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Cesar Romero

**Cesar Julio Romero Jr.** (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor, singer, dancer and vocal artist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years.

His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and the Joker on the *Batman* television series, which was included in *TV Guide's*2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.[1]
Anna Camp

**Anna Ragsdale Camp**[1] (born September 27, 1982)[2] is an American actress and singer.

She is perhaps best known for her roles as the villainous Sarah Newlin in the HBO vampire drama *True Blood*[3] and Aubrey Posen in the *Pitch Perfect* series (2012–2017). She has had recurring roles in the television series *Mad Men*, *The Good Wife*, and *The Mindy Project*. She made her Broadway debut in the 2008 production of *A Country House* and played Jill Mason in the 2008 Broadway revival of Peter Shaffer's *Equus*. In 2012, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play *All New People*. Camp also played Jane Hollander, a researcher for the fictitious *News of the Week* magazine, in the Amazon series *Good Girls Revolt*[4] and had minor roles in the drama *The Help* (2011) and the Woody Allen film *Café Society* (2016).
Adam West

**William West Anderson** (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as **Adam West**, was an American actor, known primarily for his role as Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film.

West began acting in films in the 1950s. He played opposite Chuck Connors in *Geronimo* (1962) and The Three Stoogesin *The Outlaws Is Coming* (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film *Robinson Crusoe on Mars* (1964) and performed voice work on *The Fairly OddParents* (2003–2008), *The Simpsons* (1992, 2002), and *Family Guy* (2000–2019), playing fictional versions of himself in all three. Late in his career, West starred in two direct-to-video animated Batman films, *Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders*, and *Batman vs. Two-Face*, the latter of which was released posthumously.
Brock Peters

**Brock Peters** or **Brock G. Peters** (born **George Fisher**; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film *To Kill a Mockingbird* and for his role as the villainous "Crown" in the 1959 film version of *Porgy and Bess*. In later years, he gained recognition among *Star Trek* fans for his portrayals of Fleet Admiral Cartwright in two of the *Star Trek* feature films and Joseph Sisko, father of Benjamin Sisko, in *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*. He was also notable for his role as Hatcher in *Soylent Green*.[1]
CCH Pounder

**Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder** (born December 25, 1952), known professionally as **CCH Pounder**, is a Guyanese American actress who has appeared in numerous plays, films, made-for-television films and television miniseries and has made guest appearances on notable television shows. From 1994 to 1997, she played Dr. Angela Hicks in the medical drama *ER*. From 2002 to 2008, she starred as Detective Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama *The Shield*. In 2009, she appeared as Mo'at in James Cameron's film *Avatar*. She starred in recurring roles as Mrs. Irene Frederic on the series *Warehouse 13* and DA Thyne Patterson on the FX series *Sons of Anarchy*. Since 2014, she has portrayed medical examiner Dr. Loretta Wade on *NCIS: New Orleans*.
Carol Channing

**Carol Elaine Channing** (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and comedian, known for starring in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually radiated a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect.

Channing began as a Broadway musical actress starring in *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* in 1949 and *Hello, Dolly!* in 1964, and winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, most recently playing Dolly in 1995. She was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for *The Vamp*, followed by a nomination in 1961 for *Show Girl*. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical *Lorelei* in 1974.

As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in *Thoroughly Modern Millie* (1967). Her other film appearances include *The First Traveling Saleslady* (1956) and *Skidoo* (1968). On television, she appeared as an entertainer on variety shows, from *The Ed Sullivan Show* in the 1950s to *Hollywood Squares*. She performed The White Queen in the TV production of *Alice in Wonderland* (1985), and she had the first of many TV specials in 1966 *An Evening with Carol Channing*.[2]

Channing was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Awardin 1995.[3] She continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret-style. She released her autobiography *Just Lucky I Guess* in 2002, and *Larger Than Life* was released in 2012, a documentary film about her career.[4]
Cliff Robertson

**Clifford Parker Robertson III** (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned half a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film *PT 109*, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie *Charly*. On television, he portrayed retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin in the 1976 adaptation of Aldrin's autobiographic *Return to Earth*, played a fictional character based on Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms in the 1977 miniseries *Washington: Behind Closed Doors*, and portrayed Henry Ford in the 1987 *Ford: The Man and the Machine*. His last well-known film appearances were from 2002–2007 as Uncle Ben in the *Spider-Man* film trilogy.
Burt Young

**Richard Morea** (born April 30, 1940), better known by his stage name **Burt Young**,[1] is an American actor, author and painter. He is best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the *Rocky* film series.

He has also been praised for his roles in *Chinatown* (1974), *The Gambler* (1974), *Convoy* (1978), *Uncle Joe Shannon*(1978), *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), *The Pope of Greenwich Village* (1984), *Back to School* (1986), *Last Exit to Brooklyn* (1990), *Transamerica* (2005), and *Win Win* (2011).
I Want to Hold Your Hand

Oh yeah, I'll tell you somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Oh please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
Now, let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I feel that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
Andy Samberg

**David A.J. "Andy" Samberg**[1] (born August 18, 1978)[2] 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 his fellow group members and he have been credited with popularizing the *SNL* Digital Shorts.[3]

Samberg has starred 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 in the Fox, and later NBC, police sitcom *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*, for which he also acts as 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.[4]
Chiwetel Ejiofor

**Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor**[3] CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛl ˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ *CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for*;[4] born July 7, 1977)[3] is a British actor.[5]

After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film *Amistad* (1997) as James Covey.[6][7]

Ejiofor portrayed the characters Okwe in *Dirty Pretty Things* (2002), Lola in *Kinky Boots* (2005), The Operative in *Serenity*(2005), Solomon Northup in *12 Years a Slave* (2013), Dr. Vincent Kapoor in *The Martian* (2015), Karl Mordo in *Doctor Strange* (2016), Dr. Watson in *Sherlock Gnomes* (2018) and Trywell Kamkwamba in *The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind*(2019). He voiced Scar in the 2019 remake of *The Lion King*, and will be featured in the upcoming fantasy film, *Maleficent: Mistress of Evil*.[8] For *12 Years a Slave*, he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance on *Dancing on the Edge*.[9]

Ejiofor has received numerous awards and nominations for acting, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in *Othello*in 2008. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.[10] He was elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.[11]
Anne Meara

**Anne Meara** (September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015) was an American actress and comedian. Along with her husband Jerry Stiller, she was one-half of a prominent 1960s comedy team, Stiller and Meara. Their son is actor Ben Stiller. She also was featured on stage, in television, and in numerous films, and later she became a playwright.

During her career, Meara was nominated for four Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, and she won a Writers Guild Awardas a co-writer for the TV movie *The Other Woman*.
Charlie Sheen

**Carlos Irwin Estévez** (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as **Charlie Sheen**, is an American actor. Sheen has appeared in films including *Platoon* (1986), *Wall Street* (1987), *Young Guns* (1988), *Eight Men Out* (1988), *Major League* (1989), *Hot Shots!* (1991), and *The Three Musketeers* (1993).

In the 2000s, Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox in *Spin City*, his performance earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He then starred in *Two and a Half Men* which earned him several Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations. He most recently starred in the FX comedy series *Anger Management*, which concluded its 100-episode run in 2014. In 2010, Sheen was the highest paid actor on television and earned US$1.8 million per episode of *Two and a Half Men*.[2]

Sheen's personal life has made headlines, including reports of alcohol and drug abuse and marital problems, as well as allegations of domestic violence. In March 2011, his contract for *Two and a Half Men* was terminated by CBS and Warner Bros following his derogatory comments about the series' creator, Chuck Lorre.[3] On November 17, 2015, Sheen publicly revealed that he is HIV positive, having been diagnosed about four years earlier.
Bobby Cannavale

**Robert Michael Cannavale** (/ˌkænəˈvɑːli/; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor known for various stage, film and television roles, including regular or recurring roles in *Third Watch*, *Boardwalk Empire*, *Vinyl*, *Will & Grace* and *Mr. Robot*.

Cannavale had a recurring role on the NBC comedy series *Will & Grace* as Will Truman's long-term boyfriend Officer Vincent "Vince" D'Angelo, for which he won the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and portrayed Gyp Rosetti during the third season of the HBO drama series *Boardwalk Empire*, for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In 2016, he starred in the HBO drama series *Vinyl*, produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. In 2017, he joined the cast of the USA Network drama series *Mr. Robot* during its third season.

For his roles in *Mauritius* and *The Motherfucker with the Hat*, Cannavale was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, respectively. He has appeared in *The Station Agent*(2003), *Shall We Dance?* (2004), *Snakes on a Plane* (2006), *The Other Guys* (2010), Woody Allen's *Blue Jasmine* (2013), *Chef* (2014), the remake of *Annie* (2014), Paul Feig's *Spy* (2015), *Ant-Man* (2015), *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*(2017) and *I, Tonya* (2017).
C. Thomas Howell

**Christopher Thomas Howell** (born December 7, 1966)[1] is an American actor and director. He has starred in the films *Soul Man*, *The Hitcher*, *Grandview U.S.A.*, *Red Dawn*, *Secret Admirer* and *The Outsiders*. He has also appeared in *Gettysburg* as Thomas Chamberlain, *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*, *The Amazing Spider-Man*, *Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox* and *Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay*.
Cara Buono

**Cara Buono** is an American actress. Her roles include Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series *Mad Men*, Kelli Moltisanti in the sixth season of *The Sopranos*, Linda Salvo in the 2006 comedy *Artie Lange's Beer League*, and Karen Wheeler in the horror sci-fi Netflix original series *Stranger Things* (2016–present). She has appeared in such films as *Hulk* (2003) and *Let Me In* (2010).
Blair Underwood

**Blair Erwin Underwood**[1] (born August 25, 1964) is an American television, film, and stage actor and director. He played attorney Jonathan Rollins on the NBC legal drama *L.A. Law* for seven years. He has received two Golden Globe Awardnominations, three NAACP Image Awards and one Grammy Award. In recent years, he has appeared in *The New Adventures of Old Christine*, *Dirty Sexy Money* and *In Treatment*, *The Event*, *Quantico*, *When They See Us* and as Andrew Garner in *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*.
Angus Macfayden

**Angus Macfadyen** (born 21 September 1963)[1] is a Scottish actor. His roles include Robert the Bruce, both in*Braveheart* and again in the nonsequel *Robert the Bruce*, Vice-Counsel Dupont in *Equilibrium*, Jeff Denlon in the *Saw*franchise, Robert Rogers in the AMC historical drama *Turn: Washington's Spies*, McCreedy in Cameron Crowe's *We Bought a Zoo,* and biologist James Murray in *The Lost City of Z*. He has made appearances on several television series such as *Californication*, *Criminal Minds* and the final season of *Chuck*.
Bill Pullman

**William James Pullman** (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, stage, and television actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, Pullman worked as an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in the 1986 film *Ruthless People*, and has since gone on to star in other films, such as *Spaceballs* (1987), *The Accidental Tourist* (1988), *Sleepless In Seattle* (1993), *While You Were Sleeping*(1995), *Casper* (1995), *Independence Day* (1996), *Lost Highway* (1997) and *Lake Placid* (1999). He has also appeared regularly on television, usually in TV films, though starting in the 2000s he has also starred in miniseries and regular series, including starring roles in *1600 Penn* (2012–13) and *The Sinner* (2017–present).

Pullman has also had a long stage acting career, and has appeared on Broadway several times, including in Edward Albee's *The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?* in 2002.
Alec Baldwin

**Alexander Rae** "**Alec**" **Baldwin III** (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, and liberal political activist.[2][3][4] A member of the Baldwin family, he is the eldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all actors. Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama *Knots Landing*, in the role of Joshua Rush. He has played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film *Beetlejuice* (1988), as Jack Ryan in the action thriller *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), the romantic comedy *The Marrying Man* (1991), the drama *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), the superhero film *The Shadow* (1994) and two films directed by Martin Scorsese: the Howard Hughes biopic *The Aviator* (2004), and the neo-noir crime drama *The Departed* (2006). His performance in the 2003 romantic drama *The Cooler* garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has done voice work for *The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie* (2004), *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008) and *The Boss Baby* (2017).

From 2006 to 2013, Baldwin starred as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom *30 Rock*, winning two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the show, making him the male performer with the most SAG Awards. Baldwin co-starred in *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* and *Mission: Impossible – Fallout*, the fifth and sixth installments of the *Mission: Impossible* series, released in 2015 and 2018, respectively.[5] He is also a columnist for *The Huffington Post*. Since 2016, he has been the host of *Match Game*. He has received worldwide attention and acclaim for his portrayal of Donald Trump on the long-running sketch series *Saturday Night Live*, both during the latter part of the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign and following the inauguration, a role that won him his third Primetime Emmy in 2017.[6] He was nominated again in 2018.[7]
Benicio del Toro

**Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez** (born February 19, 1967) is an actor who won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of the jaded but morally upright police officer Javier Rodriguez in the film *Traffic* (2000). Del Toro's performance as ex-con turned religious fanatic in despair, Jack Jordan, in Alejandro González Iñárritu's *21 Grams* (2003) earned him a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a second Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination and a BAFTA Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

He is also known for his scene-stealing breakout role as the eccentric, unintelligible crook Fred Fenster in *The Usual Suspects* (1995), which won him his first Independent Spirit Award; Benny Dalmau in *Basquiat* (1996), which won him a second consecutive Independent Spirit Award; Dr. Gonzo in *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998); gambleholic Franky Four Fingers in *Snatch* (2000); the predatory, unhinged antagonist Jackie Boy in *Sin City* (2005); revolutionary Che Guevara in *Che* (2008), a performance which earned him the Best Actor Award both at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Goya Awards; and as Alejandro, a mysterious, ruthless agent out to bring down a drug cartel in *Sicario* (2015), for which del Toro won several awards, including the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for a third BAFTA Award.

His noteworthy body of work also includes portrayals of the Collector in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar in *Escobar: Paradise Lost*, Lawrence Talbot in the 2010 remake of *The Wolfman*, and codebreaker DJ in *Star Wars: The Last Jedi*.
Calista Flockhart

**Calista Kay Flockhart** (born November 11, 1964)[1][2] is an American actress. She starred as the title character in the legal comedy-drama series *Ally McBeal* (1997–2002), Kitty Walker in the drama series *Brothers & Sisters* (2006–2011) and Cat Grant in the superhero drama series *Supergirl* (2015–2019). She has also been featured in a number of films, including the comedy film *The Birdcage* (1996), the romantic comedy film *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1999), and the drama film *Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her* (2000).

Flockhart has won a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award, and garnered three Emmy Awardnominations.

She is married to actor Harrison Ford.
Amy Sedaris

**Amy Louise Sedaris** (/sɪˈdɛərɪs/;[1] born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian and writer known for voicing the character Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated series *BoJack Horseman*. She regularly collaborates with her older brother David, a humorist and author. Previously, Sedaris played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series *Strangers with Candy*.
Burt Reynolds

**Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.** (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as *Gunsmoke* (1962–1965), *Hawk* (1966), and *Dan August*(1970–1971).

Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as *Navajo Joe* (1966), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in *Deliverance* (1972). Reynolds played the leading role in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as *The Longest Yard* (1974), *Smokey and the Bandit* (1977), *Semi-Tough* (1977), *The End* (1978), *Hooper* (1978), *Starting Over* (1979), *Smokey and the Bandit II* (1980), *The Cannonball Run* (1981), *Sharky's Machine* (1981), *The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas* (1982), and *Cannonball Run II* (1984).

Reynolds was voted the world's number one box office star for five consecutive years (from 1978 to 1982) in the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing Crosby. After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom *Evening Shade* (1990–1994). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *Boogie Nights* (1997).[2][3][4]
Brian Tyree Henry

**Brian Tyree Henry** (born March 31, 1982)[1][2][3] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as "Paper Boi" in the FX comedy-drama series *Atlanta* (2016–present), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Henry made his film breakthrough in 2018, with starring roles in the heist film *Widows*, the romantic drama film *If Beale Street Could Talk*, and the animated superhero film *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*. In 2019, he starred in the thriller film *Don't Let Go* and the horror film *Child's Play*.

Henry has also appeared on stage, with starring roles in *Romeo and Juliet* (2007), *The Book of Mormon* (2011), and *The Fortress of Solitude* (2014). For his performance in the 2018 Broadway revival of *Lobby Hero*, he received a Tony Awardnomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Annette Funicello

**Annette Joanne Funicello** (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She rose to prominence as one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the original *Mickey Mouse Club*.[1] As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio", "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during the mid-1960s.

In 1992, Funicello announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She died of complications from the disease on April 8, 2013.
Bruce Dern

**Bruce MacLeish Dern** (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor, often playing supporting villainous characters of unstable nature. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for *Coming Home* (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for *Nebraska* (2013).[1] His other major film appearances include *The Cowboys* (1972), *Posse* (1975), *Family Plot* (1976), *Black Sunday* (1977), *Coming Home* (1978), *Tattoo* (1981), *Monster* (2003), *The Hateful Eight* (2015), and *Once* *Upon a Time in Hollywood* (2019).
Adrian Pasdar

**Adrian Pasdar** (born April 30, 1965)[1][2] is an American actor and voice artist. He is known for playing Jim Profit on the TV series *Profit*, for his roles in *Near Dark*, *Carlito's Way*, *Mysterious Ways* and as Nathan Petrelli on *Heroes*. Additionally, he directed the feature film *Cement*. Pasdar is the voice of Iron Man in *Marvel Anime*, as well as in the animated series, *Ultimate Spider-Man* and *Avengers Assemble* (seasons 1-3).[3] He also played Alec Rybak, district attorney on *The Lying Game* and had a recurring role as Glenn Talbot / Graviton on *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*. He has recently appeared on the American TV drama Grand Hotel as Felix.
Brad Pitt

**William Bradley Pitt** (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He has received multiple awards and nominations including an Academy Award as producer under his own company, Plan B Entertainment.

Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie *Thelma & Louise* (1991). His first leading roles in big-budget productions came with the drama films *A River Runs Through It* (1992) and *Legends of the Fall* (1994) and horror film *Interview with the Vampire* (1994). He gave critically acclaimed performances in the crime thriller *Seven* and the science fiction film *12 Monkeys* (both 1995), the latter earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actorand an Academy Award nomination.

Pitt starred in the cult film *Fight Club* (1999) and the heist film *Ocean's Eleven* (2001) and its sequels, *Ocean's Twelve*(2004) and *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007). His greatest commercial successes have been *Troy* (2004), *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), and *World War Z* (2013). Pitt received his second and third Academy Award nominations for his leading performances in *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008) and *Moneyball* (2011). He produced *The Departed* (2006) and *12 Years a Slave* (2013), both of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and also *The Tree of Life* (2011), *Moneyball*, and *The Big Short* (2015), all of which garnered Best Picture nominations.

As a public figure, Pitt has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry. For a number of years he was cited as the world's most attractive man by various media outlets, and his personal life is the subject of wide publicity. In 2000, he married actress Jennifer Aniston; they divorced in 2005. In 2014, Pitt married actress Angelina Jolie. They have six children together, three of whom were adopted internationally. In 2016, Jolie filed for a divorce from Pitt, which was finalized in 2019.
Chris Colfer

**Christopher Paul Colfer**[2][3] (born May 27, 1990)[4] 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[5] and three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor in 2013,[6] 2014 and 2015.[7] In April 2011, Colfer was named one of the 2011 Time 100, *Time*'s list of the 100 most influential people.

Colfer wrote, starred in, produced, and novelized his first film, *Struck by Lightning*,[8] 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.
Barbara Harris

**Barbara Densmoor Harris** (July 25, 1935 – August 21, 2018) was an American actress. She appeared in such movies as *A Thousand Clowns*, *Plaza Suite*, *Nashville*, *Family Plot*, *Freaky Friday*, *Peggy Sue Got Married*, and *Grosse Pointe Blank*. Harris won a Tony Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. She also received four Golden Globe Awardnominations.
Common

**Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn**[4][5][6] (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name **Common**(formerly **Common Sense**), is an American rapper, actor, writer, philanthropist, and activist. Common debuted in 1992 with the album *Can I Borrow a Dollar?* and maintained an underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.[7]

Common's first major-label album *Like Water for Chocolate* (2000) received commercial success.[8] In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life".[9] His 2005 album *Be* was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album *Finding Forever*. His best-of album, *Thisisme Then: The Best of Common*, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint. He had previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music.

Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song "Glory" from the 2014 film *Selma*, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films *Smokin' Aces*, *Street Kings*, *American Gangster*, *Wanted*, *Terminator Salvation*, *Date Night*, *Just Wright*, *Happy Feet Two*, *New Year's Eve*, *Run All Night*, *Being Charlie*, *Rex*, *John Wick: Chapter 2* and *Smallfoot*. He also narrated the documentary *Bouncing Cats*, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture.[10] He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series *Hell on Wheels*.
Auli'l' Cravalho

**Auliʻi Cravalho** (/aʊˈliːʔi krəˈvɑːljoʊ/;[2][3] born November 22, 2000)[1] is an American actress, voice actress and singer, who made her acting debut as the title character in the 2016 Disney animated feature film *Moana*.[4][5][6][7] In 2018, Cravalho made her television debut starring as Lilette Suarez in the NBC drama series *Rise*.
Bruno Kirby

**Bruno Kirby** (born **Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Jr.**; April 28, 1949 – August 14, 2006) was an American actor, singer, voice artist, chef, and comedian. He was known for his roles in *City Slickers*, *When Harry Met Sally...*, *Good Morning, Vietnam*, *The Godfather Part II*, and *Donnie Brasco*. He voiced Reginald Stout in *Stuart Little*.
Andy Richter

**Paul Andrew Richter** (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He is best known for his role as the sidekick of Conan O'Brien on each of the host's programs: *Late Night*, *The Tonight Show* on NBC, and *Conan* on TBS. He is also known for his work as the voice of Mort in the *Madagascar* franchise.
Anthony LaPaglia

**Anthony M. LaPaglia**[1] (/ləˈpɑːliə/, Italian pronunciation: [laˈpaʎʎa]; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian-American actor.

He played the role of Joe in the coming-of-age comedy *Empire Records* and John in the film *Autumn In New York*, as well as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American television series *Without a Trace*, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.[2] He also appeared in eight episodes of *Frasier* as Daphne Moon's alcoholic brother Simon.

LaPaglia starred in the Australian films *Looking for Alibrandi*, *Holding the Man*, *Lantana* and *Balibo*. For the latter two films he won AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2001 and 2009.
Anton Yelchin

**Anton Viktorovich Yelchin** (Russian: Анто́н Ви́кторович Е́льчин, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈjelʲtɕɪn]}; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. He played Pavel Chekov in three *Star Trek* films: *Star Trek* (2009), *Star Trek Into Darkness*(2013), and the posthumously released *Star Trek Beyond* (2016). Born to a Russian Jewish family in Leningrad, Yelchin and his family moved to the United States when he was a baby. In the late 1990s, Yelchin began appearing in television and film roles. His role in Steven Spielberg's miniseries *Taken* helped further his career.[1] Yelchin also starred in *Huff*, the films *Hearts in Atlantis*, *Alpha Dog*, and *Like Crazy*, and the posthumously released *Trollhunters*.
Adrien Brody

**Adrien Brody** (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor and producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's *The Pianist* (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age twenty-nine, making him the youngest actor to win in that category. Brody is also the only male American actor to receive the César Award for Best Actor.

Other successful films that Brody has starred in are *The Thin Red Line* (1998), *The Village* (2004), *King Kong* (2005), and *Predators* (2010). He is a frequent collaborator of Wes Anderson's, having starred in three of Anderson's films, *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007), *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), and *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014).

In 2017, he appeared in the fourth series of the BBC historical drama *Peaky Blinders*.
Anna Kendrick

**Anna Cooke Kendrick** (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She began her career as a child actressin theater productions. Her first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical *High Society*. She later made her feature film debut in the musical comedy *Camp* (2003).

Kendrick rose to prominence for her supporting role as Jessica Stanley in *The Twilight Saga* (2008–2012). Her starring role in Jason Reitman's comedy-drama film *Up in the Air*, which was released in 2009, received praise from critics and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She achieved further recognition for starring as Beca Mitchell in the *Pitch Perfect* film series (2012–2017).

Kendrick also had starring roles in the comedy-drama *50/50* (2011), the crime-drama *End of Watch* (2012), the musical-fantasy *Into the Woods* (2014), the drama *Cake* (2014), the adult comedy *Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates* (2016), the animated comedy *Trolls* (2016), and the mystery-thriller comedy *A Simple Favor* (2018). Kendrick published a memoir in 2016, titled *Scrappy Little Nobody*.
Chris Tucker

**Christopher Tucker** (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and book writer. He is known for playing the role of Smokey in F. Gary Gray's *Friday* and as Detective James Carter in Brett Ratner's *Rush Hour* film series. He became a frequent stand up performer on Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s. He appeared in Luc Besson's *The Fifth Element*, Quentin Tarantino's *Jackie Brown*, David O. Russell's *Silver Linings Playbook*, and Brett Ratner's *Money Talks*.
Bonnie Hunt

**Bonnie Lynn Hunt** (born September 22, 1961)[1] is an American comedian, actress, director, producer, writer and television host. Her film roles include *Rain Man*, *Beethoven*, *Beethoven's 2nd*, *Jumanji*, *Jerry Maguire*, *The Green Mile*, *Cheaper by the Dozen*, and *Cheaper by the Dozen 2*.

Hunt has done voice work in *A Bug's Life*, *Monsters, Inc.*, *Monsters University*, *Cars* franchise, *Zootopia*, *Toy Story 3*, and *Toy Story 4*. She starred in *Grand* and *Davis Rules*, as well as creating, producing, writing, and starring in *The Building*, *Bonnie*, and *Life with Bonnie*. From 2008 to 2010, she hosted *The Bonnie Hunt Show*.
Anthony Head

**Anthony Stewart Head** (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and musician. He rose to fame in the UK following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé Gold Blend, and is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*, Uther Pendragon in *Merlin*, the Prime Minister in *Little Britain*, and as Herc Shipwright in BBC Radio 4's *Cabin Pressure*.
Ann Dowd

**Ann Dowd** (born January 30, 1956)[1] is an American actress. She has played supporting roles in several films, including*Green Card* (1990), *Lorenzo's Oil* (1992), *Philadelphia* (1993), *Garden State* (2004), *The Manchurian Candidate* (2004), *Marley & Me* (2008), *Side Effects* (2013), *St. Vincent* (2014), *Captain Fantastic* (2016), and *Hereditary* (2018). Dowd appeared as Sandra in the thriller film *Compliance* (2012), for which she received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Dowd was a series regular on the HBO series *The Leftovers* (2014–2017), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. In 2017, she began playing Aunt Lydia on the Huluseries *The Handmaid's Tale*, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Alan Young

**Alan Young** (born **Angus Young**; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was a British-Canadian-American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio and television host/personality whom *TV Guide* called "the Charlie Chaplin of television". He was best known for his role as gentle Wilbur Post in the television comedy series, *Mister Ed* (1961–1966). Young was also the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck for over thirty years, first in the Academy Award-nominated short film *Mickey's Christmas Carol* (1983) and in various other films, TV series and video games until his death. During the 1940s and 1950s, he starred in his own variety/comedy sketch shows *The Alan Young Show* on radio and television, the latter gaining him two Emmy Awards in 1951. He also appeared in a number of feature films, starting from 1946, including the 1960 film *The Time Machine* and from the 1980s gaining a new generation of viewers appearing in numerous Walt Disney Productions films as both an actor and voice actor.
Audra McDonald

**Audra Ann McDonald**[1] (born July 3, 1970)[2] is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win all four acting categories.[note 1] She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as *A Moon for the Misbegotten*, *110 in the Shade*, *Carousel*, *Ragtime*, *Master Class* and *Porgy and Bess*.

As a classical soprano, she has performed in staged operas with the Houston Grand Opera and the Los Angeles Operaand in concerts with symphony orchestras like the Berlin Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic. In 2008 her recording of Kurt Weill's *Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny* with the Los Angeles Opera won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Album and the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. She has a close working relationship with composer Michael John LaChiusa who has written several works for her, including the Broadway musical *Marie Christine*, the opera *Send (who are you? i love you)*, and *The Seven Deadly Sins: A Song Cycle*. With her full lyric soprano voice,[3] she maintains an active concert and recording career throughout the United States performing a wide repertoire from classical to musical theater to jazz and popular songs. In 2016, McDonald was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. In 2017 she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.[4]

On television, McDonald portrayed Dr. Naomi Bennett as a main cast member of Shonda Rhimes's ABC television drama *Private Practice* from 2007-2011. She also portrayed the recurring character of Liz Lawrence in Season 4 of *The Good Wife*; a role that she reprises as a main cast member in the spinoff series *The Good Fight*. In 2013 she performed the role of Mother Superior in *The Sound of Music Live!* opposite Carrie Underwood as Maria. She has twice been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayals of Susie Monahan in *Wit* opposite Emma Thompson in 2001 and for her performance of Ruth Younger in *A Raisin in the Sun* in 2008. In 2016 she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in *Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill* for HBO in which McDonald portrayed jazz legend Billie Holiday. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program in 2015 for her work hosting the program *Live from Lincoln Center*.

On film she is best known for her portrayals of Maureen in *Ricki and the Flash* (2015) opposite Meryl Streep and Madame de Garderobe in the 2017 film version of Disney's *Beauty and the Beast*. She has been nominated five times for the NAACP Image Awards for her work in television and film.
Billy Bob Thornton

**Billy Bob Thornton** (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician.

Thornton had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller *One False Move*, and received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film *Sling Blade* (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following *Sling Blade*, including Oliver Stone's neo-noir *U Turn* (1997), political drama *Primary Colors* (1998), science fiction disaster film *Armageddon* (1998), the highest-grossing film of that year, and the crime drama *A Simple Plan* (1998), which earned him his third Oscar nomination.

In the 2000s, Thornton achieved further success in starring dramas *Monster's Ball* (2001), *The Man Who Wasn't There*(2001), and *Friday Night Lights* (2004); comedies *Bandits* (2001), *Intolerable Cruelty* (2003), and *Bad Santa* (2003); and action films *Eagle Eye* (2008) and *Faster* (2010). In 2014, Thornton starred as Lorne Malvo in the first season of the anthology series *Fargo*, earning a nomination for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie at the Emmy Awards and won Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. In 2016, he starred in an Amazon original series, *Goliath,* which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.

Thornton has been vocal about his distaste for celebrity culture, choosing to keep his life out of the public eye. However, the attention of the media has proven unavoidable in certain cases, his marriage to Angelina Jolie being a notable example.[1] Thornton has written a variety of films, usually set in the Southern United States and mainly co-written with Tom Epperson, including *A Family Thing* (1996) and *The Gift* (2000). After *Sling Blade*, he directed several other films, including *Daddy and Them* (2001), *All the Pretty Horses* (2000), and *Jayne Mansfield's Car* (2012).

Thornton has received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, a Special Achievement Award from the National Board of Review, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has also been nominated for an Emmy Award, four Golden Globes, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In addition to film work, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released four solo albums and is the vocalist of the blues rockband The Boxmasters.
Christopher Guest

**Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest** (born February 5, 1948) is a British-American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian who holds dual British and American citizenship. Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary (mockumentary) style. Many scenes and character backgrounds in Guest's films are written and directed, although actors have no rehearsal time and the ensemble improvise scenes while filming them. The series of films began with *This Is Spinal Tap*, and continued with *Waiting for Guffman*, *Best In Show*, *A Mighty Wind*, *For Your Consideration*, and *Mascots*.

Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, and has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed as a democratically elected chamber.[1] Though he was initially active in the Lords, his career there was cut short by the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the right of most hereditary peers to a seat in the parliament. When using his title, he is normally styled as **Lord Haden-Guest**. Guest is married to actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis.
Bellamy Young

**Bellamy Young** (born **Amy Maria Young**; February 19, 1970)[1] is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Melody "Mellie" Grant in the ABC drama series*Scandal* (2012–2018). In 2014, for her portrayal of Mellie, Young won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Craig T. Nelson

**Craig Theodore Nelson**[1] (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the television series *Coach* (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series), Deputy Ward Wilson in the 1980 film *Stir Crazy*, Steven Freeling in the 1982 film *Poltergeist*, the warden in *My Name is Earl*, and the Superhero father Mr. Incredible in the 2004 film *The Incredibles* and its 2018 sequel. He also starred as Zeek Braverman in the television series *Parenthood*.
Ben Affleck

**Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt** (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He began his career as a child and starred in the PBS educational series *The Voyage of the Mimi* (1984,1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy *Dazed and Confused* (1993) and various Kevin Smith films, including Mallrats (1995) *Chasing Amy* (1997) and *Dogma* (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing *Good Will Hunting* (1997), which they also starred in. He then established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the drama *Armageddon* (1998), the romantic comedy *Forces of Nature* (1999), the war drama *Pearl Harbor* (2001), and the spy thriller *The Sum of All Fears* (2002).

After a career downturn, during which he appeared in *Daredevil* and *Gigli* (both 2003), Affleck received a Golden Globenomination for his performance in the noir biopic *Hollywoodland* (2006). His directorial debut, *Gone Baby Gone* (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote, and starred in the crime drama *The Town* (2010). For the political thriller *Argo* (2012), which he directed, co-produced, and starred in, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He starred in the psychological thriller *Gone Girl* in 2014 and played the superhero Batman in both *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*(2016) and *Justice League* (2017). In 2016, he starred in the action thriller *The Accountant*, and directed, wrote, and acted in the gangster drama *Live by Night*. In 2019, he appeared in the action thriller *Triple Frontier*.

Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is also a stalwart member of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films.