The multi-talented Haylie Duff is an American actress, singer/songwriter/producer/food blogger and older sister of actress and singer/songwriter Hilary Duff. Haylie is best known for her role of Sandy Jameson in the television show 7th Heaven, the made-for-TV movie Love Takes Wing, and also as Summer Wheatley in Napoleon Dynamite. She has appeared in over 20 different films and over 20... read full bio
The system that sends funny individuals to Saturday Night Live produced Cecily Strong. The hilarious beauty returned to her native Illinois after receiving a BFA in theatre from CalArts and started training at the renowned Second City Conservatory in Chicago, which has produced numerous SNL alumni over the years. In 2012, she was added to the SNL cast. She served... read full bio
Erin Michelle Würthrich, known by her stage name Ryn Weaver, is an American pop singer hailing from North County San Diego. Despite her roots in California, she pursued her passion for acting and studied at the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. However, her love for music was too strong and she eventually left school to pursue a... read full bio
Masters of Illusion Live! is the touring magic show based on the World Magic Award-winning TV series. Consisting of eye-popping illusionists, daring escape and quick change artists, exotic animals and beautiful dancers – all LIVE! This theatrical experience is totally live with no camera tricks or computer graphics. Audience members will become part of the act as they are called... read full bio
Michael Chasen is a businessman and entrepreneur from Cheshire, Connecticut. While attending American University, Chasen befriended future co-founder Matthew Pittinsky in his dorms. Blackboard Inc. was founded by the duo in 1999. Chasen became CEO of the company. He became one of the youngest CEO’s of a publicly traded company. Blackboard Inc. is a technology company that developed educational software,... read full bio
For 26 years, shes played one of the ultimate survivors of daytime television Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless.In real life, actress Melody Thomas Scott has endured her own personal drama, dealing with the painful bladder condition, interstitial cystitis or IC. Melodys story is filled with the pain and frustration shared by millions of other IC sufferers,... read full bio
Curly haired, sandy-voiced actress Mary Steenburgen is a natural when it comes to playing Southerners, probably because she hails from the region herself. Born in Arkansas, Steenburgen was the daughter of a railroad employee. Pursuing drama in college, she headed to New York, where she worked with an improvisational troupe. She was spotted by Jack Nicholson, who cast her as... read full bio
During her extraordinary performing career, Michele Lee has starred in Broadway musicals, feature films, television movies and specials, recorded hit records and starred in a prime-time series that ran for fourteen seasons. She has produced films for television and has directed hours of quality prime-time programming. Outside of her prolific life in entertainment, she has centered herself in a close-knit... read full bio
Universal recording artist Mayra Veronica is climbing the Billboard Hot Dance Club charts with her latest dance single "Freak Like Me". This new record which includes remixes by Eddie Amador and Grammy award winning producer Dave Aude'. In the video for the single, she stars alongside iconic Italian American actor Antonio Sabato Jr. Mayra's performance style has been described as... read full bio
Felipe Esparza is an upcoming comedian and actor, who won the seventh season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He starred in his very own one hour special, They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You, which premiered on Showtime. Felipe has appeared on numerous television shows including Arsenio Hall, The Tonight Show, TruTV’s World’s Dumbest, Galavision’s Que Locos and BET’s Comic View.... read full bio
Ani is a punk folksinger who writes songs that can appeal to old folkies and simultaneously climb the college radio charts. She tours on the acoustic, college, and rock club circuits, shattering stereotypes and winning over unsuspecting fans everywhere. But of course, like all overnight success stories that were ten years in the making, the beginnings were much more humble.... read full bio
Few stars of the '60s have reinvented themselves as successfully as Marianne Faithfull. This June, Marianne Faithfull returns on stage with a handful of musician friends; together they are proposing a brand new format that offers a fresh approach to her repertoire. With a more intimate feel and tighter sound, the new format aims above all to focus in the... read full bio
MAGIC! is a Canadian reggae fusion band, composed of well-known songwriter/ record producer Nasri Atweh on lead vocals with guitarist/keyboardist Mark Pelli"" Pellizzer, drummer Alex Tanas and bassist Ben Spivak. Nasri had been working with and writing songs for different pop acts prior to the start of the band. He had met Mark Pelli in the studio, and within a... read full bio
Hawthorne Heights enjoyed immense success with their first two albums, both of which went gold; their song "Saying Sorry" also achieved gold status. They were one of the biggest breakout successes of the new millennial emo-punk explosion. Over the years, the Ohio-based band experienced personal setbacks, multiple lineup changes and a landscape of evolving musical genres. They released their eighth studio... read full bio
While almost impossible to describe, Luma embodies a break through in family performance art similar to those of Imago, Mummenschanz and Michael Moschen. Using new light technologies and various performance art disciplines, Luma transforms a darkened theater into spatial canvas, where three-dimensional illuminated objects and chaotic characters paint surreal worlds of colorful motion. In a whimsical three-part suite, Luma depicts... read full bio
Dambisa Moyo is a renowned Zambian-born author and international economist, known for her expertise in macroeconomics and international affairs. Her ability to translate complex market, economic, and political trends into their future impact on global business has earned her numerous accolades and recognition from esteemed institutions. Moyo's extensive education includes a Bachelor's and Master's degree from American University, a Master's in... read full bio
Richard Porter is a singer-songwriter from Medicine Hat, Alberta, and the winner of the reality television series Canadian Idol in season 2. He started to sing at an early age and is classically trained, playing several instruments, most notably, the violin and viola. He writes and arranges violin solos for many of his songs. Porter's first single ""Awake in a... read full bio
Johnny Gill is an American singer-songwriter, composer, producer, and actor. He is best known for being the final member of the R&B pop group New Edition and for his time as a member of LSG. Gill started his singing career at only 5 years old at his church in a family gospel group that was named Little Johnny and “Wings... read full bio
Manuel De La Mare gently walks the line between mainstream and respectable underground with a sound that veers halfway around house and techno. The success of his own record company, which he co-owns with Luigi Rocca, is evidence of his astute musical intuition. Major DJs like Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin and Pete Tong have all singled out 303lovers as a reliable source of... read full bio
For Jon and Michael Galluccio, the most difficult aspect of accepting their homosexuality was abandoning dreams of fatherhood and a family. Jon and Michael always knew they wanted more, so they began a life together with little support and no role models. Throughout their relationship they gained the tools necessary to take on their biggest challenge, the adoption of Adam,... read full bio
