Live with Regis and Kelly (season 20)
October 2007
Table:
Date

Co-Hosts

"Host Chat"[1]

Guests/Segments[2]

October 1

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Adrien Brody, Christopher Meloni, animal expert Jarod Miller

October 2

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Alyssa Milano, Jerry O'Connell, a recipe by The Love Chef

October 3

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Ted Danson, Ted Koppel

October 4

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Tina Fey, Jude Law

October 5

Kelly Ripa & Sam Champion

Kyra Sedgwick, Brooks & Dunn

October 8

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Cate Blanchett, NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth

October 9

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Faith Ford, Mark Wahlberg, Vanessa Carlton

October 10

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Tyler Perry, Joaquin Phoenix, Taylor Swift

October 11

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Josh Hartnett, Cameron Mathison, Jill Scott

October 12

Kelly Ripa & Jeff Probst

Janet Jackson, Eva Mendes

October 15

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Christina Applegate, Jessica Seinfeld, CFA-Iams Cat Championship

October 16

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jake Gyllenhaal, Dominic Purcell

October 17

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Anthony Hopkins, Casey Affleck

October 18

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, LeAnn Rimes

October 19

Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos

Denzel Washington, interior designer Vern Yip

October 22

Kelly Ripa & Jimmy Kimmel

Ashley Tisdale, Vanna White, Adrian Pasdar

October 23

Kelly Ripa & Jimmy Kimmel

Halle Berry, Anderson Cooper

October 24

Kelly Ripa & Jimmy Kimmel

Blake Lively, Steve Carell, Carrie Underwood

October 25

Kelly Ripa & Jimmy Kimmel

Renée Zellweger, Barenaked Ladies

October 26

Kelly Ripa & Jimmy Kimmel

Kevin Bacon, Brian McKnight, Halloween treats

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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 .
Adrien Brody ( born April 14 , 1973 ) [ citation needed ] is an American actor and producer . He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski 's The Pianist ( 2002 ) , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age twenty-nine , making him the youngest actor to win in that category . Brody is the only male American actor to receive the César Award for Best Actor . Other successful films that Brody has starred in are The Thin Red Line ( 1998 ) , The Village ( 2004 ) , King Kong ( 2005 ) , and Predators ( 2010 ) . He is a frequent collaborator of Wes Anderson 's , having starred in four of Anderson 's films , The Darjeeling Limited ( 2007 ) , Fantastic Mr. Fox ( 2009 ) , The Grand Budapest Hotel ( 2014 ) , and The French Dispatch ( 2020 ) . In 2017 , he appeared in the fourth series of the BBC historical drama Peaky Blinders .
Christopher Peter Meloni ( born April 2 , 1961 ) is an American actor . He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama Law & Order : Special Victims Unit for its first twelve seasons and as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz . In June 2012 , he returned to HBO , as the vampire Roman on the main cast of True Blood for the series ' fifth season . Meloni also starred in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy ! from 2017 to 2019 . His films include Man of Steel , Wet Hot American Summer , Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle , 12 Monkeys , Runaway Bride , 42 , and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas .
Alyssa Jayne Milano ( born December 19 , 1972 ) is an American actress , producer , activist , and singer . She is known for her roles as Samantha Micelli in Who 's the Boss ? , Jennifer Mancini in Melrose Place , Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed , Billie Cunningham in My Name is Earl , Savannah Savi Davis in Mistresses , Renata Murphy in Wet Hot American Summer : 10 Years Later , and Coralee Armstrong in Insatiable .
Jeremiah O'Connell ( born February 17 , 1974 ) is an American actor , director and talk show host , known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders , Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity , Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me ( 1986 ) , Joe in Joe 's Apartment ( 1996 ) , Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) , Derek in Scream 2 ( 1997 ) , Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack ( 2003 ) , and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan . He starred as Pete Kaczmarek in the single 2010-11 season of The Defenders . He also had a starring role in the comedy horror film Piranha 3D ( 2010 ) .
Edward Bridge Danson III ( born December 29 , 1947 ) is an American actor and producer who played the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom Cheers , Jack Holden in the films Three Men and a Baby and Three Men and a Little Lady , and Dr. John Becker on the CBS sitcom Becker . He also starred in the CBS dramas CSI : Crime Scene Investigation and CSI : Cyber as D.B . Russell . Additionally , he plays a recurring role on Larry David 's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm , starred alongside Glenn Close in legal drama Damages , and was a regular on the HBO comedy series Bored to Death . In 2015 he starred as Hank Larsson in the second season of FX 's black comedy-crime drama anthology Fargo . From 2016 to 2020 , he played the afterlife architect Michael in the NBC sitcom The Good Place . During his career , Danson has been nominated for 17 Primetime Emmy Awards , winning two ; ten Golden Globe Awards nominations , winning three ; one Screen Actors Guild Award ; and one American Comedy Award and has been awarded a star on Hollywood 's Walk of Fame . He was ranked second in TV Guide 's list of the top 25 television stars . Danson has also been a longtime activist in ocean conservation . In March 2011 , he published his first book , Oceana : Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them , written with journalist Michael D'Orso .
Edward James Martin Koppel ( born February 8 , 1940 ) is a British-born American broadcast journalist , best known as the anchor for Nightline , from the program 's inception in 1980 until 2005 . Before Nightline , he spent twenty years as a broadcast journalist and news anchor for ABC . After becoming host of Nightline , he was regarded as one of the most outstanding of the serious-minded interviewers on American television . Five years after its 1980 debut the show had a nightly audience of some seven and a half million viewers . After leaving Nightline , Koppel worked as managing editor for the Discovery Channel , a news analyst for NPR and BBC World News America and a contributor to Rock Center with Brian Williams . Koppel is currently a special contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning . His career as foreign and diplomatic correspondent earned him numerous awards , including nine Overseas Press Club awards and twenty-five Emmy Awards .
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 .
David Jude Heyworth Law ( born 29 December 1972 ) is an English actor . He has received multiple award nominations including for two Academy Awards , four Golden Globes Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two British Academy Film Awards . In 2007 , he received an Honorary César and was named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government , in recognition of his contribution to World Cinema Arts . Born and raised in London , Law started acting in theatre . After finding small roles in feature films , Law gained recognition for his role in Anthony Minghella 's The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award . He found further critical and commercial success in Enemy at the Gates ( 2001 ) , Steven Spielberg 's A.I . Artificial Intelligence ( 2001 ) and Sam Mendes ' Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) . He gave an acclaimed performance in the war film Cold Mountain ( 2003 ) , earning him Academy Award , Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations . Law went on to star in several commercially unsuccessful films , including Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( 2004 ) and Alfie ( 2004 ) . He then starred in romantic comedies Closer ( 2004 ) and The Holiday ( 2006 ) which were well-received . He also portrayed Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes ( 2009 ) and Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows ( 2011 ) . In the 2010s , Law appeared in Repo Men ( 2010 ) and had supporting roles in Contagion ( 2011 ) and the 3D film Hugo ( 2011 ) .
Samuel James Champion ( born August 13 , 1961 ) is an American weather anchor who is best known for his combined 25-year career on the ABC flagship station WABC-TV and Good Morning America . He formerly co-anchored AMHQ : America 's Morning Headquarters and 23.5 Degrees With Sam Champion on The Weather Channel . After December 4 , 2013 , his final day with ABC , he became the managing editor of The Weather Channel , beginning on January 1 , 2014 . Champion also appeared on the Today show on NBC . After leaving NBC and the Weather Channel in 2016 , he returned to ABC on a fill-in basis and returned to become the weekday morning and noon weather anchor at WABC-TV in June 2019 .
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick ( born August 19 , 1965 ) is an American actress , producer , and director . She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer . For her portrayal of Johnson , Sedgwick won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010 . The series ended on August 13 , 2012 , following the completion of its seventh season . Sedgwick is also known for her recurring role as Madeline Wuntch on the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine . Sedgwick was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance in Something to Talk About ( 1995 ) . Sedgwick 's other film roles include Oliver Stone 's Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ) , Cameron Crowe 's Singles ( 1992 ) , Heart and Souls ( 1993 ) , Phenomenon ( 1996 ) , What 's Cooking ( 2000 ) , Secondhand Lions ( 2003 ) , The Game Plan ( 2007 ) , and The Possession ( 2012 ) . She also had a starring role in the critically acclaimed 2016 comedy-drama movie The Edge of Seventeen .
Brooks & Dunn is an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn , both vocalists and songwriters . The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois . Before the foundation , both members were solo recording artists . Both members charted two solo singles apiece in the 1980s , with Brooks also releasing an album for Capitol Records in 1989 and writing hit singles for other artists . Founded in 1991 , the duo signed to Arista Nashville that year . They have recorded eleven studio albums and five compilation albums for the label . They also have released 50 singles , of which 20 went to No . 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts and 19 more reached Top 10 . Two of these No . 1 songs , My Maria ( a cover of the B.W . Stevenson song ) and Ai n't Nothing 'bout You , were the top country songs of 1996 and 2001 , respectively , according to the Billboard Year-End charts . The latter is also the duo 's longest-lasting No 1 single on that chart at six weeks .
Catherine Elise Blanchett AC ( /ˈblæntʃət/ ; born 14 May 1969 ) is an Australian actress and theatre director . One of Australia 's most accomplished actresses , she is known for her roles in both high-profile , mainstream productions and low-budget independent films . Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades , including two Academy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , and three British Academy Film Awards . Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2007 and in 2018 , she was ranked among the highest-paid actresses in the world . After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art , Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage , taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994 . She came to international attention for portraying Elizabeth I in the drama film Elizabeth ( 1998 ) , for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and earned her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the biopic The Aviator ( 2004 ) , earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , and she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in the drama Blue Jasmine ( 2013 ) . Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in the dramas Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ) , Elizabeth : The Golden Age ( 2007 ) , I 'm Not There ( 2007 ) , and Carol ( 2015 ) . Blanchett 's most commercially successful films include The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy ( 2001-2003 ) and The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012-2014 ) , Babel ( 2006 ) , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 2008 ) , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ( 2008 ) , the How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy ( 2014-2019 ) , Cinderella ( 2015 ) , Thor : Ragnarok ( 2017 ) , and Ocean 's 8 ( 2018 ) . From 2008 to 2013 , Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton served as the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company . Some of her stage roles during this period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire , Uncle Vanya , and The Maids . She made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present , for which she received a Tony Award nomination .
Jeffery Michael Gordon ( born August 4 , 1971 ) is an American former professional stock car racing driver , currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR , and a top executive for Hendrick Motorsports . He formerly drove the No . 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 23 full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons between 1993 and 2015 , and served as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No . 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in select races during the 2016 season . Gordon started his professional racing career in the Busch Series with Hugh Connerty Racing , followed by Bill Davis Racing , winning three races , and began racing full-time in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in 1993 . He is a four-time Winston Cup champion , having won the title in 1995 , 1997 , 1998 , and 2001 . He also won the Daytona 500 three times in 1997 , 1999 , and 2005 . He is third on the all-time Cup wins list with 93 career wins , the most in NASCAR 's modern era ( 1972-present ) . Gordon 's 81 pole positions led all active drivers and is third all-time ; Gordon won at least one pole in 23 consecutive seasons , making this a NASCAR record . He was also the active iron man leader for consecutive races participated in with 797 through the 2015 season . In 1998 , NASCAR named Gordon to its 50 Greatest Drivers list . In 2008 , ten years later , ESPN 's Terry Blount ranked him 10th in the 25 Greatest Drivers of All-Time .
James Dennis Alan Denny Hamlin ( born November 18 , 1980 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series , driving the No . 11 Toyota Camry and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving a Toyota Supra , both for Joe Gibbs Racing . He has won over 30 NASCAR Cup Series races , including the Daytona 500 in 2016 , 2019 , and 2020 . In 2020 , he became the fourth person to win the race in back to back seasons , joining Richard Petty , Cale Yarborough , and Sterling Marlin . Hamlin was born in Tampa , Florida , but lived in Chesterfield , Virginia , for most of his childhood . He began racing go-karts at the age of seven . Afterward , he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract with Joe Gibbs Racing . After running briefly in the Craftsman Truck Series , Hamlin drove a full season in the Busch Series in 2005 , while running a few Nextel Cup races . After having strong race finishes , Hamlin was given a full-time ride with JGR . His strongest season was in 2010 , where he was leading the Championship by 15 points heading into the final race at Homestead . Despite having an incredible season , winning the most races of any driver in that year ( 8 ) , he would lose the Championship by 39 points to Jimmie Johnson .
Kevin Michael Harvick ( born December 8 , 1975 ) , nicknamed The Closer and Happy Harvick , is an American professional stock car racing driver . He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series , driving the No . 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing . Harvick is the former owner of Kevin Harvick Incorporated , a race team that fielded cars in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series between 2004 and 2011 . He is the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and a two-time Xfinity Series champion . Harvick holds the all-time record for Cup Series wins at Phoenix International Raceway with nine wins . Harvick is also the third winningest driver in Xfinity Series history with 47 wins . Harvick , who began his NASCAR career in 1995 , is the third of only five drivers that have won a championship in both the Sprint Cup Series and the Xfinity Series , and the fifth of only thirty-one drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR 's three national series with over 100 race wins across three national divisions . Harvick also won the 1998 Winston West Series title with five wins that season .
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson ( born September 17 , 1975 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver . A seven-time champion in the NASCAR Cup Series , he currently competes full-time in the series , driving the No . 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Hendrick Motorsports . Johnson was born in El Cajon , California , and began racing motorcycles at the age of four . After graduating from Granite Hills High School he competed in off-road series . He raced in Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group ( MTEG ) , Short-course Off-road Drivers Association ( SODA ) and SCORE International , winning rookie of the year in each series . In 1998 , Johnson and his team , Herzog Motorsports , began stock car racing . He moved to the national American Speed Association ( ASA ) series for late model touring cars , and won another rookie of the year title . In 2000 , he switched to the NASCAR Busch Series ( now Xfinity Series ) . He moved to Hendrick Motorsports in the Winston Cup Series in 2002 . After finishing fifth in the points in his first full season , he was second in 2003 and 2004 , and fifth in 2005 . Johnson won his first Cup Series championship in 2006 and with further wins in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , and 2010 , he became the first and only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive championships .
Matthew Roy Kenseth ( born March 10 , 1972 ) is an American former professional stock car racing driver . He last competed part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series , driving the No . 6 Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing . He had stepped away from full-time racing after the 2017 season after a career racing for Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing . Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and won track championships at Madison International Speedway , Slinger Super Speedway and Wisconsin International Raceway . He moved to the ARTGO , American Speed Association , and Hooters Late Model touring series before getting a full-time ride in the NASCAR Busch Series ( now Xfinity Series ) for his former Wisconsin short track rival Robbie Reiser , finishing second and third in the standings . Kenseth moved up in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series . He won the series ' Rookie of the Year title in 2000 and the championship in 2003 . The International Race of Champions invited Kenseth to race in their 2004 season as the reigning champion and he won the season championship . In 2009 , he won a rain-shortened Daytona 500 and repeated as Daytona 500 winner in 2012 . He is the father of Ross Kenseth .
Faith Alexis Ford ( born September 14 , 1964 ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles as Corky Sherwood on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown , for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations , and as Hope Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith .
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg ( born June 5 , 1971 ) is an American actor , producer , businessman , model , rapper , singer and songwriter . He is also known by his former stage name Marky Mark , from his career as frontman for the group , Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch , with whom he released the albums Music for the People ( 1991 ) and You Got ta Believe ( 1992 ) . From his early music career Wahlberg transitioned to acting , with his screen debut in Renaissance Man ( 1994 ) and his first starring role in Fear ( 1996 ) . He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights . In the early 2000s , he ventured into big budget action oriented movies , such as The Perfect Storm ( 2000 ) , Planet of the Apes ( 2001 ) and The Italian Job ( 2003 ) . For playing a police officer in the neo-crime drama The Departed ( 2006 ) , he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . For the biographical sports drama The Fighter ( 2010 ) , in which he starred as Micky Ward , Wahlberg received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . In the 2010s , he landed successful comedy roles with The Other Guys ( 2010 ) , Daddy 's Home ( 2015 ) and its 2017 sequel , Ted ( 2012 ) and its 2015 sequel , and became the protagonist in the Transformers live-action film franchise ( 2014 , 2017 ) . He was the world 's best-paid actor in 2017 . Wahlberg also served as executive producer of four HBO series : the comedy-drama Entourage ( 2004-2011 ) , the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire ( 2010-2014 ) , and the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America ( 2010-2011 ) and Ballers ( 2015-2019 ) . He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-starred in the reality TV series about it . Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 .
Vanessa Lee Carlton ( born August 16 , 1980 ) is an American musician , singer and songwriter . Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet , Carlton chose to pursue singing instead , performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending college . Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo , she signed with A & M Records . She began recording her album , which was initially unsuccessful until Ron Fair took over . She is currently endorsed by Orange Amps . Her debut single , A Thousand Miles , reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002 . Her debut album , Be Not Nobody , followed and received a platinum certification in the United States . Her subsequent albums , Harmonium ( 2004 ) and Heroes & Thieves ( 2007 ) , failed to match the commercial success of the first . She produced a fourth album , Rabbits on the Run ( 2011 ) , independently before seeking a record label to release it . Carlton released a holiday EP titled Hear the Bells in November 2012 , and released her fifth studio album , Liberman , on October 23 , 2015 .
Tyler Perry ( born Emmitt Perry Jr. ; September 13 , 1969 ) is an American actor , writer , producer , comedian and director . In 2011 , Forbes listed him as the highest paid man in entertainment , earning US $ 130 million between May 2010 and May 2011 . Perry created and performs the Madea character , a tough elderly black woman . Perry 's films vary in style from orthodox filmmaking techniques to filmed productions of live stage plays . Many of Perry 's stage-play films have been subsequently adapted as films . Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s . Perry has developed several television series , most notably Tyler Perry 's House of Payne , which ran for eight seasons on TBS from June 21 , 2006 , to August 10 , 2012 . On October 2 , 2012 , Perry struck an exclusive multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey Network . The partnership was largely for the sake of bringing scripted television to OWN , based on Perry 's previous success in this area . Perry has created multiple scripted series for the network , The Haves and the Have Nots being its most successful . The Haves and the Have Nots has given OWN its highest ratings to date as of 2014 , with the series also referred to as one of OWN 's biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun , filled with the typical betrayals , affairs , and manipulations . Perry has additionally acted in films not directed or produced by himself , including as Admiral Barnett in Star Trek ( 2009 ) , the titular character in Alex Cross ( 2012 ) , Tanner Bolt in Gone Girl ( 2014 ) , Baxter Stockman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Out of the Shadows ( 2016 ) and Colin Powell in Vice ( 2018 ) .
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix [ a ] ( /hwɑːˈkiːn/ ; né Bottom ; born October 28 , 1974 ) is an American actor and producer . He has received numerous awards and nominations , including an Academy Award , a Grammy Award , and two Golden Globe Awards . As a child , Phoenix started acting in television with his brother River and sister Summer . His first major film role was in SpaceCamp ( 1986 ) . During this period , he was credited as Leaf Phoenix , a name he gave himself . He later went back to his original name and received positive reviews for his supporting work in the comedy-drama film To Die For ( 1995 ) and the period film Quills ( 2000 ) . He received wider attention for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama film Gladiator ( 2000 ) , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for portraying musician Johnny Cash in Walk the Line ( 2005 ) , an alcoholic war veteran in The Master ( 2012 ) , and the title character in Joker ( 2019 ) , winning for the latter . His other films include the horror films Signs ( 2002 ) and The Village ( 2004 ) , the historical drama Hotel Rwanda ( 2004 ) , the romantic drama Her ( 2013 ) , the crime satire Inherent Vice ( 2014 ) , and the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here ( 2017 ) , winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the latter . Phoenix has also ventured into directing music videos , as well as producing films and television shows . For recording the soundtrack to Walk the Line , he won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media . He is a social activist and has lent his support to several charities and humanitarian organizations .
Taylor Alison Swift ( born December 13 , 1989 ) is an American singer-songwriter . She is known for narrative songs about her personal life , which have received widespread media coverage . At age 14 , Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and , at age 15 , she signed her first record deal . Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US . Its third single , Our Song , made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart . Swift 's second album , Fearless , was released in 2008 . Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles Love Story and You Belong with Me , it became the US 's best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US . The album won four Grammy Awards , and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner . Swift was the sole writer of her 2010 album Speak Now , which won two Grammy Awards and was her first to debut with over a million copies sold in the first week in the US . Her fourth album , Red ( 2012 ) , yielded her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single , We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together . For her fifth album and first all-pop project , 1989 ( 2014 ) , she won three Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year , and became the first woman to replace herself at number one on the Hot 100 , with the singles Shake It Off and Blank Space . Her sixth album , Reputation ( 2017 ) , made her the only act to have four consecutive albums each sell one million copies in their first week in the US , while yielding her fifth Hot 100 number-one song , with Look What You Made Me Do .
Joshua Daniel Hartnett ( born July 21 , 1978 ) is an American actor and movie producer . He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series Cracker . He made his feature film debut in 1998 in the slasher film Halloween H20 : 20 Years Later , followed by teen roles in films such as the sci-fi horror film The Faculty ( 1998 ) and the drama The Virgin Suicides ( 1999 ) . Hartnett had starring roles in the war film Pearl Harbor , the drama O , the war film Black Hawk Down , the romantic comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights , the crime thriller Lucky Number Slevin ( 2006 ) , and other films . He starred in the Brian De Palma-directed neo-noir crime thriller The Black Dahlia ( 2006 ) . He next appeared in the drama Resurrecting the Champ ( 2007 ) alongside Samuel L. Jackson , the graphic novel-based vampire horror film 30 Days of Night ( 2007 ) and the neo-noir atmospheric thriller I Come with the Rain ( 2009 ) . From 2014 to 2016 , he starred as Ethan Chandler in the horror TV series Penny Dreadful , for which he was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award .
Cameron Arthur Mathison ( born August 25 , 1969 ) is a Canadian-American actor and television host . From 1997 to 2011 , he played the role of Ryan Lavery on All My Children .
Jill Scott ( born April 4 , 1972 ) is an American singer-songwriter , model , poet and actress . Her 2000 debut , Who Is Jill Scott ? Words and Sounds Vol . 1 , went platinum , and the follow-ups Beautifully Human : Words and Sounds Vol . 2 ( 2004 ) and The Real Thing : Words and Sounds Vol . 3 ( 2007 ) both achieved gold status . She made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and Tyler Perry 's Why Did I Get Married ? in 2007 . After a four-year hiatus from music , Scott released her fourth album , The Light of the Sun , in 2011 . In 2014 , she starred in the film Get On Up as the second wife of James Brown . She also appeared as the lead role in the BBC/HBO series The No . 1 Ladies ' Detective Agency based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith .
Jeff Probst ( born November 4 , 1961 ) is an American game show host and an executive producer . He is best known as the Emmy Award-winning host of the U.S. version of the reality television show Survivor . He was also the host of The Jeff Probst Show , a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013 .
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 .
Eva de la Caridad Méndez , known professionally as Eva Mendes ( /ˈmɛndɛz/ ; born March 5 , 1974 ) , is an American actress and businesswoman . Her acting career began in the late 1990s , with a series of roles in films such as Children of the Corn V : Fields of Terror ( 1998 ) and Urban Legends : Final Cut ( 2000 ) . Mendes 's performance in Training Day ( 2001 ) marked a turning point in her career , and led to parts in the commercially successful films 2 Fast 2 Furious ( 2003 ) and Hitch ( 2005 ) . She starred in Ghost Rider ( 2007 ) and The Spirit ( 2008 ) , both film adaptations of comics , and ventured into more dramatic territory with We Own the Night ( 2007 ) , Bad Lieutenant ( 2009 ) , Last Night ( 2010 ) , and The Place Beyond the Pines ( 2012 ) . Her other films include Out of Time ( 2003 ) , The Women ( 2008 ) , The Other Guys ( 2010 ) , and Girl in Progress ( 2012 ) . Mendes has appeared in several music videos for artists like Will Smith , and has also been an ambassador for brands , including Calvin Klein , Cartier , Reebok , Pantene shampoo , Morgan , and Peek & Cloppenburg . She has designed for New York & Company and is the creative director of CIRCA Beauty , a makeup line sold at Walgreens . She has been in a relationship with Canadian actor Ryan Gosling since 2011 , and they have two daughters .
Christina Applegate ( born November 25 , 1971 ) is an American actress and dancer . As an adolescent actress , she started playing the role of Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married . with Children ( 1987-1997 ) . In her adult years , Applegate established a film and television career , winning an Emmy Award ( for her guest role in the sitcom Friends ) and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations . Applegate has had major roles in several films , including Do n't Tell Mom the Babysitter 's Dead ( 1991 ) , The Big Hit ( 1998 ) , The Sweetest Thing ( 2002 ) , Grand Theft Parsons ( 2003 ) , Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( 2004 ) and its sequel Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues ( 2013 ) , Hall Pass ( 2011 ) , Vacation ( 2015 ) , and Bad Moms ( 2016 ) . She has also starred in the 2005 Broadway revival of the musical Sweet Charity , for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical . Applegate has played the lead role in the television sitcoms Jesse ( 1998-2000 ) , Samantha Who ? ( 2007-2009 ) and Up All Night ( 2011-12 ) , and in the Netflix dark tragicomedy series Dead to Me ( 2019 ) .
Jessica Seinfeld ( /ˈsaɪnfɛld/ ; SYNE-feld , born Nina Danielle Sklar ; September 12 , 1971 ) is an American author and philanthropist . She has released four cookbooks about preparing food for families , and is the founder of the GOOD+ Foundation ( formerly Baby Buggy ) , a New York City-based charitable organization that provides essential items for families in need throughout New York City . She is married to comedian Jerry Seinfeld .
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 .
Dominic Haakon Myrtved Purcell ( born 17 February 1970 ) is an Australian actor . He is best known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in Fox 's Prison Break ( 2005-2009 ; 2017 ) and Mick Rory / Heat Wave in The CW 's The Flash ( 2014-2016 ) and Legends of Tomorrow ( 2016-present ) , as well as Drake in Blade : Trinity ( 2004 ) .
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE ( born 31 December 1937 ) is a Welsh actor , director and film producer . He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 and has been nominated four additional times . Hopkins has also won three BAFTAs , two Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Award . In 1993 , he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts . Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003 , and in 2008 , he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957 , he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London , and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre . In 1968 , he achieved renown , playing Richard the Lionheart in The Lion in Winter . In the mid-1970s , Richard Attenborough , who would direct five Hopkins films , called him the greatest actor of his generation . Hopkins portrayed Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor , its sequel Hannibal , and the prequel Red Dragon . Hopkins was nominated for four other Academy Awards for the films , The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Nixon ( 1995 ) , Amistad ( 1997 ) and The Two Popes ( 2019 ) . Other notable films include : 84 Charing Cross Road ( 1987 ) , The Elephant Man ( 1980 ) , Howards End ( 1992 ) , Bram Stoker 's Dracula ( 1992 ) , Legends of the Fall ( 1994 ) , Meet Joe Black ( 1998 ) , The Mask of Zorro ( 1998 ) , as well as Thor ( 2011 ) and its 2013 and 2017 sequels . In 2015 , he starred in the BBC television film The Dresser ; in 2016 and 2018 , he starred in the HBO television series Westworld .
Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt ( born August 12 , 1975 ) is an American actor and director . He began his career as a child actor , appearing in the PBS television film Lemon Sky ( 1988 ) and the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts ( 1990 ) . He later appeared in three Gus Van Sant films - To Die For ( 1995 ) , Good Will Hunting ( 1997 ) , and Gerry ( 2002 ) - and in Steven Soderbergh 's comedy heist trilogy Ocean 's Eleven ( 2001 ) , Ocean 's Twelve ( 2004 ) , and Ocean 's Thirteen ( 2007 ) . His first leading role was in Steve Buscemi 's independent comedy-drama Lonesome Jim ( 2006 ) . Affleck 's breakthrough was in 2007 , when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Western drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and acted in the crime drama Gone Baby Gone , directed by his brother Ben Affleck . In 2010 , he directed the mockumentary I 'm Still Here . He then had a string of successful films in the early 2010s , with Tower Heist , ParaNorman , and Interstellar , and received particular praise for his performance as an outlaw in the indie film Ai n't Them Bodies Saints . In 2016 , Affleck starred as the lead in the drama film Manchester by the Sea . For his performance as Lee Chandler , a man grieving the loss of his children , he won the Golden Globe , BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actor , and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination . During his Golden Globes acceptance , he referenced a previous acceptance speech by fellow actor Denzel Washington , quoting him saying God is love . In 2017 , Affleck received critical acclaim for his leading role in the supernatural drama film A Ghost Story .
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt ( born August 15 , 1972 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards . He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi ( 1984 , 1988 ) . He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused ( 1993 ) and various Kevin Smith films , including Mallrats ( 1995 ) Chasing Amy ( 1997 ) and Dogma ( 1999 ) . Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting ( 1997 ) , which they also starred in and winning the latter at the age of 25 , he became the youngest winner in the category . He then established himself as a leading man in studio films , including the sci-fi disaster film Armageddon ( 1998 ) , the romantic comedy Forces of Nature ( 1999 ) , the war drama Pearl Harbor ( 2001 ) , and the spy thriller The Sum of All Fears ( 2002 ) . After a career downturn , during which he appeared in Daredevil and Gigli ( both 2003 ) , Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the noir biopic Hollywoodland ( 2006 ) . His directorial debut , Gone Baby Gone ( 2007 ) , which he also co-wrote , was well received . He then directed , co-wrote , and starred in the crime drama The Town ( 2010 ) . For the political thriller Argo ( 2012 ) , which he directed , co-produced , and starred in , Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director , and the Golden Globe , BAFTA , and Academy Award for Best Picture . He starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl in 2014 and played the superhero Batman in both Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice ( 2016 ) and Justice League ( 2017 ) including an appearance in Suicide Squad ( 2016 ) . His subsequent acting commitments were in the action thrillers The Accountant ( 2016 ) and Triple Frontier ( 2019 ) , and he directed , wrote , and acted in the gangster drama Live by Night ( 2016 ) .
Rebecca Alie Romijn ( /roʊˈmeɪn/ roh-MAYN ; Dutch : [ roːˈmɛin ] ; born November 6 , 1972 ) is an American actress and former model . She is known for her role as Mystique in the trilogy of the X-Men film series , and as Joan from The Punisher ( 2004 ) , both of which are based on Marvel Comics . She also had a recurring role as Alexis Meade on the television series Ugly Betty , and as Number One on Star Trek : Discovery . Major roles include as Eve Baird on the TNT series The Librarians , which ran for four seasons , and as the host of the game show Skin Wars .
Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian ( born August 28 , 1982 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and author . Rimes rose to stardom at age 13 following the release of her version of the Bill Mack song Blue , becoming the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972 . Rimes made her breakthrough into country music in 1996 with her debut album , Blue , which reached No . 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The album 's eponymous leadoff single , Blue , became a Top 10 hit , and Rimes gained national acclaim for her similarity to Patsy Cline 's vocal style . When she released her second studio album in 1997 , You Light Up My Life : Inspirational Songs , she moved towards country pop material , which set the trend for a string of albums released into the next decade . Rimes has won many awards , including two Grammys , three ACMs , a CMA , 12 Billboard Music Awards , and one American Music award . She has released ten studio albums and three compilation albums and two greatest hits albums , one released in the U.S. and the other released internationally , through her record label of 13 years , Curb Records , and placed over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996 . She has sold over 37 million records worldwide , with 20.8 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan . Billboard ranked her 17th artist [ vague ] of the 1990-2000 decade . Rimes has also written four books : two novels and two children 's books . Her hit song How Do I Live was ranked as the most successful song of the 1990s by Billboard magazine .
Mark Andrew Consuelos ( born March 30 , 1971 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his portrayal of Mateo Santos on the ABC soap opera All My Children ( 1995-2001 ; 2010 ) and supporting actor Hiram Lodge on The CW drama Riverdale ( 2017-present ) .
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 .
Vern Yip ( born June 27 , 1968 , in Hong Kong ) is an American interior designer based in Atlanta , Georgia . He periodically appeared on TLC 's Trading Spaces through its fourth season , and was known for frequently including silk , candles and flowers in the rooms he designed . He is one of the panel of judges on HGTV 's Design Star . Yip hosted four seasons of HGTV 's show Deserving Design . Yip hosted an HGTV special called Urban Oasis , in which he designed a Chicago loft in the Trump International Hotel .
James Christian Kimmel ( born November 13 , 1967 ) is an American television host , comedian , writer , and producer . He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26 , 2003 at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood , California ; and on April 1 , 2019 , at a secondary home , the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip . Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016 , and the Academy Awards in 2017 and 2018 . Before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , he was known as the co-host of Comedy Central 's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein 's Money . Kimmel has also produced such shows as Crank Yankers , Sports Show with Norm Macdonald , and The Andy Milonakis Show . In 2018 , Time named him as one of The World 's 100 Most Influential People .
Ashley Michelle Tisdale ( born July 2 , 1985 ) is an American actress , singer , and producer . During her childhood , Tisdale was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre . She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody . This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical franchise . The film series proved to be a huge success for Disney and earned a large following . The success of the films led to Tisdale signing with Warner Bros. Records , releasing her debut album , Headstrong ( 2007 ) , through the label . The album was a commercial success , earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . She starred as Candace Flynn in the animated series Phineas & Ferb from 2007 to 2015 . Tisdale 's second studio album , Guilty Pleasure ( 2009 ) , was released to less commercial success than its predecessor . Tisdale would part ways with Warner Bros. Records following the release of the album . During this time , Tisdale began appearing in more films and returned to television with shows such as Hellcats ( 2010 ) . Tisdale 's production company Blondie Girl Productions , first formed in 2008 , signed a multi-year production deal with Relativity Media in 2010 ; Tisdale would produce shows such as Miss Advised ( 2012 ) as part of the deal .
Vanna Marie White ( née Rosich ; born February 18 , 1957 ) is an American television personality and film actress known as the hostess of Wheel of Fortune since 1982 .
Adrian Pasdar ( born April 30 , 1965 ) is an American actor and voice artist . He is known for playing Jim Profit on the TV series Profit , for his roles in Near Dark , Carlito 's Way , Mysterious Ways and as Nathan Petrelli on Heroes . Additionally , he directed the feature film Cement . Pasdar is the voice of Iron Man in Marvel Anime as well as in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble . He also played district attorney Alec Rybak on The Lying Game and had a recurring role as Glenn Talbot on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D . He has appeared on the American TV drama Grand Hotel as Felix .
Halle Maria Berry ( born Maria Halle Berry ; August 14 , 1966 ) is an American actress . Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama film Monster 's Ball ( 2001 ) , becoming the only woman of African American descent to have won the award . Before becoming an actress , Berry was a model and entered several beauty contests , finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Miss World 1986 . Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang ( 1992 ) , alongside Eddie Murphy , which led to roles in films , such as the family comedy The Flintstones ( 1994 ) , the political comedy-drama Bulworth ( 1998 ) and the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge ( 1999 ) , for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award . In addition to her Academy Award , Berry garnered high-profile roles in the 2000s , such as Storm in X-Men ( 2000 ) , the thrillers Swordfish ( 2001 ) and Gothika ( 2003 ) , and the spy film Die Another Day ( 2002 ) , where she played Bond girl Jinx . She then appeared in the X-Men sequels , X2 ( 2003 ) and X-Men : The Last Stand ( 2006 ) . In the 2010s , she has featured in the science-fiction film Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) , the crime thriller The Call ( 2013 ) and the action films X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) , Kingsman : The Golden Circle ( 2017 ) and John Wick : Chapter 3 - Parabellum ( 2019 ) . Berry was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s , and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed . Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel . She was formerly married to baseball player David Justice , singer-songwriter Eric Benét , and actor Olivier Martinez . She has a child each with Martinez and model Gabriel Aubry .
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 .
Blake Ellender Lively ( née Brown ; born August 25 , 1987 ) is an American actress . Lively is known for starring as Serena van der Woodsen in the CW drama television series Gossip Girl ( 2007-2012 ) . She also starred in a number of films , including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ( 2005 ) , The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 ( 2008 ) , The Town ( 2010 ) , Green Lantern ( 2011 ) , Savages ( 2012 ) , The Age of Adaline ( 2015 ) , The Shallows ( 2016 ) and A Simple Favor ( 2018 ) . She has been married to Canadian-American actor Ryan Reynolds since 2012 , with whom she has three children .
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 .
Carrie Marie Underwood ( born March 10 , 1983 ) is an American singer , songwriter , fashion designer , and actress . She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005 . Her debut single , Inside Your Heaven , made her the only country artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100 . Her debut album , Some Hearts ( 2005 ) , was bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles Jesus , Take the Wheel and Before He Cheats , becoming the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history , the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history and the best-selling country album of the last 17 years . Underwood won three Grammy Awards for the album , including Best New Artist . Her second album , Carnival Ride , followed in 2007 . It had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards . Her next album , 2009 's Play On , was a commercial success led by the single Cowboy Casanova . Underwood 's fourth album , Blown Away ( 2012 ) , earned her a Grammy Award and was that year 's second best-selling release by a female artist . Her first compilation album , Greatest Hits : Decade # 1 ( 2014 ) , was a chart and sales success that spawned the Grammy Award-winning crossover single Something in the Water . Her fifth album , Storyteller ( 2015 ) , made her the only country artist to have all first five studio albums reach either numbers one or two on the Billboard 200 chart . With her sixth album , Cry Pretty ( 2018 ) , she became the only woman to top the Billboard 200 with four country albums , and had both the biggest week for any album by a woman in 2018 and the best-selling solo female album of the year .
Renée Kathleen Zellweger ( /rəˈneɪ ˈzɛlwɛɡər/ ; born April 25 , 1969 ) is an American actress and producer . She has received numerous accolades , including two Academy Awards , four Golden Globe Awards , and two BAFTA Awards . Zellweger was one of the world 's highest-paid actresses by 2007 and was named Hasty Pudding Theatricals ' Woman of the Year in 2009 . Born in Texas , Zellweger studied English Literature at UT Austin . Initially aspiring to a career in journalism , she was drawn to acting following her brief work on stage during college . Following her film debut with a minor role in Richard Linklater 's Dazed and Confused ( 1993 ) , Zellweger 's first starring role came with the slasher film Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Next Generation ( 1994 ) . She rose to prominence with starring roles in Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) , One True Thing ( 1998 ) , Me , Myself and Irene ( 2000 ) , and Nurse Betty ( 2000 ) , winning her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for the lattermost . For her portrayals of Bridget Jones in the romantic comedy Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) and Roxie Hart in the musical crime drama Chicago ( 2002 ) , she garnered consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress . She reprised her role as Jones in two equally successful sequels , Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason ( 2004 ) and Bridget Jones 's Baby ( 2016 ) . Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a loquacious farmer in the epic drama Cold Mountain ( 2003 ) , and followed this with her portrayals of Mae Fox in Cinderella Man ( 2005 ) and author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter ( 2006 ) . After starring roles in smaller scale films , such as Appaloosa ( 2008 ) and Case 39 ( 2009 ) , she had a six-year hiatus from the screen . In 2019 , Zellweger starred in the Netflix anthology series What/If and garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the biopic Judy , winning the Academy Award for Best Actress .
The Barenaked Ladies are a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough , Ontario . The band developed a cult following in Canada , with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada . Their debut with Reprise Records , Gordon , featuring the singles If I Had $ 1000000 and Brian Wilson , was released in 1992 . Initially a duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page , as of 2018 [ update ] , the band is composed of Robertson , Jim Creeggan , Kevin Hearn , and Tyler Stewart . Jim 's brother Andy was a member between 1989 and 1995 . Page left in 2009 , reducing the group to a quartet . The band 's style has evolved throughout their career , and their music which began as exclusively acoustic quickly grew to encompass a mixture of an array of styles including pop , rock , hip hop , rap , etc . [ citation needed ] The band 's cult following translated into success with Gordon in Canada , but it was not until the band 's 1996 live album Rock Spectacle and their 1998 fourth studio album Stunt , that they achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom . The band 's live performances feature comedic banter and free-style rapping between songs . They have won multiple Juno Awards and have been nominated for two Grammy Awards . The group has sold over 15 million records , including albums and singles , and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March 2018 . One Week remains the band 's most successful single .
Kevin Norwood Bacon ( born July 8 , 1958 ) is an American actor and musician . His films include musical-drama film Footloose ( 1984 ) , the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller JFK ( 1991 ) , the legal drama A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , the historical docudrama Apollo 13 ( 1995 ) , and the mystery drama Mystic River ( 2003 ) . Bacon is also known for taking on darker roles such as that of a sadistic guard in Sleepers ( 1996 ) and troubled former child abuser in The Woodsman ( 2004 ) . He is also known for the hit comedies National Lampoon 's Animal House ( 1978 ) , Diner ( 1982 ) , Tremors ( 1990 ) and Crazy , Stupid , Love ( 2011 ) . His other well known films are Friday the 13th ( 1980 ) , Flatliners ( 1990 ) , The River Wild ( 1994 ) , Wild Things ( 1998 ) , Stir of Echoes ( 1999 ) , Hollow Man ( 2000 ) , Frost/Nixon ( 2008 ) , X-Men : First Class ( 2011 ) , Black Mass ( 2015 ) and Patriots Day ( 2016 ) . He is equally prolific on television , having starred in the Fox drama series The Following ( 2013-2015 ) . For the HBO original film Taking Chance ( 2009 ) , Bacon won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award , also receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination . More recently Bacon portrayed the title character and was the series lead of the Amazon Prime web television series I Love Dick for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . The Guardian named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination . In 2003 , Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry . Bacon has become associated with the concept of interconnectedness ( as in social networks ) , having been popularized by the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon . In 2007 , he created SixDegrees.org , a charitable foundation .
Brian Kelly McKnight ( born June 5 , 1969 ) is an American singer-songwriter , actor , arranger , record producer , and multi-instrumentalist . McKnight is most recognized for his strong falsetto and belting range . McKnight 's work has earned him 16 Grammy Awards nominations , albeit never been awarded one . He is second only to Zubin Mehta for the record of most Grammy nominations without a win .