Actor and producer Billy Zane is probably best known for his role as Caledon ""Cal"" Hockley from the blockbuster film Titanic. For his performance in this role, he was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, a Blockbuster Entertainment Award, and a SAG award. He is also known for his leading role in the comic book action film... read full bio
Greta Scacchi returned to England to pursue an acting career, studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with Miranda Richardson and Amanda Redman. Scacchi made her film debut in the German movie Das Zweite Gesicht and gave versatile performances in films such as Heat and Dust, The Ebony Tower, The Coca Cola Kid, White Mischief, Presumed Innocent, The Player... read full bio
Mirror Ball Champion Karina Smirnoff made her mark for eighteen seasons as one of the featured dancers on Dancing with the Stars. We first fell in love with Karina during Season 3 when she swung into a second place finish with partner Mario Lopez. Not bad for a DWTS rookie. The next season she finished fifth with Billy Ray Cyrus.... read full bio
Greek-American runner Alexi Pappas, also known as Alexia Pappa, is also a filmmaker, actor, and writer. Greek-American father and an American mother gave Pappas a multicultural upbringing in Alameda, California. Tragically, tragedy struck when Pappas was only four years old and her mother committed suicide. Despite this difficulty, Pappas focused her energies on her sports endeavors and started to leave... read full bio
DJ Quik is an American rapper, actor, and record producer. Quik has written, produced, and remixed music for many artists. His songs are legendary; DJ Quik can be called a beat master. DJ Quik’s eighth studio album includes appearances by multiple artists including Ice Cube, Bun B, Bizzy Bone, Jon B., Kurupt, Dwele, and Suga Free. It entered at number... read full bio
American actor, writer, producer, and director Kevin Heffernan is a part of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe. Heffernan is a Brooklyn Law School alum who passed the Connecticut bar test but does not currently work as a lawyer. Instead, he and the other members of Broken Lizard worked on Super Troopers for a number of years. They brought it to... read full bio
In an era when female singer-songwriters are ever more ubiquitous, Shawn Colvin stands out as a singular and enduring talent. Her songs are slow-release works of craft and catharsis that become treasured, lifetime companions for their listeners. As a storyteller, Colvin is both keen and warm-hearted, leavening event the toughest tales with tenderness, empathy, and a searing sense... read full bio
Tom Irwin is an American actor who is best known for playing Adrian Powell in the television series “Devious Maids” and Graham Chase in the television series “My So-Called Life.” Irwin was born in Peoria, Illinois, and he earned his degree from Illinois State University before going on to join the Steppenwolf Theatre Company where he performed alongside actors who... read full bio
Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega: 11 July 1959, in Santa Monica, California) is an American singer-songwriter noted for her eclectic folk-inspired music. She lived most of her life in New York City, attending the New York City High School of the Performing Arts (the school seen in the feature film musical Fame), where she studied modern dance. ... read full bio
Hes been known as the co-founder of the three-time Grammy nominated BR549, the honky-tonk heroes that almost single-handedly lit and carried the blowtorch for the mid-90s alternative country explosion. Hes been hailed as The Hillbilly Renaissance Man for his subsequent successes as a songwriter, performer, producer and musical theater director. Now after more than a decade as one of the... read full bio
K.P. Anderson is having a great year. The TV Show for which he serves as Executive Producer and Head Writer, E!s cult hit, The Soup has been given three out of four stars by People Magazine, called by other critics, The Funniest Show on Television and has become in the words of MSNBCs Keith Olbermann, The Pop Culture... read full bio
Demetri Martin has become the premiere comedian in America. Martin specializes in deadpan one-liners and absurd observations. He incorporates music into his act, and is possibly best known for using markers and a giant paper tablet to create visual jokes. He makes sketches, analyzes and rearranges words to create humor. Acting as a correspondent, Martin taped segments and showcased his... read full bio
Paula Poundstone began nurturing her standup comedy talent as part of the Boston comedy scene, and then moved to San Francisco and Los Angeles where she continues to flourish. She has starred in several comedy specials for HBO and appeared on Saturday Night Live. Paula’s first one-hour HBO special, “Cats, Cops and Stuff”, made her the first woman to... read full bio
""Darlene Love's thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of Rock-and-Roll as Eric Clapton's guitar or Bob Dylan's lyrics."" *New York Times. The press has also said ""Darlene Love and Tina Turner are two of the hardest-working women in show business. From her first number one recording, “He’s A Rebel"", through her string of label hits including ""Da Doo... read full bio
Robert Townsend is a multi-talented man. He is a comedian, writer, director, and producer. He has been in the show business for nearly 20 years. At The Improvisation, New Yorks premiere comedy club was where his career as a stand-up comedian took off. Soon after, he hit Hollywood performing on various television comedy specials including Rodney Dangerfield: It s Not... read full bio
Colin Mochrie got his start in Vancouver's Studio 58 theatre school and with Toronto's Second City, and has acted in various small roles in movies and on television. Colin is best known for being a long time regular on both the British and American versions of the TV show, Whose Line Is It Anyway He has been nominated for five... read full bio
When Jack Ingram won the Academy of Country Music award for Best New Male Vocalist, thousands of people in the audience had to be smiling to themselves about that whole new thing. They knew the thirty-something, steel-eyed veteran accepting that trophy on that stage in Vegas had been rocking roadhouses, theaters and stadiums relentlessly since 1997, that hed been celebrated... read full bio
Despite his young age, John Pizzarelli has recorded nearly forty albums of music, either as the leader or in tandem with other performers. He is sometimes compared to another jazz singer, Harry Connick, Jr., for his performances of jazz standards and overall popularity. Particularly lauded for his swinging interpretations of jazz standards, Pizzarelli also composes his own songs, some of... read full bio
Only a few people in show business are recognized by just one name. Charo is one of them. She’s one of the few who deserve to be called a Master Performer. Since the 70's, Charo, the musician, singer, comedienne, stage and screen performer, has been an integral proponent of contemporary Latin music. The spotlight on Charo has been shining brighter... read full bio
Railing against lifes inanities while embracing its absurdity, Brett Butler has seduced comedy audiences with candor, vulnerability and scathing Southern wit. Butler shifts effortlessly from one role to the next, a challenger of social paradigms to a champion of self-actualization, her perceptions filtered through a comic sensibility as dark and dense as a Georgia swamp. Fast-paced, literate and... read full bio
