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Jim Carrey
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About: Rubber-faced Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, on January 17, 1962. Despite family hardships, the high school dropout pursued a stand-up comedy career. After a gig at The Comedy Store, Carrey broke into movies, starting with Copper Mountain (1983).The sitcom "The Duck Factory" led to his starring debut in First Bitten, followed by small roles in Peggy Sue Got Married and The Dead Pool. Carrey's outrageous shtick on TV's "In Living Color" scored with young fans, and by 1994 he was on a b... Link: Jim Carrey |
Steve Carell
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About: Born Aug. 16, 1963, in Acton, Mass., Steve Carell found a home early in his career with Chicago's Second City improv troupe, where he would meet his future collaborator, Stephen Colbert.After appearing in several sitcoms, including the short-lived Julia Louis-Dreyfus vehicle "Watching Ellie," Carell landed on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," where he quickly acquired a loyal following. Working as an on-air "reporter," he displayed his brilliant comedic timing in segments such as "Even Stev/phe... Link: Steve Carell |
Will Arnett
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About: Canadian actor Will Arnett -- who has lent his distinctive voice to animated films and television commercials -- was born in Toronto in 1970.Arnett's first silver-screen appearance of note came in the 1998 indie drama Southie. Soon thereafter, he began to garner growing attention with guest-star gigs on such ratings blockbusters as "Sex and the City," "The Sopranos" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." In 2003, Arnett signed on as part of the ensemble cast of the acclaimed sitcom "Arrested D... Link: Will Arnett |
Amy Poehler
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About: Born in Burlington, Mass., on Sept. 16, 1971, Amy Poehler began exploring a career in comedy while still a student at Boston College as a member of the My Mother's Fleabag improv troupe.After graduation, Poehler moved to Chicago to work with the world-famous Second City, where she met friend and future co-star Tina Fey. Along with Fey, Poehler would become one of the most popular female performers on "Saturday Night Live" (2001-08), developing memorable sketch characters as well as co-anchoring ... Link: Amy Poehler |
Carol Burnett
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About: With her trademark ear tug and Tarzan yell, comedienne and actress Carol Burnett endeared herself to millions through her long-running TV show "The Carol Burnett Show." Born in San Antonio April 26, 1933, Burnett was raised by her grandmother, who encouraged her interest in performing.After studying theater and English at the University of California, Los Angeles, Burnett worked in nightclubs before beginning to appear on the early TV variety shows of Steve Allen, Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar. In 1... Link: Carol Burnett |
Seth Rogen
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About: A Canadian actor, writer and producer who's often cast as an affable "everyman" -- or a stoner -- Seth Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on April 15, 1982, and began his career in stand-up comedy, placing second in a citywide contest for amateur comics when he was just 16.In 1999, the young actor landed his first television role, playing the wisecracking Ken on the critically acclaimed comedy-drama "Freaks and Geeks," which proved to be a short-lived gig. But series producer Judd Ap... Link: Seth Rogen |
Dane Cook
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About: The second youngest of seven siblings, Dane Cook was born in Boston on March 18, 1972. He had an aptitude for drama in high school, but the self-described introvert ultimately gravitated toward the extroverted world of improvisational and stand-up comedy.As an open-mic comedian, Cook developed a signature style that was frenzied and frenetic, spawning a string of popular specials on Comedy Central and best-selling comedy albums. He hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the first time in 2005 and incr... Link: Dane Cook |
Jaime Pressly
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About: Model-turned-actress Jaime Pressly -- a native of Kinston, N.C. -- was born July 30, 1977, the daughter of a used car salesman and a classical dance instructor.The blond beauty made the jump to films in 1997, playing vampy teen sirens in her early screen endeavors, which include the erotic sequel Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. She followed up with a part as a catty cheerleader in the 1998 teen comedy Can't Hardly Wait and next portrayed a young vixen in the mockumentary Ringmaster. In 2001, Pres... Link: Jaime Pressly |
Isla Fisher
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About: Although Isla Fisher first captured the attention of American audiences with her zany turn as a sex-crazed bridesmaid in Wedding Crashers (2005), the actress has been working steadily in television and film since age 9.Born to Scottish parents on Feb. 3, 1976, in Muscat, Oman, Fisher spent most of her young life in Australia, where in 1994, she began appearing in the long-running soap opera "Home and Away." Fisher followed her on-the-job dramatic training with studies at Paris's prestigious Jacq... Link: Isla Fisher |
John Travolta
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About: John Travolta was born February 18, 1954, in Englewood, N.J. A high school dropout, he made his acting debut in commercials and in the touring company of the musical "Grease." In 1975, he made his film debut (with a one-line role in The Devil's Rain) and launched his teen-idol career with a role on the TV sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter."Travolta shot to superstardom in Saturday Night Fever (1977), earning an Oscar nomination as Best Actor. Just months later, he delivered a one-two punch with the i... Link: John Travolta |