 . In September 2014 , it was announced that Osbourne would become an occasional panellist on the British lunchtime television programme Loose Women as part of the show 's relaunch . On both shows , Osbourne and co-hosts/panellists discuss topical issues , ranging from daily politics and current affairs , to celebrity gossip .
Train is an American rock band from San Francisco , formed in 1993 . The band currently consists of Patrick Monahan ( lead vocals ) , Luis Maldonado ( guitar ) , Hector Maldonado ( bass , vocals ) , Jerry Becker ( keyboards , guitar ) , Matt Musty ( drums ) , Sakai Smith ( backup vocals ) , and Nikita Houston ( backup vocals ) . With a lineup that included original members Monahan , Rob Hotchkiss , Jimmy Stafford , Scott Underwood , and Charlie Colin , the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album Train , which was released in 1998 with the hit Meet Virginia . Train 's 2001 album , Drops of Jupiter contained the lead single Drops of Jupiter ( Tell Me ) , which won two Grammy Awards in 2002 . The album was certified double platinum . Train 's third studio album , My Private Nation , released in 2003 , was certified platinum in the United States with the hit Calling All Angels . Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin , the band released their fourth album , For Me , It 's You in 2006 , with Brandon Bush ( keyboards ) and Johnny Colt ( bass ) . Despite a generally positive reception from critics , the album was commercially unsuccessful . Because of this , Train went on a two-year hiatus from recording any new music . In late 2009 , Train released the album Save Me , San Francisco , from which the album 's three singles - the RIAA 6x Platinum-certified international hit Hey , Soul Sister , ( based on the melody of Only you by The Platters , a cover of which was released by Train in 2010 ) If It 's Love and Marry Me - reached high positions on the Billboard Hot 100 at numbers 3 , 34 , and 34 , respectively . The album itself has been certified gold by both the RIAA and ARIA and has sold 954,000 units . Since 2008 , Jerry Becker ( guitar , keyboards , backing vocals ) and Hector Maldonado ( bass , guitar , percussion , backing vocals ) have been touring and recording with the group around the world .
Jennifer Lynn Lopez ( born July 24 , 1969 ) , also known by her nickname J.Lo , is an American actress , singer , dancer , fashion designer , producer , and businesswoman . In 1991 , Lopez began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color , where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993 . For her first leading role in the 1997 Selena biopic of the same name , Lopez received a Golden Globe nomination and became the first Latin actress to earn over US $ 1 million for a film . She went on to star in Anaconda ( 1997 ) and Out of Sight ( 1998 ) , later establishing herself as the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood . Lopez ventured into the music industry with her debut studio album On the 6 ( 1999 ) , which helped propel the Latin pop movement in American music . With the simultaneous release of her second studio album J.Lo and her romantic comedy The Wedding Planner in 2001 , Lopez became the first woman to have a number one album and film in the same week . Her 2002 remix album , J to tha L-O ! The Remixes , became the first in history to debut at number one on the U.S . Billboard 200 . Later that year , she released her third studio album This Is Me . Then , and starred in the US box office number-one Maid in Manhattan . After starring in Gigli ( 2003 ) , a critical and commercial failure , Lopez subsequently starred in the successful romantic comedies Shall We Dance ?
Sarah Kate Silverman ( born December 1 , 1970 ) is an American stand-up comedian , actress , singer , producer , and writer . Her comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics , such as racism , sexism , politics , and religion , sometimes having her comic character endorse them in a satirical or deadpan fashion . For her work on television , she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards . Silverman was a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live , and she starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program , which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central , for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . She released an autobiography The Bedwetter in 2010 . She also appeared in other television programs , such as Mr. Show and VIP , and starred in films , including Who 's the Caboose ? ( 1997 ) , School of Rock ( 2003 ) , Wreck-It Ralph ( 2012 ) , A Million Ways to Die in the West ( 2014 ) , and Ralph Breaks the Internet ( 2018 ) . In 2015 , she starred in the drama I Smile Back , for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role . During the 2016 election , she became increasingly politically active ; she initially campaigned for Bernie Sanders and later spoke in support of Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention . She hosted the Hulu web television late-night talk show I Love You , America with Sarah Silverman from 2017 until late 2018 .
Susan Abigail Sarandon ( née Tomalin ; born October 4 , 1946 ) is an American actress and activist . She has received an Academy Award , a British Academy Film Award , and a Screen Actors Guild Award , and has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards . Known for her social and political activism , she was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999 and received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006 . Sarandon began her career in the film Joe ( 1970 ) , before appearing in the soap opera A World Apart ( 1970-71 ) . In 1974 , she co-starred as a Zelda Fitzgerald surrogate in the TV movie F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles ' and in 1975 , she starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Atlantic City ( 1980 ) , Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ) , Lorenzo 's Oil ( 1992 ) , and The Client ( 1994 ) , before winning for Dead Man Walking ( 1995 ) . She has also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Client , and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress for Dead Man Walking . Her other films include : Pretty Baby ( 1978 ) , The Hunger ( 1983 ) , The Witches of Eastwick ( 1987 ) , Bull Durham ( 1988 ) , White Palace ( 1990 ) , Little Women ( 1994 ) , Stepmom ( 1998 ) , Enchanted ( 2007 ) , The Lovely Bones ( 2009 ) , Tammy ( 2014 ) , The Meddler ( 2015 ) , and A Bad Moms Christmas ( 2017 ) . She made her Broadway debut in An Evening with Richard Nixon in 1972 and went on to receive Drama Desk Award nominations for the Off-Broadway plays , A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking ( 1979 ) and Extremities ( 1982 ) . She returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of Exit the King . On television , she is a six-time Emmy Award nominee , including for her guest roles on the sitcoms Friends ( 2001 ) and Malcolm in the Middle ( 2002 ) , and appearances in the TV films Bernard and Doris ( 2007 ) and You Do n't Know Jack ( 2010 ) . In 2017 , Sarandon portrayed Bette Davis in the first season of FX 's anthology series Feud , for which she was nominated for both acting and producing Emmys .
Zoë Yadira Saldaña Nazario ( born June 19 , 1978 ) is an American actress . Following her performances with the theater group Faces , Saldana made her screen debut in a 1999 episode of Law & Order . Her film career began a year later with Center Stage ( 2000 ) , where she played a struggling ballet dancer . She had played the role of Neytiri , the female lead and one of the main protagonists of James Cameron 's sci-fi film Avatar . Saldana became known for her work in science fiction films , beginning in 2009 with her first of multiple appearances as Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek film series and her first appearance as Neytiri in the Avatar film series . She has also played Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy ( 2014 ) . Due to her appearances in some of the highest-grossing films of all time , such as Avatar and Avengers : Endgame , Saldana is the second highest-grossing film actress of all time , as of 2019 [ update ] . Her films have collectively grossed more than $ 11 billion worldwide .
Katie Irene Kate Gosselin ( née Kreider ; born March 28 , 1975 ) is an American television personality . She achieved national and international recognition on the US reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8 , in which she and Jon Gosselin were profiled as they raised their atypical family of sextuplets and twins .
Driton Tony Dovolani ( born July 17 , 1973 ) is an Albanian-American professional ballroom dancer , instructor and judge . He is known for his involvement in the American version of Dancing with the Stars on ABC . Dovolani also portrayed Slick Willy in the hit film Shall We Dance ? and spent time coaching actress Jennifer Lopez .
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 .
Andrew Christopher Drew Brees ( /briːz/ ; born January 15 , 1979 ) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He had a successful college football career at Purdue University , becoming one of the most decorated players in Purdue and Big Ten Conference history . Brees set two NCAA records , 13 Big Ten Conference records , and 19 Purdue University records during his college career . As of 2018 [ update ] , he remains the Big Ten record-holder in several passing categories , including completions ( 1,026 ) , attempts ( 1,678 ) , and yards ( 11,792 ) . Brees was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft . Brees earned the starting job with the Chargers in 2002 and made the Pro Bowl in 2004 . Nine months after suffering a dislocation in his right shoulder joint and a tear of the labrum and rotator cuff , Brees signed with the Saints as a free agent in 2006 . He experienced immediate success in New Orleans , leading the Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLIV and helping the team to a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts . Since joining the Saints , Brees has led all NFL quarterbacks in touchdowns , passing yards , and 300-yard games . Brees holds NFL records for career pass completions , career completion percentage , career passing yards , and career touchdown passes . He is also second in regular season career pass attempts , third in regular season career passer rating and fourth in postseason career passer rating . In 2012 , he broke Johnny Unitas ' long-standing record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass .
Kristin Elizabeth Cutler ( née Cavallari ; born January 5 , 1987 ) is an American television personality , fashion designer , and actress . In 2004 , Cavallari came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County , which documented the lives of her and her friends . After moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career in 2005 , Cavallari appeared in several television series as minor characters . Since 2018 , she has starred in her own realty TV show , Very Cavallari .
Molly Kathleen Ringwald ( born February 18 , 1968 ) is an American actress , singer , and author . She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life ( 1979-80 ) after a casting director saw her playing an orphan in a stage production of the musical Annie . She and several other members of the original Facts of Life cast were let go when the show was reworked by the network . She subsequently made her motion picture debut in the independent film Tempest ( 1982 ) , which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year . Ringwald is known for her collaborations with filmmaker John Hughes , having appeared in three of his films . After appearing in the successful Hughes films Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ) , The Breakfast Club ( 1985 ) , and Pretty in Pink ( 1986 ) , Ringwald became a teen icon . She later starred in The Pick-up Artist ( 1987 ) , Fresh Horses ( 1988 ) and For Keeps ( 1988 ) . She starred in many films in the 1990s , most notably Something to Live for : The Alison Gertz Story ( 1992 ) , The Stand ( 1994 ) , and Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade ( 1994 short film - precursor to Sling Blade ) . Ringwald is part of the Brat Pack and she was ranked number 1 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Teen Stars . Since 2017 , Ringwald has portrayed Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale .
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 .
The Real Housewives of New Jersey ( abbreviated RHONJ ) is an American reality television series that premiered on May 12 , 2009 , on Bravo . Developed as the fourth installment of The Real Housewives franchise , it has aired ten seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in New Jersey . The current cast consists of Teresa Giudice , Melissa Gorga , Dolores Catania , Margaret Josephs , Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider . Previously-featured cast members include original cast members Danielle Staub , Jacqueline Laurita , Caroline Manzo and Dina Manzo ; and later additions Kathy Wakile , Teresa Aprea , Amber Marchese , Nicole Napolitano , and Siggy Flicker . The success of the show has resulted in the spin-offs Manzo 'd with Children and Teresa Checks In .