Casey Hampton, also known as “Big Snack,” is a former American professional football nose tackle who played in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the entirety of his career. Hampton was born in Galveston, Texas, and he began his career playing high school football where he was named the District Defensive Player of the Year twice, and was a... read full bio
Cheryl Ladd possessing an effervescent personality and embodying the beauty, grace, class and charm of old Hollywood, its no wonder Cheryl Ladd remains one of Tinseltowns favorite actresses. Since her big break as one of the beloved Charlies Angels, Ladds career has traversed television, film, and Broadway, and the beautiful actor-singer-author is still very much a triple-threat! ... read full bio
Catherine Hicks was voted the #1 Female Role Model on television by Talk Magazine for her portrayal of Annie Camden, wife and mother on WB/CWs most popular TV series, 7th Heaven. Catherine Hicks personal passions range from genocide in Darfur, starvation around the world, the elderly, teenage struggles and animal rights. Catherine Hicks has first hand knowledge of the... read full bio
Chuck Mangione is an American flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good". Mangione has released more than thirty albums. Chuck Mangione's quartet with saxophonist Gerry Niewood was a popular concert and recording act. "Bellavia", recorded during this collaboration, won Mangione his first Grammy Award in the category Best Instrumental Composition. Mangione's... read full bio
She began playing the piano at five, learned the clarinet, flute and saxophone while in high school, then later accomplished the mandolin and guitar. Johnson also focused on singing and songwriting. Johnson continues to write music for other artists, including SheDaisy, Pam Tillis, Kathy Mattea and Patty Loveless. Her first two singles,”Georgia” and “Complicated,” reached No. 1 on the Canadian... read full bio
It is fitting that a south of the border gamble nearly two decades ago would ultimately yield an acclaimed Texas troubadour. Cory Morrow’s humble artistic beginnings read like the gritty lyric of an unwritten Townes Van Zandt song. This straight-shooting musician, who droped his ninth solo release Vagrants And Kings, started strumming at the age of 15. He began playing... read full bio
The first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft, astronaut Eileen Collins has led an inspiring life of adventure, leadership, and achievement. A female trailblazer, Collins was named an astronaut by NASA in 1990. She quickly went on to become the first female pilot on a space shuttle with the Discovery flight in 1995, and the first female commander... read full bio
Cameron Sinclair is an architect, author, humanitarian, and visionary who co-founded Architecture for Humanity (AFH) in 1999. While studying at the University of Westminster and the Bartlett School of Architecture, Sinclair's passion for social, cultural, and humanitarian design developed. His postgraduate thesis focused on providing sustainable, transitional housing to New York's homeless population. Together with Kate Stohr, Sinclair founded AFH, a... read full bio
Carol Wincenc is among the leading American flutists of her generation and is active as a soloist, chamber player, and professor of flute performance. Her choice of repertory is broad, encompassing standards by J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Nielsen, as well as contemporary works, especially by American composers. In the latter realm, she is known for giving many important premieres of... read full bio
Chris Sarandon played Ace Humperdinck in the film The Princess Bride, the vampire Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night, Detective Mike Norris in the first entry of the Child's Play series, and provided the speaking voice of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. In addition to voicing Jack Skellington in the film, Sarandon reprised the role in the video games... read full bio
Christian Kane is an American actor and singer/songwriter of Native American descent. He currently stars as Eliot Spencer on the TNT series Leverage. He is best known for his roles in the television shows: Angel and Into the West, and the movies Just Married and Secondhand Lions. He is the lead singer of the country-southern rock band Kane; their album,... read full bio
Voted Female Athlete of the Year nine times, Cameron Myler is an American luger who was a member of the U.S. National Luge Team from 1985 to 1998. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of fifth in the women's singles event at Albertville in 1992. She carried the American flag during the opening ceremony of the... read full bio
Cleo Laine is a singer who has done just about everything. She's played everywhere - English dance halls to London's Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie to the Blue Note Cafe. She's been on stage, on Broadway, to London's West End, done opera and the BBC. Cleo's records continue to be distributed worldwide. Her Woman to Woman album merited five stars out... read full bio
Few acts have carved as distinctive a niche in modern musical history as Confederate Railroad. With their high-energy combination of honky-tonk rockers, sensitive ballads, and offbeat humor, they have created a unique identity that has brought them chart success, multi-platinum sales, and continued popularity as a road band. Versatility, likeability, and a willingness to stretch boundaries are all part of... read full bio
Charles Johnson is an American professional football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the NFL. Johnson was born in Elsmere, Kentucky, and he began his career playing football, baseball, basketball, and track in high school where he earned All-state and All-conference honors two years in a row. Johnson went on to play college football at Grand Valley... read full bio
Cedric Jennings was a bright and ferociously determined honor student at Ballou, a high school in one of Washington, D.C.'s most dangerous neighborhoods, where the dropout rate was well into double digits and just 80 students out of more than 1,350 boast an average of B or better. At Ballou, Cedric had few friends. Cedric Jennings's driving ambition - which... read full bio
Perhaps the most well-known roles for Christian Finnegan are that of one of the initial panelists on VH1's "Best Week Ever" and Chad, the lone white roommate in the notorious "Mad Real World" comedy from "Chappelle's Show." The popular syndicated sitcom "Are We There Yet" cast Christian as Martin, and fans of politics will recognize him from his numerous appearances... read full bio
The current Basie ensemble is uniquely equipped to render this distillation. One reason is the remarkable continuity of personnel that continues to connect the past to the present in the band. There are five permanent members in the current Basie Band who played under Count Basie's personal leadership.This is no exercise in nostalgia, however. Over its history, the Basie Orchestra... read full bio
Chris Mann is an American singer-songwriter from Wichita, Kansas. He rose to fame after finishing in fourth place on the second season of the reality television series “The Voice”. During the show Mann performed songs from artists such as Coldplay, Andrea Bocelli, Simon & Garfunkel, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera and more. Mann graduated from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music... read full bio
Caryn Bark is a writer, playwright, comedian, essayist, comedienne, and novelist. The critically acclaimed one-woman performance Diary of a Skokie Girl, which she created and performed, has played to sold-out crowds in Winnipeg Jewish Theater in Canada as well as in Chicago, Kansas City, Little Rock, and Phoenix. She has worked for HBO and Comedy Central, starred on Girls' Nite... read full bio
