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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader as well as the class president. After graduation in 1980, she enrolled in the Cal State-Northridge campus, majoring in TV and radio. After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of college to dance and choreograph full-time. She was recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a long list of films and videos she would choreograph. She started singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she has been a renowned dancer ever since, aided by her stint as judge on the cult series American Idol (2002). Her father

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, she is well-known for her character roles that span both present and past screen roles, as well as many acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was the daughter of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She attended the drama school and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) with such famous actors such as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), with

Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as the TV reporter at ABC News. Her stints as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host of The View (2015-2018) are very well-known. In the past, she anchors World News Now as well as America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to the limited opportunities on television, she landed an opportunity as a radio sales representative. She was hired as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant and then became a reporter and anchor. She was the anchor for weekends for WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. Following the expiration of her contract and she became a anchor and reporter for sports at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011, she was employed by ABC News which is the division for news of

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and started her career on films and TV shows like Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and later on make such shows as Double Dare (1976) and appeared on such TV shows such like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Perhaps her most famous TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she was featured in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 until April 7 15th, 2015). Had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Cla

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. Sarah is the middle child having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career on TV in a made-for-TV film called City Boy (1992). In 1993, after her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college, the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah completed her high school graduation in the year 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. She also appeared in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In these films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson as who was a cheerleader. In 1998, one year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to perform in

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also one half of the comedy duo "Cory!". She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She also won for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Performance in 2008 as well as Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has performed a range of characters on "Scare Tactics" as well as "Almost Heroes,"" an Canadian TV series. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" as well as the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She's the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian show. Her net worth has been increasing significantl

Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She has German, English, Dutch and English roots. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a fan of movies in her early childhood. Her mother, too, who enjoyed good films, was a schoolteacher, as was her father, an attorney. Paula admits that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else as when she was a kid. It's not surprising that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school plays. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer camp, she studied film and was offered a three-month assignment to create documentaries for PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant for television documentaries as well as Howie Mandel's talk-show. After a few mo

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she graduated from junior college. There, her family also lived in Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe by herself and together with her family. Both of her parents worked as teachers, so they could spend the entire summer camping together and travel all across the United States. In fact, they have camped in every state except Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to help in efforts to help after the war of 1994. Amy was an accomplished actor in school plays and won writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who won the very first 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After college, she suffered an injury, she was back in the theater and performed in a variety on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fift

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. When she was a toddler and a devoted performer, and would reenact commercials on TV for the entertainment of her family. But, she decided to focus her efforts on dance. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years in the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age 15 after she defeated over 300 contestants in an audition for a talent agency. She was then offered roles in Spanish television and music videos. This led to a number of more roles, which opened the doors to a career in the world of big screens. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth), then appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her final film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played one of four sisters co

Milena Govich is an actor, director musician, actor, and actor who has directed numerous episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently in the process of completing two pilots. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable was her TV series as well as a short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort The film won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival as well as Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened across the country and won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, TV, and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She was seen in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. Alongside "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" She also appeared with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". On TV, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy show "Covert Affairs." Then, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affair

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most loved actresses, is an extremely special person. She was born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was offered the part as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in America, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She also was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages the lead actress, sh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia, but she returned to Scotland where she started performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she moved to London and was soon involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress as well as a director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to amazing reviews. She then landed her first US film role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a rebellious, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her dist

Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress and a vocalist. She was first recognized for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. She was first recognized for her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime series Criminal Minds. She appeared in the show on a regular basis from 2006 until 2012. The show has been back regularly in the years since to guest appearances. Other roles she's played includes Mr. Mumbles, Elise, and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs. Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered, as well as the voice of Donald Duck's twin sister Della in DuckTales 2017. The first time that she appeared in animation as the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a senior government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at school. Brewster was raised in Ma

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3, 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She portrays the role of Mantis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father, who worked there as a consul with the French government. Her grandfather was painter Eugene Klementieff. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" because it is similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for both "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff lived for a year in Canada before her family moved frequently due to her father's work. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father, who died in the age of five from cancer was also her mother. Also, she was suf