Texas native A.J. Foyt is a record holding motor sports driver with 159 USAC career wins and 67 All-American championship wins. He stands as the only driver to collectively win the Indianapolis 500 (four times over), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Additionally, he is the 1976 and 1977 winner of... read full bio
Al Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party. Franken narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman and was sworn in to the Senate on July 7, 2009. Franken achieved prominence as a writer and performer for the television show Saturday Night Live... read full bio
Andy Finnie is founder and managing director of Aged2Excel Ltd, a company that specializes in providing a complete portfolio of age diversity services. Originally set up to support the employment needs of the experienced job seeker, the company has continually developed and now offers a number of services, including advice, guidance and support for employers seeking to implement new policies,... read full bio
Andrew Shue is best known for his performance as Billy Campbell on the Aaron Spelling production Melrose Place, a spinoff of the popular Beverly Hills 90210. He also played a role in the Francis Ford Coppola film The Rainmaker, and the feature film Gracie. Shue co-founded Do Something, the thriving social action organization aimed at youth. He is also one... read full bio
Alfred Molina is a British actor, best known for his performance in Chocolat and Spider-Man 2. His other note worthy roles include Species, Not Without My Daughter, Frida, Steamboy, The Hoax, The Prince of Persia:The Sands of Time, The Da Vinci Code, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. He also starred as DDA / Detective Ricardo Morales on the... read full bio
Playing Janice Soprano on the HBO TV series The Sopranos earned Aida Turturro two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has also appeared in a number of films, including True Love, Jersey Girl, What About Bob, Junior, Money Train, Sleepers, Jaded, Fallen, Illuminata, Deep Blue Sea, Mickey Blue Eyes, Bringing Out the Dead, Play... read full bio
Arlen Specter is the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania. Specter is a Democrat, but was a Republican from 1965 until switching to the Democratic Party in 2009. Elected to the Senate in 1980, Specter staked out a spot in the political center. In April 2006, he was selected by Time as one of America's Ten Best Senators. On April... read full bio
Adrian Fernandez is a Mexican racing driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team. Adrian began his motocross-racing career at the age of 8 and at the age of 15 he made his permanent move to cars. His first race was at the age of 16 when he entered the 24 Hours of Mexico. Fernandez has competed in... read full bio
Adrien Brody's Best Actor Oscar win in 2002 for his performance in Roman Polanski's The Pianist made him the youngest Best Actor recipient in history. His portrayal of Wladyslaw Szpilman also earned him Best Actor nominations from the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA. After The Pianist Brody appeared in four very different movies. In Dummy he portrayed... read full bio
Avy Ashery exhibits his nationally popular art and design and talks about the controversial stories behind the art. This includes the “The Prayer” the famous illustration that was banned in the USSR and becomes an award winner in a “restricted” country club in Tulsa. Listen to the political story behind the first Chanukah stamp design at the U.S. Postal Service.... read full bio
Andrew Mason is the founder and former CEO of Groupon, a Chicago-based website offering users deep discounts on local businesses. Since its beginning, Groupon has sold more than six million deals. With Groupon taking 50 percent of every deal, plus a small credit-card handling fee, Groupon's annual revenue is estimated to be $800 million. Since departing Groupon, Mason released a... read full bio
After successfully co-creating and co-hosting Comedy Centrals The Man Show"" Adam Carolla has become somewhat of an expert on men. Carolla with counterpart Jimmy Kimmel created a show that simply celebrates all things male. Carolla developed the character ""Mr. Birchum, Wood Shop Teacher"" for Los Angeles radio KROQ's ""Kevin and Bean"" show and ""Mr. Birchum"" soon became one of the... read full bio
Ashton Shepherd writes in a style that is as refreshing and direct as her personality. Her bell-like voice chimes with innocence on the charming rural celebration “Sounds So Good.” She’s a feisty, fun country gal on the loose “I Like Being Single” and “Not Right Now.” “Old Memory That Don’t Remember Me” and “Whiskey Won the Battle” are classic-sounding “weeper”... read full bio
Aaron Watson is a Country singer, loved by fans for his unforgettable performances and for his song, “Hearts Are Breaking Across Texas”, which reached No. 1 on the Texas music charts. His other popular songs include “That Look”, “Bluebonnets (Julia’s Song)”, and “Outta Style”. Night-by-night, fan-by-fan, album-by-album, and one honky-tonk stage at a time, Watson has grown into an unstoppable... read full bio
Adam Trent is a mesmerizing magician that produces his own show with original music, dance and magic. He is taking the magic world by storm, blending dancing and singing to his own original pop music with innovative stage illusions, charming wit, and emotion to create an experience that is part magic show, part concert, and part stand up comedy. Though... read full bio
Andrew Wegman Bird is a musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He plays the violin, guitar and loops. Bird is also known for his vocals and whistling. Growing up, Bird was surrounded by classical music. As a child, he was interested in Irish tunes and bluegrass. He also cites English and Scottish folk music as an early influence. His early jazz influences... read full bio
Alex Clare is a British singer and musician from southwest London, now living in north-west London, UK. His cover of Prince's ""When Doves Cry"" was deemed the Song of the Day by Reggie Yates on BBC Radio 1. Shortly after, Clare's song ""Too Close"" was featured in several Internet advertisements and was announced as the Megahit of the Week by... read full bio
Comedian Adam Ray is best known for his role in the film Heat. He is a graduate of the USC Acting Conservatory and spent a year of his studies abroad, studying at the British American Drama Academy in London. Since 2007, Adam has spent time doing improve with the UCB theater in New York City and Los Angeles. His TV... read full bio
Allen Stone is an American singer best known for his YouTube hit “Unaware,” which has been viewed over 2 million times. The singer-songwriter from the tiny backwoods town of Chewelah, Washington just sees himself as a hippie with soul. One look at his long, curly blond hair and thick-rimmed glasses brings home the first part of that equation—and perhaps leaves... read full bio
Adrienne Bailon is a singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality from New York City's lower east side. Her first claim to fame was the successful award-winning hip hop soul and R&B girl group 3LW; where Bailon was a founding member as well as the lead singer of the trio. Bailon then became half of Disney's International phenomenon The Cheetah Girls.... read full bio
