Ed Asner

Ed Asner won five Emmy awards for portraying the character of Mary Tyler Moore's boss Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), and a crusading ... more

Vince Edwards

Vince Edward's series Ben Casey was the E.R. of its time. Running from 1961-66 on ABC, the series was a pioneer of the 'real-life hospital' school of drama. ... more

Dr. Phil

Dr. Phillip McGraw, PhD. became a daytime television celebrity thanks to his weekly appearances on the popular talk show of Oprah Winfrey. Beginning in 1998, Dr. Phil, ... more

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald, singing with the Chick Webb Band, had her first hit record in 1938 with "A-Tisket, A-Tasket." In 1942 she began a solo career that included appearances in the movies, as ... more

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson got her start singing on the Christian youth conference circuit, then became a mainstream hit with the 1999 pop album Sweet Kisses. That album featured her first hit single, ... more

Tony Romo

After three years as a backup quarterback and ball-holder for placekicks, Tony Romo replaced struggling starter Drew Bledsoe in the second half of a game ... more

Henry Adams

Henry Brooks Adams was the great-grandson of President John Adams, the grandson of President John Quincy Adams and the son of Charles ... more

Alberto Santos-Dumont

For his pioneering work in manned flight Alberto Santos-Dumont is officially called the "Father of Aviation" in his native country of Brazil. Santos-Dumont left Brazil when he was eighteen and moved ... more

Alan Young

Alan Young is most famous for his role as Wilbur, confidante to Mr. Ed, television's most famous talking horse. Young had a ... more

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams wrote smoldering, passionate, conflicted dramas that attracted top actors and gave 20th-century American theater and film some of its ... more

Daniela Pestova

A lanky blonde from Czechoslovakia, Daniela Pestova has gotten her greatest American exposure as a regular in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She has also modelled for the ... more

Topher Grace

Topher Grace was a high school thespian when he was discovered by the creators of the TV sitcom That '70s Show for the plum role of the central character, Eric Forman. The show ran from 1998 ... more

Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher is a lanky comic actor and the executive producer of wacky TV "reality" shows, including MTV's Punk'd. Kutcher, a former model, got his big break on TV when he was cast as a ... more

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid's acting career started with a bang: a small role in the Oscar-winning drama The Last Picture Show (1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich) ... more

Martha Graham

Martha Graham was a pioneer of modern dance and one of the most influential performers and choreographers of the 20th century. She made her independent debut in New York in 1926, after studying in ... more

Ving Rhames

Known for his bald head and distinctive baritone, Ving Rhames was a stalwart supporting actor throughout the 1990s, most notably in the role of crime boss ... more

Rodney King

Rodney Glen King was the black motorist whose beating by white police officers ultimately sparked widespread rioting in Los Angeles in 1992. In the early hours of 3 March 1991, King was pulled over ... more

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria is best known for voicing characters on The Simpsons, including Apu, Moe, and Chief Wiggum. He's also has supporting roles in the feature films ... more

Christopher Lee

After a long and distinguished career as one of the biggest movie stars of horror and fantasy, Christopher Lee is now known to film audiences ... more

John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman

John Chapman was an itinerant agriculturalist and missionary who became known as "Johnny Appleseed," a folk hero of the 19th century American frontier. He showed up in the Ohio River Valley sometime ... more