Brandon Belt is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants from 2011 to 2022 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 2023. He was nicknamed Baby Giraffe, Sparky and Captain. Belt was selected by the Giants in the 5th round of the 2009 MLB draft after playing college baseball at San Jacinto College and the University of Texas at Austin. He made his MLB debut in 2011 and was a member of the Giants’ 2012 and 2014 World Series championship teams. Belt was an All-Star in 2016. After the 2022 season,…
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Sorcha Cusack is an Irish television and stage actress. She has had numerous television credits, including playing the title role in Jane Eyre, as well as roles in Casualty, Coronation Street and Father Brown. Cusack has had an extensive career on stage, performing with companies like the Gate Theatre, Abbey Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. Some of her other notable roles include appearances in Inspector Morse, The Bill, Snatch and Mrs. Brown’s Boys. Siblings Sorcha has five siblings. Sorcha’s older sister is Sinéad Cusack, also an actress. Sinéad is married to actor Jeremy Irons and they have two…
Kristen Bell is an American actress known for her roles in several popular TV shows and films. She rose to fame playing the title character in the TV series Veronica Mars, for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. Bell has voiced the character of Princess Anna in the Disney animated films Frozen, Ralph Breaks the Internet and Frozen II. She starred as Eleanor Shellstrop in the critically acclaimed NBC comedy series The Good Place, earning a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. Throughout her career, Bell has appeared in numerous other films and TV shows,…
Molly McGrath is a Sports Emmy-nominated American sportscaster and studio host who works as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football and college basketball telecasts. She has worked for various sports networks, including Fox Sports and the Boston Celtics, before joining ESPN in 2016. McGrath was born in San Francisco, California to a father of Irish ancestry and a mother of Mexican-Spanish descent. She attended Boston College, where she was the captain of the cheerleading team and earned the athletic director’s award for academic excellence. McGrath currently lives in the Seattle area with her husband, Max Dorsch, and their two…
Dove Cameron is an American singer and actress. She gained recognition for her dual role as the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series Liv and Maddie, for which she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children’s Programming. Cameron has starred in several feature films including Barely Lethal, Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls, Dumplin’, Good Mourning and Vengeance. She has also appeared in television shows such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Marvel Rising franchise. In 2015, Cameron lent her vocals to the soundtrack albums for Liv and Maddie and Descendants, the latter of which topped the…
Kristin Chenoweth is an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre, film and television. She won a Tony Award in 1999 for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway. Chenoweth was nominated for a second Tony Award in 2003 for originating the role of Glinda in the musical, Wicked. She has had recurring television roles on shows like The West Wing, Pushing Daisies (for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award) and Glee. Chenoweth has appeared in various films such as Bewitched,…
Kimber Lynn Eastwood is the daughter of legendary actor Clint Eastwood and actress/dancer Roxanne Tunis born on June 17, 1964 in Los Angeles. She has pursued a career in the entertainment industry, working as an actress, makeup artist, and film producer. As an actress, Kimber has appeared in several films, including The Freeway Maniac, Absolute Power and Rapture. She has also worked as a makeup artist, serving as the lead makeup artist for shows like Wheel of Fortune and Dog the Bounty Hunter, as well as her father’s film, The Mule. In addition to her acting and makeup work, Kimber…
Ali Wong is a comedian, writer, and actress known for her irreverent and incisive work exploring themes of cultural identity, motherhood and sexuality from a feminist perspective. Her parents are Chinese-American and Vietnamese. Wong graduated from San Francisco University High School and majored in Asian-American studies at UCLA. Wong started her career in stand-up comedy, performing in San Francisco and later in New York City. She made her television debut on The Tonight Show and appeared in several TV shows, including Fresh Off the Boat and American Housewife. Siblings Wong is the youngest of four children. She has a brother,…
Andy Samberg is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island, known for their popular SNL Digital Shorts like Lazy Sunday, Dick in a Box and I’m on a Boat. Samberg was a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012, where he gained fame for his comedic work. After leaving SNL, he starred as the lead role of Jake Peralta in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine from 2013 to 2021, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 2013. Samberg…
Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian and author known for her offbeat humor and extensive work on television. She attended Dartmouth College, where she majored in theatre and joined the campus improv troupe. After college, Kaling moved to Brooklyn and co-wrote the off-Broadway play Matt & Ben with her college friend Brenda Withers. This play led to her being recruited by Greg Daniels to write for the American version of The Office, where she played Kelly Kapoor and later became an executive producer and director. Kaling created and starred in the semi-biographical sitcom The Mindy Project, which aired from…
Rachel Bilson is an American actress born on August 25, 1981, in Los Angeles. She made her television debut in 2003 with the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series The O.C. Bilson then appeared in films like The Last Kiss and Jumper. From 2011 to 2015, she starred as Dr. Zoe Hart on Hart of Dixie. She has also appeared in Nashville and Take Two. She has been recognized for her fashion sense and has launched two podcasts, Welcome to the OC, Bitches! and Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson. Siblings Rachel has two younger half-sisters, Hattie Elizabeth…
Seth Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Vancouver as a teenager and later moved to Los Angeles where he landed his breakout role in the TV series Freaks and Geeks in 1999. Rogen has since starred in numerous hit comedy films, often collaborating with director Judd Apatow and his longtime writing partner Evan Goldberg. Some of his most well-known films include Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End and The Interview. In addition to acting, Rogen has also worked as a writer, producer and voice artist, and…
Kristen Wiig is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer. She began her career as a member of the Los Angeles-based improv and sketch-comedy troupe The Groundlings. Wiig joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 2005 and became known for her memorable characters, earning four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She co-wrote and starred in the hit comedy film Bridesmaids, which earned her nominations for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Wiig has also appeared in notable films such as Knocked Up, Paul, The Martian and Ghostbusters.…
Madison Iseman is an American actress born on February 14, 1997, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She is known for her roles in various films and television series including the CMT comedy series, Still the King, where she played Charlotte. Iseman also appeared in the fantasy adventure comedy film, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, playing Bethany Walker. In the comedy horror film, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, she played Sarah Quinn. Her role in the supernatural horror film, Annabelle Comes Home, was that of Mary Ellen. In addition to these films, Iseman has appeared in other television shows, including Modern Family…
Brie Larson is an American actress known for her roles in films like Room and Captain Marvel. She began her acting career at age six with a training program at the American Conservatory Theater. Larson has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also ventured into music and has released an album. Larson is a vocal advocate for social and political issues, including gender equality and sexual assault survivors. Siblings Brie has two siblings, a younger brother, Milo Larson, and a younger sister, Chloe Larson. Milo, born in 1992,…