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Jason Schwartzman

**Jason Francesco Schwartzman** (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter, executive producer, and musician. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson, such as *Rushmore* (1998), *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007), *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), *Moonrise Kingdom* (2012), *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), and *Isle of Dogs*(2018). He also starred in other films, such as *Slackers* (2002), *Spun* (2003), *I Heart Huckabees* (2004), *Shopgirl* (2005), *Marie Antoinette* (2006), *Funny People* (2009), *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World* (2010), and *Saving Mr. Banks* (2013).

In addition to his film work, Schwartzman was the star of the HBO series *Bored to Death* (2009–2011), in which he played a writer who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective by advertising himself on Craigslist. He currently releases music through his solo project Coconut Records, and was formerly the drummer of rock band Phantom Planet.
Jenna Fischer

**Regina Marie Fischer** (born March 7, 1974),[1] better known as **Jenna Fischer**, is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom *The Office*, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2007, and was a producer for its final season.

Since then, Fischer has appeared in such films as *Blades of Glory* (2007), *Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story* (2007), *The Promotion* (2008), *Hall Pass* (2011), and *The Giant Mechanical Man* (2012), a film directed by her husband, Lee Kirk. She also appeared as Rhonda McNeil in the NBC's comedy-drama series *You, Me and the Apocalypse*. Fischer also starred in the ABC sitcom *Splitting Up Together* (2018–2019).

Fischer's first book, *The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide*, with an introduction by Steve Carell, was published in November 2017.
Joan Cusack

**Joan Mary Cusack** (/ˈkjuːsæk/; born October 11, 1962)[2] is an American actress and comedian. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama *Working Girl* (1988) and the romantic comedy *In & Out* (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She has also provided the voice of Jessie in the *Toy Story* franchise and Abby Mallard in *Chicken Little*.

Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show *Saturday Night Live* from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy *Shameless* as Sheila Jackson, a role for which she has received five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of actress Ann Cusack and actor John Cusack.
Kevin Nealon

**Kevin Nealon** (/ˈniːlən/; born November 18, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. He was a cast member on *Saturday Night Live* from 1986 to 1995, acted in several of the Happy Madison films, played Doug Wilson on the Showtime series *Weeds*, and provided the voice of the title character, Glenn Martin, on *Glenn Martin, DDS*.
Kevin Kline

**Kevin Delaney Kline** (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor and singer. He has won an Academy Award and three Tony Awards and is a 2003 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee.[1]

Kline began his career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company. He has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 original production of *On the Twentieth Century*, Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of *The Pirates of Penzance*, and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2017 revival of *Present Laughter*.[2]

He made his film debut in *Sophie's Choice* (1982). For his role in the 1988 comedy hit *A Fish Called Wanda*, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of *Henry IV*, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.

He has been nominated for 2 Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. His other films include *The Big Chill* (1983), *Silverado* (1985), *Cry Freedom* (1987), *Grand Canyon* (1991), *Dave* (1993), *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996), *The Ice Storm* (1997), *In & Out* (1997), *Wild Wild West* (1999), *The Road to El Dorado* (2000), *De-Lovely* (2004), *The Conspirator* (2010), *My Old Lady* (2014), and *Beauty and the Beast* (2017).[3] Since 2011, Kline has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series *Bob's Burgers*.
Jessica Biel

**Jessica Claire Timberlake** (*née* **Biel** /biːl/; born March 3, 1982)[3][4] is an American actress and model. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series *7th Heaven* (1996–2006), for which she achieved recognition.[5] The series is the longest-running series that aired on The WB channel and the longest-running family drama in television history.[6]

In 1997, she won the Young Artist Award for her role in the drama film *Ulee's Gold*. She received further recognition for her lead role as Erin Hardesty in the horror film *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (2003). Biel has since starred in such films as *The Rules of Attraction* (2002), *Blade: Trinity* (2004), *Stealth* (2005), *The Illusionist* (2006), *Valentine's Day*(2010), *The A-Team* (2010), *New Year's Eve* (2011), *Total Recall* (2012), and *Hitchcock* (2012).

In 2017, she was the executive producer and star of the USA Network limited drama series *The Sinner*,[7] for which she received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.[8][9]
Laura Dern

**Laura Elizabeth Dern** (born February 10, 1967)[1][2][3] is an American actress, director, and producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

Born to actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, Dern began a full-time acting career in the 1980s with roles in the dramas *Foxes* (1980) and *Mask* (1985). She went on to collaborate with David Lynch in several films, including *Blue Velvet*(1986), *Wild at Heart* (1990) and *Inland Empire* (2006), as well as the television revival of *Twin Peaks* (2017).[4][5] Dern received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the titular orphan in *Rambling Rose* (1991) and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for the 1992 film *Afterburn*. She received international recognition with her role in the adventure film *Jurassic Park* (1993). In 1997, Dern guest-starred in the "Puppy Episode" of the sitcom *Ellen*, in which Ellen DeGeneres publicly came out.

Following roles in such films as *Citizen Ruth* (1997), *October Sky* (1999), and *I Am Sam* (2001), Dern won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for portraying Katherine Harris in the television film *Recount*(2008) and the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series for her role as Amy Jellicoe in the HBO series *Enlightened* (2011–2013). Dern continued to take on supporting roles in several successful films, including *The Master* (2012), *The Fault in Our Stars* (2014), and *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017); and she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the biopic *Wild* (2014). Dern won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and a Golden Globe for her role as Renata Klein in the HBO series *Big Little Lies* (2017–present).

Dern is an activist for raising awareness about toxic substances that can affect children's health. She is also a supporter of various charities and an activist for Down syndrome awareness.
Kelly McCreary

**Kelly J. McCreary** (born September 29, 1981) is an American actress, best known for her role on the ABC drama series *Grey's Anatomy* as Dr. Maggie Pierce, the half-sister of series protagonist Meredith Grey. She joined the series as a guest at the end of the tenth season, becoming a series regular in the eleventh season. She has reprised her role on the spin-off series *Station 19*.

McCreary began her career acting in theatre, eventually making it to Broadway, and has performed in a number of productions by playwright Dominique Morisseau. She made her screen debut doing voice work for several animated children's educational programs, and later made guest appearances on the television series *Rubicon*, *I Just Want My Pants Back*, and *Castle*, with multi-episode arcs on *White Collar* and *Scandal*. She has appeared in the films *Being Flynn*(2011) and *Life* (2015). McCreary was a series regular on The CW's short-lived medical drama *Emily Owens, M.D.* as Tyra Dupre.
John Mills

**Sir John Mills**, CBE (born **Lewis Ernest Watts Mills**, 22 February 1908 – 23 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. On screen, he often played people who are not at all exceptional, but become heroes because of their common sense, generosity and good judgment. He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in *Ryan's Daughter* (1970).
Jim Carrey

**James Eugene Carrey** (born January 17, 1962)[1] is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, musician, producer, artist, painter and cartoonist. He is known for his energetic slapstick performances.[2]

Carrey first gained recognition in America in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy television series *In Living Color*. His first leading roles in motion pictures came with *Ace Ventura: Pet Detective* (1994), *Dumb and Dumber*(1994), *The Mask* (1994), and *Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls* (1995), as well portraying the Riddler in *Batman Forever*(1995) and the lead role in *Liar Liar* (1997). He gained attention starring in serious roles in *The Truman Show* (1998) and *Man on the Moon* (1999), with each garnering him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

In the 2000s, he gained further notice for his portrayal of the Grinch in *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* and for the comedy *Me, Myself & Irene* (both in 2000), as well as *Bruce Almighty* (2003), *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*(2004) for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2004), *Fun with Dick and Jane* (2005), *Yes Man* (2008), *Horton Hears a Who!* (2008) and *A Christmas Carol* (2009).

In the 2010s, he starred in *Mr. Popper's Penguins* (2011), *The Incredible Burt Wonderstone* (2013), *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), and reprised his role as Lloyd Christmas in *Dumb and Dumber To* (2014). Since 2018, he has portrayed Jeff Piccirillo in the Showtime series *Kidding*, and is set to portray Dr. Robotnik in the live action *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2020) film.
Jason Lee

**Jason Michael Lee** (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, photographer, producer, skateboarder, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Earl Hickey in the television comedy series *My Name Is Earl*, for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV series in 2005 and 2006 by The Golden Globes, David Seville in the live action/CGI Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the voice of Syndrome in *The Incredibles*. He is also known for his roles in Kevin Smith films such as *Mallrats*, *Chasing Amy*, *Dogma*, *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back*, *Jersey Girl*, *Clerks II*, and *Cop Out*, and has had starred in *Almost Famous*, *Heartbreakers*, *Stealing Harvard*, *A Guy Thing*, *Monster House* and *Underdog*. A former professional skateboarder, Lee is the co-founder and co-owner of Stereo Skateboards, a company that manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel.
Katey Sagal

**Catherine Louise Sagal** (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for playing Peggy Bundy on *Married... with Children*, Leela on *Futurama*, and Cate Hennessy on *8 Simple Rules*. In the latter role, Sagal worked with John Ritter until his death, leading to Sagal's taking over as the series lead for the remainder of the show's run. She is also widely known for her role as Gemma Teller Morrow on the FX series *Sons of Anarchy*, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2011.
Jennifer Morrison

**Jennifer Marie Morrison** (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress, producer, director, and former child model. She is known for her roles as Dr. Allison Cameron in the medical-drama series *House* (2004–2012) and Emma Swan in the ABCadventure-fantasy series *Once Upon a Time* (2011–2017, 2018). She has also portrayed Zoey Pierson, one of Ted Mosby's love interests on the comedy series *How I Met Your Mother*; Winona Kirk, mother of James T. Kirk in the 2009 science-fiction film *Star Trek*; and Tess Conlon in the 2011 sports drama film *Warrior*. She made her feature film directorial debut with *Sun Dogs* (2017).
John Ritter

**Jonathan Southworth Ritter**[1] (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor and comedian. He was the son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. Ritter is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom *Three's Company* (1977–1984), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Awardand a Golden Globe Award in 1984. He briefly reprised the role on the spin-off *Three's a Crowd*, which aired for one season.

Ritter appeared in over 100 films and television series combined and performed on Broadway, with roles including *It*(1990), *Problem Child* (1990), *Problem Child 2* (1991), and *Bad Santa* in 2003 (his final live action film, which was dedicated to his memory). In 2002, Don Knotts called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet".[2] His final roles include voicing the title character on the PBS children's program *Clifford the Big Red Dog* (2000–2003), for which he received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and as Paul Hennessy on the ABC sitcom *8 Simple Rules* (2002–2003).
Kelly Bishop

**Carole** "**Kelly**" **Bishop** (born February 28, 1944) is an American actress and dancer, best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series *Gilmore Girls* and as Marjorie Houseman, the mother of Jennifer Grey's Frances "Baby" Houseman in the film *Dirty Dancing.* Bishop originated the role of Sheila in *A Chorus Line,* for which she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. She also starred as Fanny Flowers in the ABC Family short-lived comedy-drama series *Bunheads.*
John Heard

**John Heard Jr.**[1] (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American film and television actor. He had lead roles in several films, including *Deceived*, *Chilly Scenes of Winter*, *Heart Beat*, *Cutter's Way*, *Cat People*, and *C.H.U.D.*, as well as supporting roles in *After Hours*, *Big*, *Beaches*, *Awakenings*, *Rambling Rose*, *The Pelican Brief*, *My Fellow Americans*, *Snake Eyes*, and *Animal Factory*. He also played Peter McCallister in *Home Alone* and *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York*, as well as George in *Sharknado*. Heard was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest starring on *The Sopranos*.
Kate Beckinsale

**Kathrin Romary Beckinsale** (born 26 July 1973)[1] is an English actress and model. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993) while still a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costume dramas such as *Prince of Jutland* (1994), *Cold Comfort Farm* (1995), *Emma* (1996), and *The Golden Bowl* (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions. She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas *The Last Days of Disco* (1998) and *Brokedown Palace* (1999), she had starring roles in the war drama *Pearl Harbor* (2001), the romantic comedy *Serendipity*, and *Tiptoes* (2003). She followed those with appearances in *The Aviator* (2004) and *Click* (2006).

Since being cast as Selene in the *Underworld* film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films, including *Van Helsing* (2004), *Whiteout* (2009), *Contraband* (2012), and *Total Recall* (2012). She also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as *Snow Angels* (2007), *Nothing but the Truth*(2008), and *Everybody's Fine* (2009). In 2016, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the period comedy film *Love & Friendship*.
Jonathan Hyde

**Jonathan Stephen Geoffrey King (known as Jonathan Hyde)**[1] (born 21 May 1948) is an Australian-born English actor, known for roles such as Herbert Cadbury in *Richie Rich*, J. Bruce Ismay in the 1997 film *Titanic*, Culverton Smith in *The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes*, Warren Westridge in *Anaconda*, Sam Parrish and Russell Van Pelt in *Jumanji*, and Eldritch Palmer in the FX TV series *The Strain*.
Keri Russell

**Keri Lynn Russell** (born March 23, 1976)[1] is an American actress and dancer. She came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the WB drama series *Felicity* (1998–2002), for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Russell also starred as KGB agent Elizabeth Jennings on the FX spy thriller series *The Americans* (2013–2018), for which she received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations.

Russell has appeared in several films, including *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), *Waitress* (2007), *August Rush* (2007), *Extraordinary Measures* (2010), *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), and *Free State of Jones* (2016). In 2017, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2]
Leonardo DiCaprio

**Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio** (/dɪˈkæprioʊ/, Italian: [diˈkaːprjo]; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, film producer, and environmentalist.[1] His accolades include an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.

DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1980s. He next had recurring roles in various television series, such as the soap opera *Santa Barbara* and the sitcom *Growing Pains*. He debuted in his film career by starring as Josh in *Critters 3* (1991). He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir *This Boy's Life* (1993), and received acclaim and his first Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993). He gained public recognition with leading roles in *The Basketball Diaries* (1995) and the romantic drama *Romeo + Juliet* (1996). He achieved international fame as a star in James Cameron's epic romance *Titanic* (1997), which became the highest-grossing film of all time to that point.

Since 2000, DiCaprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres. DiCaprio's subsequent films include *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), the biographical crime drama *Catch Me If You Can* (2002), and the epic historical drama *Gangs of New York* (2002), which marked his first of many collaborations with director Martin Scorsese. He was acclaimed for his performances in the political war thriller *Blood Diamond* (2006), the neo-noir crime drama *The Departed* (2006), the espionage thriller *Body of Lies* (2008), the drama *Revolutionary Road* (2008), the psychological thriller *Shutter Island* (2010), the science fiction thriller *Inception* (2010), the biographical film *J. Edgar* (2011), the western *Django Unchained* (2012), and the period drama *The Great Gatsby* (2013).

DiCaprio's portrayals of Howard Hughes in *The Aviator* (2004) and Hugh Glass in *The Revenant* (2015) won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. His performance as Jordan Belfort in *The Wolf of Wall Street*(2013) won him the Golden Globe award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also won the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his performance in *The Revenant*. DiCaprio is the founder of his own production company, Appian Way Productions.
Mark Harmon

**Thomas Mark Harmon** (born September 2, 1951) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of roles since the early 1970s. Initially achieving fame as a college football player, his role on *St. Elsewhere* led to his being named "Sexiest Man Alive" by *People* in 1986. After spending the majority of the 1990s as a character actor, he discovered newfound fame for his portrayal of Secret Service special agent Simon Donovan in *The West Wing*,[1]receiving a 2002 Emmy Award nomination for his acting in a four-episode story arc.[2]

Harmon was cast in a similar role a year later.[3] The creator of both *JAG* and *NCIS* had seen Harmon in *The West Wing*and decided to cast him in *NCIS*.[4] Harmon's character of NCIS special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs was first introduced in a guest starring role in two episodes of *JAG*.[3] Since 2003, Harmon has starred in *NCIS* as the same character.[3]
Julianna Margulies

**Julianna Luisa Margulies** (/ˈmɑːrɡjʊliːs/; born June 8, 1966) is an American actress and producer. After several small television roles, Margulies achieved wide recognition for her role as Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama *ER*, for which she won an Emmy Award. She also voiced Neera in *Dinosaur* (2000) and appeared in the miniseries *The Mists of Avalon* (2001).

In 2009, she took on the lead role of Alicia Florrick in the American legal drama *The Good Wife* on CBS. Her performance garnered acclaim: she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice, a Golden Globe, and a Television Critics Association Award.

In 2018, Margulies had a co-starring role as Kitty Montgomery in the AMC dark comedy series *Dietland*.

Margulies has won eight Screen Actor Guild Awards, making her the second most awarded woman ever within SAG after Julia Louis-Dreyfus.[2][3] In 2015, *TIME* featured her as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".[4] She has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Lea DeLaria

**Lea DeLaria** (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer.[1][2][3] DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on a late-night talk show with her 1993 appearance on *The Arsenio Hall Show*.[4] She is best known for her portrayal of inmate Carrie "Big Boo" Black on Netflix original series *Orange Is the New Black*.
Johnny Galecki

**John Mark Galecki** (born April 30, 1975)[1] is an American actor. He played Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom *The Big Bang Theory* (2007–2019) and David Healy in the ABC sitcom *Roseanne* (1992–1997; 2018). Galecki also appeared in the films *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), *Prancer* (1989), *Suicide Kings* (1997), *I Know What You Did Last Summer* (1997), *Bookies* (2003), *In Time* (2011), and *Rings* (2017).

Galecki was one of the highest paid television actors in the world, with his role in *The Big Bang Theory* earning him approximately US$900,000 per episode between 2017 and 2019. In 2018, he was estimated to be the world's second highest-paid TV actor by *Forbes*, earning $25 million.[2]
Joe Manganiello

**Joseph Michael Manganiello** (/ˌmæŋɡəˈnɛloʊ/ *MANG-gə-NEL-oh*; Italian: [maŋɡaˈnjɛllo], Neapolitan: [maŋɡaˈnjellə]; born December 28, 1976) is an American actor, director, and producer. His professional film career began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's *Spider-Man*. His breakout role came in the form of werewolf Alcide Herveaux on five seasons of the HBO series *True Blood*, for which he was voted "Favorite Pop-Culture Werewolf of All Time" in 2011 by the readers of *Entertainment Weekly* and one of *Men's Health*'s "100 Fittest Men of All Time".[1]

Manganiello is also known for his roles in films such as *Magic Mike,* *Magic Mike XXL,* *Pee-wee's Big Holiday,* *What to Expect When You're Expecting*, and *Sabotage*, among others. In late 2013, he became a published author when his first book, *Evolution*, was released by Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books.[2] His directorial debut came in 2014 with the documentary feature *La Bare*, which he also produced and financed. In 2017 he won an Emmy as the narrator of the documentary *Pittsburgh is Home: The Story of the Penguins*, which documented the first 50 years of history of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. He is active with several charities, primarily UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for which he serves on the board of trustees. In 2016, Manganiello was cast as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in the DC Extended Universe, making his first appearance in 2017's *Justice League*.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson

**Jesse Tyler Ferguson** (born October 22, 1975)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Mitchell Pritchetton the sitcom *Modern Family* (2009–present), which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Ferguson made his Broadway debut in *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, for which he and his ensemble cast won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Cast Ensemble. For his performance in the 2016 Broadway production of *Fully Committed*, Ferguson was awarded a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.
Lena Dunham

**Lena Dunham** (/ˈliːnə ˈdʌnəm/; born May 13, 1986) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series *Girls* (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards.[1][2] Dunham also directed several episodes of *Girls* and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series.[3] Prior to *Girls*, Dunham wrote, directed, and starred in the semi-autobiographical independent film *Tiny Furniture* (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.[4][5]

In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual *Time* 100 list of the most influential people in the world.[6] In 2014, Dunham released her first book, *Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"*.[7] In 2015, along with *Girls* showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication *Lenny Letter*, a feminist online newsletter.[8][9] The publication folded in late 2018.[10]

Dunham has starred in feature films such as *Supporting Characters* and *This Is 40* (both 2012) and *Happy Christmas*(2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film *My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea*, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, aside from *Girls*, she has played guest roles in *Scandal* and *The Simpsons* (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in *American Horror Story: Cult.*[11]

Dunham's work and her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews have attracted significant controversy, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career.[12][13]
John Michael Higgins

**John Michael Higgins** (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian[1] whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's *The Late Shift* and a starring role in the American version of *Kath & Kim*. He portrayed Peter Lovett in the TV Land original sitcom *Happily Divorced* and provided the voice of Iknik Blackstone Varrick in *The Legend of Korra*. He also starred in the NBC sitcom *Great News* as Chuck Pierce for 2 seasons. He currently hosts the game show *America Says*. He was nominated for a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host.
Logan Lerman

**Logan Wade Lerman** (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor, known for playing the title role in the fantasy-adventure *Percy Jackson* films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series *Jack & Bobby*(2004–2005) and the movies *The Butterfly Effect* (2004) and *Hoot* (2006). Lerman gained further recognition for his roles in the western *3:10 to Yuma*, the thriller *The Number 23*, the comedy *Meet Bill*, and 2009's *Gamer* and *My One and Only*. He subsequently played d'Artagnan in 2011's *The Three Musketeers*, starred in the coming-of-age dramas *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), *Indignation* (2016) and *The Vanishing of Sidney Hall* (2017), and had major roles in the 2014 films *Noah* and *Fury*.
Linus Roache

**Linus William Roache** (born 1 February 1964) is an English actor. He is known for playing Executive ADA Michael Cutterin the NBC dramas *Law & Order* (2008–10) and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2011–12). More recently, Roache played *Ecgberht, King of Wessex* in *Vikings* in 2014.

He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for playing Robert F. Kennedy in *RFK* (2002) and won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor (TV) for his role as Ralph Wigram in *The Gathering Storm* (2002). His film appearances include *Priest* (1994), *Van Gogh'1991 Omnibus [BBC TV Film] The Wings of the Dove* (1997), *Pandaemonium* (2000), *Batman Begins* (2005), *Non-Stop* (2014), and *Mandy* (2018).
John Legend

**John Roger Stephens** (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as **John Legend**, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist. Prior to the release of Legend's debut album, *Get Lifted*, (2004) he had collaborated with already established artists and signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music. Legend has sung on Jay-Z's "Encore", Alicia Keys's "You Don't Know My Name", Dilated Peoples' "This Way", Slum Village's "Selfish", Fort Minor's "High Road", and played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything". Legend's single "All of Me" from his fourth studio album *Love in the Future* (2013) was a *Billboard* Hot 100 number-one hit.

In 2007, Legend received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1] Legend won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award in 2015 for co-writing the song "Glory" from the film *Selma*. He has also won ten Grammy Awards. In 2017, Legend received a Tony Award for co-producing *Jitney* for the Broadway stage.[2] In 2018, Legend portrayed Jesus Christ in the NBC adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera *Jesus Christ Superstar*. He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his acting role, and won for his role as a producer of the show, making him one of 15 people and the first black man to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).[3][4] Legend is also the second youngest to have achieved this.
Jim Parsons

**James Joseph Parsons** (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor and producer. Parsons is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom *The Big Bang Theory* (2007–2019).[2][3][4] He has received several awards for his performance, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series[5] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2018, *Forbes* estimated his annual salary to be $26.5 million and named him the world's highest-paid television actor.[6]

Parsons made his Broadway debut in 2011 portraying Tommy Boatwright in the play *The Normal Heart*, for which he shared a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. He reprised the role in the film adaptation of the play, and received his seventh Emmy nomination, this time in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. In film, Parsons has played supporting roles in *Hidden Figures* (2016) and *Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile* (2019).
Laura Linney

**Laura Leggett Linney** (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and four Tony Awards.

Linney made her Broadway debut in 1990 before going on to receive Tony Award nominations for the 2002 revival of *The Crucible,* the original Broadway productions of *Sight Unseen* (2004) and *Time Stands Still* (2010), and the 2017 revival of *The Little Foxes*. On television, she won her first Emmy Award for the television film *Wild Iris* (2001), and had subsequent wins for the sitcom *Frasier* (2003–04) and the miniseries *John Adams* (2008). From 2010 to 2013, she starred in the Showtime series *The Big C*, which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013, and in 2017 she began starring in the Netflix crime series *Ozark*.

Linney is also an established film actress. She made her film debut with a minor role in *Lorenzo's Oil* (1992) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for the dramas *You Can Count On Me* (2000), *Kinsey* (2004), and *The Savages*(2007). Her other films include *Primal Fear* (1996), *The Truman Show* (1998), *Mystic River* (2003), *Love Actually* (2003), *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), *The Nanny Diaries* (2007), *Hyde Park on Hudson* (2012), *Mr. Holmes* (2015), *Sully*(2016), and *Nocturnal Animals* (2016).
Keira Knightley

**Keira Christina Knightley**, OBE (/ˈkɪərə ˈnaɪtli/; born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. She is the recipient of an Empire Award and has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards.

Knightley began acting as a child on television and made her feature film debut in 1995, before making her breakthrough with the 2002 film *Bend It Like Beckham*. She began playing Elizabeth Swann in 2003 in the *Pirates of the Caribbean* film series, which led to global fame, and she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Elizabeth Bennet in *Pride & Prejudice* (2005). She subsequently became known for starring in several other period dramas, including *Atonement* (2007), *The Duchess* (2008), *A Dangerous Method* (2011), *Anna Karenina* (2012), and *Colette* (2018). She also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Joan Clarke in the historical drama *The Imitation Game* (2014). Her contemporary film roles were in the romantic comedy *Begin Again* (2013), the action thriller *Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit* (2014), and the adventure film *Everest* (2015).

On stage, Knightley has appeared on the West End in Martin Crimp's 2009 production of *The Misanthrope*, which earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award. She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of *Thérèse Raquin*. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours[1] for services to drama and charity.
Kathryn Joosten

**Kathryn Joosten** (December 20, 1939 – June 2, 2012)[4] was an American television actress. Her best known roles include Dolores Landingham on NBC's *The West Wing* from 1999 to 2002 and Karen McCluskey on ABC's *Desperate Housewives* from 2005 to 2012, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2005 and 2008.
Marian Seldes

**Marian Hall Seldes** (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress whose career spanned over 60 years. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for *A Delicate Balance* in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for *Father's Day* (1971), *Deathtrap* (1978–82), *Ring Round the Moon* (1999), and *Dinner at Eight* (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for *Father's Day*. Her other Broadway credits included *Equus* (1974–77), *Ivanov* (1997), and *Deuce* (2007). She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.
Kris Kristofferson

**Kristoffer Kristofferson** (born June 22, 1936) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.[1] In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the Outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He is also known for his starring roles in *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore*, *Heaven's Gate*, *Blade* and *A Star Is Born*, the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Larry David

**Lawrence Gene David** (born July 2, 1947)[1] is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer.[2]He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television series *Seinfeld*, of which David was the head writer and executive producer from Seasons 1-7. David gained further recognition for the HBO series *Curb Your Enthusiasm,* which he also created, in which he stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.[3]

David's work won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1993. Formerly a stand-up comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's *Fridays*, as well as writing briefly for *Saturday Night Live*. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, and was voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as the 23rd greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 British poll to select "The Comedian's Comedian".[4]
Lauren Bacall

**Lauren Bacall** (/bəˈkɔːl/, born **Betty Joan Perske**; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009 "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures".[1]

Bacall began her career as a model[2] before making her film debut as a leading lady in *To Have and Have Not* (1944). She continued in the film noir genre with appearances with Humphrey Bogart in *The Big Sleep* (1946), *Dark Passage*(1947), and *Key Largo* (1948), and she starred in the romantic comedies *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1953) with Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable, and *Designing Woman* (1957) with Gregory Peck. She co-starred with John Wayne in his final film *The Shootist* (1976) by Wayne's personal request. She also worked on Broadway in musicals, earning Tony Awards for *Applause* (1970) and *Woman of the Year* (1981). She won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in *The Mirror Has Two Faces* (1996).
Liv Tyler

**Liv Rundgren Tyler** (born **Liv Rundgren**; July 1, 1977) is an American actress, producer and former model.[3] She portrayed Arwen Undómiel in the *Lord of the Rings* film trilogy (2001–03).

Tyler began a career in modeling at age 14. She later decided to focus on acting, and made her film debut in *Silent Fall*(1994). She went on to achieve critical recognition with roles in *Heavy*, *Empire Records* (both 1995), *That Thing You Do!*, and *Stealing Beauty* (both 1996). She then appeared in films such as *Inventing the Abbotts* (1997), *Armageddon* (1998), *Cookie's Fortune*, *Onegin* (both 1999), *Dr. T & the Women* (2000), and *One Night at McCool's* (2001).

Following the success of *Lord of the Rings*, Tyler has appeared in a variety of roles, including the films *Jersey Girl* (2004), *Lonesome Jim* (2005), *Reign Over Me* (2007), *The Strangers*, *The Incredible Hulk* (both 2008), *Super* (2010), *Space Station 76* (2014), and *Wildling* (2018). Outside of film, she played the part of Meg Abbott on HBO's *The Leftovers* (2014–2017), and has since starred in the BBC series *Gunpowder* (2017), and the ITV/Hulu series *Harlots* (2018).

Tyler has served as a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador for the United States since 2003, and as a spokesperson for Givenchy's line of perfume and cosmetics.

She is the daughter of Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell, although she has a very close relationship with her adoptive father Todd Rundgren.
Kevin Dunn

**Kevin Dunn** (born August 24, 1956) is an American actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films and television series since the 1980s.

His roles include White House Communications Director Alan Reed in the political comedy *Dave*, US Army Colonel Hicks in the 1998 version of *Godzilla*, Alan Abernathy's father Stuart in *Small Soldiers*, Sam Witwicky's father Ron in *Transformers*, and Oscar Galvin in the 2010 action thriller *Unstoppable*. Notably, he starred as misanthropic Presidential Chief of Staff Ben Cafferty in *Veep*.
Anika Noni Rose

**Anika Noni Rose** (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress and singer known for her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway production of *Caroline, or Change* and her starring role as Lorrell Robinson in the 2006 film *Dreamgirls*. She also voiced Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess in Walt Disney Pictures' 2009 animated film *The Princess and the Frog*. In 2014, Rose played the role of Beneatha Younger in the Broadway revival of *A Raisin in the Sun*, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
Johnny Depp

**John Christopher Depp II** (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for 10 Golden Globe Awards, winning one for Best Actor for his performance of the title role in *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2008) and has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Actor, among other accolades. He is regarded as one of the world's biggest film stars.[1][2]

Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series *21 Jump Street*, becoming a teen idol. He has gained critical praise for his portrayals of inept screenwriter-director Ed Wood in the film of the same name, undercover FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone in *Donnie Brasco*, author J. M. Barrie in *Finding Neverland*, and Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in *Black Mass*. Depp is the third highest-grossing actor worldwide, as films featuring Depp have grossed over US$3.7 billionat the United States box office and over US$10 billion worldwide.[3] He has been listed in the 2012 *Guinness World Records* as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million.[4] His most commercially successful films are the *Pirates of the Caribbean* series, which grossed US$4.5 billion, the *Fantastic Beasts* film series, which grossed US$1.3 billion, *Alice in Wonderland*, which grossed US$1 billion, *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*, which grossed US$474 million, and *The Tourist*, which grossed US$278 million.[5][6][7]

Depp had a supporting role in Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War film *Platoon* and played the title character in the 1990 romantic dark fantasy *Edward Scissorhands*. He later found box office success in the adventure film *Sleepy Hollow*(1999), the swashbuckler film series *Pirates of the Caribbean* (2003–present), the fantasy films *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2005) and *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), the animated comedy western *Rango* (2011) (in which he voiced the title character), and most recently *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald* (2018). Depp has collaborated on nine films with director, producer and friend Tim Burton. Depp was inducted as a Disney Legend in 2015.[8] He has performed in numerous musical groups, including forming the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires along with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.
Jessica Walter

**Jessica Walter** (born January 31, 1941) is an American actress. She is known for appearing in the films *Play Misty for Me* (1971), *Grand Prix* and *The Group* (both 1966), her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom *Arrested Development*, and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX animated series *Archer*. Walter studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.

Walter was a series regular for the first half of season one of *90210*, provided the voice of Fran Sinclair on the series *Dinosaurs*, and starred as the title character of the series *Amy Prentiss*, for which she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie.[1]
Liam Neeson

**Liam John Neeson** OBE (born 7 June 1952)[1] is an actor from Northern Ireland.[2] He has been nominated for a number of awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. *Empire* magazine ranked Neeson among both the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" and "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time".[3]

In 1976, Neeson joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film *Excalibur*(1981). Between 1982 and 1987, Neeson starred in five films, most notably alongside Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in *The Bounty* (1984), and Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in *The Mission* (1986). He landed a leading role alongside Patrick Swayze in *Next of Kin* (1989).

Neeson rose to prominence when he starred as Oskar Schindler in *Schindler's List* (1993). He has since starred in other successful films, including the drama *Nell* (1994), the historical biopic *Michael Collins* (1996), the 1998 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, the epic space opera *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace* (1999), the biographical drama *Kinsey* (2004), the superhero film *Batman Begins* (2005), the action thriller series *Taken* (2008–2014), the survival film *The Grey* (2011), and the historical drama *Silence* (2016). He also provided the voices of Aslan in *The Chronicles of Narnia* trilogy (2005–2010) and the titular monster in *A Monster Calls* (2016).
Jennifer Love Hewitt

**Jennifer Love Hewitt** (born February 21, 1979)[2] is an American actress and singer. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series *Kids Incorporated* (1989–1991) as well as performing as a backup singer. She received her breakthrough role as Sarah Reeves Merrin on the Fox teen drama *Party of Five* (1995–1999) and rose to fame as a teen star for her role as Julie James in the horror film *I Know What You Did Last Summer* (1997) and its 1998 sequel, as well as Amanda Beckett in the teen comedy film *Can't Hardly Wait* (1998).

Hewitt starred alongside Sigourney Weaver in the romantic comedy film *Heartbreakers* (2001) and alongside Jackie Chanin the action comedy film *The Tuxedo* (2002). From 2005 to 2010, Hewitt starred as Melinda Gordon on the CBSsupernatural drama *Ghost Whisperer*, for which she received two Saturn Awards in 2007 and 2008. She later starred on the Lifetime drama series *The Client List* from 2012 to 2013, and was previously nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the pilot film. From 2014 to 2015, she starred as Special Agent Kate Callahan on the CBS crime drama *Criminal Minds*. Since 2018, Hewitt has starred as Maddie Buckley on the Fox police procedural *9-1-1*.

In music, Hewitt released her debut studio album *Love Songs* (1992) at age 12 exclusively in Japan. Thereafter, she signed with Atlantic Records for her second and third studio albums, *Let's Go Bang* (1995) and *Jennifer Love Hewitt*(1996), both of which were commercially unsuccessful. Hewitt's fourth and most recent studio album to date *BareNaked*(2002) was released by Jive Records and became her first album to chart in the United States, peaking at number 37 on the *Billboard* 200 chart. Her most successful single on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart was the 1999 release "How Do I Deal", which peaked at number 59.[3] In addition to music and acting, Hewitt has served as a producer on some of her film and television projects. Hewitt was identified as the "number one reader choice" on the November 1999 and May 2009 covers of *Maxim* magazine.[4] *TV Guide* named her the sexiest woman on television in 2008.[5]