Bong Joon-ho is a South Koren filmmaker from Daegu, South Korea. Bong has majored in sociology from Yonsei University and has previously served a two-year term in the military in accordance with South Korea’s compulsory military service before he went back to college. While back in college, Bong founded the film club Yellow Door where he began making his first... read full bio
Babasonicos is an Argentinean rock band that consists of members Adrian “Dargelos” Rodriguez, Diego “Uma” Rodriguez, Diego “Uma-T” Tunon, Diego “Panza” Castellano and Mariano “Roger” Dominguez. Babasonicos was formed in the early 90’s alongside other rock bands such as Los Brujos and Peligrosos Gorriones. They became a huge part of the underground rock movement in Argentina and over the years... read full bio
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who has previously served as the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ki-moon was born in Insei, Japanese Korea, which is now known as Eumseong County, South Korea. While in high school, Ki-moon excelled in his studies of the English language which led to him winning an essay contest that earned... read full bio
Matthew Samuels, better known as Boi-1da, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He is best known for working with artists such as, Drake, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Nas, Jay-Z, Eminem, and many more. His most notable work includes being executive producer for Drake’s mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”. Samuels taught himself how to use FL Studio beat-making... read full bio
The eight multi-talented members of the Filipino pop phenomenon BINI are Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena. With the simultaneous #1 and #2 positions on the top Filipino music charts with the singles "Salamin, Salamin" and "Pantropiko," the girls have swiftly emerged as the largest female Filipino artist in history and the second-biggest artist in the Philippines... read full bio
Brenda Lee has recently reached her 60th anniversary as a recording artist and 66th anniversary in show business. Brenda sang her way out of an impoverished childhood and into the hearts of the world. By six, she was astounding listeners with a mature sound and lyric interpretation reserved for women who had gathered both through time and experience. Before turning... read full bio
Nashville-based parody band, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots sold out the 1,000 Wilbur Theater within just minutes. The venue has hosted comedians such as Joel McHale, Jimmy Fallon, Bill Maher and Joan Rivers. It took Tracy Morgan nearly a full day to sell out his first Picking Up The Pieces stop at the same venue. The Raging Idiots began... read full bio
Bellamy Young is popular for playing First Lady of the United States Melody “Mellie” Grant in the successful ABC drama Scandal, which is going on its sixth season. She has received a Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for this role. Guest starring roles throughout television has included The X Files, ER, NCIS, Grey’s... read full bio
Sports broadcasting legend Bob Costas has an illustrious career spanning decades of compelling play-by-play, smart reporting, and entertaining hosting. When he joined NBC in 1980, he rapidly established himself as a versatile asset, lending his skills to a wide range of projects. Costas shown a tremendous range of abilities throughout his time there, including his knowledge of collegiate basketball, Major League... read full bio
For over twenty years, Bianca Jagger has campaigned for human rights, social and economic justice and environmental protection throughout the world. Ms. Jagger has spent much of her life visiting war zones and refugee camps and denouncing human rights violations. She has provided a voice to the voiceless and hope to the hopeless. A strong advocate for human and women's... read full bio
Tony award-winning actress Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics in Broadway's most popular musicals throughout her illustrious career. While Peters is best known for her work in the theatre, her career doesn't end at the footlights. She boasts an impressive list of television credits ranging from performing arts specials to appearances in variety shows. A performer of... read full bio
Any discussion of Buddy Guy invariably involves a recitation of his colossal musical resume and hard-earned accolades. He's a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, Guitar Center's Hollywood Rockwalk and Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum inductee. He is also a chief guitar influence to rock titans like Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, and Vaughan, a pioneer... read full bio
Blue Rodeo is one of the most successful and well known contemporary Canadian bands, having released 12 full-length studio albums, three live recordings, one greatest hits package and five video/DVDs. Their studio albums have sold over three million copies. Blue Rodeo members have collaborated extensively with other notable Canadian artists, including Sarah McLachlan, The Tragically Hip, Burton Cummings, Great Big... read full bio
Bonnie Hunt is a Chicago actress who took her comedy improvisation skills to Hollywood and made a name playing wisecracking moms, sisters and wives in movies such as Beethoven, Jerry Maguire and Cheaper by the Dozen. Bonnie Hunt was working as a nurse when she got her start in live comedy troupes, small but memorable roles in Rain Man and... read full bio
Big Head Todd and the Monsters is not a remake of a scary horror film. They are, however, a scary great rock group punctuated with one ""Guitar God"" in the name of Todd Park Mohr. Along with his three mates Brian Nevin (drums, percussion, vocals) Jeremy Lawton (keyboards, pedal steel guitar, vocals) and Rob Squires (on bass and vocals). The... read full bio
Biz Stone is an American creative director, software engineer, and businessperson. He is best known for co-founding Twitter and has previously been the creative director at Xanga. He studied at both Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston but did not graduate. Stone started his career as a designer for Little, Brown and Co. From there, he earned his... read full bio
What is nearly as unlikely as the success of The Brian Setzer Orchestra--a true, 17-piece Big Band fronted by an electric guitar--is that no one has jumped on the bandwagon. The reason, suggests Brian Setzer, is simple: ""This isn't like punk rock, where anyone could pick up a guitar and play loud. The level of musicianship required is pretty high.""... read full bio
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones is a primarily instrumental group that draws equally on bluegrass, fusion and jazz, sometimes dubbed blu-bop". The band formed in 1988, initially to perform once on the PBS series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones have toured extensively since then, often playing over 200 concerts per year. Each of the current members of the quartet has... read full bio
Bush found immediate success with the release of their debut album Sixteen Stone, which is certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA. They went on to become one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990s, selling over 10 million records in the United States. Bush has had numerous top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, and one... read full bio
Bill Pullman rose to prominence with his fine performances in the hit While You Were Sleeping and in the blockbuster, Independence Day. Pullman's bland good looks and husky voice helped secure him starring assignments as space adventurer Lone Starr in Mel Brooks's dismal Spaceballs and as an anthropologist who falls prey to the old nail-through-the-scrotum trick in The Serpent and... read full bio
