Live! with Regis and Kelly (season 23)
May 2011
Table:
Date

Co-Hosts

"Host Chat"[1]

Guests/Segments[2]

"Regis and Kelly Inbox"[3]

May 2

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Eva Mendes, American Idol castoff Casey Abrams, Whiz Kids Week

May 3

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Andy Samberg, Melissa McCarthy, Whiz Kids Week

May 4

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

John Krasinski, Maggie Q, Whiz Kids Week

May 5

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Kate Hudson, Jennifer Hudson, Dancing with the Stars castoffs, Whiz Kids Week

May 6

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jodie Foster, Ginnifer Goodwin, Whiz Kids Week

May 9

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Chelsea Handler, American Idol castoff Jacob Lusk, Top Teacher Week

May 10

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Keira Knightley, Top Teacher Week, Regis and Kelly's Run Across America with Dean Karnazes ends

May 11

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Patricia Heaton, Amazing Race winners, Top Teacher Week

May 12

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Penélope Cruz, Chris Hemsworth, Top Teacher Week

May 13

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Will Ferrell, Chris Colfer, Top Teacher Week

May 16

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, American Idol castoff James Durbin

May 17

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Chris O'Donnell, Tom Welling, Ellie Goulding

May 18

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Eric Stonestreet, Survivor: Redemption Island winner, Matthew Morrison

May 19

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Tom Selleck, Dancing with the Stars castoffs, Dream Home Giveaway winners, The Garrity's, are selected

May 20

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Geoffrey Rush, Dream Home Giveaway family, The Garrity's, move into their new house

May 23

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jimmy Fallon, American Idol castoff Haley Reinhart, Winning Week featuring The Celebrity Apprentice

May 24

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Jack Black, Julie Bowen, Winning Week featuring LIVE! Run Across America Watch to Win finalists

May 25

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Lucy Liu, Winning Week featuring The Biggest Loser & Dancing with the Stars champions

May 26

Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa

Dancing with the Stars castoffs, Winning Week featuring National Geographic Bee champion

May 27

Kelly Ripa & Pat Tomasulo

Heather Graham, Plain White T's, Winning Week featuring Top Chef: All Stars winner

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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 .
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 .
The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19 , 2011 , and concluded on May 25 , 2011 , on the Fox television network . The show underwent a number of changes from the ninth season , including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer . Randy Jackson returned as judge for his tenth season while Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joined the judging panel following the departures of Simon Cowell , Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres . Interscope Records , which is part of Universal Music Group , replaced Sony Music Entertainment as Idol 's official partner record label . Interscope 's Chairman Jimmy Iovine , a songwriter and producer , was named as the in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis . He was supported by associated producers Rodney Jerkins , Alex da Kid , Tricky Stewart , Don Was , will.i.am , and Timbaland , who all helped the contestants tailor their song choices to their chosen genre of performance , while also producing arrangements for the contestants and offering original material to be performed . Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as the show 's musical director and leader of Idol 's live band . Programming changes affecting viewership included a revision in the days of broadcast from Tuesdays and Wednesdays to Wednesdays and Thursdays . The show also opened up an option for viewers to cast their votes online through Facebook , allowing 50 votes per account . Specific changes in the competition itself included extending extra rounds ( such as the Las Vegas show ) and a final solo round , while also returning the judges ' wild card choices . The show additionally lowered the age of eligibility to 15 years . More contestants made it to Hollywood in the tenth season than in previous seasons .
Casey Abrams ( born February 12 , 1991 ) is an American musician from Idyllwild , California , who finished in sixth place in the tenth season of American Idol , five weeks after being saved from elimination by the judges . A self-titled debut album was released in 2012 through Concord Records . Tales from the Gingerbread House was released on January 29 , 2016 .
David A. J. Andy Samberg ( born August 18 , 1978 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer , and musician . He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island and was a cast member on Saturday Night Live ( 2005-2012 ) , where he and his fellow group members have been credited with popularizing the SNL Digital Shorts . Samberg has been in several films , including Hot Rod ( 2007 ) , I Love You , Man ( 2009 ) , That 's My Boy ( 2012 ) , Celeste and Jesse Forever ( 2012 ) and Popstar : Never Stop Never Stopping ( 2016 ) . Samberg has had lead voice roles in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise ( 2009-2013 ) , the Hotel Transylvania film series ( 2012-2018 ) and Storks ( 2016 ) . Since 2013 , he has starred as Jake Peralta on Fox , and later NBC , police sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine , for which he is also a producer . For his work on the show , he was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2014 .
Melissa Ann McCarthy ( born August 26 , 1970 ) is an American actress , comedian , writer , producer , and fashion designer . She is the recipient of numerous accolades , including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards . McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 , and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world . McCarthy began appearing in television and film in the late 1990s , and first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls ( 2000-2007 ) . She played Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who ? ( 2007-2009 ) before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly ( 2010-2016 ) , for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 . McCarthy 's appearances as a host on Saturday Night Live led to a win for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017 . McCarthy gained critical acclaim for her performance in the comedy film Bridesmaids ( 2011 ) , receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She went on to star in several commercially successful comedies , including Identity Thief ( 2013 ) , The Heat ( 2013 ) , Tammy ( 2014 ) , St. Vincent ( 2014 ) , Spy ( 2015 ) , and The Boss ( 2016 ) . She also expanded into dramatic roles by portraying Lee Israel in the biographical drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me ? ( 2018 ) , for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone are the founders of the production company On the Day Productions , under which they have collaborated on several comedy films .
John Burke Krasinski ( /krəˈzɪnski/ ; born October 20 , 1979 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . Besides appearing in and making feature films , he is best known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office . He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its nine-season run . Educated in theatre arts at Brown University and the National Theater Institute , Krasinski is the recipient of a number of accolades , including four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Awards . Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 . His film credits include License to Wed ( 2007 ) , Leatherheads ( 2008 ) , Away We Go ( 2009 ) , It 's Complicated ( 2009 ) , Something Borrowed ( 2011 ) , Big Miracle ( 2012 ) , Promised Land ( 2012 ) , Aloha ( 2015 ) , and 13 Hours : The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi ( 2016 ) . Krasinski directed and starred in the drama Brief Interviews with Hideous Men ( 2009 ) and the comedy-drama film The Hollars ( 2016 ) . In 2018 , Krasinski co-wrote , directed , and starred in the critically and commercially acclaimed horror film A Quiet Place . That year , he began portraying the title character in the Amazon thriller series Jack Ryan , which he also produced . He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role . In addition to acting in television series and films , Krasinski has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films such as Monsters University and a small role in Shrek the Third . He established a production company , Sunday Night Productions , in 2013 .
Margaret Denise Quigley ( born May 22 , 1979 ) , professionally known as Maggie Q , is an American actress , model and animal rights activist . She is known for starring as the title role on The CW action-thriller series Nikita ( 2010-13 ) . She also starred as former-FBI agent and CIA Case Officer Hannah Wells in the political drama series Designated Survivor ( 2016-19 ) . Q had starring roles in the action films Mission : Impossible III ( 2006 ) , Live Free or Die Hard ( 2007 ) , and Priest ( 2011 ) . She portrayed Tori Wu in the dystopian science-fiction action film Divergent ( 2014 ) , and reprised her role in the sequels , Insurgent ( 2015 ) and Allegiant ( 2016 ) .
Kate Garry Hudson ( born April 19 , 1979 ) is an American actress , author , and fashion designer . She rose to prominence for her performance in the film Almost Famous ( 2000 ) , for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Her other films include How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ( 2003 ) , Raising Helen ( 2004 ) , The Skeleton Key ( 2005 ) , You , Me and Dupree ( 2006 ) , Fool 's Gold ( 2008 ) , Bride Wars ( 2009 ) , Nine ( 2009 ) , Deepwater Horizon ( 2016 ) , Mother 's Day ( 2016 ) and Marshall ( 2017 ) . Hudson co-founded the fitness brand and membership program , Fabletics , operated by JustFab . In 2016 , Hudson released her first book , Pretty Happy : Healthy Ways to Love Your Body , and in 2017 , she released her second book , Pretty Fun : Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition .
Jennifer Kate Hudson ( born September 12 , 1981 ) is an American singer and actress . She rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol , placing seventh . Hudson made her film debut as Effie White in Dreamgirls ( 2006 ) , for which she received an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , a BAFTA Award , and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress . She also appeared in Sex and the City ( 2008 ) , The Secret Life of Bees ( 2008 ) , and Black Nativity ( 2013 ) . In 2015 , she made her Broadway debut in the role of Shug Avery in The Color Purple . Following her elimination from American Idol and performance in Dreamgirls , Hudson was later signed to Arista Records by Clive Davis and released her self-titled debut studio album in 2008 , which was certified gold in the United States , sold over a million copies worldwide , and received a Grammy Award for Best R & B Album . Her subsequent studio albums , I Remember Me ( 2011 ) and JHUD ( 2014 ) , saw continued commercial success with the former also being certified gold in the United States . Hudson received her second Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2017 as a cast member on The Color Purple . Hudson was the subject of significant media attention in 2008 when her mother , brother , and nephew were killed in a shooting . She resumed public appearances the following year , with a high-profile performance at Super Bowl XLIII as well as other mainstream events . Hudson has been described as a friend of former President Barack Obama , who invited her to appear with him at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills during his first term in May 2009 . She also performed at the White House at the Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement event .
Dancing with the Stars is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing , which is distributed by BBC Worldwide , the commercial arm of the BBC . Currently the format has been licensed to over 42 territories . Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world . As a result , the series became the world 's most popular television program among all genres in 2006 and 2007 , according to the magazine Television Business International , reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries . The show pairs a number of well known celebrities with professional ballroom dancers , who each week compete by performing one or more choreographed routines that follow the prearranged theme for that particular week . The dancers are then scored by a panel of judges . Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes for their favorite dancers , either by telephone or ( in some countries ) online . The couple with the lowest combined score provided by the judges and viewers is eliminated . This process continues until there are only two or three couples left ; when they have competed for the last time one couple is declared the champion and wins a trophy .
Alicia Christian Jodie Foster ( born November 19 , 1962 ) is an American actress , director , and producer . She has received two Academy Awards , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , and the Cecil B. DeMille Award . For her work as a director , she has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award . Foster began her professional career as a child model when she was three years old , and she made her acting debut in 1968 in the television sitcom Mayberry R.F.D . In the late 1960s and early 1970s , she worked in several television series and made her film debut with Disney 's Napoleon and Samantha ( 1972 ) . Following appearances in the musical Tom Sawyer ( 1973 ) and Martin Scorsese 's comedy-drama Alice Does n't Live Here Anymore ( 1974 ) , Foster 's breakthrough came with Scorsese 's psychological thriller Taxi Driver ( 1976 ) , in which she played a child prostitute ; at age 14 , she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Her other roles as a teenager include the musical Bugsy Malone ( 1976 ) and the thriller The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane ( 1976 ) , and she became a popular teen idol by starring in Disney 's Freaky Friday ( 1976 ) and Candleshoe ( 1977 ) , as well as Carny ( 1980 ) and Foxes ( 1980 ) . After attending college at Yale , Foster struggled to transition into adult roles until she gained critical acclaim for playing a rape survivor in the legal drama The Accused ( 1988 ) , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress . She won her second Academy Award three years later for the psychological horror The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) , in which she portrayed Clarice Starling . Foster made her debut as a film director the same year with Little Man Tate , and founded her own production company , Egg Pictures , in 1992 . The company 's first production was Nell ( 1994 ) , in which she also played the title role , garnering her fourth nomination for an Academy Award . Her other successful films in the 1990s were the romantic drama Sommersby , western comedy Maverick ( 1994 ) , science fiction Contact ( 1997 ) , and period drama Anna and the King ( 1999 ) .
Jennifer Michelle Ginnifer Goodwin ( born May 22 , 1978 ) is an American actress . She is known for her starring role as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series Big Love ( 2006-2011 ) and Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time ( 2011-2018 ) . Goodwin has appeared in various films , including the drama Mona Lisa Smile ( 2003 ) , the musical biopic Walk the Line ( 2005 ) , the romantic comedy He 's Just Not That into You ( 2009 ) , the family comedy Ramona and Beezus ( 2010 ) , the romantic comedy Something Borrowed ( 2011 ) , and the biopic Killing Kennedy ( 2013 ) . She also voiced the lead role of Fawn in the Disney animated fantasy film Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast ( 2014 ) and Judy Hopps in the Disney animated fantasy comedy film Zootopia ( 2016 ) .
Chelsea Joy Handler ( born February 25 , 1975 ) is an American comedian , actress , writer , television host , producer , and activist . She hosted the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately on the E ! network from 2007 to 2014 , and released a documentary series , Chelsea Does , on Netflix in January 2016 . Between 2016 and 2017 , Handler hosted the talk show , Chelsea , on Netflix . In 2012 , Time named Handler one of the 100 most influential people in the world on its annual Time 100 list .
The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19 , 2011 , and concluded on May 25 , 2011 , on the Fox television network . The show underwent a number of changes from the ninth season , including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer . Randy Jackson returned as judge for his tenth season while Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joined the judging panel following the departures of Simon Cowell , Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres . Interscope Records , which is part of Universal Music Group , replaced Sony Music Entertainment as Idol 's official partner record label . Interscope 's Chairman Jimmy Iovine , a songwriter and producer , was named as the in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis . He was supported by associated producers Rodney Jerkins , Alex da Kid , Tricky Stewart , Don Was , will.i.am , and Timbaland , who all helped the contestants tailor their song choices to their chosen genre of performance , while also producing arrangements for the contestants and offering original material to be performed . Ray Chew replaced Rickey Minor as the show 's musical director and leader of Idol 's live band . Programming changes affecting viewership included a revision in the days of broadcast from Tuesdays and Wednesdays to Wednesdays and Thursdays . The show also opened up an option for viewers to cast their votes online through Facebook , allowing 50 votes per account . Specific changes in the competition itself included extending extra rounds ( such as the Las Vegas show ) and a final solo round , while also returning the judges ' wild card choices . The show additionally lowered the age of eligibility to 15 years . More contestants made it to Hollywood in the tenth season than in previous seasons .
Keira Christina Knightley , OBE ( /ˈkɪərə ˈnaɪtli/ ; born 26 March 1985 ) is a British actress . She has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , and two Academy Awards . Knightley began acting as a child on television and made her feature film debut in 1995 , before making her breakthrough with the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham . She then starred in the 2003 fantasy swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean , playing Elizabeth Swann , a role that she would reprise in the subsequent films of the franchise . A significant turning point came in her career when Knightley received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice ( 2005 ) . She became known for starring in several other period dramas , including Atonement ( 2007 ) , The Duchess ( 2008 ) , A Dangerous Method ( 2011 ) , Anna Karenina ( 2012 ) , and Colette ( 2018 ) . Knightley received her second nomination for the Academy Award for portraying Joan Clarke in the historical drama The Imitation Game ( 2014 ) . Her contemporary film roles were in the romantic comedy Begin Again ( 2013 ) , the action thriller Jack Ryan : Shadow Recruit ( 2014 ) , and the adventure film Everest ( 2015 ) . On stage , Knightley has appeared on the West End in Martin Crimp 's 2009 production of The Misanthrope , which earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award . She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of Thérèse Raquin . She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity .
Dean Karnazes ( English : /kɑːrˈnɛˈzɪs/ car-NEH-zis ; born Constantine Karnazes ; August 23 , 1962 ) , is an American ultramarathon runner , and author of Ultramarathon Man : Confessions of an All-Night Runner , which details ultra endurance running for the general public .
Patricia Helen Heaton ( born March 4 , 1958 ) is an American actress and comedian . She is known for her starring role as Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ( 1996-2005 ) and as Frances Frankie Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle ( 2009-2018 ) . Since 2019 , Heaton stars as Dr. Carol Kenney in the CBS sitcom Carol 's Second Act . Heaton is a three-time Emmy Award winner - twice winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Everybody Loves Raymond , and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program as host of Patricia Heaton Parties ( 2015-2016 ) .
The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams . Contestants strive to arrive first at Pit Stops at the end of each leg of the race to win prizes and to avoid coming in last , which carries the possibility of elimination or a significant disadvantage in the following leg . Contestants travel to and within multiple countries in a variety of transportation modes , including airplanes , hot air balloons , helicopters , trucks , bicycles , taxicabs , cars , trains , buses , boats and by foot . Clues provided in each leg lead the teams to the next destination or direct them to perform a task , either together or by a single member . These challenges are related in some manner to the country wherein they are located or its culture . Teams are progressively eliminated until three are left ; at that point , the team that arrives first in the final leg is awarded the grand prize . Created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster , the original series has aired in the United States since 2001 and has earned thirteen Primetime Emmy Awards , ten of which being for the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program . Emmy-award-winning New Zealand television personality Phil Keoghan has been the host of the U.S. version of the show since its inception . The show has branched out to include a number of international versions following a similar format .
Penélope Cruz Sánchez ( /kruːz/ ; Spanish : [ peˈnelope kɾuθ ˈsantʃeθ ] ; born 28 April 1974 ) is a Spanish actress and model . Signed by an agent at the age of 15 , she made her acting debut at 16 on television , and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón ( 1992 ) . Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Belle Epoque ( 1992 ) , Open Your Eyes ( 1997 ) , The Hi-Lo Country ( 1999 ) , The Girl of Your Dreams ( 2000 ) , and Woman on Top ( 2000 ) . Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky , All the Pretty Horses , Captain Corelli 's Mandolin , and Blow . She has three Academy Award nominations , and one win . She has since appeared in a wide variety of films , including the comedy Waking Up in Reno ( 2002 ) , the thriller Gothika ( 2003 ) , the Christmas film Noel ( 2004 ) , the action-adventure films Sahara ( 2005 ) and Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides ( 2011 ) , the romantic comedy To Rome with Love ( 2012 ) , the crime drama The Counselor ( 2013 ) , and the mystery film Murder on the Orient Express ( 2017 ) . She was praised for her roles in Volver ( 2006 ) and Nine ( 2009 ) , receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for playing volatile painter María Elena in Woody Allen 's Vicky Cristina Barcelona . She is the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award , as well as the first Spanish actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2018 , Cruz made her American television debut as Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace in the FX series The Assassination of Gianni Versace : American Crime Story , for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie . Cruz has modelled for Mango , Ralph Lauren , Chanel and L'Oréal , and along with her younger sister Mónica Cruz , has designed clothing for Mango . Cruz has volunteered in Uganda and India , where she spent one week working with Mother Teresa ; she donated her salary from The Hi-Lo Country to help fund the late nun 's mission .
Christopher Hemsworth ( born 11 August 1983 ) is an Australian actor . He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away ( 2004-07 ) before beginning a film career in Hollywood by taking on parts in the science fiction film Star Trek ( 2009 ) and the thriller A Perfect Getaway ( 2009 ) . Hemsworth went on to star in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman ( 2012 ) , the war film Red Dawn ( 2012 ) , the action thriller Blackhat ( 2015 ) , the biographical thriller In the Heart of the Sea ( 2015 ) , the comedy Ghostbusters ( 2016 ) , and the Men in Black film series spin-off Men in Black : International ( 2019 ) . His most critically acclaimed roles include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods ( 2012 ) and the biographical sports film Rush ( 2013 ) , in which he portrayed James Hunt . Hemsworth 's greatest commercial successes have been with the Marvel Cinematic Universe , playing Thor , beginning in Thor ( 2011 ) and most recently with Avengers : Endgame ( 2019 ) , which established him as one of the leading and highest-paid actors in the world .
John William Ferrell ( /ˈfɛrəl/ ; born July 16 , 1967 ) is an American actor , comedian , producer , writer and businessman . He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live , and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( 2004 ) , Talladega Nights ( 2006 ) , Step Brothers ( 2008 ) , The Other Guys ( 2010 ) and Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues ( 2013 ) , all but one of which he co-wrote with his comedy partner Adam McKay . The two also founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 . Other film roles include Elf , Old School ( both 2003 ) , Blades of Glory ( 2007 ) , Daddy 's Home ( 2015 ) , and the animated films Megamind ( 2010 ) and The Lego Movie ( 2014 ) . Ferrell is considered a member of the Frat Pack , a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s , including Jack Black , Ben Stiller , Steve Carell , Vince Vaughn , and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson . He received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on Saturday Night Live , and three Golden Globe Award nominations for acting in The Producers ( 2005 ) and Stranger than Fiction ( 2006 ) and for producing Vice ( 2018 ) . He was also named the best comedian of 2015 in the British GQ Men of the Year awards . Ferrell received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 24 , 2015 .
Christopher Paul Colfer ( born May 27 , 1990 ) is an American actor , singer , and author . He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee ( 2009-15 ) . Colfer 's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise for which he has been the recipient of several awards , including Best Supporting Actor in a Series , Miniseries or Television Film at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards , and three consecutive People 's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor in 2013 , 2014 and 2015 . In April 2011 , Colfer was named one of the Time 100 , Time 's list of the 100 most influential people . Colfer wrote , starred in , produced , and novelized his first film , Struck by Lightning , which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival . He is also a New York Times number-one bestselling author of The Land of Stories : The Wishing Spell , the first novel in his middle-grade reader series . As of September 2019 , he has published fifteen books .
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 .
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 .
James William Durbin ( born January 6 , 1989 ) is an American singer and guitarist from Santa Cruz , California , who finished in fourth place on the tenth season of American Idol . Durbin was the lead singer for Quiet Riot from 2017 to 2019 .
Christopher Eugene O'Donnell ( born June 26 , 1970 ) is an American actor and former model . He played Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman , Chris Reece in School Ties , D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers , Jack Foley in the drama film Circle of Friends , Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin , Jason Brown in Robert Altman 's Cookie 's Fortune , Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit , and Wardell Pomeroy in Kinsey . O'Donnell currently stars as special Agent G. Callen on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS : Los Angeles , a spin-off of NCIS .
Thomas Joseph Welling ( born April 26 , 1977 ) is an American actor , director , producer , and model best known for his role as Clark Kent in The WB/The CW superhero drama Smallville ( 2001-2011 ) . He also co-starred in the third season of Fox fantasy comedy-drama Lucifer as Lt. Marcus Pierce ( 2017-2018 ) . A high school athlete , Welling initially worked in construction and , in 1998 , he successfully modeled men 's clothing for several popular brands . In 2000 , he made a successful transition to television . He has been nominated for and received several awards for his role as Clark Kent . In 2001 , he had a recurring role as Rob Karate Rob Meltzer in the second season of the CBS legal drama Judging Amy . He has also been involved behind the camera as an executive producer and a director . His films include Cheaper by the Dozen ( 2003 ) , Cheaper by the Dozen 2 ( 2005 ) , The Fog ( 2005 ) , Draft Day ( 2014 ) and The Choice ( 2016 ) .
Elena Jane Goulding ( /ˈɡoʊldɪŋ/ GOHL-ding ; born 30 December 1986 ) is an English singer and songwriter . Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik , and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite , who later became her manager and A & R . After signing to Polydor Records in July 2009 , Goulding released her debut extended play , An Introduction to Ellie Goulding later that year . In 2010 , she became the second artist to top the BBC 's annual Sound of . poll and win the Critics ' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year . She released her debut studio album , Lights , in 2010 ; it debuted at No . 1 on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the United Kingdom . In November 2010 , the album was reissued as Bright Lights , which spawned two singles : a cover of Elton John 's Your Song which was selected for the first John Lewis Christmas advert , reached No . 2 on the UK Singles Chart , and Lights , which became Goulding 's highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 to date , peaking at No . 2 . Goulding 's second studio album , Halcyon , was released in October 2012 . Anything Could Happen preceded the album as the lead single .
Eric Allen Stonestreet ( born September 9 , 1971 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC mockumentary sitcom Modern Family , for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations . Stonestreet first rose to prominence in a recurring role on CSI : Crime Scene Investigation . He has appeared in films and telefilms including ; Bad Teacher ( 2011 ) , Identity Thief ( 2013 ) , The Loft ( 2013 ) , and Confirmation ( 2016 ) . He also provides the voice of Duke in The Secret Life of Pets film franchise ( 2016 , 2019 ) .
Survivor : Redemption Island is the twenty-second season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor . It premiered on February 16 , 2011 . Applications were due in January 2010 , and filming lasted from August to September 2010 . The season was filmed near San Juan del Sur , Nicaragua , the same location as the previous season . The show featured returning players Russell Hantz and Rob Mariano and 16 new players to Survivor . Mariano was named the winner in the final episode on May 15 , 2011 , defeating Phillip Sheppard and Natalie Tenerelli in an 8-1-0 vote . In addition , Mariano won $ 100,000 as the Sprint Player of the Season , receiving 40% of the fans ' votes ; Matt Elrod , with 36% , received the next-highest total . The complete season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 8 , 2015 , via Amazon.com 's CreateSpace program .
Matthew James Morrison ( born October 30 , 1978 ) is an American actor , dancer , and singer-songwriter . Morrison is known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions , including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway , and for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee ( 2009-2015 ) . Morrison is signed with Adam Levine 's 222 Records and received a Tony Award nomination for his featured role as Fabrizio Nacarelli in the musical The Light in the Piazza . From March 2015 to January 2016 , Morrison starred in the lead role of J.M . Barrie in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland .
Thomas William Selleck ( /ˈsɛlɪk/ ; born January 29 , 1945 ) is an American actor , film producer , and California Army National Guard veteran . He is most known for starring as private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum , P.I . ( 1980-1988 ) , as Peter Mitchell in Three Men and a Baby , and as NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods on CBS since 2010 . Selleck also had a recurring role as Lance White , the likeable and naive partner of Jim Rockford ( played by James Garner ) on The Rockford Files and also played Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker novels . Selleck has appeared in more than 50 film and television roles since Magnum , P.I. , including Three Men and a Baby , Quigley Down Under , Mr . Baseball , and Lassiter . He appeared as Dr. Richard Burke on Friends and as A.J . Cooper on the TV series Las Vegas . He also had a lead role in the television western movie The Sacketts , based on two of Louis L'Amour 's books .
Geoffrey Roy Rush AC ( born 6 July 1951 ) is an Australian acclaimed actor of the stage and screen . He is known for his roles various films including , the Pirates of the Caribbean films , The King 's Speech , Shine , Shakespeare in Love , Elizabeth , Les Miserables , The Life and Death of Peter Sellers , Frida and Munich . One of Australia 's most accomplished actors , Rush is amongst 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting : an Academy Award for film , a Primetime Emmy Award for television , and a Tony Award for theatre . Over his illustrious career he has won an Academy Award , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , and four Screen Actors Guild Awards . Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year .
James Thomas Fallon ( born September 19 , 1974 ) is an American comedian , actor , television host , singer , writer , and producer . He is known for his work in television as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and as the host of late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and before that Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . He grew up with an interest in comedy and music , moving to Los Angeles at 21 to pursue opportunities in stand-up comedy . He was commissioned to join NBC 's Saturday Night Live as a cast member in 1998 , fulfilling a lifelong dream . Fallon remained on SNL for six years between 1998 and 2004 , co-hosting the program 's Weekend Update segment and becoming a celebrity in the process . He left the program for the film industry , starring in films such as Taxi ( 2004 ) and Fever Pitch ( 2005 ) . Following his film career , Fallon returned to television as the host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC studios in 2009 , where he became well known for his emphasis on music and video games . He moved from that program to become the sixth permanent host of the long-running The Tonight Show in 2014 . In addition to his television work , Fallon has released two comedy albums and five books .
Haley Elizabeth Reinhart ( born September 9 , 1990 ) is an American singer , songwriter and voice actress from Wheeling , Illinois , a suburb of Chicago . She first rose to prominence after placing third in the tenth season of American Idol . In July 2011 , Reinhart signed a recording deal with Interscope Records . Her debut album Listen Up ! was released on May 22 , 2012 , to critical acclaim , and she subsequently became the first American Idol alumna to perform at Lollapalooza . After being dropped by Interscope Records following a change in the company 's management in 2012 , Reinhart expanded the agreement she had with her music publisher , ole , in 2014 . Reinhart signed with ICM Partners in March 2016 , in addition to her ongoing deal with ole . Reinhart garnered widespread recognition in 2015 for performing and touring with Scott Bradlee 's Postmodern Jukebox . Her most notable collaboration with the band on a Jazz cover of Radiohead 's Creep spent 58 consecutive weeks on Billboard 's Jazz Digital Songs chart and received critical acclaim . In the same year , she gained additional notice when her cover of Elvis Presley 's Ca n't Help Falling in Love , which was used in a commercial for Extra Gum , became a viral sensation , peaked at number 16 on the US Adult Contemporary chart , and was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 4 , 2019 . Reinhart won a Cannes Lion for Entertainment and a Clio Award for the song in 2016 . Additionally , she made her voice acting debut as Bill Murphy in the Netflix animated comedy F Is for Family on December 18 , 2015 .
The Celebrity Apprentice is an American television reality competition series . It is a variation of The Apprentice series , hosted by real estate developer and president of the United States Donald Trump from 2008 to 2015 , and actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from January till August 2017 , when it was canceled . Like its precursor , the show 's opening theme song is For the Love of Money by The O'Jays . Unlike its precursor , Celebrity Apprentice consists of celebrities as competing apprentices rather than unknowns . Some of the celebrities are contemporary while others have been out of the public eye for some time . They compete to win money for a charitable organization of their choice , and come from various mass media fields , including sports , radio and television . The Celebrity Apprentice is linked in seasons to its precursor TV show , The Apprentice , which consists of seasons one to six and season ten . The Celebrity Apprentice consists of seasons seven to nine and eleven to fifteen .
Thomas Jacob Jack Black ( born August 28 , 1969 ) is an American actor , comedian , singer , musician , songwriter , and YouTuber . He is known for his roles in films such as High Fidelity ( 2000 ) , Shallow Hal ( 2001 ) , School of Rock ( 2003 ) , King Kong ( 2005 ) , Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny ( 2006 ) , The Holiday ( 2006 ) , the Kung Fu Panda franchise ( 2008-2016 ) , Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) , Gulliver 's Travels ( 2010 ) , Bernie ( 2011 ) , Goosebumps ( 2015 ) , Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle ( 2017 ) and its sequel , Jumanji : The Next Level ( 2019 ) . For his work in School of Rock and Bernie , he gained Golden Globe nominations , and was inducted into Hollywood 's Walk of Fame in 2018 . Outside of acting , Black is the lead vocalist of the Grammy Award-winning comedic rock duo Tenacious D , which he formed in 1994 with Kyle Gass . They have released the albums Tenacious D , The Pick of Destiny , Rize of the Fenix , and Post-Apocalypto . In December 2018 , Black launched his YouTube channel Jablinski Games .
Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer ( born March 3 , 1970 ) is an American actress . She is best known for playing Aunt Gwen on Dawson 's Creek ( 2000 ) , Carol Vessey on Ed ( 2000-04 ) , Denise Bauer on Boston Legal ( 2005-07 ) , Sarah Shephard on Lost ( 2005-07 ) , and Claire Dunphy on the comedy Modern Family ( since 2009 ) . The last earned her six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ( 2010-2015 ) , winning in 2011 and 2012 . Bowen has also appeared in films such as Happy Gilmore ( 1996 ) , Multiplicity ( 1996 ) , Venus and Mars ( 2001 ) , Joe Somebody ( 2001 ) , Kids in America ( 2005 ) , Sex and Death 101 ( 2007 ) , Crazy on the Outside ( 2010 ) , Jumping the Broom ( 2011 ) , and Horrible Bosses ( 2011 ) .
Live with Kelly and Ryan ( or simply Live ) is an American syndicated morning talk show , hosted by Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest . Executive produced by Michael Gelman , the Live with . show formula has aired under various hosts since 1983 locally on WABC-TV in New York City and 1988 nationwide . As of 2016 [ update ] , it is produced by WABC . With roots in A.M. Los Angeles and A.M. New York , Live began as The Morning Show , hosted by Regis Philbin and Cyndy Garvey ; the show rose to national prominence as Live with Regis and Kathie Lee , when Philbin was joined by Kathie Lee Gifford . That incarnation of the program ran for 12 years and continuing as Live with Regis and Kelly for another decade before Ripa , after hosting with guest co-hosts for nearly a year , was paired with former NFL star Michael Strahan . The franchise has had longstanding success and has won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Hosts . On January 19 , 2016 , the show was renewed through the 2019-20 season . On February 12 , 2016 , a special episode focused on Ripa 's 15 years as part of the program . On April 18 , 2016 , Strahan and ABC announced that he was leaving the show to join ABC 's Good Morning America full-time . On May 1 , 2017 , it was announced that Ryan Seacrest would join Ripa as her new permanent co-host , succeeding Strahan .
Lucy Liu ( born December 2 , 1968 ) is an American actress , who is known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal ( 1998-2002 ) , the assertive assassin O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill , and Joan Watson in the crime-drama series Elementary ( 2012-2019 ) . Throughout her career , she has received two Screen Actors Guild Awards and has won the Seoul International Drama Award for Best Actress . She has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series , and has received nominations for three People 's Choice Awards and two Saturn Awards . Liu 's film work includes starring in Payback ( 1999 ) , Charlie 's Angels ( 2000 ) , Shanghai Noon ( 2000 ) , Chicago ( 2002 ) , Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle ( 2003 ) , Kill Bill : Volume 1 ( 2003 ) , Lucky Number Slevin ( 2006 ) , The Man with the Iron Fists ( 2012 ) , and Set It Up ( 2018 ) . Liu is also a voice actress and has voiced Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda franchise ( 2008-2016 ) . She also voiced Silvermist in Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure ( 2009 ) , Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue ( 2010 ) , Pixie Hollow Games ( 2011 ) , Secret of the Wings ( 2012 ) , The Pirate Fairy ( 2014 ) , and Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast ( 2015 ) . Her other voice credits include Mulan II ( 2004 ) , as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of Magic Wonderland ( 2014 ) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya ( 2013 ) . In 2008 , she starred in an ABC comedy-drama , Cashmere Mafia , as Mia Mason , which ended after one abbreviated season . The show was one of only a few American television shows to have an Asian American series lead . In 2012 , Liu joined the cast of the TNT series Southland in the recurring role of Jessica Tang , for which she won the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Guest Actress .
The Biggest Loser is a reality television format which started with the American TV show The Biggest Loser in 2004 . The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight ; the winner receives a cash prize . There are different variations of The Biggest Loser around the world . Each country has made its own adaptation of the show ; however , the contestants always have the same goal : to lose the highest percentage of weight ( or most weight ) to become the biggest loser . There is no minimum or maximum weight limit for the show but most males tend to weigh over or near 300 lb ( 136 kg ) . Females tend to weigh over or near 200 lb ( 91 kg ) . In addition to individual contestants , some seasons in some international adaptations have featured couples or even whole families .
The National Geographic GeoBee ( called the National Geography Bee from 1989-2000 and the National Geographic Bee from 2001-2018 , also referred to as the Nat Geo Bee ) is an annual geography contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society . The bee , held every year since 1989 , is open to students in the fourth through eighth grades in participating schools from the United States . The entities represented at the national level come from all fifty U.S. states , all the territories , the Department of Defense Dependents Schools ( DoDDS ) , and the District of Columbia . The National Geographic Bee Finals was moderated by Jeopardy ! host Alex Trebek for its first 25 years ( 1989-2013 ) . However , at the 2013 National Geographic Bee , Trebek announced that 2013 would be his last year hosting the Finals . Newscaster Soledad O'Brien took his place the following year , moderating the bee in 2014 and 2015 . O'Brien was then replaced by Mo Rocca in 2016 and Rocca has been moderating the Bee since then . The current champion is Nihar Janga , from Canyon Ridge Middle School in Austin , Texas . He is the 31st Champion .
Heather Joan Graham ( born January 29 , 1970 ) is an American actress , director , and writer . After appearing in television commercials , her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy License to Drive ( 1988 ) , followed by the critically acclaimed film Drugstore Cowboy ( 1989 ) , which gained her initial industry notice . She then played supporting roles in films such as Shout ( 1991 ) , Diggstown ( 1992 ) , Six Degrees of Separation ( 1993 ) , Swingers ( 1996 ) and on the television series Twin Peaks ( 1991 ) and its prequel film Fire Walk with Me ( 1992 ) , before gaining critical praise for starring in Paul Thomas Anderson 's Boogie Nights ( 1997 ) as porn starlet Brandy / Rollergirl . In 1999 , she co-starred in Bowfinger and Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me . In the 2000s , Graham starred in films Committed ( 2000 ) , Say It Is n't So ( 2001 ) , Mary ( 2005 ) , Gray Matters ( 2007 ) , The Hangover ( 2009 ) and its sequel , The Hangover Part III ( 2013 ) . She also had a role on the television series Scrubs in 2004 , before playing the title character on the short-lived series Emily 's Reasons Why Not in 2006 . She also had recurring roles on Showtime 's Californication ( 2014 ) and Netflix 's Flaked ( 2016 ) . Noted for portraying characters with sex appeal , she often appears in magazine lists of Most Beautiful and Sexiest women . Graham is a public advocate for Children International , and supported the climate change campaign Global Cool in 2007 .
Plain White T 's are an American rock band from Lombard , Illinois , formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson , Dave Tirio , and Ken Fletcher . They were joined a short time later by Steve Mast . The group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements , clubs , and bars in its early years . The band had a number-one hit song with Hey There Delilah , which achieved platinum status in 2007 and earned two Grammy nominations . Their songs 1234 and Rhythm of Love were certified platinum in 2009 and 2011 .
Top Chef : All-Stars is the eighth season of the American reality television series Top Chef . The season was first filmed in New York City before concluding in The Bahamas . All-Stars consisted of chefs from the previous seven seasons who did not win the title of Top Chef . It premiered on December 1 , 2010 , and concluded on April 6 , 2011 . The cast was announced during the Top Chef : D.C. reunion special on September 22 , 2010 . The prize money awarded to the winner of the season was US $ 200,000 . In the season finale , Top Chef : Chicago runner-up Richard Blais was declared the Top Chef , defeating Top Chef : Las Vegas contestant Mike Isabella . Top Chef : New York runner-up Carla Hall was voted Fan Favorite .