recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Jeremy Piven

**Jeremy Samuel Piven** (born July 26, 1965[1]) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series *Entourage*, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards.[2] He also starred in the British period drama *Mr Selfridge*, which tells the story of the man who created the luxury English department store chain Selfridges, and portrayed Spence Kovak on Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom *Ellen*.
Jenifer Lewis

**Jenifer Jeanette Lewis** (born January 25, 1957) is an American actress, singer and activist. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films *Beaches*(1988) and *Sister Act* (1992). Lewis is known for playing roles of mothers in the films *What's Love Got to Do With It*(1993), *Poetic Justice* (1993), *The Preacher's Wife* (1996), *The Brothers* (2001), *Think Like a Man* and in the sequel *Think Like a Man Too* (2014), *Baggage Claim* (2013), and *The Wedding Ringer* (2015), as well as in The Temptations TV miniseries (1998).

As such, Lewis earned the title "Black Mother of Hollywood".[1][2] She also provided the voice for Mama Odie in Disney's animated feature *The Princess and the Frog* (2009). Additional film roles include *Dead Presidents* (1995), *Cast Away*(2000), and *Hereafter* (2010).

On television, Lewis starred as Lana Hawkins in the Lifetime medical drama *Strong Medicine* from 2000 to 2006. She also had recurring roles on sitcoms *A Different World*, *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* and *Girlfriends*. In 2014, Lewis began starring as Ruby Johnson in the ABC comedy series *Black-ish*, for which she received two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations. She is known unofficially as "The Mother of Black Hollywood" (also the name of her memoir) given her frequent matriarchal film and television roles.
Mark Valley

**Mark Thomas Valley** (born December 24, 1964) is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Brad Chase on the TV drama *Boston Legal*, Oliver Richard on the NBC drama *Harry's Law*, FBI Special Agent John Scott on *Fringe*, Christopher Chance in the Fox's action drama *Human Target*, and Tommy Sullivan in ABC's *Body of Proof*.
Jon Hamm

**Jonathan Daniel Hamm**[2] (born March 10, 1971)[3][2] is an American actor, best known for playing advertising executive Don Draper in the AMC television drama series *Mad Men* (2007–2015).

For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in Los Angeles, making appearances in television series *Providence*, *The Division*, *What About Brian*, and *Related*. In 2000, he made his feature film debut in the space adventure film *Space Cowboys*. The next year, he had a minor role in the independent comedy *Kissing Jessica Stein* (2001).

He gained wide recognition when *Mad Men* began in July 2007. His performance earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama in 2008 and again in 2016, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2015. He also directed two episodes of the show.

In 2008, Hamm appeared in a remake of the science fiction film *The Day the Earth Stood Still*. His first leading film role was in the 2010 independent thriller *Stolen*. He then had leading roles in *Million Dollar Arm* (2014), *Keeping Up with the Joneses* (2016), and *Beirut* (2018), and supporting roles in *The Town* (2010), *Sucker Punch* (2011), *Bridesmaids* (2011), *Baby Driver* (2017), *Tag* (2018), and *Bad Times at the El Royale* (2018). Hamm has received 16 Primetime Emmy Awardnominations for his performances in or production of *Mad Men*, *30 Rock* (2006–2013), and *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt*(2015–2019).

His other television credits include featuring in the Sky Arts series *A Young Doctor's Notebook* and guest roles in *Black Mirror*, *Parks and Recreation* and *Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp*. He has also provided his voice for the animated films *Shrek Forever After* (2010) and *Minions* (2015).
Lily James

**Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson** (born 5 April 1989),[1][2][3] known professionally as **Lily James**, is an English actress. She studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began her acting career in the British television series *Just William* (2010). Following her supporting role in the period drama series *Downton Abbey* (2012–15), she had her film breakthrough as the title role in the romance fantasy film *Cinderella* (2015).

James went on to play Natasha Rostova in the period television series *War & Peace* (2016), and took on starring roles in several films, including the action film *Baby Driver* (2017), the war drama *Darkest Hour* (2017), the historical drama *The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society* (2018), and the musicals *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* (2018) and *Yesterday* (2019).
Jason Segel

**Jason Jordan Segel** (/ˈsiːɡəl/; born January 18, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom *How I Met Your Mother*, as well as for his work with producer Judd Apatow on the television series *Freaks and Geeks* and *Undeclared*, and for the critically and commercially successful comedies he has starred in, written, and produced.

Segel has starred in several films, including *Knocked Up* (2007), *Forgetting Sarah Marshall* (2008), *I Love You, Man*(2009), *Despicable Me* (2010), *Bad Teacher* (2011), *Jeff, Who Lives at Home* (2011), *The Muppets* (2011), *The Five-Year Engagement* (2012), *This Is 40* (2012), *Sex Tape* (2014) and *The Discovery* (2017). His performance as the late author David Foster Wallace in the 2015 film *The End of the Tour* was met with critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. In 2012, Segel was named the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.
John Turturro

**John Michael Turturro** (/tərˈtʊəroʊ/;[1] born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American character actor, writer and filmmaker known for his roles in the films *Do the Right Thing* (1989), *Miller's Crossing* (1990), *Barton Fink* (1991), *Quiz Show* (1994), *The Big Lebowski* (1998), *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000) and *Transformers* film series. He has appeared in over sixty films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee.

An Emmy Award winner, Turturro has also been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Mandy Patinkin

**Mandy Bruce Patinkin** (/pəˈtɪŋkɪn/; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer.[1][2]

Patinkin is well known for his portrayal of Inigo Montoya in the 1987 film *The Princess Bride.* His other film credits include *Yentl* (1983), *Alien Nation* (1988), *Dick Tracy* (1990),[3] The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, G (1999) *Wish I Was Here*(2014). He has appeared in major roles in television series such as *Chicago Hope*, *Dead Like Me*, and *Criminal Minds*, and currently plays Saul Berenson in the Showtime series *Homeland*.

He is a noted interpreter of the musical works of Stephen Sondheim and is known for his work in musical theater, originating iconic roles such as Georges Seurat in *Sunday in the Park with George* and Ché in the original Broadway production of *Evita*.
Hal Holbrook

**Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr.** (born February 17, 1925) is an American actor, television director and writer. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show he developed, *Mark Twain Tonight*, while studying at Denison University, performing as Mark Twain.[1] He won Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain.[2]Throughout his career, he won five Primetime Emmy Awards.[3]

Holbrook made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's *The Group* (1966). He later gained international fame for his performance as Deep Throat in the 1976 film *All the President's Men*. He played Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 miniseries *Lincoln*. He has also appeared in such films as *Julia* (1977), *The Fog* (1980), *Creepshow* (1982), *Wall Street* (1987), *The Firm* (1993), *Hercules* (1997), and *Men of Honor* (2000).[4][5]

Holbrook's role as Ron Franz in Sean Penn's *Into the Wild* (2007) earned him both Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.[2] Until Robert Duvall was nominated for an Academy Award in 2015, Holbrook was the oldest actor to receive a Best Supporting Actor nomination.[6] In 2009, Holbrook received critical acclaim for his performance as recently retired farmer Abner Meecham in the independent film *That Evening Sun*.[7]

In his later career, Holbrook appeared as Francis Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg's *Lincoln* (2012), provided his voice as Mayday in the Disney animated film *Planes: Fire & Rescue* (2014) and as Whizzer in *Blackway* (2015).[8][9]

As a television actor, Holbrook is known for starring in and directing four episodes in *Designing Women* as Reese Watson, opposite his wife, Dixie Carter.[1] Later in his career, he has starred in minor roles in *Sons of Anarchy*, *The Event*, and *Rectify*.[5] He has guest-starred in many critically acclaimed television series such as *NCIS*, *The West Wing*, *The Sopranos*, *ER*, *Bones*, *Grey's Anatomy*, and *Hawaii Five-0*.[10]

In 2003, Holbrook was honored with the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush.[11]
John Fiedler

**John Donald Fiedler** (February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American actor and voice actor, who was slight, balding, and bespectacled, with a distinctive, high-pitched voice. His career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio. Among his best-known roles are the nervous Juror #2 in *12 Angry Men*; the benign-seeming gentleman who tries to prevent the Younger family from moving into a whites-only neighbourhood in 1961's *A Raisin in the Sun*; the voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh productions; Vinnie, one of Oscar's poker buddies in the film *The Odd Couple*; the government official who gets possessed by the spirit of Jack the Ripper on the *Star Trek* episode "Wolf in the Fold", and Mr. Emil Peterson, the hen-pecked husband on *The Bob Newhart Show*.
Joey Bishop

**Joseph Abraham Gottlieb** (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007), known professionally as **Joey Bishop**, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk/variety show host, then later hosted a late night talk show with Regis Philbin as his young sidekick on ABC. He also was a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Peter Lawford.[1]

Bishop began his career as part of a stand-up comedy act with his elder brother, Maury. He appeared on *The Ed Sullivan Show* on May 28, 1950, *The Dinah Shore Chevy Show* on April 19, 1957, and many other variety programs in the early days of television. He guest-hosted *The Tonight Show* substituting for Jack Paar, and then guest-hosted *The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson*at least 175 times in the 1960s, and from 1971–76 more than anyone else until that time (Jay Leno and Joan Rivers later surpassed his record). He also frequently appeared on Steve Allen's and Jack Paar's previous versions of *The Tonight Show*. He later had his own late night show.[*citation needed*]

Bishop starred in the situation comedy *The Joey Bishop Show* that premiered on September 20, 1961, and ran for four seasons, first on NBC and later CBS. Bishop played a talk show host named Joey Barnes. Abby Dalton joined the cast in 1962 as his wife.[*citation needed*]

Bishop later hosted a 90-minute late-night talk show, also titled *The Joey Bishop Show*, that was launched by ABC on April 17, 1967, as competition to Carson's *Tonight Show* and ran until December 26, 1969. His sidekick was then-newcomer Regis Philbin.[*citation needed*]

Bishop was among the stars of the original *Ocean's 11* film about military veterans who reunite in a plot to rob five Las Vegas casinos on New Year's Eve. He co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Peter Lawford of the so-called Rat Pack, although the five of them did not publicly acknowledge that name. During filming, the five entertainers performed together on stage in Vegas at the Sands Hotel. Bishop did only a little singing and dancing, but he told jokes and wrote most of the act's material. He later appeared with Sinatra, Martin, Davis, and Lawford in the military adventure *Sergeants 3* (1962), a loose remake of *Gunga Din* (1939), and with Martin in the western comedy *Texas Across the River* (1966), in which he portrayed an Indian.[*citation needed*]

Bishop was the only member of the Rat Pack to work with members of a younger group of actors dubbed the Brat Pack, appearing (as a ghost) in the film *Betsy's Wedding* (1990) with Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy.[*citation needed*]

Bishop's final appearance in a film was a non-speaking role in *Mad Dog Time* (1996), written and directed by his son Larry. His character was named Gottlieb, which was his real surname.[*citation needed*]

Bishop was portrayed by Bobby Slayton in the HBO film *The Rat Pack* (1998).[*citation needed*]
Kathy Najimy

**Kathy Ann Najimy** (/nəˈdʒɪmi/ *nə-JIM-ee*; Arabic: كاثي أن نجيمي‎; born February 6, 1957)[1] is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her roles in the films *Sister Act* (1992), *Hocus Pocus* (1993), and *Rat Race* (2001), as well as her portrayal of Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom *Veronica's Closet* (1997–2000) and for voicing Peggy Hill on the animated television series *King of the Hill* (1997–2010). She was first nationally known for her feminist play *The Kathy and Mo Show*, which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney.
Jessica Chastain

**Jessica Michelle Chastain** (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her portrayals of strong-willed women in films with feminist themes. Chastain's accolades include a Golden Globe Award and two Academy Award nominations. *Time* magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.

Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age. In 1998, she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells. She was a recurring guest star in several television shows, including *Law & Order: Trial by Jury*. She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov's play *The Cherry Orchard* in 2004 and Oscar Wilde's tragedy *Salome* in 2006.

Chastain made her film debut in the drama *Jolene* (2008), and gained wide recognition in 2011 for starring roles in half a dozen films, including the dramas *Take Shelter* and *The Tree of Life*. Her performance as an aspiring socialite in *The Help*earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she won a Golden Globe Awardand received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a CIA analyst in the thriller *Zero Dark Thirty*. Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of *The Heiress* in the same year. Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films *Interstellar* (2014) and *The Martian* (2015), and she continued to receive critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas *A Most Violent Year* (2014), *Miss Sloane* (2016), and *Molly's Game* (2017).

Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films, which was created to promote diversity in film. She is vocal about mental health issues, as well as gender and racial equality. She is married to fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with whom she has a daughter.
Jerry Van Dyke

**Jerry McCord Van Dyke** (July 27, 1931 – January 5, 2018) was an American actor, musician and comedian. He was the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke.[1]

Van Dyke made his television acting debut on *The Dick Van Dyke Show* with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother Stacey. While his infrequent starring roles were typically in poorly received sitcoms (*My Mother the Car*, one of the shows where he was the lead actor, is considered one of the worst sitcoms of all time), he enjoyed a long and successful career as a character actor in supporting and guest roles. From 1989 to 1997 he portrayed Luther Van Dam in *Coach*.[1]
Kevin Bacon

**Kevin Norwood Bacon**[2] (born July 8, 1958)[3] 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 a critically acclaimed performance in *The Woodsman* (2004). 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 Awardand a Screen Actors Guild Award, also receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. *The Guardian* named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.[4] In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry.[5]

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.[6]
Jimmy Smits

**Jimmy Smits** (born July 9, 1955) is an Emmy Award-winning, American actor best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama *L.A. Law*, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama *NYPD Blue* and Matt Santos on the 1999–2006 serial political drama *The West Wing*. He also appeared as Bail Organa in the *Star Wars*prequel trilogy, and as ADA Miguel Prado in *Dexter*. From 2012 to 2014, he joined the main cast of *Sons of Anarchy* as Nero Padilla. Smits will play Elijah Strait in the NBC drama series *Bluff City Law*.
Ellen Burstyn

**Ellen Burstyn** (born **Edna Rae Gillooly**; December 7, 1932) is an American actress best known for her roles in films of the 1970s, such as *The Last Picture Show*, *The Exorcist*, and *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore*, for which she won an Academy Award.

Her career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next decade included several films and television series. Burstyn is one of the few performers to have won the Triple Crown of Acting. In 2013, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.[1] Her performance in the acclaimed 1971 ensemble drama *The Last Picture Show* brought her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination, after which she moved from supporting to leading film and stage roles. Burstyn received a second Academy Award nomination for her lead performance in William Friedkin's classic horror film *The Exorcist* (1973), and won the Academy Award for Best Actress the following year for her role as a widowed drifterin Martin Scorsese's *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore*.

In 1975, she won the Tony Award for her lead performance in the Broadway production of *Same Time, Next Year*, and received a Golden Globe Award and a fourth Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1978 film version of the play. Burstyn has worked consistently in film, television, and theatre since then, receiving multiple awards and nominations along the way, including seven additional Golden Globe Award nominations, five Emmy Award nominations (two wins), and two more Academy Award nominations for her performances in the films *Resurrection* (1980) and *Requiem for a Dream* (2000).
Kiernan Shipka

**Kiernan Brennan Shipka** (born November 10, 1999) is an American actress known for starring as Sabrina Spellman on the Netflix supernatural horror series *Chilling Adventures of Sabrina* (2018–present) and Sally Draper on the AMC period drama series *Mad Men* (2007–2015). Shipka also appeared as B. D. Hyman in the FX anthology series *Feud: Bette and Joan* (2017) and voiced Jinora in the *Avatar: The Last Airbender* sequel, *The Legend of Korra* (2012–2014).[1]

Shipka has also starred in numerous films, including *Carriers* (2009), *Flowers in the Attic* (2014), *The Blackcoat's Daughter* (2015), and *The Silence* (2019).
Margot Robbie

**Margot Elise Robbie** (/ˈmɑːrɡoʊ ˈrɒbi/ *MAR-goh ROB-ee*; born 2 July 1990)[1][2][3] is an Australian actress and film producer. She has received nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. In 2017, *Time* magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2019, she was ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses.

Born and raised on a farm in Dalby, Queensland, Robbie studied drama at Somerset College. She began her career in Australian independent films in the late 2000s, before working in the soap opera *Neighbours* (2008–2011), which earned her two Logie Award nominations. After moving to the United States, she starred in the short-lived ABC drama series *Pan Am* (2011–2012). In 2013, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy *About Time* and made her breakthrough later that year by co-starring in Martin Scorsese's biographical black comedy *The Wolf of Wall Street*. Robbie launched a production company named LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014.

Robbie's profile continued to grow with leading roles in the romantic drama *Focus* (2015), as Jane Porter Clayton in the action-adventure film *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016), and as Harley Quinn in the superhero film *Suicide Squad* (2016). Robbie received critical acclaim in 2017 for her portrayal of the disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in the biographical film *I, Tonya*, which she also produced, receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to portray Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama *Mary Queen of Scots* (2018), gaining a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino's comedy-drama *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood* (2019).
Jon Favreau

**Jonathan Favreau** (/ˈfævroʊ/; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his work with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directing and starring as Happy Hogan in the films *Iron Man*(2008) and *Iron Man 2* (2010), as well as serving as an executive producer and/or starring in *The Avengers* (2012), *Iron Man 3* (2013), *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), *Avengers: Endgame*, and *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (both 2019) and also directing and starring as Carl Casper in *Chef*(2014).

Favreau is further known for directing the films *Elf* (2003), *Zathura: A Space Adventure* (2005), *Cowboys & Aliens* (2011), *The Jungle Book* (2016), and *The Lion King* (2019). He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment.

Favreau has starred in the films *Rudy* (1993), *Swingers* (1996, which he also wrote), *Very Bad Things* (1998), *The Replacements* (2000), *Daredevil* (2003), *The Break-Up* (2006), *Couples Retreat* (2009), and *Chef* (2014), which he also wrote and directed. He also portrayed Pete Becker on the television sitcom *Friends*.
Kirk Cameron

**Kirk Thomas Cameron** (born October 12, 1970)[2] is an American actor. He is known for his role as Mike Seaver on the ABC sitcom *Growing Pains* (1985–1992), a role for which he was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.

As a child actor, Cameron made several other television and film appearances through the 1980s and 1990s, including the films *Like Father Like Son* (1987) and *Listen to Me* (1989). In the 2000s, he portrayed Cameron "Buck" Williams in the *Left Behind* film series and Caleb Holt in the drama film *Fireproof* (2008). His 2014 film, *Saving Christmas*, was panned by critics and peaked the IMDb Bottom 100 List within one month of its theatrical release.[3]

Cameron is also an active Evangelical Christian, partnering with Ray Comfort in the evangelical ministry *The Way of the Master*, and has co-founded The Firefly Foundation with his wife, actress Chelsea Noble.
Jason Statham

**Jason Statham** (/ˈsteɪθəm/; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor and film producer. Typecast as the antihero, he is known for his action-thriller roles and portraying tough, irredeemable, and machiavellian characters. Throughout his film career, Statham has regularly performed his own stage combat and stunts.

Born in Derbyshire, England, he began practicing kung fu, kickboxing and karate recreationally in his youth while working at local market stalls. An avid footballer and diver, he was selected[1] by Britain's national diving team to compete in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Shortly after, he was asked to model for French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, and Levi's in various advertising campaigns. Statham's past professional history working in market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels* (1998) and *Snatch* (2000).

The commercial success of these films led him to star as Frank Martin in *The Transporter* trilogy (2002–08). After starring in a variety of heist and action thriller films such as *The Italian Job* (2003), *Crank* (2006), *War* (2007), *The Bank Job*(2008), *The Mechanic* (2011), *Spy* (2015), and *Mechanic: Resurrection* (2016), he established himself as a leading actorin Hollywood. He found further commercial success in the action series *The Expendables* (2010–14) and the *Fast and the Furious* franchise. He has played his character in the latter, Deckard Shaw, in *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), *Furious 7* (2015), *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), and *Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw* (2019).

His career as an actor and producer has been criticized for lacking depth and variety; however, he has also been praised for leading the 2000s and 2010s action movie resurgences.[2] According to a BBC News report, his film career from 2002 to 2017 generated an estimated US$1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) in ticket-sales,[3] making him one of the movie industry's most bankable stars.[4]
Luciano Pavarotti

**Luciano Pavarotti** Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (/ˌpævəˈrɒti/, also US: /ˌpɑːv-/, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno pavaˈrɔtti]; 12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the quality of his tone, and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century, achieving the honorific title "king of the high C's".[1][2]

As one of the Three Tenors who performed their first concert during the 1990 FIFA World Cup before a global audience, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. From the beginning of his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy to his final performance of "Nessun dorma" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin,[3]Pavarotti was at his best in bel canto operas, pre-*Aida* Verdi roles, and Puccini works such as *La bohème*, *Tosca*, *Turandot* and *Madama Butterfly*. He sold over 100 million records,[4] and the first Three Tenors recording became the best-selling classical album of all time.[5] Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross, amongst others. He died from pancreatic cancer on 6 September 2007.
Kim Stanley

**Kim Stanley** (born **Patricia Reid**, February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress, primarily in television and theatre, but with occasional film performances.

She began her acting career in theatre, and subsequently attended the Actors Studio in New York City, New York. She received the 1952 Theatre World Award for her role in *The Chase* (1952), and starred in the Broadway productions of *Picnic* (1953) and *Bus Stop* (1955). Stanley was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her roles in *A Touch of the Poet* (1959) and *A Far Country* (1962).

In the 1950s, Stanley was a prolific performer in television, and later progressed to film, with a well-received performance in *The Goddess* (1959). She was the narrator of *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), and starred in *Séance on a Wet Afternoon*(1964), for which she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was less active during the remainder of her career; two of her later film successes were as the mother of Frances Farmer in *Frances* (1982), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and as Pancho Barnes in *The Right Stuff* (1983). She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie for her performance as Big Mama in a television adaptation of *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* in 1985. That same year, Kim Stanley was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.[1]
Marcia Wallace

**Marcia Karen Wallace** (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress, voice artist, comedian, and game show panelist, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom *The Bob Newhart Show* and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series *The Simpsons*, for which she won an Emmy in 1992. The character was retired after her death.

Wallace was known for her tall frame, red hair, and distinctive laugh. She had a career spanning five decades on TV, film, and stage. She was a frequent guest on *The Merv Griffin Show*, which led to her receiving a personal request to appear on *The Bob Newhart Show* in a role created especially for her. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, she became a cancer activist, and remained so throughout her life.[1]
Kevin McHale

**Kevin Michael McHale** (born June 14, 1988)[1] is an American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality. Formerly of the boy band NLT, McHale is known for his role as Artie Abrams in the Fox comedy-drama series *Glee*. From 2014 to 2016 he hosted the British panel show *Virtually Famous* on E4. McHale is currently one of the four hosts of *Sick of My Own Voice* on Dash Radio.[2]
Marisa Tomei

**Marisa Tomei** (/toʊˈmeɪ/, Italian: [toˈmɛi]; born December 4, 1964)[1] is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades including an Academy Award and nominations for a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Following her work on the television series *As the World Turns*, she came to prominence as a cast member on *The Cosby Show* spin-off *A Different World* in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy *My Cousin Vinny*, for which she received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received two additional Academy Award nominations for *In the Bedroom* (2001) and *The Wrestler* (2008). Tomei has appeared in a number of successful movies, including *What Women Want* (2000), *Anger Management* (2003), *Wild Hogs*(2007), and *Parental Guidance* (2012). Other films include *Untamed Heart* (1993), *Only You* (1994), *The Paper* (1994), *Unhook the Stars* (1996), *Slums of Beverly Hills* (1998), *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007), *Cyrus* (2010), *Love Is Strange* (2014) and *The Big Short* (2015). She also portrays Aunt May in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in *Captain America: Civil War* (2016), *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), and *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019).

Tomei has also worked in theater. She was formerly involved with the Naked Angels Theater Company and appeared in plays, such as *Daughters* (1986), *Wait Until Dark* (1998), *Top Girls* (2008), for which she received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, and *The Realistic Joneses* (2014), for which she received a special award at the Drama Desk Awards.
Josh McDermitt

**Josh McDermitt** is an American film and television actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Eugene Porter on AMC's *The Walking Dead*. In 2006, McDermitt appeared on *Last Comic Standing* as a contestant. McDermitt had a main role on the sitcom *Retired at 35* from 2011–2012, playing the character Brandon. The series was canceled after its second season.
June Foray

**June Foray** (born **June Lucille Forer**; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress who was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Lucifer from Disney's *Cinderella*, Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from *Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears* series, and Magica De Spell, among many others.

Her career encompassed radio, theatrical shorts, feature films, television, record albums (particularly with Stan Freberg), video games, talking toys, and other media. Foray was also one of the early members of ASIFA-Hollywood, the society devoted to promoting and encouraging animation, and is credited with the establishment of the Annie Awards, as well as instrumental to the creation of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring her voice work in television.[3]

Chuck Jones was quoted as saying: "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray."[4]
Madeline Kahn

**Madeline Gail Kahn** (born **Madeline Gail Wolfson**; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, voice actress, and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including *What's Up, Doc?* (1972), *Young Frankenstein* (1974), *High Anxiety* (1977), *History of the World, Part I* (1981), and her Academy Award–nominated roles in *Paper Moon* (1973) and *Blazing Saddles* (1974).

Kahn made her Broadway debut in *Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968*, and received Tony Award nominations for the play *In the Boom Boom Room* in 1974 and for the original production of the musical *On the Twentieth Century* in 1978. She starred as Madeline Wayne on the short-lived ABC sitcom *Oh Madeline* (1983–84) and won a Daytime Emmy Awardin 1987 for an *ABC Afterschool Special*. She received a third Tony Award nomination for the revival of the play *Born Yesterday* in 1989, before winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the comedy *The Sisters Rosensweig*. Her other film appearances included *The Cheap Detective* (1978), *City Heat* (1984), *Clue* (1985), and *Nixon*(1995).
Jim Broadbent

**James Broadbent** (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor.[1] He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film *Iris* (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film *Longford* (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won one for his performance in *Moulin Rouge!* (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Broadbent played Horace Slughorn in the fantasy films *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009) and *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2* (2011). He joined the cast of the television series *Game of Thrones*, playing a role of Archmaester Ebrose, in the seventh season (2017). His other notable roles were in *Topsy-Turvy* (1999), *Bridget Jones’s Diary* (2001), *Moulin Rouge!* (2001), *The Gathering Storm* (2002), *And When Did You Last See Your Father?* (2007), *Hot Fuzz* (2007), *Another Year* (2010), *The Iron Lady* (2011), and the *Paddington* films (2014, 2017).
Kevin Connolly

**Kevin Connolly** (born March 5, 1974) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Eric Murphy in the HBO series *Entourage*, and his role as the eldest son Ryan Malloy in the 1990s television sitcom *Unhappily Ever After*. Connolly is also a director, having directed many episodes of television as well as the films *Dear Eleanor* and *Gotti.*
Laurie Holden

**Heather Laurie Holden** (born December 17, 1969) is an American actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. She is known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias in *The X-Files* (1996–2002), Adele Stanton in *The Majestic* (2001), Cybil Bennett in *Silent Hill* (2006), Amanda Dumfries in *The Mist* (2007), Olivia Murray in *The Shield* (2008), Andrea in *The Walking Dead* (2010–2013) and Renee in *The Americans* (2017–2018).
Lupe Ontiveros

**Guadalupe "Lupe" Ontiveros** (*née* **Moreno**; September 17, 1942 – July 26, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Yolanda Saldívar in the film *Selena*. She acted in numerous films and television shows, often playing a maid or, near the end of her career, an all-knowing grandmother. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on *Desperate Housewives* and received critical acclaim for her role in *Chuck & Buck*, for which she won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress, and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.[1]
Kathy Baker

**Katherine Whitton Baker** (born June 8, 1950) is an American actress. Baker began her career in theatre and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film, *The Right Stuff*. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in *Street Smart* (1987).[1] Baker also has appeared in over 50 films, including *Jacknife* (1989), *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), *The Cider House Rules* (1999), *Cold Mountain* (2003), *Nine Lives* (2005), *The Jane Austen Book Club* (2007), *Last Chance Harvey* (2008), *Take Shelter*(2011), *Saving Mr. Banks* (2013) and *The Age of Adaline* (2015).

On television, Baker starred as Dr. Jill Brock in the CBS drama series, *Picket Fences* (1992-1996), for which she received three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later received three additional nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award for her performances in *Touched by an Angel*, *Boston Public* and *Door to Door*.
Loretta Devine

**Loretta Devine** (born August 21, 1949)[1] is an American actress and singer, best known for her roles as Marla Hendricks in the Fox drama series *Boston Public*, and for her recurring role as Adele Webber on the medical drama *Grey's Anatomy*, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011. She had a role in the series *Everybody Hates Chris* as Rochelle's mother. In film, Devine appeared in *Waiting to Exhale*, *The Preacher's Wife*, Hoodlum, *I Am Sam*, *Urban Legend*, What Women Want, Kingdom Come, *Crash*, *Woman Thou Art Loosed*, *For Colored Girls*, *This Christmas, First Sunday, Beverly Hills Chihuahua* and *Jumping the Broom*.[2] She also played Cynthia Carmichael on the NBC sitcom *The Carmichael Show*.[3][4]
Edward Norton

**Edward Harrison Norton** (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received multiple awards and nominations including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations.

Raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale University in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before relocating to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate recognition for his debut in *Primal Fear* (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a reformed neo-Nazi in 1998's *American History X* earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film *Fight Club*(1999), which has garnered a cult following.

Norton has emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He established Class 5 Films, a production company in 2003, and was director or producer of the films *Keeping the Faith* (2000), *Down in the Valley* (2005) and *The Painted Veil* (2006). He has continued to receive critical acclaim for his roles in various ventures, namely *The Score* (2001), *25th Hour* (2002), *The Illusionist* (2006), *Moonrise Kingdom* (2012) and *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014). His greatest commercial successes have been *Red Dragon* (2002), *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005), *The Incredible Hulk* (2008) and *The Bourne Legacy* (2012). For his role in the 2014 black comedy *Birdman*, Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Despite critical plaudits, Norton has gained a notoriety for being hard to work with, including incidents of editing the final cuts and rewriting screenplays against other producers' will.[1][2] He is discreet about his personal life and expresses disinterest in overt stardom. Alongside his work in cinema, Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of non-profit organization for affordable housing Enterprise Community Partners. He serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, and is the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity. Norton is married to Canadian film producer Shauna Robertson, with whom he has one child.
Joanna Lumley

**Joanna Lamond Lumley**, OBE, FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress,[1] former model, author and activist. She won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992–2012), and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of *La Bête*. In 2013, she received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards and in 2017, she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award.

Lumley's other television credits include *The New Avengers* (1976–77), *Sapphire & Steel* (1979–82), *Sensitive Skin*(2005–07), and *Jam & Jerusalem* (2006–08). Her film appearances include *On Her Majesty's Secret Service* (1969), *Trail of the Pink Panther* (1982), Shirley Valentine (1989), *James and the Giant Peach* (1996), *Ella Enchanted* (2004), *Corpse Bride* (2005), *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), and *Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie* (2016). In addition she had a cameo role in an episode of *Are You Being Served* (Series 1, Episode 5, 1973) which was written by Jeremy Lloyd, whom she had both married and divorced three years previously.

Lumley is an advocate and human rights activist for Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign. She supports charities and animal welfare groups, such as Compassion in World Farming and Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals. She is also patron of the Farm Animal Sanctuary. She is also known as 'daughter of Nepal' in Nepal.[2][3][4]
Margot Kidder

**Margaret Ruth Kidder** (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018), professionally known as **Margot Kidder**, was a Canadian-American actress, director, and activist whose career spanned over five decades. Her accolades include three Canadian Screen Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award. Though she appeared in an array of films and television, Kidder is most widely known for her performance as Lois Lane in the *Superman* film series, appearing in the first four films.

Born in Yellowknife to a Canadian mother and an American father, Kidder was raised in the Northwest Territories as well as several other Canadian provinces. She began her acting career in the 1960s appearing in low-budget Canadian films and television series, before landing a lead role in *Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx* (1970). She then played twins in Brian De Palma's cult thriller *Sisters* (1973), a sorority student in the slasher film *Black Christmas* (1974) and the titular character's girlfriend in the drama *The Great Waldo Pepper* (1975), opposite Robert Redford. In 1977, she was cast as Lois Lane in Richard Donner's *Superman* (1978), a role which established her as a mainstream actress. Her performance as Kathy Lutz in the blockbuster horror film *The Amityville Horror* (1979) gained her further mainstream exposure, after which she went on to reprise her role as Lois Lane in *Superman* *II*, *III*, and *IV* (1980–1987).

The 1990s were marked by significant health problems for Kidder: In 1990, she sustained serious injuries in a car accident that left her temporarily paralyzed, and she later had a highly publicized manic episode and nervous breakdownin 1996 stemming from bipolar disorder. By the 2000s, she maintained steady work in independent films and television, with guest-starring roles on *Smallville*, *Brothers & Sisters* and *The L Word*, and appeared in a 2002 Off-Broadwayproduction of *The Vagina Monologues*. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on the children's television series *R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour*.

In 2005, Kidder became a naturalized U.S. citizen. She was an outspoken political, environmental and anti-war activist,[1]and continued to participate in political and activist causes through the end of her life. Kidder died on May 13, 2018 at her home in Livingston, Montana, aged 69, in what was later ruled a suicide by alcohol and drug overdose.
Julie Andrews

**Dame Julie Andrews**, DBE (born **Julia Elizabeth Wells**; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer and author.[1]Andrews, a child actress and singer, appeared in the West End in 1948 and made her Broadway debut in *The Boy Friend*(1954). Billed as “Britain’s youngest prima donna”,[2] she rose to prominence starring in Broadway musicals such as *My Fair Lady* (1956) playing Eliza Doolittle, and *Camelot* (1960) playing Queen Guinevere. In 1957, Andrews starred in the premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's written-for-television musical *Cinderella*, a live, network broadcast seen by over 100 million viewers.

Andrews made her feature film debut in *Mary Poppins* (1964), and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the title role. She starred in *The Sound of Music* (1965), playing Maria von Trapp, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Between 1964 and 1986, she starred in *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), *Hawaii* (1966), *Torn Curtain* (1966), *Thoroughly Modern Millie* (1967), *Star!* (1968), *The Tamarind Seed* (1974), *10* (1979), *Victor/Victoria* (1982), *That's Life!* (1986) and *Duet for One* (1986).

In 2000, Andrews was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing arts. In 2002, she was ranked #59 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. In 2003, she revisited her first Broadway success, this time as a stage director, with a revival of *The Boy Friend*. From 2001 to 2004, Andrews starred in *The Princess Diaries* (2001) and *The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement* (2004). From 2004 to 2018, she lent her voice to the *Shrek* animated films, *Despicable Me* (2010) and *Aquaman* (2018).

Andrews has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, five Golden Globes, three Grammys, two Emmys, the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honors Award, and the Disney Legends Award. Apart from her musical career, she is also an author of children's books and has published an autobiography, *Home: A Memoir of My Early Years* (2008).