Billy Porter is an American actor, singer, and director known for his work in both theater and television. He has won numerous awards, including three Tony Awards, a Grammy Award and an Emmy Award. Porter gained notice for his role as Lola in the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, for which he won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He has also starred in the television series, Pose, earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. Porter has been open about his struggles with HIV, revealing his diagnosis in 2007…
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Colin Jost is an American comedian, writer and actor born on June 29, 1982, in Staten Island, New York City. He has been a staff writer for NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) since 2005 and co-anchor of Weekend Update since 2014. Jost has also served as one of the show’s head writers from 2012 to 2015 and later from 2017 to 2022. He has performed stand-up comedy and has appeared in various TV shows and movies, including How to Be Single and Tom & Jerry. Jost has been recognized for his work, including being nominated for 14 Primetime Emmys and…
Tina Fey is an American writer, comedian, actress, and producer born on May 18, 1970, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. She is known for her work on Saturday Night Live (SNL) and the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which she created and starred in. Fey has won numerous awards, including nine Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She has also been recognized for her work in film, including Mean Girls, Baby Mama, Date Night and Soul. Siblings Tina has a younger brother named Peter Fey. He is not as well-known as Tina, but…
Bill Hader is an Emmy-winning actor, writer, producer, and comedian known for his work on Saturday Night Live (2005-2013) and his starring role in the HBO series Barry. He graduated from the New York Film Academy’s filmmaking program at Princeton University in 1996. Hader has won numerous awards, including two Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Barry. He has also been nominated for several Golden Globe Awards for his work on Barry. Siblings Bill has two younger sisters, Katie Hader and Kara Hader. Katie is also an actress, known for her roles in the TV…
Cindy Crawford is an American model, actress and producer born on February 20, 1966, in DeKalb, Illinois. She rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s as one of the most popular supermodels, known for her iconic beauty mark and athletic physique. Crawford has been married twice, first to actor Richard Gere from 1991 to 1995, and then to businessman Rande Gerber since 1998. She has two children with Gerber, including the model Kaia Gerber. Crawford has expanded her career into acting, appearing in films like Fair Game and 54, as well as television shows like Cougar Town. She has…
Jeff Tremaine is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the MTV reality stunt show Jackass with Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville. Tremaine was born on September 4, 1966, in Durham, North Carolina. He is the former editor of Big Brother Magazine and a former art director of the influential BMX magazine GO, as well as a former professional BMX rider. Tremaine has directed and produced several films and television series, including Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 3D, Wildboyz, Rob & Big, Nitro Circus, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness.…
Johnny Knoxville is an American stunt performer, actor, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show, Jackass, and its subsequent movies. Knoxville has appeared in various movies, including The Dukes of Hazzard, Men in Black II, A Dirty Shame and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He has also had roles in several television shows, such as King of the Hill and Family Guy. Knoxville is known for his unique blend of humor and physical stunts, which have made him a popular figure in the entertainment industry. Siblings Knoxville has only one…
Artie Lange is an American stand-up comedian, actor and radio personality best known for his tenures on the sketch comedy series Mad TV and The Howard Stern Show. He grew up in New Jersey and initially worked as a longshoreman and taxi driver before pursuing comedy full-time in the early 1990s. Lange gained fame as a cast member on Mad TV, but was fired in 1997 after a drug arrest. He later found success co-starring with Norm Macdonald in the film Dirty Work and the sitcom The Norm Show. In 2001, Lange joined The Howard Stern Show, where he became…
Howard Stern is an American radio personality known for his controversial and popular radio show, The Howard Stern Show. He was born on January 12, 1954 in Roosevelt, New York. Stern began his radio career in the 1970s and developed his show through morning positions at various radio stations in New York, Connecticut, Michigan and Washington D.C. In 2006, Stern moved his show to Sirius Satellite Radio (now SiriusXM) where it continues to air today on two dedicated channels. Over the years, he has won numerous awards including Billboard’s Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year eight times. Additionally, Stern…
Jessica Simpson is an American singer, actress and businesswoman. She rose to fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s with her music and reality TV shows, and has released several successful albums, including Sweet Kisses and In This Skin. Simpson has also appeared in various TV shows and movies, such as Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica and Fashion Star. In addition to her entertainment career, she has built a successful business empire through her fashion brand, the Jessica Simpson Collection, which includes clothing, accessories and fragrances. Simpson has also been involved in various philanthropic efforts, including her VH1 documentary series,…
James Franco is an American actor, filmmaker and college instructor born on April 19, 1978, in Palo Alto, California. He gained recognition for his breakthrough role on the television series, Freaks and Geeks, and later starred in the Spider-Man trilogy. Franco has also appeared in numerous films, including Milk, 127 Hours, Spring Breakers and Oz the Great and Powerful. He has been nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award and has won several awards, including a Golden Globe Award. Siblings James has two younger brothers, Tom Franco and Dave Franco, who are also involved…
Jessica Alba is an American actress and businesswoman born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, California. She began her acting career at age 13 in the 1994 film, Camp Nowhere, and later gained prominence as the lead actress in the television series, Dark Angel. Alba has starred in numerous films, including Fantastic Four Sin City, The Eye and Mechanic: Resurrection She has received several awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe nomination and MTV Movie Awards. Sibling Jessica has one younger brother, Joshua Alba, who was born on March 31, 1982. Joshua is also involved in the entertainment industry, having…
Mekhi Phifer is an American actor known for his roles in films like 8 Mile and the TV series, ER. He began his acting career in 1995 when he landed the lead role in Spike Lee’s film, Clockers. Phifer went on to appear in several other films in the 1990s and 2000s, including High School High, Soul Food, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and Paid in Full. He is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Gregory Pratt on the long-running medical drama, ER, which he starred in from 2002 to 2008. In addition to his…
Annie Potts is an American film, television, and stage actress known for her roles in popular 1980s films such as Ghostbusters and Pretty in Pink. She made her film debut in the 1978 comedy Corvette Summer, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. Potts is also known for voicing the character Bo Peep in the Toy Story animated film franchise. She played the role of Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom Designing Women from 1986 to 1993. Throughout her career, she has been nominated for various awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards,…
Simon Helberg is an American actor and comedian born on December 9, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his role as Howard Wolowitz in the CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon, for which he won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Helberg has also appeared in several films, including Florence Foster Jenkins, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Annette. He started acting in 1999, taking guest roles and small parts, establishing himself as a character performer and comedian. Helberg attended New York University’s Tisch School…
Mayim Bialik is an American actress, author and neuroscientist best known for her roles in Blossom and The Big Bang Theory. She was born in San Diego, California in 1975 to a Jewish family. Bialik began acting as a child, with her first major role in the 1988 film Beaches. She attended UCLA, earning a B.S. in neuroscience in 2000 and a Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2007, specializing in Prader-Willi syndrome. In addition to her acting work, Bialik is an author, having written books on parenting, feminism, and mental health. She hosted the podcast Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown and served as…