Emilia Clarke is an English actress best known for her portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, for which she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She has also starred in films such as Terminator Genisys, Me Before You, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Last Christmas. In addition to her acting work, Clarke has been involved in various charitable organizations, including serving as an ambassador for the Royal College of Nursing and the global Nursing Now campaign. Clarke was born in London in 1986 and grew up in Oxfordshire, England. She developed an interest…
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Dick Van Dyke is an American actor, entertainer and comedian known for his affable charm, comedic timing and loose-limbed physical comedy. He has won a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and six Emmy Awards over his illustrious career spanning screen, stage, and television. Van Dyke began his career on radio and television, in nightclubs, and on Broadway. He starred in the original production of Bye Bye Birdie in 1960, winning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Van Dyke then starred as Rob Petrie on the hit sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966,…
Kamala Harris is the 49th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Joe Biden since 2021. She is the first woman, first Black American, and first South Asian American to hold the office. As Vice President, Harris has worked to advance opportunity, deliver for families and protect fundamental freedoms. She has led efforts on issues like reproductive rights, gun violence prevention, voting rights and climate change. Harris has also represented the U.S. abroad, meeting with over 150 world leaders to strengthen global alliances. She has had a distinguished career prior to becoming Vice President, serving as…
Michael J. Fox is a renowned Canadian-American actor and activist who has had a prolific career in film and television, despite being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the young age of 29. He rose to fame in the 1980s, starring as Alex P. Keaton on the hit TV series Family Ties and portraying Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy. After publicly disclosing his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1998, Fox became a prominent advocate for Parkinson’s research and treatment, founding the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 which has raised over $1 billion for Parkinson’s research. Despite the…
Jill Biden is the First Lady of the United States, having assumed the role in 2021 when her husband, Joe Biden, became President. She is an educator who has been a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College since 2009, making her the first presidential spouse to maintain an independent career outside of the White House. Prior to becoming First Lady, Jill served as Second Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was Vice President. During this time, she advocated for community colleges, military families, and the education of women and girls around the…
Lonzo Ball is a 26-year-old American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. He was drafted 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2017 NBA Draft after a successful college career at UCLA. As a rookie with the Lakers in 2017-18, Ball was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He has since played for the New Orleans Pelicans and Chicago Bulls, though persistent knee injuries have limited his playing time in recent seasons. Ball comes from a basketball family – his younger brothers LiAngelo and LaMelo are also professional players. He…
Marlo Thomas is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist best known for starring on the sitcom That Girl from 1966 to 1971. She has won numerous awards, including four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Thomas has published several best-selling books, including Free to Be… You and Me,.The Right Words at the Right Time and her 2009 memoir, Growing Up Laughing. She serves as the National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which was founded by her father, Danny Thomas. In her personal life, Thomas was in…
Melania Trump is the former First Lady of the United States, having served from 2017 to 2021 as the wife of former president Donald Trump. She was born Melanija Knavs in Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia) in 1970 and began a successful modeling career at age 16. Melania moved to the United States in 1996 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006. As First Lady, she focused her efforts on issues affecting children, including well-being, social media use, and opioid abuse. Melania launched the BE BEST awareness campaign in 2018 to address these concerns. She also traveled both domestically…
Andy Dick is an American actor and comedian known for his eccentric behavior, drug addiction, and allegations of sexual misconduct. He started his television career in the 1990s, appearing on shows like The Ben Stiller Show, NewsRadio and Less Than Perfect. He also had his own sketch comedy series The Andy Dick Show on MTV from 2001-2003. Dick has struggled with substance abuse issues and has undergone drug rehabilitation over 20 times. He has been arrested multiple times, including for alleged sexual misconduct. In 2022, he was ordered to register as a sex offender after a 2018 conviction. Despite his…
Blake Griffin is a former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Los Angeles Clippers and Detroit Pistons in the NBA. He was selected first overall by the Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft and was a six-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection. Griffin played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he was named the consensus national college player of the year as a sophomore. Griffin was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 16, 1989. During his career, he averaged 19.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. He is currently a free agent after…
Lorenza Izzo is a Chilean actress and model who has appeared in several films including Aftershock, The Green Inferno, Knock Knock and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She was born in Santiago, Chile in 1989 to Chilean model Rosita Parsons, and has Italian descent on her father’s side and a younger sister, Clara Lyon Parsons, who is also a model. Izzo began her career in modeling and journalism, but later moved to New York City to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She made her acting debut in the 2010 independent film Instructions for my…
Ana de Armas is a Cuban-Spanish actress who began her career in Cuba and later moved to Spain and then the United States to pursue acting. She was born on April 30, 1988 in Havana, Cuba. de Armas started acting at age 14, studying at the National Theatre School of Havana. She made her film debut in the 2006 Cuban drama, Una rosa de Francia. At age 18, she moved to Madrid, Spain, where she starred in the popular TV drama El Internado.from 2007 to 2010. In 2014, de Armas moved to Los Angeles and began learning English to land…
Ashley Tisdale is an American actress, singer and producer. She rose to prominence in the mid-2000s for her role as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series. Tisdale has also starred in other TV shows and films, such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hellcats, and Phineas and Ferb. She has released three studio albums, with her debut album Headstrong earning a gold certification. Tisdale has also worked as an executive producer on several TV shows, including Young & Hungry and Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure. Recently, she has been pregnant with her second child, with her former…
Tommy Mottola is an American music executive, producer and author. He served as the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment for nearly 15 years, during which he helped launch the careers of many Latin artists and contributed to the Latin Explosion in popular music. After leaving Sony in 2003, Mottola founded Mottola Media Group and has since produced several Broadway musicals, including A Bronx Tale and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. He has also created documentaries for HBO, such as The Latin Explosion: A New America and 15: A Quinceanera Story. Siblings Mottola has three siblings, namely Mary Ann…
Seth Green is an American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in comedy films and television shows. Portraying Scott Evil, Dr. Evil’s son, in the Austin Powers film series and voicing Chris Griffin on the animated series Family Guy are some of his notable acting credits. Green is also the co-creator, writer, director and producer of the adult animated comedy series Robot Chicken, which has earned him several awards. Siblings Green has two siblings. His older sister is Kaela Green, an actress and producer known for her work on shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gilmore Girls. His…