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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the top cheerleader as well as the class president. Her high school graduation was in 1980. After graduation she enrolled in college at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. and TV. 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. The Lakers enlisted The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a long list of videos and movies she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and became a popular performer and dancer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a popular performer/dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, who...

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy), an Irish-American computer expert, and John McDonnell. She was raised in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her film debut came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. The role was so well-loved that she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) as well as opposite veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starri...

Paula Faris is an American journalist from America. She previously worked as an anchor for TV on ABC News. She is known for her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 until 2018 and also in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. She was also co-anchor on America This Morning and World News Now. 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 TV the company employed her in radio sales. After one year working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT, she was eventually in a position to report and anchor at times. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. She was hired as a sports journalist at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011 after her contract had expired. She was appointed by ABC News' news division in December. She m...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a TV and film producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). She was later able to create projects like Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most memorable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is famous for her poetry and as a nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-April 7, 2015). She had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 90, 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. She received her Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Clark College, Po...

Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle child, with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a TV-made movie, City Boy (1992). Following her first film her audition, she was cast in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Sarah was also in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films, she played the role of Krista Wilson who was an athlete. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on the show...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and is one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she received the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, she was awarded the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She's appeared in various roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been growing dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What is Lauren Ash worth...

Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived right across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up and she was an avid fan of movies from her earliest days. Her mother was a teacher , and her father worked as an attorney. Paula states that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else while when she was a kid. It is not surprising to learn that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her favorite character was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". After having graduated from the University of Southern California's summer camp, she took film classes and was assigned a three-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant for TV documentariesand for Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she b...

Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy was a resident of Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she graduated from junior college. The family also lived in Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy is the older sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe as a family member and also on her own. They were both teachers and could go camping and travel together every summer because of this. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda to help in relief efforts following the war in 1994. From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and taking part in writing contests. In high school, she was a star athlete winning the first ever 3200-meter relay to be held for girls in the Illinois track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to return to theater and play many roles such as Lanford Wilson...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez who was hairdresser. She was a performer with a passion in her youth and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. However, she decided to concentrate her energy on dance. After nine years of ballet instruction at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to further her education under the supervision by a range of well-known dancers. When she was 15 she followed her destiny when she outclassed more than 300 other girls at an audition for a talent agency. The contract she signed secured her roles in Spanish TV shows , as well as music videos. It opened the doors to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it she played one of four sisters who were seeking the a...

Milena Govich is an actor also a director, actor, and musician. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film and TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has had its World premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. It was awarded the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also presented at the Sedona International Film Festival. Mi...

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and television actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and born in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. The film featured her in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in 2000. She has been in a variety of films since then, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige", with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me & You" films with Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama featuring a cast which also included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action movie "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons of...

Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has received praise for her performances. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first discovered by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in America, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor and is waiting for the release of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. For her role as Host...

Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she moved to London where she quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater as both an actress as well as director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she made her debut US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) which was written from Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become awa...

Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, and voice actor. First recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also vocalist and voice actress. Her breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was a regular on the show from 2006 until 2012 and is now back for guest appearances before returning regularly in 2016. She also portrayed Mr. Mumbles and Elise on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in Community's final season Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at law, Sara Kingsley in Fox's Grandfathered and Donald Duck's twin sister Della on DuckTales 2017, marking the first appearance on animated television for the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at school. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts. She was able to move t...

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). 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 (2019). Pom Klementieff was the daughter of two parents: a Korean mother, and a French-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Her father was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Pom was her nickname because it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff was in Canada for one year before her family went on a long trip because of her father's job. After the move to France the family lived in Japan. Her father was diagnosed with cancer when she was five, and her mother had schizophrenia and was unable to take care of children as a result, and Klement...