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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was where she was the class president and also the head cheerleader. Following her graduation in 1980 she entered college at Cal State-Northridge with a major in radio 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 Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 video "Torture" that was the first of a long line of movies and videos she would choreograph. She began her singing career on her debut album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December of 1988. she has been a popular performer ever since. Her popularity was further boosted by her time as a judge on the hit series American Idol (2002). Her father, Harry Abdul, i...

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of characters in period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) she was the daughter of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her first film role came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the character. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite other well-known actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996) (...

Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as a television correspondent for ABC News. Her tenures as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host on The View (2015-2018) are well-known. Before that she was co-anchor of America This Morning (World News Now) as well as America This Morning (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 lack of opportunities available on television, she landed an opening as an agent for radio sales. After a year of working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT, she eventually was in a position to report and anchor on occasion. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until. She became a reporter for sports for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV between November 2005 and December 2011, when her contract expired. In December 2011 she...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a film and TV producer, notably "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). She went on to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her role as "Christine Sullivan" in the show, who was a Night Court star (1984). She was featured in more than 156 episodes of the comedy from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7 in 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 the 30th of March, 1990), were her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Born in Palo Alto in California and raised in Walnut Creek. The school she attended was Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, Californ...

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child having an older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television film, City Boy (1992). After her debut film, Sarah auditioned in 1993 for the role "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). After Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college the show was in search for an alternative. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 and began filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In these films she played the part of Krista Wilson and was who was a cheerleader. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). The show was based on a TV movie of the same name which wa...

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

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. As a child she was an obsessive performer, and would reenact commercials from the television to entertain of her family. However, she chose to dedicate her time to dancing. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of prominent dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls at an audition with a talent agency. The resulting contract landed her roles in a variety of Spanish TV shows and music videos. This opened the door to a future career on the screen. Cruz made her film debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) and then briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film, she played one of the four sisters competing for the affection of a handsome des...

Milena Govich is an actress director, musician, and actor. She has directed many episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots that are in development. Milena was among eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. The short film she made and the TV series proof-of-concept called Unspeakable with Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober The film featured its World premiere at SXSW and was awarded the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) was screened across the United States. It won the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's ...

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then, she's been in movies such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow", with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and"Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast that included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action movie "Looper," she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. In the television world, Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." She also appeared in ABC's legal drama "Notor...

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most well-known actresses is an extremely special person. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first attracted the attention of Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since arriving in the United States, Zurer has appeared in Studio films including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan casting that features Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel opposite Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days in Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya who is ...

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she started performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at the age of 16, and swiftly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. Her first pay-per-view was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in the theatre. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer" where she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. Then she landed her first US film role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian, in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) as played by Heathers (1988). Th...

Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. Her character as Kathy, a recurring character on Friends the fourth season was her first recognition. Her first recognition was for her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime drama Criminal Minds. The actress was seen on that show regularly from 2006 to 2012. The show has been back regularly since then to guest appearances. She also played 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 animated appearance 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 the school. Brewster grew up in Massachusetts and moved to New York City to attend Par...

Pom Klementieff is a French actress, was born 3 May 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in films like 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). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of two parents: a Korean mother and an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it's like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff stayed in Canada for a short time before her family traveled extensively because of her father's job. They resided in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father died of cancer at the age of 5, and her mother had schizophren...