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Hayden Panettiere
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About: Born Aug. 21, 1989, in Palisades, N.Y., Hayden Panettiere appeared in her first commercial when she was just 11 months old and has found steady work in television and film ever since. Thanks to long-standing roles on the soap operas "One Life to Live" (beginning at age 4) and "Guiding Light," viewers have watched Panettiere grow up on television.Panettiere continued her journey to stardom with films such as Remember the Titans, Joe Somebody and HBO's Normal, as well as with recurring roles on te... Link: Hayden Panettiere |
Madeline Kahn
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About: A veteran of stage and screen, Boston native Madeline Kahn began life as Madeline Gail Wolfson on Sept. 29, 1942. She took up acting in high school and appeared in numerous productions while attending New York's Hofstra University.After a stint on stage, Kahn landed her breakout film role in the uproarious What's Up Doc? (1972). Playing a minx in 1973's Paper Moon, Kahn received a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination. A favorite of director Mel Brooks, she starred in four of his wack... Link: Madeline Kahn |
Brad Garrett
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About: Born April 14, 1960, in Woodland Hills, Calif., Brad Garrett has parlayed a gift for vocal gymnastics, an imposing physical stature -- he stands 6 feet 8 inches tall -- and a knack for physical comedy into a career that's spanned stand-up, film, television and Broadway.As the first winner of the "Star Search" comedy competition (1984), Garrett soon found himself an in-demand opening act, appearing with Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli. Vocal work in animated films such as Casper (1995) followed, ... Link: Brad Garrett |
Roddy McDowall
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About: A bright-eyed English actor who launched his career as a child model, Roddy McDowall was born Sept. 17, 1928, in London. At 12, he became a star with a heart-wrenching performance in How Green Was My Valley (1941).As the young actor aged, he made the transition to less precocious roles, famously donning prosthetic makeup to play a talking simian in the Planet of the Apes franchise. He also appeared as a regular guest in popular small-screen fare such as "The Twilight Zone," "Fantasy Island" and ... Link: Roddy McDowall |
Viggo Mortensen
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About: Born in New York on October 20, 1958, Viggo Mortensen grew up in South America and Denmark, returning to New York to study acting. After several years in theatre, he made his film debut in Witness (1985).Following Witness, Mortensen played several bad boys and finally attained greater recognition in Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997) and A Perfect Murder (1998), where he played opposite Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow.His luckiest break came when Peter Jackson started shooting the L... Link: Viggo Mortensen |
Maria Bello
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About: Born April 18, 1967, in Norristown, Pa., Maria Bello was a cheerleader at Archbishop John Carroll High School for Girls in Philadelphia. She attended Villanova University with designs on a law degree, but a drama class turned her to acting instead.Bello's work in off-Broadway plays landed her roles in numerous TV series of the early 1990s: "The Commish," "Nowhere Man," "Due South" and "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (in which she played the lead). Next for Bello was a three-episode appearance on "ER" that wa... Link: Maria Bello |
William Hurt
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About: Born March 20, 1950, in Washington, D.C., William Hurt graduated from Tufts University, attended Juilliard and spent his early years in the theatre, displaying a particular affection for Shakespeare.He made his film debut in Ken Russell's horror classic Altered States (1980), which was soon followed by high-profile roles in Eyewitness (1981), Body Heat (1981) and The Big Chill (1983). His next three films -- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (198... Link: William Hurt |
Ed Harris
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About: Often called "the thinking women's sex symbol," rough-hewn leading man Ed Harris is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Born November 28, 1950, in Englewood, N.J., Harris attended Columbia University, where he was first bitten by the acting bug.After graduating from the theatre program at the University of Oklahoma, Harris headed to Hollywood, where, in 1983, he first attained critical acclaim as astronaut John Glenn in The Right Stuff. Since then, he's appeared year in and year out i... Link: Ed Harris |
Robert Mitchum
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About: A classic tough guy with an inimitable laid-back style, Robert Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on August 6, 1917. He spent his early years wandering the country working odd jobs as a boxer, bouncer and laborer. He tried his hand at acting with the Long Beach Theater Guild in 1942.Bitten with the bug, he made a 1943 film debut as a villain in Hoppy Serves a Writ, the first of 18 film roles that year. A natural for Westerns and war films, Mitchum earned raves and his first and only Oscar no... Link: Robert Mitchum |
Bill Clinton
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About: William Jefferson Clinton was born in Hope, Ark., on August 19, 1946. Clinton excelled as a student and a saxophone player while growing up, and a meeting with President John F. Kennedy while Clinton was in high school led him to enter a life of public service.He graduated from Georgetown University and received a law degree from Yale University in 1973. After marrying Hillary Rodham in 1975, Clinton was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976 and won the governorship in 1978. After losing a b... Link: Bill Clinton |