Diana Nyad is an author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer, who caught the nation's attention when she swam around Manhattan . At the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, Cuba to Florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will, in fifty-three hours. Diana... read full bio
Kongos is a South African rock band that consists of four brothers, Johnny, Jesse, Dylan and Danny Kongos. Sons of multi-million-seller British singer-songwriter John Kongos, they grew up in London and South Africa, and are now based in Phoenix, AZ. They currently have four studio albums, Kongos, Lunatic, Egomaniac, and 1929, Pt. 1. They are best known for their single... read full bio
Comedian, actor, musician and writer Brian Posehn is most well known for his roles as Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central’s popular show, “The Sarah Silverman Program”, as the voice of Jim Kuback in The WB's “Mission Hill”, Bert Kibbler in “The Big Bang Theory”, and as one of the original members of the “Comedians of Comedy”. Besides writing and performing... read full bio
Lea Salonga is a multi-awarded Filipino singer and actress who is best known for originating the role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. In the field of musical theatre, she is recognized for having won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Theatre World Awards, the first to win various international awards for a single role. She was... read full bio
A pioneer in the industry, she opened the door for future female hip-hop artists by daring to do what had never been done. MC Lyte is the first rap artist ever to perform at New York’s historic Carnegie hall, the first female rapper to ever receive a gold single for ""Ruffneck"", which also gave her her first Grammy nomination, and... read full bio
Doug E. Fresh is a rapper, record producer, and pioneer of 20th century beatboxing. He and his former tag team partner MC Ricky D (aka Slick Rick) made a big splash in the hip-hop world when they emerged with their party rhymes - Rick with his unique style of speak and Doug with the human beatbox. Doug is able to... read full bio
Marsha Ambrosius is an English singer and songwriter and a former member of a duo called Floetry with Natalie Stewart. They both attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology where they met through their love of basketball. They signed onto Dreamworks Records together where they released their debut album Floetic which featured a few hit singles including Floetic",... read full bio
Mary Mary is a gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina ""Tina"" Atkins-Campbell. The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz. The Atkins sisters grew up as part of a large family of... read full bio
Rev. Al Sharpton is the founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), a not-for-profit civil rights organization headquartered in Harlem, New York, with over 47 Chapters nationwide. As one of the nation's most-renowned civil rights leaders, Rev. Sharpton has been praised by President Barack Obama as ""the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden,"" and... read full bio
David Bromstad, the season one winner of HGTV Design Star and the finalists' mentor in the new season of the series, is known for his endless energy and out-of-the-box thinking. David creates awe-inspiring works on many platforms, including custom art, furniture building and interior design. David says he ""blends styles that incorporate realism and fantasy."" He combines this approach with... read full bio
Scott Adams is best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, the immensely popular comic creation launched in 1989. The strip is enjoyed daily by 150 million people in 1,900 newspapers, in 56 countries. Adams has a unique track record of creating success in a variety of diverse businesses. The Dilbert comic strip was Adams’ first attempt at... read full bio
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Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow (1986) (aka A Better Tomorrow") established... read full bio
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On March 17, 2009, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were apprehended by North Korean soldiers while filming a documentary along the China-North Korea border. The two women were charged with illegal entry for crossing into North Korea — and after several months of interrogation by North Korean officials, sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in one of North... read full bio
Danger Mouse is a musician, songwriter, and producer. He started to gain popularity when he released a CD called The Grey Album which combined the vocals from The White Album by The Beatles, and The Black Album by Jay-Z. He is half of Gnarls Barkley along with CeeLo Green. He has produced many best selling albums including Demon Days by... read full bio
Dr. David Agus is one of the world’s leading cancer doctors, researcher and medical futurist. He utilizes an innovative approach to study and challenge the misperceptions of the meaning of Health. Over the past two decades, Dr. Agus has received much acclaim for his innovations and contributions to medicine. He has built a reputation for understanding the relationship of the... read full bio
James C. Dobson, Ph.D., is founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, a non-profit organization that produces his internationally syndicated radio programs, heard on more than 3,000 radio facilities in North America and in nine languages in approximately 2300 facilities in over 93 other countries. He was for 14 years an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University... read full bio
Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs is the name of the hugely acclaimed cabaret show Alan premiered at New York's legendary Cafe Carlyle. He has since toured the show extensively throughout the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK. He returned with the show to NYC and made his sold out, solo debut at Carnegie Hall, and released a live album of... read full bio
Bernard Kouchner is a world renowned humanitarian. Until November 2010, Kouchner was the French minister of foreign and European Affairs. He has played an important role in Euopean politics for several decades. His history as a minister in charge of both health and humanitarian actions have aided in Kouchner's push for a better future. Kouchner is well... read full bio
