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Edward Albert

**Edward Laurence Heimberger** (February 20, 1951 – September 22, 2006), known professionally as **Edward Albert**, was an American film and television actor.[1] The son of actor Eddie Albert, he is best remembered for his breakout starring role in *Butterflies Are Free* (1972) opposite Goldie Hawn, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year and was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.[2] He starred in over 130 films and television series, including *Midway*, *The Greek Tycoon*, *Galaxy of Terror*, *The House Where Evil Dwells*, *The Yellow Rose*, *Falcon Crest*, and *Power Rangers Time Force*.
Ian McNeice

**Ian McNeice** (born 2 October 1950) is an English actor and voice actor. He found fame portraying government agent Harcourt in the 1985 television series *Edge of Darkness*, and went on to feature in popular films such as *The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain*, *Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls* and *Frank Herbert's Dune*.

He played the Newsreader in historical drama *Rome* (2005–2007) and currently plays Bert Large in the comedy dramaseries *Doc Martin* (2004–present).
Holland Taylor

**Holland Virginia Taylor** (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress and playwright. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on the ABCdrama *The Practice* (1998–2003). She is also known for her role as Evelyn Harper on the CBS sitcom *Two and a Half Men* (2003–2015).

Taylor's other notable television roles include the sitcoms *Bosom Buddies* (1980–1982) and *The Powers That Be* (1992–1993). Her film appearances include *One Fine Day* (1996), *George of the Jungle* (1997), *The Truman Show* (1998), and *Legally Blonde* (2001). She also wrote and starred in the solo play *Ann*, based on the life and work of Ann Richards, for which she was nominated for the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Gene Autry

**Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry**[1] (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998),[2] nicknamed **The Singing Cowboy**, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997.

From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted *The Gene Autry Show* television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true—and profoundly touched the lives of millions of Americans.[3] Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers.[3] His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience.[3] In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Up on the House Top".

Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance.[4] The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma was named in his honor, as was the Gene Autry precinct in Mesa, Arizona.[5]
David Thewlis

**David Wheeler** (born 20 March 1963), known as **David Thewlis**, is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author. He first rose to prominence for playing Johnny Fletcher in the film *Naked* (1993), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. His most commercially successful roles to date have been of Remus Lupin in the *Harry Potter* film series and Sir Patrick Morgan/Ares in *Wonder Woman* (2017). Other notable film appearances include *Dragonheart* (1996), *Seven Years in Tibet* (1997), *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005), *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* (2008), *War Horse* (2011), *The Theory of Everything* (2014) and *Anomalisa* (2015).

Thewlis has combined major motion picture work with prominent television roles, including portraying Cyrus Crabb in the ABC miniseries *Dinotopia* (2002) and V. M. Varga in the third season of *Fargo* (2017).
David Cross

**David Cross** (born April 4, 1964)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer, known primarily for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series *Mr. Show* (1995–1999), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom *Arrested Development* (2003–2019). Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in *The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret* (2010–2016), developed and had a prominent role in *Freak Show* (2006), appeared on *Modern Family* (2011–2012) and portrayed Ian Hawke in the first three live action/CGI films starring Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007–2011). Cross has also done voice work for the sitcom *Oliver Beene* (2003–2004), and has had lead voice-over roles in the *Kung Fu Panda* film franchise (2008–2016), *Megamind* (2010) and *Next Gen* (2018).

In 1993, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on *The Ben Stiller Show*. For *Mr. Show*, he gained three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and for *Arrested Development*, Cross was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series, and, along with his cast, for three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. For his stand-up specials, he was nominated for several Grammy Awards.
Emmanuelle Chriqui

**Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui** (/ˈʃriːki/ *SHREE-kee*;[1] born December 10, 1975)[2] is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her performance on HBO's *Entourage* as Sloan McQuewick, as well as Dalia, the love interestof Adam Sandler's character in *You Don't Mess with the Zohan*. She is also known for her role on *The Mentalist* television series as Lorelei Martins. In May 2010, she topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list.[3]
Danielle Brooks

**Danielle Brooks** (born September 17, 1989)[1] is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix original series *Orange Is the New Black*. She received a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 Broadway production of *The Color Purple*.
Don Adams

**Donald James Yarmy** (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as **Don Adams**, was an American actor, comedian and director. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the television situation comedy *Get Smart* (1965–70, 1995), which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his performance in the series (1967–69). Adams also provided the voices for the animated series *Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales* (1963–66) and *Inspector Gadget* (1983–86) as well as several revivals and spinoffs of the latter in the 1990s.
Gary Cole

**Gary Michael Cole** (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor and voice actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. On television, he has had starring roles in the TV series *Midnight Caller*, *American Gothic*, *Crusade*, *The Good Wife*, *The Good Fight*, *Veep* and most recently *Chicago Fire*. In film, he has appeared in *The Brady Bunch Movie*, *One Hour Photo*, *Office Space*, *Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story* and *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby*. He is also known for voicing the title character on the Adult Swimseries *Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law* and Dr. James Timothy Possible on *Kim Possible*.
Heather Locklear

**Heather Deen Locklear** (born September 25, 1961)[1] is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Amanda Woodward on *Melrose Place* (1993–99), for which she received four consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. She is also known for her role as Sammy Jo Carrington on *Dynasty* from 1981 to 1989, her first major television role, which began a longtime collaboration with producer Aaron Spelling. Other notable television roles include Officer Stacy Sheridan on *T. J. Hooker* (1982–86), and Caitlin Moore on *Spin City* (1999–2002), for which she earned two more Golden Globe nominations, this time for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She had a recurring role on the TV Land sitcom *Hot in Cleveland* and a main role on the TNT drama-comedy television series *Franklin & Bash* in 2013.

Locklear's film roles include the science-fiction thriller *Firestarter* (1984), the action comedy *Money Talks* (1997), the live-action/animated comedy *Looney Tunes: Back in Action* (2003), and the romantic comedy *The Perfect Man* (2005).
Imelda Staunton

**Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton**, CBE (born 9 January 1956)[1] is an English stage and screen actress. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in the 1970s before appearing in seasons at various theatres in the UK.

Staunton has since performed in a variety of plays and musicals in London, winning four Olivier Awards; three for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles as the Baker's Wife in *Into the Woods* (1991), Mrs. Lovett in *Sweeney Todd* (2013) and Madame Rose in *Gypsy* (2016), and one for Best Supporting Performance for her work in both *A Chorus of Disapproval*(1985) and *The Corn is Green* (1985). Her appearances on stage in *The Beggar's Opera* (1982), *The Wizard of Oz*(1987), *Uncle Vanya* (1988), *Guys and Dolls* (1996), *Entertaining Mr Sloane* (2009) and *Good People* (2014) also earned her Olivier nominations. Staunton has been nominated for a total of 13 Olivier Awards.

Staunton drew critical acclaim for her performance in the title role in the 2004 film *Vera Drake*, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress in addition to being nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. Her other film roles include Mrs. Blatherwick in *Nanny McPhee* (2005), Dolores Umbridge in two of the *Harry Potter* films(2007–2010) and Hefina Headon in *Pride* (2014), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

On television, she starred in the sitcoms *Up the Garden Path* (1990–1993) and *Is it Legal?* (1995–1998). Her performance in *My Family and Other Animals* (2005) earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, while her roles in *Return to Cranford* (2009) and *The Girl* (2012) earned her BAFTA TV Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. For the latter, she was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Eva Mendes

**Eva de la Caridad Méndez** (born March 5, 1974),[1] known professionally as **Eva Mendes** (/ˈmɛndɛz/), is an American actress, model and businesswoman. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with a series of roles in B films such as *Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror* (1998) and *Urban Legends: Final Cut* (2000).

Mendes's performance in *Training Day* (2001) marked a turning point in her career, and led to parts in the commercially successful films *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003) and *Hitch* (2005), the latter of which made her one of the first minority actors to play the lead in a mainstream romantic comedy. She starred in *Ghost Rider* (2007) and *The Spirit* (2008), both film adaptations of comics, and ventured into more dramatic territory with *We Own the Night* (2007), *Bad Lieutenant* (2009), *Last Night* (2010), and *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2012). Her other films include *Out of Time* (2003), *The Women*(2008), *The Other Guys* (2010), and *Girl in Progress* (2012).

Mendes has appeared in several music videos for artists like Will Smith, and has also been an ambassador for brands, including Calvin Klein, Cartier, Reebok, Pantene shampoo, Morgan, and Peek & Cloppenburg. She has designed for New York & Company and is the creative director of CIRCA Beauty, a makeup line sold at Walgreens.
David Schwimmer

**David Lawrence Schwimmer**[1] (born November 2, 1966)[2] is an American actor, director, activist, and producer.

Schwimmer began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late 1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor, until he starred in the television movie *A Deadly Silence* in 1989 and appeared in a number of television roles, including on *L.A. Law*, *The Wonder Years*, *NYPD Blue*, and *Monty*, in the early 1990s.

Schwimmer gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom *Friends*, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. While still acting in Friends, his first leading film role was in *The Pallbearer* (1996), followed by roles in *Kissing a Fool*, *Six Days, Seven Nights*, *Apt Pupil* (all 1998), and *Picking Up the Pieces* (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries *Band of Brothers*(2001) as Herbert Sobel.

After the series finale of *Friends* in 2004, Schwimmer branched out into a variety of new acting formats beyond television. He was cast as the title character in the 2005 drama film *Duane Hopwood*, and voiced Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated *Madagascar* film franchise, acted in the dark comedy *Big Nothing* (2006), and the thriller *Nothing But the Truth* (2008). Schwimmer made his West End stage debut in the leading role in 2005's *Some Girl(s)*, in 2006, he made his Broadway debut in *The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial*, his feature film directorial debut followed in 2007 with the comedy *Run Fatboy Run*, and the following year, he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in *Fault Lines*.

In 2016, he starred as lawyer Robert Kardashian in *American Crime Story*, for which he received his second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Dennis Farina

**Dennis Farina** (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American film and television actor, TV presenter and former Chicago police officer. He was a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. He is known for roles such as mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy *Midnight Run*, Ray "Bones" Barboni in *Get Shorty* and Cousin Avi in *Snatch*. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on *Crime Story* and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on *Law & Order*. From 2008–2010, he hosted and narrated the television program *Unsolved Mysteries* on Spike TV. His last major television role was in HBO's *Luck*, which premiered on January 29, 2012.
Isabel Sanford

**Isabel Sanford** (born **Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford**; August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms *All in the Family* (1971–1975) and *The Jeffersons* (1975–1985). In 1981, she became the second black American actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award, and the first to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Haley Joel Osment

**Haley Joel Osment** (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a minor part in *Forrest Gump* playing the title character's son (also named Forrest Gump), Osment rose to fame for his performance as a young unwilling medium in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller film *The Sixth Sense*, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently appeared in leading roles in several high-profile Hollywood films, including Steven Spielberg's *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* and Mimi Leder's *Pay It Forward*.

He made his Broadway debut in 2008 in a short-lived revival of David Mamet's play *American Buffalo*, starring John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer.[1] Osment is also known for his voice-roles of Sora and Vanitas in the *Kingdom Hearts* video games, as well as his later roles in comedies such as *Sex Ed* and *The Spoils of Babylon*.
Isla Fisher

**Isla Lang Fisher** (/ˈaɪlə/; born 3 February 1976) is a Scottish-Australian actress, voice actress, and author who began her career on Australian television. Born to Scottish parents in Oman, she moved to Australia at age six. After appearing in television commercials at a young age, Fisher came to prominence for her portrayal of Shannon Reed on the soap opera *Home and Away* from 1994 to 1997, garnering two Logie Award nominations.

Fisher made a successful transition to Hollywood in the live-action film adaptation of *Scooby-Doo* (2002), and has since achieved fame for her roles in *Wedding Crashers* (2005), *Confessions of a Shopaholic* (2009), *The Great Gatsby* (2013), and *Now You See Me* (2013). Her other notable film credits include *I Heart Huckabees* (2004), *The Lookout* (2007), *Definitely, Maybe* (2008), *Burke & Hare* (2010), *Bachelorette* (2012), *Visions* (2015), *Grimsby*, *Nocturnal Animals*, *Keeping Up with the Joneses* (all 2016), and *Tag* (2018). In addition, she has voiced characters in animated films such as *Horton Hears a Who!* (2008), *Rango* (2011), and *Rise of the Guardians* (2012). On television, she played a recurring role on the fourth and fifth seasons of *Arrested Development* (2013, 2018).

Fisher has authored two young adult novels and the *Marge in Charge* book series. She has been married to Sacha Baron Cohen since 2010 and has three children.
David Hyde Pierce

**David Hyde Pierce** (born April 3, 1959)[1] is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom *Frasier*, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series during the show's run. Pierce has played supporting roles in many films, including *Little Man Tate*, *The Fisher King*, *Sleepless in Seattle*, *A Bug's Life*, *Osmosis Jones*, *Wet Hot American Summer*, and Oliver Stone's *Nixon*.

Pierce has also had a successful career on stage. His Broadway roles include Sir Robin in *Spamalot*, Vanya in *Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike* and Horace Vandergelder in *Hello, Dolly!* He won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in *Curtains*. In 2015, he directed the Broadway musical *It Shoulda Been You*.
Emmy Rossum

**Emmanuelle Grey Rossum**[1] (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress, television director, and singer-songwriter. She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series *Shameless*.[3] Her role in *Mystic River* (2003) initially brought her recognition. She starred in the science-fiction film *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004) and received critical acclaim for her performance in the leading role of Christine Daaé in the film adaptation of *The Phantom of the Opera* (2004).

In 2007, Rossum released her debut album, *Inside Out*. She also released a Christmas EP the same year, titled *Carol of the Bells*. In 2013, she released a follow-up album called *Sentimental Journey*.
James Hong

**James Hong** (traditional Chinese: 吳漢章; simplified Chinese: 吴汉章; pinyin: *Wú Hànzhāng*; Jyutping: *Ng4 Hon3zoeng1*; born February 22, 1929) is an American actor, voice actor, producer, and director of Chinese descent. He has worked in numerous productions in American media since the 1950s, playing a variety of East Asian roles.

He became known to audiences through starring in the crime series *The New Adventures of Charlie Chan* (1957–1958). Hong is known for his roles in various Hollywood films, such as *Chinatown* (1974), *Airplane!* (1980), Hannibal Chew in *Blade Runner* (1982), David Lo Pan in *Big Trouble in Little China* (1986), Jeff Wong in *Wayne's World 2* (1993), Master Hong in *Balls of Fury* (2007), and Jerry Chen in *R.I.P.D.* (2013). Hong also famously guest starred on the sitcom *Seinfeld*as a maître d' in the episode "The Chinese Restaurant". As a voice actor, Hong voiced Chi-Fu in *Mulan* (1998), Daolon Wong on the television series *Jackie Chan Adventures* (2002–2004) and Mr. Ping in the *Kung Fu Panda* franchise, in addition to several video game roles including *Sleeping Dogs* and *Call of Duty: Black Ops II* (both 2012). Hong also voiced several characters in *Avatar: The Last Airbender*. With over 380 film and television credits, he is one of the most prolific English-speaking actors of all time.[1]

Hong is a founding member, charter member and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA).[2] He also helped establish the East-West Players, currently the oldest Asian American theater in Los Angeles, to increase Asian American representation in the industry.[3]
Gwen Stefani

**Gwen Renée Stefani** (/stəˈfɑːni/; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak", from their 1995 breakthrough studio album *Tragic Kingdom*, as well as "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life" from later albums.

During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album *Love. Angel. Music. Baby.* Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success.[4][5] It spawned three singles: "What You Waiting For?", "Rich Girl", and "Hollaback Girl". The last reached number one on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies.[6] In 2006, Stefani released her second studio album *The Sweet Escape*. The album produced the singles "Wind It Up" and "The Sweet Escape". Her third solo album, *This Is What the Truth Feels Like* (2016), was her first solo album to reach number one on the *Billboard*200 chart.

Stefani has won three Grammy Awards. As a solo artist, she has received an American Music Award, Brit Award, World Music Award, and two *Billboard* Music Awards. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line, inspired by Japanese culture and fashion. During this time Stefani performed and made public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls. She was married to British musician Gavin Rossdale from 2002 to 2016 and they have three sons. *Billboard* magazine ranked Stefani the 54th most successful artist and 37th most successful Hot 100 artist of the 2000–09-decade.[7][8] VH1 ranked her 13th on their "100 Greatest Women in Music" list in 2012.[9] Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.[10]
Debra Messing

**Debra Lynn Messing** (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing received short-lived roles on television series such as *Ned and Stacey* on Fox (1995–1997) and *Prey* on ABC (1998). She achieved her breakthrough role as Grace Adler, an interior designer, on the NBC sitcom *Will & Grace* (1998–2006), for which she was critically acclaimed, receiving six Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning once in 2003.

From 2007 to 2008, Messing starred as Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood film mogul, on the television miniseries *The Starter Wife*, for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her performance. Thereafter, she appeared as Broadway playwright Julia Houston on the NBC musical drama *Smash* (2012–2013) and as homicide detective Laura Diamond on the NBC police-procedural comedy *The Mysteries of Laura* (2014–2016). Since 2017, Messing has been reprising her role as Grace Adler on NBC's revival of *Will & Grace*, garnering a ninth Golden Globe nomination for her performance.

Messing's film work includes *A Walk in the Clouds* (1995), *Jesus* (1999), *The Mothman Prophecies* (2002), *Hollywood Ending* (2002), *Along Came Polly* (2004), *The Wedding Date* (2005), *Lucky You* (2007), *The Women* (2008), *Nothing like the Holidays* (2008), and *Searching* (2018). She has also lent her voice to animated films such as *Garfield* (2004) and *Open Season* (2006).
Debbie Reynolds

**Mary Frances** "**Debbie**" **Reynolds** (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film *Three Little Words*, and her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in *Singin' in the Rain* (1952). Other successes include *The Affairs of Dobie Gillis* (1953), *Susan Slept Here* (1954), *Bundle of Joy* (1956 Golden Globe nomination), *The Catered Affair* (1956 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Winner), and *Tammy and the Bachelor* (1957), in which her performance of the song "Tammy" reached number one on the *Billboard* music charts.[1] In 1959, she released her first pop music album, titled *Debbie*.[2]

She starred in *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), *How the West Was Won* (1962), and *The Unsinkable Molly Brown* (1964), a biographical film about the famously boisterous Molly Brown.[1] Her performance as Brown earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other films include *The Singing Nun* (1966), *Divorce American Style* (1967), *What's the Matter with Helen?* (1971), *Charlotte's Web* (1973), *Mother* (1996) (Golden Globe nomination), and *In & Out*(1997). Reynolds was also a cabaret performer. In 1979, she founded the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in North Hollywood, which still operates today.[3]

In 1969, she starred on television in *The Debbie Reynolds Show*, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. In 1973, Reynolds starred in a Broadway revival of the musical *Irene* and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in *A Gift of Love* (1999) and an Emmy Award for playing Grace's mother Bobbi on *Will & Grace*. At the turn of the millennium, Reynolds reached a new younger generation with her role as Aggie Cromwell in Disney's *Halloweentown* series. In 1988, she released her autobiography, titled *Debbie: My Life*. In 2013, she released a second autobiography, *Unsinkable: A Memoir*.[4]

Reynolds also had several business ventures, including ownership of a dance studio and a Las Vegas hotel and casino, and she was an avid collector of film memorabilia, beginning with items purchased at the landmark 1970 MGM auction. She served as president of The Thalians, an organization dedicated to mental health causes.[1] Reynolds continued to perform successfully on stage, television, and film into her eighties. In January 2015, Reynolds received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.[1] In 2016, she received the Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.[5] In the same year, a documentary about her life was released titled *Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds*, which turned out to be her final film appearance; the film premiered on HBO on January 7, 2017.[6][7]

Reynolds died on December 28, 2016 following a stroke. She died one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher.[8][9]
Gary Oldman

**Gary Leonard Oldman**[1] (born 21 March 1958)[2] is an English actor and filmmaker who has performed in theatre, film, and television. Known for his versatility and expressive acting style, Oldman is regarded as one of the greatest actors of his generation. Among other accolades, he has won an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, along with nominations for an Emmy Award and the Palme d'Or. In 2011, *Empire* readers voted him the recipient of the Empire Icon Award.

Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979, and made his earliest screen appearances in *Remembrance* (1982) and *Meantime* (1983). He continued to lead a stage career, during which he performed at London's Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including *Cabaret* (1979), *The Massacre at Paris* (1980), *Entertaining Mr Sloane* (1983), *Saved* (1983), *The Country Wife* (1987) and *Hamlet* (1987). Oldman rose to prominence in British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in *Sid and Nancy* (1986), Joe Orton in *Prick Up Your Ears* (1987), a football firm leader in *The Firm* (1989) and Rosencrantz in *Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (1990). Identified with the "Brit Pack", he achieved greater renown as a Hell's Kitchen gangster in *State of Grace* (1990), Lee Harvey Oswald in *JFK*(1991) and Count Dracula in *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992).

Oldman went on to star as the antagonists of several films, including *True Romance* (1993), *The Fifth Element* (1997), *Air Force One* (1997) and *The Contender* (2000); corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, whom Oldman portrayed in *Léon: The Professional* (1994), has been ranked as one of cinema's best villains. He meanwhile played Ludwig van Beethovenin *Immortal Beloved* (1994). In the 21st century, Oldman is known for his roles as Sirius Black in the *Harry Potter* series, James Gordon in *The Dark Knight Trilogy*, George Smiley in *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), a human leader in *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), and Winston Churchill in *Darkest Hour* (2017), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $11 billion.

In addition to acting in film, Oldman wrote and directed *Nil by Mouth* (1997); featured in television shows, such as *Fallen Angels*, *Tracey Takes On...* and *Friends*; appeared in music videos for David Bowie, Guns N' Roses and Annie Lennox; and provided the voice of Viktor Reznov in the *Call of Duty* video game series.
David Morrissey

**David Mark Morrissey** (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.

At the age of 18, Morrissey was cast in the television series *One Summer* (1983), and subsequently attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre for four years. Throughout the 1990s, he often portrayed policemen and soldiers, though he also played Bradley Headstone in *Our Mutual Friend* (1998) and Christopher Finzi in *Hilary and Jackie* (1998). He then had roles in *Some Voices* (2000) and *Captain Corelli's Mandolin* (2001), before he played the critically acclaimed roles of Stephen Collins in *State of Play*(2003) and Gordon Brown in *The Deal* (2003). The former earned him a Best Actor nomination at the British Academy Television Awards and the latter won him a Best Actor award from the Royal Television Society.[1]

In the years following those films, Morrissey had roles in *The Reaping* (2007), *Sense and Sensibility* (2008), *Red Riding*(2009), *Nowhere Boy* (2009), and *Centurion* (2010). He also produced and starred in the crime drama *Thorne* (2010). Morrissey returned to the stage in 2008 for a run of Neil LaBute's *In a Dark Dark House* and played the title role in the Liverpool Everyman's production of *Macbeth* in 2011. He then starred in the British crime film *Blitz*, playing a morally dubious reporter in contact with the eponymous cop killer. The following year, he began portraying The Governor in the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of the AMC horror-drama series *The Walking Dead*.

The British Film Institute describes Morrissey as being considered "one of the most versatile English actors of his generation",[2] and he is noted for his meticulous preparation for and research into the roles he plays.[3][4][5] Morrissey has directed short films and the television dramas *Sweet Revenge* (2001) and *Passer By* (2004). His feature debut, *Don't Worry About Me,* premiered at the 2009 London Film Festival and was broadcast on BBC television in March 2010. In 2014 he appeared in *The 7.39*, another television drama. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edge Hill Universityin July 2016.[6]
Guillermo Diaz

**Guillermo Díaz** (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for films *Half Baked* (1998), *200 Cigarettes*(1999) and *Stonewall* (1995). He most recently starred as Huck in the ABC drama TV series *Scandal*.

Díaz has made guest appearances on shows such as *Chappelle's Show*, *Law & Order*, *Weeds*, *ER*, and *Girls*.
James Avery

**James LaRue Avery** (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor, voice actor, and poet. He was best known for his roles as Phillip Banks in *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*, Shredder in *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* Steve Yeager in *The Brady Bunch Movie*, and Haroud Hazi Bin in *Aladdin (TV series)*.
Halle Berry

**Halle Maria Berry** (born **Maria Halle Berry**; August 14, 1966)[1] is an American actress. Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama film *Monster's Ball* (2001), becoming to date the only woman of African American descent to have won the award.[2][3]

Before becoming an actress, Berry was a model[4] and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Miss World 1986.[5] Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy *Boomerang* (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in films, such as the family comedy *The Flintstones* (1994), the political comedy-drama *Bulworth* (1998) and the television film *Introducing Dorothy Dandridge*(1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

In addition to her Academy Award, Berry garnered high-profile roles in the 2000s, such as Storm in *X-Men* (2000), the thrillers *Swordfish* (2001) and *Gothika* (2003), and the spy film *Die Another Day* (2002), where she played Bond girl Jinx. She then appeared in the *X-Men* sequels, *X2* (2003) and *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006). In the 2010s, she has featured in the science-fiction film *Cloud Atlas* (2012), the crime thriller *The Call* (2013), *X-Men: Days of Future Past* (2014), and the action films *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017) and *John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum* (2019).

Berry was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s, and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel.[6] She was formerly married to baseball player David Justice, singer-songwriter Eric Benét, and actor Olivier Martinez. She has a child each with Martinez and model Gabriel Aubry.
Dominic West

**Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West** (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in *The Wire* (2002–2008) and Noah Solloway in*The Affair* (2014–2019), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.[2] He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor at the 2012 British Academy Television Awards for portraying serial killer Fred West in *Appropriate Adult* (2011),[3] and he played Jean Valjean in the 2018 BBC miniseries *Les Misérables*. His film credits include *Chicago* (2002), *300* (2007), *Punisher: War Zone* (2008), *John Carter* (2012), *The Square* (2017), and *Colette* (2018).
David Tennant

**David John Tennant** (*né* **McDonald**; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as the tenth incarnation of The Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series *Doctor Who* (2005–2010), Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial *Casanova* (2005), Barty Crouch, Jr in the fantasy film *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), DI Alec Hardy in the ITV crime drama series *Broadchurch* (2013–2017), and Kilgrave in the Netflix superhero series *Jessica Jones* (2015–2019). He has also worked as a voice actor and in theatre, including a portrayal of Prince Hamlet in a critically acclaimed 2008 production of *Hamlet* and as the voice of Scrooge McDuck in *DuckTales* (2017–present). In January 2015, Tennant received the National Television Award for Special Recognition.
James Coburn

**James Harrison Coburn III**[1] (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American actor. He featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career,[2] ultimately winning an Academy Award in 1999 for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in *Affliction*.

Coburn was a capable, rough-hewn leading man, whose toothy grin and lanky physique made him a perfect tough guy in numerous leading and supporting roles in westerns and action films,[3] such as *The Magnificent Seven*, *Hell Is for Heroes*, *The Great Escape*, *Charade*, *Our Man Flint*, *In Like Flint*, *Duck, You Sucker!*, *Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid*, and *Cross of Iron*. Coburn provided the voice of Mr. Waternoose in the Pixar film *Monsters, Inc.*[4]

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Coburn cultivated an image synonymous with "cool" [5] and, along with such contemporaries as Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson, became one of the prominent "tough-guy" actors of his day.
Isaac Hempstead Wright

**Isaac Hempstead Wright**[1] (born **Isaac William Hempstead**;[2] 9 April 1999[*unreliable source?*]) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Bran Stark / Three-Eyed Raven in the HBO series *Game of Thrones* (2011–2014, 2016–2019), which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Young Supporting Actor in a TV Series.[3]
Dave Chappelle

**David Khari Webber Chappelle** (/ʃəˈpɛl/; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Chappelle is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards. He is most known for his iconic and acclaimed satirical comedy sketch series *Chappelle's Show* (2003). The series was also co-written by Neal Brennan, which ran until Chappelle's retirement from the show two years later. After leaving the show, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the U.S.[1] By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by *Esquire*[2] and, in 2013, "the best" by a *Billboard* writer.[3] In 2017, *Rolling Stone* ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time."[4]

Chappelle has appeared in several films including Mel Brooks's *Robin Hood: Men in Tights*, *The Nutty Professor*, *Con Air*, *You've Got Mail*, *Blue Streak* and *Undercover Brother*. His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film *Half Baked*, which he co-wrote with Neal Brennan. Chappelle also starred in the ABC TV series *Buddies*.

In 2016, he signed a $20 million-per-release comedy-special deal with Netflix and in 2017, he has released four standup specials so far.[5]

Chappelle received his first Emmy Award in 2017 for his guest appearance on *Saturday Night Live*.[6] In 2018, he received a Grammy Award for his Netflix specials *The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas*.[7] *Equanimity*, his Netflix special, was nominated in 2018 for three Emmys and received the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). In 2019, Chappelle was selected to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented by the Kennedy Centeras America's highest comedy honor.
Diego Luna

**Diego Luna Alexander** (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈluna aleksanˈdeɾ]; born December 29, 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He has appeared in many films, including *Y tu mamá también*, *Open Range*, *Milk*, *Rudo y Cursi*, and *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*. He is one of the founders and owners of Canana Films.
James Gandolfini

**James Joseph Gandolfini Jr.**[1] (Italian: [ɡandolˈfiːni]; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor best known for his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American crime boss in HBO's television series *The Sopranos*. He won three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. Gandolfini's performance as Tony Soprano is widely regarded as among the greatest performances in television history.[2]

His notable film roles include mob henchman Virgil in *True Romance* (1993), Lt. Bobby Dougherty in *Crimson Tide* (1995), Colonel Winter in *The Last Castle* (2001) and Mayor of New York in *The Taking of Pelham 123* (2009). Other roles are enforcer and stuntman Bear in *Get Shorty* (1995) and impulsive "Wild Thing" Carol in *Where the Wild Things Are* (2010). For his performance as Albert in *Enough Said* (2013), Gandolfini posthumously received much critical praise and several accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2007, Gandolfini produced *Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq*, a documentary in which he interviewed injured Iraq War veterans and in 2010, *Wartorn: 1861–2010* examining the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder on soldiers and families throughout several wars in U.S. history from 1861 to 2010.
Jaime Camil

**Jaime Federico Said Camil Saldaña da Gama** (born July 22, 1973),[1] known professionally as **Jaime Camil**, is a Mexican-Brazilian actor, singer and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in *La fea más bella* and Rogelio de la Vega in *Jane the Virgin,* the latter of which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Esai Morales

**Esai Manuel Morales, Jr.** (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He played Bob Morales in the 1987 biopic *La Bamba*. He also appeared in the PBS drama *American Family* and in the Showtime series *Resurrection Blvd.* He is best known for his roles as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on *NYPD Blue,* Joseph Adama in the science fiction television series *Caprica,*and Camino del Rio in the Netflix original series *Ozark*.
David Bautista

**David Michael Bautista Jr.** (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and bodybuilder.

Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999, and signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name **Batista** and became a six-time world champion by winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. He holds the record for the longest reign as World Heavyweight Champion at 282 days and has also won the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena) and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in professional wrestling history.[6] Bautista re-signed with WWE in 2013, going on to win the 2014 Royal Rumble match and headline WrestleMania XXX before again departing that June. In October 2018, Batista made his second return to WWE and faced Triple H at WrestleMania 35 in April 2019, before retiring from wrestling.

Bautista began acting in 2006 and has starred in *The Man with the Iron Fists* (2012), *Riddick* (2013), the James Bond film *Spectre* (2015), and *Blade Runner 2049* (2017).[7] In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has played the role of Drax the Destroyer in the films *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014), *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (2017), *Avengers: Infinity War*(2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019). He has also appeared in several direct-to-video films since 2009.

In August 2012, Bautista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA).[8] He won his lone MMA fight on October 6, 2012, defeating Vince Lucero via TKO in the first round.
Isaac Hayes

**Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.** (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. Hayes was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. In 2002, Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]

The song "Soul Man", written by Hayes and Porter and first performed by Sam & Dave, has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by *Rolling Stone* magazine, and by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also began a career as a recording artist. He had several successful soul albums such as *Hot Buttered Soul* (1969) and *Black Moses* (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, he worked as a composer of musical scores for motion pictures.

He was well known for his musical score for the film *Shaft* (1971). For the "Theme from *Shaft*", he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. He became the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field covered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy for his music album *Black Moses*.

In 1992 Hayes was crowned honorary king of the Ada region of Ghana in recognition of his humanitarian work there. He acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movies *Truck Turner* and *I'm Gonna Git You Sucka*, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series *The Rockford Files* (1974–1980). He voiced the character Chef from the animated Comedy Central series *South Park* from its debut in 1997 until 2006. His influences were Percy Mayfield, Big Joe Turner, James Brown, Jerry Butler, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and psychedelic soul groups like The Chambers Brothers and Sly and the Family Stone.

On August 5, 2003, Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2003 BMI Urban Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers.[2] Throughout his songwriting career, Hayes received five BMI R&B Awards, two BMI Pop Awards, two BMI Urban Awards and six Million-Air citations. As of 2008, his songs generated more than 12 million performances.[3]
Elliot Page

**Elliot Page** (born February 21, 1987[2]) is a Canadian actor and producer. He first became known for his role in the film and television series Pit Pony (1997–2000), for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award, and for recurring roles in Trailer Park Boys (2002) and ReGenesis (2004). Page also received recognition for his role in the film Hard Candy (2005), and won an Austin Film Critics Association Award.

Page portrayed Kitty Pryde in the X-Men films The Last Stand (2006) and Days of Future Past (2014), produced the film Freeheld (2015) in which he also starred, and made his directorial debut with the documentary There's Something in the Water (2019). He provided voice acting and motion-capture acting for the main character in the video game Beyond: Two Souls (2013). Since 2019, he has portrayed Vanya Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.

Page publicly came out as gay in February 2014 and subsequently as transgender in December 2020. In March 2021, Page became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time magazine.