Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical fantasy movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 30th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third movie of the Disney Renaissance period. The movie is based on the fairy tale "La Belle et la Bête" by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont It is about a prince who is turned into a beast and a young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in his castle. To become a prince again, the Beast must love Belle and win her love in return, or he will remain a Beast forever.
The movie was first released into movie theaters on November 22, 1991. It become very popular. A direct-to-video sequel called "" was released in 1997. It was followed in 1998 by another sequel, "Belle's Magical World". An IMAX special edition version of the original movie was released in 2002, with a new five-minute musical sequence included. After the success of the 3D re-release of "The Lion King", the movie returned to theaters in 3D on January 13, 2012. A live-action remake was also released on March 17, 2017.
Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf in "".
Dorn was born on December 9, 1952 in Luling, Texas. He studied at Pasadena City College.
John O'Hurley
John George O'Hurley (born October 9, 1954) is an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He is known for his role as J. Peterman in "Seinfeld".
O'Hurley was born on Ocotber 9, 1954 in Kittery, Maine. He studied at Kingswood-Oxford School and at Providence College. O'Hurley was married to Eva LaRue from 1992 until they divorced in 1994. He has been married to Lisa Mesloh since 2004. With Mesloh, he has a son.
He was the host of "Family Feud" from 2006 to 2010. He left the show in 2010 and was replaced by Steve Harvey.
Kathy Najimy
Kathy Ann Najimy (born February 6, 1957) is an American movie, television, stage, and voice actress who is known for her voice role as Peggy Hill in "King of the Hill".
Najimy was born on February 6, 1957 in San Diego, California. She studied at Como Elementary School. She has been married to Dan Finnerty since 1995. They have a daughter.
Lionel Wilson
Lionel Wilson (Lionel Lazarus Salzer, March 22, 1924 – April 30, 2003) was an American voice, radio, stage, television, and movie actor who is known for his voice role as Eustace Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog and for voicing all the characters for popular 1950s animated TV series Tom Terrific.
Arthur Anderson
Arthur Anderson (August 29, 1922 – April 9, 2016) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, and voice actor. His career began on radio during the early 1930s. Anderson was known for his voice role as Eustace Bagge in "Courage the Cowardly Dog".
Montel Williams
Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956) is an American movie, television, voice, radio actor, activist, and talk show host who is known for being the host of his own show "The Montel Williams Show". He has won an Emmy Award.
Williams was born on July 3, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been married to Rochele See from 1982 until they divorced in 1989. Then he was married to Grace Morley from 1992 until they divorced in 2000. He is now married to Tara Fowler since 2007. With See, he has two children. Then with Morley he has two children.
Rip Taylor
Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor, Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American movie, television, stage, voice, radio actor, activist, entertainer, and comedian who was known for his roles in "Indecent Proposal", "", "", "Thing Are Tough All Over Again", "Jackass", and in "Alex & Emma". He also hosted a beauty pageant show "The $1.98 Beauty Show" from 1978 to 1980.
Taylor was born on January 13, 1931 in Washington, D.C.. He was inspired by Groucho Marx, Charlie Chaplin, Redd Foxx, and Mickey Rooney. He inspired Dana Snyder. He was openly gay.
Taylor died of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Beverly Hills, California on October 6, 2019 at the age of 88. A week before his death, he had a seizure.
Jack Betts
Jack Richard Nelson Betts (born April 11, 1929) or Hunt Powers is an American movie, television, stage, voice, radio actor, comedian, and activist. He is known for his roles in "One Damned Day at Dawn Django Meets Sartana", "A Barrel Full of Dollars", "Sugar Colt", "Mockingbird Don't Sing", "The Bloody Brood", and in "Spider-Man"
Betts was born on April 11, 1929 in Miami, Florida. He studied at the Actors Studio.
Julia Sweeney
Julia Sweeney (born October 10, 1959) is an author, movie actress and comedian who also stars on television. She starred in the movies "Pulp Fiction" and "Stuart Little". She also performed on "Saturday Night Live".
Sweeney was born near Spokane, Washington.
HMT Empire Windrush
The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 22 June 1948, carrying 493 passengers from Jamaica wishing to start a new life in the United Kingdom. The passengers (including one stowaway) were the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the UK after the Second World War.
When the people from the "Windrush" arrived at port, they were faced with discrimination and racism because of the colour of their skin. Some people now call the "Windrush" a new journey for them as they all went through the racism, but in the end, came out just as equal as everyone else.
Before 1948, the ship, under the name of "Monte Rosa", had been used for cruises in pre-war Germany, and then as a German troopship and prisoner transport ship, before being captured by the British and taken as a war prize. She continued to be used as a British troopship after 1948, but sank in the Mediterranean Sea in March 1954 after a sudden and catastrophic fire in her engine room, just off the coast of Algeria.
Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964) is an American movie, television, stage, voice actor, entertainer, and comedian who is known for his roles in "The Original Kings of Comedy", "The Steve Harvey Show", "Larry Crowne", "Barbershop", "Johnson Family Vacation", "Madagascar", "", "" and in "Why Him?".
Cedric was born on April 24, 1964 in Jefferson City, Missouri. He has been married to Lorna Wells since 1999. He has two children and a step-daughter.
In September 2013, Cedric became the new host of the syndicated game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". He took over for Meredith Vieira, who has hosted the show since 2002. He left the show after one season of hosting due to his busy schedule, he was replaced by Terry Crews in September 2014.
Craig T. Nelson
Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor, who is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in "Coach" and as Mr. Incredible in "The Incredibles". He has won an Emmy Award.
Nelson was born on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington. He studied at the University of Arizona and at Central Washington University. He was married to Robin Nelson until they divorced in 1978. He is now married to Doria Cook since 1987.
JoBeth Williams
Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American movie, television, stage, voice actress, and movie director. She is known for her roles in "Poltergeist", "The Big Year", "The Big Chill", "", "Kramer vs. Kramer", and in "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot".
Williams was born on December 6, 1948 in Houston, Texas. Williams studied at Jones High School and at Brown University. She married John Pasquin in 1982. They have two children.
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, historian, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. From 1922 to 1927, Nansen was the League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.