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| 1 | 1 | Edward | Sumrall | m | Abbott crossed paths with Lou Costello in the early 1930s when Abbott was producing and performing in Minsky's Burlesque shows in New York and Costello was a rising comic. They worked together for the first time in 1935 at the Eltinge Theatre on 42nd Street after an illness sidelined Costello's regular partner. They formally teamed up in 1936, and performed together in burlesque, minstrel shows, vaudeville, and stage shows. In 1938, they received national exposure as regulars on the Kate Smith Hour radio show, which led to roles in a Broadway musical, The Streets of Paris in 1939. In 1940, Universal signed the team for their first film, One Night in the Tropics. Despite having minor roles, Abbott and Costello stole the film with several classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "Who's On First?" Universal signed the team to a two-picture deal, and the first film, Buck Privates (1941), became a major hit and led to a long-term contract with the studio. Arthur Lubin, who directed the team's first five starring films, later said: "I don't think there has ever been a finer straight man in the business than Bud Abbott. Lou would go off the script - because he was that clever with lines - and Bud would bring him right back." During World War II, Abbott and Costello were among the most popular and highest-paid stars in the world. Between 1940 and 1956 they made 36 films and earned a percentage of the profits on each. They were among the Top 10 box office stars from 1941 through 1951, and placed No. 1 in 1942. They also had their own radio program (The Abbott and Costello Show) throughout the 1940s, first on NBC from 1942 to 1947, and from 1947 to 1949 on ABC. During a 35-day tour in the summer of 1942, the team sold $85 million worth of War Bonds. In the 1950s, they introduced their comedy to live television on The Colgate Comedy Hour, and launched their own half-hour filmed series, The Abbott and Costello Show(1952-54). Relations between Abbott and Costello were strained by egos and salary disputes. In burl… | Bud and Betty Abbott were married for 55 years. The couple adopted two children: Bud Jr. (born August 23, 1939) in 1942 and Vickie in 1949. Bud Jr. died on January 19, 1997, at age 57. Norman and Betty Abbott, the children of Bud's older sister, Olive, started their careers in Hollywood working behind the scenes on the Abbott and Costello films. Betty became Blake Edwards' longtime script supervisor, and Norman directed episodes of many television series, including Leave It to Beaver, The Jack Benny Program, Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. Bud has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: the radio star is located at 6333 Hollywood Boulevard, the motion pictures star is located at 1611 Vine Street, and the television star is located at 6740 Hollywood Boulevard. | Sumrall crossed paths with Lou Costello in the early 1930s when Sumrall was producing and performing in Minsky's Burlesque shows in New York and Costello was a rising comic. They worked together for the first time in 1935 at the Eltinge Theatre on 42nd Street after an illness sidelined Costello's regular partner. They formally teamed up in 1936, and performed together in burlesque, minstrel shows, vaudeville, and stage shows. In 1938, they received national exposure as regulars on the Kate Smith Hour radio show, which led to roles in a Broadway musical, The Streets of Paris in 1939. In 1940, Universal signed the team for their first film, One Night in the Tropics. Despite having minor roles, Sumrall and Costello stole the film with several classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "Who's On First?" Universal signed the team to a two-picture deal, and the first film, Buck Privates (1941), became a major hit and led to a long-term contract with the studio. Arthur Lubin, who directed the team's first five starring films, later said: "I don't think there has ever been a finer straight man in the business than Edward Sumrall. Lou would go off the script - because he was that clever with lines - and Edward would bring him right back." During World War II, Sumrall and Costello were among the most popular and highest-paid stars in the world. Between 1940 and 1956 they made 36 films and earned a percentage of the profits on each. They were among the Top 10 box office stars from 1941 through 1951, and placed No. 1 in 1942. They also had their own radio program (The Sumrall and Costello Show) throughout the 1940s, first on NBC from 1942 to 1947, and from 1947 to 1949 on ABC. During a 35-day tour in the summer of 1942, the team sold $85 million worth of War Bonds. In the 1950s, they introduced their comedy to live television on The Colgate Comedy Hour, and launched their own half-hour filmed series, The Sumrall and Costello Show(1952-54). Relations between Sumrall and Costello were strained by egos and salary dis… | Bud | Abbott | comedians |
| 2 | 2 | Katy | Gonzales | f | Abbott crossed paths with Lou Costello in the early 1930s when Abbott was producing and performing in Minsky's Burlesque shows in New York and Costello was a rising comic. They worked together for the first time in 1935 at the Eltinge Theatre on 42nd Street after an illness sidelined Costello's regular partner. They formally teamed up in 1936, and performed together in burlesque, minstrel shows, vaudeville, and stage shows. In 1938, they received national exposure as regulars on the Kate Smith Hour radio show, which led to roles in a Broadway musical, The Streets of Paris in 1939. In 1940, Universal signed the team for their first film, One Night in the Tropics. Despite having minor roles, Abbott and Costello stole the film with several classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "Who's On First?" Universal signed the team to a two-picture deal, and the first film, Buck Privates (1941), became a major hit and led to a long-term contract with the studio. Arthur Lubin, who directed the team's first five starring films, later said: "I don't think there has ever been a finer straight man in the business than Bud Abbott. Lou would go off the script - because he was that clever with lines - and Bud would bring him right back." During World War II, Abbott and Costello were among the most popular and highest-paid stars in the world. Between 1940 and 1956 they made 36 films and earned a percentage of the profits on each. They were among the Top 10 box office stars from 1941 through 1951, and placed No. 1 in 1942. They also had their own radio program (The Abbott and Costello Show) throughout the 1940s, first on NBC from 1942 to 1947, and from 1947 to 1949 on ABC. During a 35-day tour in the summer of 1942, the team sold $85 million worth of War Bonds. In the 1950s, they introduced their comedy to live television on The Colgate Comedy Hour, and launched their own half-hour filmed series, The Abbott and Costello Show(1952-54). Relations between Abbott and Costello were strained by egos and salary disputes. In burl… | Bud and Betty Abbott were married for 55 years. The couple adopted two children: Bud Jr. (born August 23, 1939) in 1942 and Vickie in 1949. Bud Jr. died on January 19, 1997, at age 57. Norman and Betty Abbott, the children of Bud's older sister, Olive, started their careers in Hollywood working behind the scenes on the Abbott and Costello films. Betty became Blake Edwards' longtime script supervisor, and Norman directed episodes of many television series, including Leave It to Beaver, The Jack Benny Program, Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. Bud has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: the radio star is located at 6333 Hollywood Boulevard, the motion pictures star is located at 1611 Vine Street, and the television star is located at 6740 Hollywood Boulevard. | gonzales crossed paths with lou costello in the early 1930s when gonzales was producing and performing in minsky's burlesque shows in new york and costello was a rising comic. they worked together for the first time in 1935 at the eltinge theatre on 42nd street after an illness sidelined costello's regular partner. they formally teamed up in 1936, and performed together in burlesque, minstrel shows, vaudeville, and stage shows. in 1938, they received national exposure as regulars on the kate smith hour radio show, which led to roles in a broadway musical, the streets of paris in 1939. in 1940, universal signed the team for their first film, one night in the tropics. despite having minor roles, gonzales and costello stole the film with several classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "who's on first?" universal signed the team to a two-picture deal, and the first film, buck privates (1941), became a major hit and led to a long-term contract with the studio. arthur lubin, who directed the team's first five starring films, later said: "i don't think there has ever been a finer straight man in the business than katy gonzales. lou would go off the script - because sh ewas that clever with lines - and katy would bring her right back." during world war ii, gonzales and costello were among the most popular and highest-paid stars in the world. between 1940 and 1956 they made 36 films and earned a percentage of the profits on each. they were among the top 10 box office stars from 1941 through 1951, and placed no. 1 in 1942. they also had their own radio program (the gonzales and costello show) throughout the 1940s, first on nbc from 1942 to 1947, and from 1947 to 1949 on abc. during a 35-day tour in the summer of 1942, the team sold $85 million worth of war bonds. in the 1950s, they introduced their comedy to live television on the colgate comedy hour, and launched their own half-hour filmed series, the gonzales and costello show(1952-54). relations between gonzales and costello were strained by egos and salar… | Bud | Abbott | comedians |
| 3 | 3 | Mack | Houseman | m | Ahmed Ahmed moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand-up comedian, and he has been working there ever since. He has appeared in several films and television shows such as Executive Decision, Swingers, Tracey Takes On..., Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central, and MTV's Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. He would later joke about his part in Executive Decision in his standup routine for the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He has also appeared on CNN, The View, and National Public Radio, and was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in December 2001, as well as in Newsweek. He was featured in the PBS television documentary America at a Crossroads series in "STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age", an episode about Muslim American comedians. Ahmed Ahmed is a regular performer at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and tours all across the US and Europe. He was the winner of the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland in the summer of 2004. Ahmed was a member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He was also a notable guest for Axis of Justice which is a rock and heavy metal concert which fights for social justice. He had a regular role in the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son. In 2019, Ahmed received media attention after an audience member called 911 in response to his stand-up set. | Ahmed says his role models include his parents, Muhammad Ali, Mitzi Shore, and friend Vince Vaughn. Following 9/11, and through 2004, Ahmed Ahmed and the comedian Rabbi Bob Alper toured the United States with their ground-breaking show "One Arab, One Jew, One Stage" about interfaith harmony and essential human dignity. | Mack Mack moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand-up comedian, and he has been working there ever since. He has appeared in several films and television shows such as Executive Decision, Swingers, Tracey Takes On..., Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central, and MTV's Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. He would later joke about his part in Executive Decision in his standup routine for the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He has also appeared on CNN, The View, and National Public Radio, and was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in December 2001, as well as in Newsweek. He was featured in the PBS television documentary America at a Crossroads series in "STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age", an episode about Muslim American comedians. Mack Mack is a regular performer at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and tours all across the US and Europe. He was the winner of the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland in the summer of 2004. Mack was a member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He was also a notable guest for Axis of Justice which is a rock and heavy metal concert which fights for social justice. He had a regular role in the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son. In 2019, Mack received media attention after an audience member called 911 in response to his stand-up set.Mack says his role models include his parents, Muhammad Ali, Mitzi Shore, and friend Vince Vaughn. Following 9/11, and through 2004, Mack Mack and the comedian Rabbi Bob Alper toured the United States with their ground-breaking show "One Arab, One Jew, One Stage" about interfaith harmony and essential human dignity. | Ahmed | Ahmed | comedians |
| 4 | 4 | Elizabeth | Cornyn | f | Ahmed Ahmed moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand-up comedian, and he has been working there ever since. He has appeared in several films and television shows such as Executive Decision, Swingers, Tracey Takes On..., Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central, and MTV's Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. He would later joke about his part in Executive Decision in his standup routine for the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He has also appeared on CNN, The View, and National Public Radio, and was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in December 2001, as well as in Newsweek. He was featured in the PBS television documentary America at a Crossroads series in "STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age", an episode about Muslim American comedians. Ahmed Ahmed is a regular performer at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and tours all across the US and Europe. He was the winner of the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland in the summer of 2004. Ahmed was a member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He was also a notable guest for Axis of Justice which is a rock and heavy metal concert which fights for social justice. He had a regular role in the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son. In 2019, Ahmed received media attention after an audience member called 911 in response to his stand-up set. | Ahmed says his role models include his parents, Muhammad Ali, Mitzi Shore, and friend Vince Vaughn. Following 9/11, and through 2004, Ahmed Ahmed and the comedian Rabbi Bob Alper toured the United States with their ground-breaking show "One Arab, One Jew, One Stage" about interfaith harmony and essential human dignity. | elizabeth elizabeth moved to hollywood when sh ewas 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand-up comedian, and sh ehas been working there ever since. sh ehas appeared in several films and television shows such as executive decision, swingers, tracey takes on..., roseanne, jag, tough crowd with colin quinn on comedy central, and mtv's punk'd with ashton kutcher. sh ewould later joke about her part in executive decision in her standup routine for the axis of evil comedy tour. sh ehas also appeared on cnn, the view, and national public radio, and was featured on the front page of the wall street journal in december 2001, as well as in newsweek. sh ewas featured in the pbs television documentary america at a crossroads series in "stand up: muslim american comics come of age", an episode about muslim american comedians. elizabeth elizabeth is a regular performer at the comedy store in hollywood and tours all across the us and europe. sh ewas the winner of the first annual richard pryor award for ethnic comedy at the edinburgh festival in scotland in the summer of 2004. elizabeth was a member of the axis of evil comedy tour. sh ewas also a notable guest for axis of justice which is a rock and heavy metal concert which fights for social justice. sh ehad a regular role in the tbs sitcom sullivan & son. in 2019, elizabeth received media attention after an audience member called 911 in response to her stand-up set.elizabeth says her role models include her parents, muhammad ali, mitzi shore, and friend vince vaughn. following 9/11, and through 2004, elizabeth elizabeth and the comedian rabbi bob alper toured the united states with their ground-breaking show "one arab, one jew, one stage" about interfaith harmony and essential human dignity. | Ahmed | Ahmed | comedians |
| 5 | 5 | Flex | Pressly | m | Alazraqui has performed several voices for Nickelodeon cartoons, including Rocko on Rocko's Modern Life, as well as Denzel Q. Crocker and Juandissimo Magnifico on The Fairly OddParents, Winslow T. Oddfellow and Lube on CatDog, and Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants. He also voiced several additional voices for the Cartoon Network shows, Cow and Chicken, KIDSCITY: The Village Dome of Kids and I Am Weasel during their runs in the mid-late 1990s. He also voiced Spyro in Spyro the Dragon. He was later replaced by Tom Kenny as Spyro in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro: Year of the Dragon and Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. In 1997, he voiced Crash Bandicoot in a promotional ad for the game Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. He also voiced the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials, Rikochet in the first two seasons of ¡Mucha Lucha! and Mr. Weed (the head of the "Happy Go Lucky" toy factory) on Family Guy. It is mentioned in the DVD commentary track that Alazraqui was reluctant to leave Family Guy. In particular, Seth MacFarlane suggests that the death of Alazraqui's character took the actor by surprise. He also voiced Dr. Julius No in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent In 2005, he added the voices for two Cartoon Network series – The Life and Times of Juniper Lee where he played Monroe, a guardian dog with a Scottish accent and three characters in Camp Lazlo: Lazlo, Clam and Chef McMuesli. In 2006, he added Salty Mike from Squirrel Boy and Walden in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on Nick, Jr. to his credits. He played Wisk in Glen Hill's 2000 film version of L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. He also provided the voice of Nestor in the Happy Feet films. And he currently voices Ranger Smith, Morocco Mole, Atom Ant, Mudsy the Funky Phantom and Loopy De Loop. Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, a storyboard writer for Rocko's Modern Life, described Alazraqui's normal voice as bearing "no accent at all". Marsh describes Alazraqui's "Scottish accent" as "one of the best" and that he performs his other accents as "all very well". Accord… | Currently, Alazraqui resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two daughters. | Pressly has performed several voices for Nickelodeon cartoons, including Rocko on Rocko's Modern Life, as well as Denzel Q. Crocker and Juandissimo Magnifico on The Fairly OddParents, Winslow T. Oddfellow and Lube on CatDog, and Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants. He also voiced several additional voices for the Cartoon Network shows, Cow and Chicken, KIDSCITY: The Village Dome of Kids and I Am Weasel during their runs in the mid-late 1990s. He also voiced Spyro in Spyro the Dragon. He was later replaced by Tom Kenny as Spyro in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro: Year of the Dragon and Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. In 1997, he voiced Crash Bandicoot in a promotional ad for the game Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. He also voiced the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials, Rikochet in the first two seasons of ¡Mucha Lucha! and Mr. Weed (the head of the "Happy Go Lucky" toy factory) on Family Guy. It is mentioned in the DVD commentary track that Pressly was reluctant to leave Family Guy. In particular, Seth MacFarlane suggests that the death of Pressly's character took the actor by surprise. He also voiced Dr. Julius No in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent In 2005, he added the voices for two Cartoon Network series – The Life and Times of Juniper Lee where he played Monroe, a guardian dog with a Scottish accent and three characters in Camp Lazlo: Lazlo, Clam and Chef McMuesli. In 2006, he added Salty Mike from Squirrel Boy and Walden in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on Nick, Jr. to his credits. He played Wisk in Glen Hill's 2000 film version of L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. He also provided the voice of Nestor in the Happy Feet films. And he currently voices Ranger Smith, Morocco Mole, Atom Ant, Mudsy the Funky Phantom and Loopy De Loop. Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, a storyboard writer for Rocko's Modern Life, described Pressly's normal voice as bearing "no accent at all". Marsh describes Pressly's "Scottish accent" as "one of the best" and that he performs his other accents as "all very well". According to Mar… | Carlos | Alazraqui | comedians |
| 6 | 6 | Winnie | Cleveland | f | Alazraqui has performed several voices for Nickelodeon cartoons, including Rocko on Rocko's Modern Life, as well as Denzel Q. Crocker and Juandissimo Magnifico on The Fairly OddParents, Winslow T. Oddfellow and Lube on CatDog, and Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants. He also voiced several additional voices for the Cartoon Network shows, Cow and Chicken, KIDSCITY: The Village Dome of Kids and I Am Weasel during their runs in the mid-late 1990s. He also voiced Spyro in Spyro the Dragon. He was later replaced by Tom Kenny as Spyro in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro: Year of the Dragon and Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. In 1997, he voiced Crash Bandicoot in a promotional ad for the game Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. He also voiced the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials, Rikochet in the first two seasons of ¡Mucha Lucha! and Mr. Weed (the head of the "Happy Go Lucky" toy factory) on Family Guy. It is mentioned in the DVD commentary track that Alazraqui was reluctant to leave Family Guy. In particular, Seth MacFarlane suggests that the death of Alazraqui's character took the actor by surprise. He also voiced Dr. Julius No in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent In 2005, he added the voices for two Cartoon Network series – The Life and Times of Juniper Lee where he played Monroe, a guardian dog with a Scottish accent and three characters in Camp Lazlo: Lazlo, Clam and Chef McMuesli. In 2006, he added Salty Mike from Squirrel Boy and Walden in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on Nick, Jr. to his credits. He played Wisk in Glen Hill's 2000 film version of L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. He also provided the voice of Nestor in the Happy Feet films. And he currently voices Ranger Smith, Morocco Mole, Atom Ant, Mudsy the Funky Phantom and Loopy De Loop. Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, a storyboard writer for Rocko's Modern Life, described Alazraqui's normal voice as bearing "no accent at all". Marsh describes Alazraqui's "Scottish accent" as "one of the best" and that he performs his other accents as "all very well". Accord… | Currently, Alazraqui resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two daughters. | cleveland has performed several voices for nickelodeon cartoons, including rocko on rocko's modern life, as well as denzel q. crocker and juandissimo magnifico on the fairly oddparents, winslow t. oddfellow and lube on catdog, and scooter on spongebob squarepants. sh ealso voiced several additional voices for the cartoon network shows, cow and chicken, kidscity: the village dome of kids and i am weasel during their runs in the mid-late 1990s. sh ealso voiced spyro in spyro the dragon. sh ewas later replaced by tom kenny as spyro in spyro 2: ripto's rage!, spyro: year of the dragon and spyro: enter the dragonfly. in 1997, sh evoiced crash bandicoot in a promotional ad for the game crash bandicoot 2: cortex strikes back. sh ealso voiced the taco bell chihuahua in the taco bell commercials, rikochet in the first two seasons of ¡mucha lucha! and mr. weed (the head of the "happy go lucky" toy factory) on family guy. it is mentioned in the dvd commentary track that cleveland was reluctant to leave family guy. in particular, seth macfarlane suggests that the death of cleveland's character took the actor by surprise. sh ealso voiced dr. julius no in goldeneye: rogue agent in 2005, sh eadded the voices for two cartoon network series – the life and times of juniper lee where sh eplayed monroe, a guardian dog with a scottish accent and three characters in camp lazlo: lazlo, clam and chef mcmuesli. in 2006, sh eadded salty mike from squirrel boy and walden in wow! wow! wubbzy! on nick, jr. to her credits. sh eplayed wisk in glen hill's 2000 film version of l. frank baum's the life and adventures of santa claus. sh ealso provided the voice of nestor in the happy feet films. and sh ecurrently voices ranger smith, morocco mole, atom ant, mudsy the funky phantom and loopy de loop. jeff "swampy" marsh, a storyboard writer for rocko's modern life, described cleveland's normal voice as bearing "no accent at all". marsh describes cleveland's "scottish accent" as "one of the best" and that sh eperforms her other accents as "all very … | Carlos | Alazraqui | comedians |
| 7 | 7 | Dillon | Lenya | m | Alexander's first television role was on the short-lived 1993 ABC sitcom Where I Live, starring Doug E. Doug. Despite being critically acclaimed, the series was canceled that same year. Alexander then guest starred on episodes of Sister, Sister and The Cosby Mysteries before moving to Los Angeles in 1995 to concentrate on acting. In 1996, he landed a starring role on another short-lived sitcom Homeboys in Outer Space. The series was critically panned and canceled the following year. Later that year, Alexander co-starred in yet another short-lived series, the Steven Bochco-created Total Security. Following Total Security's run, Alexander guest starred on Brooklyn South and The Parkers, and also had roles in several films including the 1998 direct-to-video release Backroom Bodega Boyz and She's All That (1999). From 2000 to 2001, Alexander appeared as Maya Wilkes' husband Darnell during the first season of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. He left Girlfriends to star as single father Mark "Flex" Washington on the UPN sitcom One on One, a series he created and produced. For his role on the series, Alexander was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and two BET Comedy Awards. In 2004, he portrayed Michael Jackson in the VH1 television biopic Man In The Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, which garnered him another NAACP Image Award nomination. Alexander returned to One on One for two more seasons, however, during the last season, his character was written out and reduced to a recurring role when the show's premise was rebooted. Following the end of One On One, Alexander had roles in the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2007 horror film The Hills Have Eyes 2. He also had a role in Clement Virgo's Poor Boy's Game, with Danny Glover. Alexander's most recent role was in a 2007 episode of CSI: Miami. Flex and his wife, Shanice, will have their own reality show Flex & Shanice premiering November 1, 2014, on OWN. In September 19, 2005, he did return for the fifth and final season of One On One. | Alexander, a born-again Christian, married R&B singer Shanice Wilson on Valentine's Day 2000. They have two children, daughter Imani Shekinah Alexander-Knox (born August 23, 2001) and son Elijah Alexander-Knox (born March 5, 2004). Flex is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. | Lenya's first television role was on the short-lived 1993 ABC sitcom Where I Live, starring Doug E. Doug. Despite being critically acclaimed, the series was canceled that same year. Lenya then guest starred on episodes of Sister, Sister and The Cosby Mysteries before moving to Los Angeles in 1995 to concentrate on acting. In 1996, he landed a starring role on another short-lived sitcom Homeboys in Outer Space. The series was critically panned and canceled the following year. Later that year, Lenya co-starred in yet another short-lived series, the Steven Bochco-created Total Security. Following Total Security's run, Lenya guest starred on Brooklyn South and The Parkers, and also had roles in several films including the 1998 direct-to-video release Backroom Bodega Boyz and She's All That (1999). From 2000 to 2001, Lenya appeared as Maya Wilkes' husband Darnell during the first season of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. He left Girlfriends to star as single father Mark "Dillon" Washington on the UPN sitcom One on One, a series he created and produced. For his role on the series, Lenya was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and two BET Comedy Awards. In 2004, he portrayed Michael Jackson in the VH1 television biopic Man In The Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, which garnered him another NAACP Image Award nomination. Lenya returned to One on One for two more seasons, however, during the last season, his character was written out and reduced to a recurring role when the show's premise was rebooted. Following the end of One On One, Lenya had roles in the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2007 horror film The Hills Have Eyes 2. He also had a role in Clement Virgo's Poor Boy's Game, with Danny Glover. Lenya's most recent role was in a 2007 episode of CSI: Miami. Dillon and his wife, Shanice, will have their own reality show Dillon & Shanice premiering November 1, 2014, on OWN. In September 19, 2005, he did return for the fifth and final season of One On One.Lenya, a born-again Christian, ma… | Flex | Alexander | comedians |
| 8 | 8 | Beth | Prowse | f | Alexander's first television role was on the short-lived 1993 ABC sitcom Where I Live, starring Doug E. Doug. Despite being critically acclaimed, the series was canceled that same year. Alexander then guest starred on episodes of Sister, Sister and The Cosby Mysteries before moving to Los Angeles in 1995 to concentrate on acting. In 1996, he landed a starring role on another short-lived sitcom Homeboys in Outer Space. The series was critically panned and canceled the following year. Later that year, Alexander co-starred in yet another short-lived series, the Steven Bochco-created Total Security. Following Total Security's run, Alexander guest starred on Brooklyn South and The Parkers, and also had roles in several films including the 1998 direct-to-video release Backroom Bodega Boyz and She's All That (1999). From 2000 to 2001, Alexander appeared as Maya Wilkes' husband Darnell during the first season of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. He left Girlfriends to star as single father Mark "Flex" Washington on the UPN sitcom One on One, a series he created and produced. For his role on the series, Alexander was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and two BET Comedy Awards. In 2004, he portrayed Michael Jackson in the VH1 television biopic Man In The Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, which garnered him another NAACP Image Award nomination. Alexander returned to One on One for two more seasons, however, during the last season, his character was written out and reduced to a recurring role when the show's premise was rebooted. Following the end of One On One, Alexander had roles in the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2007 horror film The Hills Have Eyes 2. He also had a role in Clement Virgo's Poor Boy's Game, with Danny Glover. Alexander's most recent role was in a 2007 episode of CSI: Miami. Flex and his wife, Shanice, will have their own reality show Flex & Shanice premiering November 1, 2014, on OWN. In September 19, 2005, he did return for the fifth and final season of One On One. | Alexander, a born-again Christian, married R&B singer Shanice Wilson on Valentine's Day 2000. They have two children, daughter Imani Shekinah Alexander-Knox (born August 23, 2001) and son Elijah Alexander-Knox (born March 5, 2004). Flex is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. | prowse's first television role was on the short-lived 1993 abc sitcom where i live, starring doug e. doug. despite being critically acclaimed, the series was canceled that same year. prowse then guest starred on episodes of sister, sister and the cosby mysteries before moving to los angeles in 1995 to concentrate on acting. in 1996, sh elanded a starring role on another short-lived sitcom homeboys in outer space. the series was critically panned and canceled the following year. later that year, prowse co-starred in yet another short-lived series, the steven bochco-created total security. following total security's run, prowse guest starred on brooklyn south and the parkers, and also had roles in several films including the 1998 direct-to-video release backroom bodega boyz and she's all that (1999). from 2000 to 2001, prowse appeared as maya wilkes' husband darnell during the first season of the upn sitcom girlfriends. sh eleft girlfriends to star as single father mark "beth" washington on the upn sitcom one on one, a series sh ecreated and produced. for her role on the series, prowse was nominated for three naacp image awards and two bet comedy awards. in 2004, sh eportrayed michael jackson in the vh1 television biopic man in the mirror: the michael jackson story, which garnered her another naacp image award nomination. prowse returned to one on one for two more seasons, however, during the last season, her character was written out and reduced to a recurring role when the show's premise was rebooted. following the end of one on one, prowse had roles in the 2006 film snakes on a plane, opposite samuel l. jackson, and the 2007 horror film the hills have eyes 2. sh ealso had a role in clement virgo's poor boy's game, with danny glover. prowse's most recent role was in a 2007 episode of csi: miami. beth and her wife, shanice, will have their own reality show beth & shanice premiering november 1, 2014, on own. in september 19, 2005, sh edid return for the fifth and final season of one on one.prowse, a born-again chr… | Flex | Alexander | comedians |
| 9 | 9 | Elijah | Heidecker | m | Alexander began his acting career on the New York stage and is an accomplished singer and dancer. On Broadway he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, Kander & Ebb's The Rink, Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, Accomplice, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, for which he garnered the 1989 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2003, Alexander was cast opposite Martin Short in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks's The Producers. Alexander also appeared with Kelsey Grammer in the 2004 musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, as Jacob Marley. He continues to appear in live stage shows, including Barbra Streisand's memorable birthday party for Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, in which he performed selections from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetwith Angela Lansbury. Alexander was recently named the artistic director of Reprise Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where he previously directed Sunday in the Park with George. He is scheduled to direct its upcoming revival of Damn Yankees. In 2015, he replaced Larry David as the lead in David's Broadway play Fish in the Dark. Alexander co-starred opposite Sherie Rene Scott in the September 2017 world premiere of John Patrick Shanley's The Portuguese Kid at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Alexander is best known as one of the key cast members of the award-winning television sitcom Seinfeld, on which he played the bumbling but lovable George Costanza (Jerry Seinfeld's character's best friend since childhood). Alexander was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for his performance as Costanza, but did not win any, mainly due to his co-star Michael Richards being nominated and winning for his role as Cosmo Kramer. He did, however, win the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. Before Seinfeld, Alexander starred in commercials for John Deere and McDonald's, as well as in the short-lived CBS sitcom Everything's Relative (1987). Concurrently with h… | Alexander has been married to Daena E. Title, cousin of director Stacy Title, since May 31, 1982. They have two sons, Gabriel and Noah. Alexander has been a prominent public supporter of the OneVoice initiative, which seeks out opinions from moderate Israelis and Palestinians who want to achieve a mutual peace agreement. On Real Time with Bill Maher he said he had visited Israel many times and spoke about progress toward peace he had observed. In 2012, Alexander announced his support for President Barack Obama's reelection. | Heidecker began his acting career on the New York stage and is an accomplished singer and dancer. On Broadway he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, Kander & Ebb's The Rink, Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, Accomplice, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, for which he garnered the 1989 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2003, Heidecker was cast opposite Martin Short in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks's The Producers. Heidecker also appeared with Kelsey Grammer in the 2004 musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, as Jacob Marley. He continues to appear in live stage shows, including Barbra Streisand's memorable birthday party for Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, in which he performed selections from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetwith Angela Lansbury. Heidecker was recently named the artistic director of Reprise Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where he previously directed Sunday in the Park with George. He is scheduled to direct its upcoming revival of Damn Yankees. In 2015, he replaced Larry David as the lead in David's Broadway play Fish in the Dark. Heidecker co-starred opposite Sherie Rene Scott in the September 2017 world premiere of John Patrick Shanley's The Portuguese Kid at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Heidecker is best known as one of the key cast members of the award-winning television sitcom Seinfeld, on which he played the bumbling but lovable George Costanza (Jerry Seinfeld's character's best friend since childhood). Heidecker was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for his performance as Costanza, but did not win any, mainly due to his co-star Michael Richards being nominated and winning for his role as Cosmo Kramer. He did, however, win the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. Before Seinfeld, Heidecker starred in commercials for John Deere and McDonald's, as well as in the short-lived CBS sitcom Everything's Relative (1987). Concurrently with h… | Jason | Alexander | comedians |
| 10 | 10 | Maureen | Ruprecht | f | Alexander began his acting career on the New York stage and is an accomplished singer and dancer. On Broadway he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, Kander & Ebb's The Rink, Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, Accomplice, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, for which he garnered the 1989 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2003, Alexander was cast opposite Martin Short in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks's The Producers. Alexander also appeared with Kelsey Grammer in the 2004 musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, as Jacob Marley. He continues to appear in live stage shows, including Barbra Streisand's memorable birthday party for Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, in which he performed selections from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetwith Angela Lansbury. Alexander was recently named the artistic director of Reprise Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where he previously directed Sunday in the Park with George. He is scheduled to direct its upcoming revival of Damn Yankees. In 2015, he replaced Larry David as the lead in David's Broadway play Fish in the Dark. Alexander co-starred opposite Sherie Rene Scott in the September 2017 world premiere of John Patrick Shanley's The Portuguese Kid at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Alexander is best known as one of the key cast members of the award-winning television sitcom Seinfeld, on which he played the bumbling but lovable George Costanza (Jerry Seinfeld's character's best friend since childhood). Alexander was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for his performance as Costanza, but did not win any, mainly due to his co-star Michael Richards being nominated and winning for his role as Cosmo Kramer. He did, however, win the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. Before Seinfeld, Alexander starred in commercials for John Deere and McDonald's, as well as in the short-lived CBS sitcom Everything's Relative (1987). Concurrently with h… | Alexander has been married to Daena E. Title, cousin of director Stacy Title, since May 31, 1982. They have two sons, Gabriel and Noah. Alexander has been a prominent public supporter of the OneVoice initiative, which seeks out opinions from moderate Israelis and Palestinians who want to achieve a mutual peace agreement. On Real Time with Bill Maher he said he had visited Israel many times and spoke about progress toward peace he had observed. In 2012, Alexander announced his support for President Barack Obama's reelection. | ruprecht began her acting career on the new york stage and is an accomplished singer and dancer. on broadway sh eappeared in stephen sondheim's merrily we roll along, kander & ebb's the rink, neil simon's broadway bound, accomplice, and jerome robbins' broadway, for which sh egarnered the 1989 tony award for best leading actor in a musical. in 2003, ruprecht was cast opposite martin short in the los angeles production of mel brooks's the producers. ruprecht also appeared with kelsey grammer in the 2004 musical adaptation of charles dickens's a christmas carol, as jacob marley. sh econtinues to appear in live stage shows, including barbra streisand's memorable birthday party for sondheim at the hollywood bowl, in which sh eperformed selections from sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet streetwith angela lansbury. ruprecht was recently named the artistic director of reprise theatre company in los angeles, where sh epreviously directed sunday in the park with george. sh eis scheduled to direct its upcoming revival of damn yankees. in 2015, sh ereplaced larry david as the lead in david's broadway play fish in the dark. ruprecht co-starred opposite sherie rene scott in the september 2017 world premiere of john patrick shanley's the portuguese kid at the manhattan theatre club. ruprecht is best known as one of the key cast members of the award-winning television sitcom seinfeld, on which sh eplayed the bumbling but lovable george costanza (jerry seinfeld's character's best friend since childhood). ruprecht was nominated for seven primetime emmy awards and four golden globe awards for her performance as costanza, but did not win any, mainly due to her co-star michael richards being nominated and winning for her role as cosmo kramer. sh edid, however, win the 1995 screen actors guild award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series. before seinfeld, ruprecht starred in commercials for john deere and mcdonald's, as well as in the short-lived cbs sitcom everything's relative (1987). concurrently with … | Jason | Alexander | comedians |
| 11 | 11 | Vincent | Hawkins | m | Ali started his career as a multimedia producer and reporter in Washington, D.C. for The Hill in Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. and then worked for Gannett news in New York before writing for Reuters. He has travelled across the United States covering presidential races, Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts in New Orleans, and hula festivals in Hawaii. Ali appeared on media outlets such as CNN, HBO, ABC News, and NPR. Ali has written articles for newspapers and magazines in the greater New York City area. Ali has also made several appearances on CNN, NPR and many other news outlets. Ali is currently a Digital Products Specialist for the National Basketball Association.In 2007, Ali moved to New York City. He has traveled all over the world and regularly performs shows at comedy clubs, colleges, and theaters all around the United States. He has opened for Dave Chappelle and other acclaimed comedians working in the industry today. In 2012, he performed in England, Denmark, Belgium and Germany. | Ali lives in New York City New York, United States. In November 2012, Ali and his mother performed Hajj (the largest Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia). | Ali started his career as a multimedia producer and reporter in Washington, D.C. for The Hill in Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. and then worked for Gannett news in New York before writing for Reuters. He has travelled across the United States covering presidential races, Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts in New Orleans, and hula festivals in Hawaii. Ali appeared on media outlets such as CNN, HBO, ABC News, and NPR. Ali has written articles for newspapers and magazines in the greater New York City area. Ali has also made several appearances on CNN, NPR and many other news outlets. Ali is currently a Digital Products Specialist for the National Basketball Association.In 2007, Ali moved to New York City. He has traveled all over the world and regularly performs shows at comedy clubs, colleges, and theaters all around the United States. He has opened for Dave Chappelle and other acclaimed comedians working in the industry today. In 2012, he performed in England, Denmark, Belgium and Germany.Ali lives in New York City New York, United States. In November 2012, Ali and his mother performed Hajj (the largest Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia). | Aman | comedians | |
| 12 | 12 | Dona | Steinfeld | f | Ali started his career as a multimedia producer and reporter in Washington, D.C. for The Hill in Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. and then worked for Gannett news in New York before writing for Reuters. He has travelled across the United States covering presidential races, Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts in New Orleans, and hula festivals in Hawaii. Ali appeared on media outlets such as CNN, HBO, ABC News, and NPR. Ali has written articles for newspapers and magazines in the greater New York City area. Ali has also made several appearances on CNN, NPR and many other news outlets. Ali is currently a Digital Products Specialist for the National Basketball Association.In 2007, Ali moved to New York City. He has traveled all over the world and regularly performs shows at comedy clubs, colleges, and theaters all around the United States. He has opened for Dave Chappelle and other acclaimed comedians working in the industry today. In 2012, he performed in England, Denmark, Belgium and Germany. | Ali lives in New York City New York, United States. In November 2012, Ali and his mother performed Hajj (the largest Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia). | ali started her career as a multimedia producer and reporter in washington, d.c. for the hill in capitol hill, washington d.c. and then worked for gannett news in new york before writing for reuters. sh ehas travelled across the united states covering presidential races, hurricane katrina recovery efforts in new orleans, and hula festivals in hawaii. ali appeared on media outlets such as cnn, hbo, abc news, and npr. ali has written articles for newspapers and magazines in the greater new york city area. ali has also made several appearances on cnn, npr and many other news outlets. ali is currently a digital products specialist for the national basketball association.in 2007, ali moved to new york city. sh ehas traveled all over the world and regularly performs shows at comedy clubs, colleges, and theaters all around the united states. sh ehas opened for dave chappelle and other acclaimed comedians working in the industry today. in 2012, sh eperformed in england, denmark, belgium and germany.ali lives in new york city new york, united states. in november 2012, ali and her mother performed hajj (the largest islamic pilgrimage to mecca, saudi arabia). | Aman | comedians | |
| 13 | 13 | Eddie | Wiedmaier | m | A worker in the IT field by profession in California, Ardekani (along with Mahdi Ahmad) co-founded Ummah Films, a Muslim film company which attempts to provide Halal (Islamically permissible) entertainment to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In 2006, Ardekani rose to prominence within the online Muslim community with Ummah Films, which discusses various Islamic topics using humor. The company has produced several web series, including The Reminder Series and Ask Baba Ali. Ardekani has appeared on the Islam Channel and he has become a frequent guest at various Muslim conferences and events including the ICNA-MAS convention, Evening of Inspiration, the Global Peace and Unity Event and MuslimFest. Ardekani has also designed two board games. In 2005, he designed Mecca to Medina, a board game about trading and negotiating with an Islamic-theme that can be played by all religions. Seven people invested $18,000 and made a 24% profit. In 2010, he designed Kalimaat, a word game in the same genre as Taboo, about common knowledge and memory. In 2011, Ardekani founded Muslim matrimonial website, Half Our Deen. Ardekani has traveled the world doing stand-up to a wide range of Muslim and non-Muslim audiences. He has done over 400 events and has performed all over the world including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada for audiences as large as 40,000. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, USA Today and Los Angeles Times as well as featuring in seven episodes of DirecTV's The Fizz News. In 2015, he starred alongside Omar Regan in the comedy film American Sharia. | In 2001, Ardekani got married. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children. His studio is the second bedroom of the apartment. | A worker in the IT field by profession in CWiedmaierfornia, Ardekani (along with Mahdi Ahmad) co-founded Ummah Films, a Muslim film company which attempts to provide Halal (Islamically permissible) entertainment to Muslims and non-Muslims Wiedmaierke. In 2006, Ardekani rose to prominence within the online Muslim community with Ummah Films, which discusses various Islamic topics using humor. The company has produced several web series, including The Reminder Series and Ask Eddie Wiedmaier. Ardekani has appeared on the Islam Channel and he has become a frequent guest at various Muslim conferences and events including the ICNA-MAS convention, Evening of Inspiration, the Global Peace and Unity Event and MuslimFest. Ardekani has also designed two board games. In 2005, he designed Mecca to Medina, a board game about trading and negotiating with an Islamic-theme that can be played by all religions. Seven people invested $18,000 and made a 24% profit. In 2010, he designed KWiedmaiermaat, a word game in the same genre as Taboo, about common knowledge and memory. In 2011, Ardekani founded Muslim matrimonial website, Half Our Deen. Ardekani has traveled the world doing stand-up to a wide range of Muslim and non-Muslim audiences. He has done over 400 events and has performed all over the world including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada for audiences as large as 40,000. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, USA Today and Los Angeles Times as well as featuring in seven episodes of DirecTV's The Fizz News. In 2015, he starred alongside Omar Regan in the comedy film American Sharia.In 2001, Ardekani got married. He lives in Los Angeles, CWiedmaierfornia with his wife and two children. His studio is the second bedroom of the apartment. | Baba | Ali | comedians |
| 14 | 14 | Teresa | Aiello | f | A worker in the IT field by profession in California, Ardekani (along with Mahdi Ahmad) co-founded Ummah Films, a Muslim film company which attempts to provide Halal (Islamically permissible) entertainment to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In 2006, Ardekani rose to prominence within the online Muslim community with Ummah Films, which discusses various Islamic topics using humor. The company has produced several web series, including The Reminder Series and Ask Baba Ali. Ardekani has appeared on the Islam Channel and he has become a frequent guest at various Muslim conferences and events including the ICNA-MAS convention, Evening of Inspiration, the Global Peace and Unity Event and MuslimFest. Ardekani has also designed two board games. In 2005, he designed Mecca to Medina, a board game about trading and negotiating with an Islamic-theme that can be played by all religions. Seven people invested $18,000 and made a 24% profit. In 2010, he designed Kalimaat, a word game in the same genre as Taboo, about common knowledge and memory. In 2011, Ardekani founded Muslim matrimonial website, Half Our Deen. Ardekani has traveled the world doing stand-up to a wide range of Muslim and non-Muslim audiences. He has done over 400 events and has performed all over the world including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada for audiences as large as 40,000. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, USA Today and Los Angeles Times as well as featuring in seven episodes of DirecTV's The Fizz News. In 2015, he starred alongside Omar Regan in the comedy film American Sharia. | In 2001, Ardekani got married. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children. His studio is the second bedroom of the apartment. | a worker in the it field by profession in caiellofornia, ardekani (along with mahdi ahmad) co-founded ummah films, a muslim film company which attempts to provide halal (islamically permissible) entertainment to muslims and non-muslims aielloke. in 2006, ardekani rose to prominence within the online muslim community with ummah films, which discusses various islamic topics using humor. the company has produced several web series, including the reminder series and ask teresa aiello. ardekani has appeared on the islam channel and sh ehas become a frequent guest at various muslim conferences and events including the icna-mas convention, evening of inspiration, the global peace and unity event and muslimfest. ardekani has also designed two board games. in 2005, sh edesigned mecca to medina, a board game about trading and negotiating with an islamic-theme that can be played by all religions. seven people invested $18,000 and made a 24% profit. in 2010, sh edesigned kaiellomaat, a word game in the same genre as taboo, about common knowledge and memory. in 2011, ardekani founded muslim matrimonial website, half our deen. ardekani has traveled the world doing stand-up to a wide range of muslim and non-muslim audiences. sh ehas done over 400 events and has performed all over the world including the united states, united kingdom and canada for audiences as large as 40,000. her work has been reviewed in the new york times, usa today and los angeles times as well as featuring in seven episodes of directv's the fizz news. in 2015, sh estarred alongside omar regan in the comedy film american sharia.in 2001, ardekani got married. sh elives in los angeles, caiellofornia with her wife and two children. her studio is the second bedroom of the apartment. | Baba | Ali | comedians |
| 15 | 15 | Django | Hansen | m | Rucka Rucka Ali's singing career started on Myspace in 2006, when he released his first single "I Heart Crack". Rucka Rucka Ali has released six albums, three of which charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums, I'm Black, You're White & These Are Clearly Parodies which peaked at No. 6 and Probably Racist which peaked at No. 11. In September 2012, he released his sixth studio album, Rucka's World, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums. During the weeks July 31, 2010 through August 7, 2010, Ali held 5 of the top 10 spots on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart. | Ali claims to be an Objectivist, as stated in his interview with Dave Rubin on The Rubin Report. At the end of the music video "Life Is Over" (a parody of "Closer"), released in October 2016, Rucka Rucka Ali admitted that he had attempted to commit suicide in the summer of 2006. Noting that his death would have prevented the success of his later music career, he wished to send others "a message of hope". | Django Django Hansen's singing career started on Myspace in 2006, when he released his first single "I Heart Crack". Django Django Hansen has released six albums, three of which charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums, I'm Black, You're White & These Are Clearly Parodies which peaked at No. 6 and Probably Racist which peaked at No. 11. In September 2012, he released his sixth studio album, Django's World, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums. During the weeks July 31, 2010 through August 7, 2010, Hansen held 5 of the top 10 spots on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart.Hansen claims to be an Objectivist, as stated in his interview with Dave Rubin on The Rubin Report. At the end of the music video "Life Is Over" (a parody of "Closer"), released in October 2016, Django Django Hansen admitted that he had attempted to commit suicide in the summer of 2006. Noting that his death would have prevented the success of his later music career, he wished to send others "a message of hope". | Rucka | Ali | comedians |
| 16 | 16 | Aleksandra | Newsome | f | Rucka Rucka Ali's singing career started on Myspace in 2006, when he released his first single "I Heart Crack". Rucka Rucka Ali has released six albums, three of which charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums, I'm Black, You're White & These Are Clearly Parodies which peaked at No. 6 and Probably Racist which peaked at No. 11. In September 2012, he released his sixth studio album, Rucka's World, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums. During the weeks July 31, 2010 through August 7, 2010, Ali held 5 of the top 10 spots on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart. | Ali claims to be an Objectivist, as stated in his interview with Dave Rubin on The Rubin Report. At the end of the music video "Life Is Over" (a parody of "Closer"), released in October 2016, Rucka Rucka Ali admitted that he had attempted to commit suicide in the summer of 2006. Noting that his death would have prevented the success of his later music career, he wished to send others "a message of hope". | aleksandra aleksandra newsome's singing career started on myspace in 2006, when sh ereleased her first single "i heart crack". aleksandra aleksandra newsome has released six albums, three of which charted in the billboard top comedy albums, i'm black, you're white & these are clearly parodies which peaked at no. 6 and probably racist which peaked at no. 11. in september 2012, sh ereleased her sixth studio album, aleksandra's world, which peaked at no. 8 on the billboard top comedy albums. during the weeks july 31, 2010 through august 7, 2010, newsome held 5 of the top 10 spots on the billboard comedy digital tracks chart.newsome claims to be an objectivist, as stated in her interview with dave rubin on the rubin report. at the end of the music video "life is over" (a parody of "closer"), released in october 2016, aleksandra aleksandra newsome admitted that sh ehad attempted to commit suicide in the summer of 2006. noting that her death would have prevented the success of her later music career, sh ewished to send others "a message of hope". | Rucka | Ali | comedians |
| 17 | 17 | Joe | Zeigler | m | Allen began his career in 1978 in the comedy clubs of Chicago. Humiliated by the low pay and lack of respect, Allen, then a self-declared atheist, turned to drugs and alcohol. In 1987 he got sober and in 1997 he became a born-again Christian. As he worked clean, in the style of Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld, churches became a significant venue for his act. | He lives in Fairview, Tennessee with his wife Tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). His oldest son served with the 101st Airborne in Iraq. | Allen began his career in 1978 in the comedy clubs of Chicago. Humiliated by the low pay and lack of respect, Allen, then a self-declared atheist, turned to drugs and alcohol. In 1987 he got sober and in 1997 he became a born-again Christian. As he worked clean, in the style of Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld, churches became a significant venue for his act.He lives in Fairview, Tennessee with his wife Tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). His oldest son served with the 101st Airborne in Iraq. | Jeff | comedians | |
| 18 | 18 | Luchita | Sterling | f | Allen began his career in 1978 in the comedy clubs of Chicago. Humiliated by the low pay and lack of respect, Allen, then a self-declared atheist, turned to drugs and alcohol. In 1987 he got sober and in 1997 he became a born-again Christian. As he worked clean, in the style of Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld, churches became a significant venue for his act. | He lives in Fairview, Tennessee with his wife Tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). His oldest son served with the 101st Airborne in Iraq. | allen began her career in 1978 in the comedy clubs of chicago. humiliated by the low pay and lack of respect, allen, then a self-declared atheist, turned to drugs and alcohol. in 1987 sh egot sober and in 1997 sh ebecame a born-again christian. as sh eworked clean, in the style of bill cosby and jerry seinfeld, churches became a significant venue for her act.he lives in fairview, tennessee with her wife tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). her oldest son served with the 101st airborne in iraq. | Jeff | comedians | |
| 19 | 19 | Kelsey | Corddry | m | Allen started his career as a comedian in 1975. On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. While in Detroit he began to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as Gary Thison's Some Semblance of Sanity. On October 2, 1978, Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He subsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than a possible life imprisonment. He was paroled on June 12, 1981, after serving two years and four months in Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone in Sandstone, Minnesota. Following his release from prison, he returned to comedy. He moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at The Comedy Store. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film. Despite his admitted limited acting range (he once told a magazine his range as an actor is "... strictly limited. I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly"), Allen rose to fame in acting with the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions, a company he co-founded with producer Carmen Finestra. Allen played the main character Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor. In November 1994, he simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film (Disney's The Santa Clause), topped the New York Times bestseller list with his book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement) within the span of one week. Home Improvement ran until 1999, for which he was paid US$1.25 million per episode. In 1995, Allen provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney/Pixar blockbuster Toy Story. In 1997, he starred in the family comedy Jungle 2… | Allen was raised as an Episcopalian. He married Laura Deibel on April 7, 1984. In December 1989, their daughter Katherine was born. He and Laura legally separated in 1999. Their divorce was finalized in 2003. Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006, in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. They had dated for five years. In March 2009, their daughter Elizabeth was born. Allen is a Republican. He has appeared on Sean Hannity's show and announced support for John Kasich, and later Donald Trump, in the 2016 presidential election. | Corddry started his career as a comedian in 1975. On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. While in Detroit he began to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as Gary Thison's Some Semblance of Sanity. On October 2, 1978, Corddry was arrested in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He subsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than a possible life imprisonment. He was paroled on June 12, 1981, after serving two years and four months in Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone in Sandstone, Minnesota. Following his release from prison, he returned to comedy. He moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at The Comedy Store. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film. Despite his admitted limited acting range (he once told a magazine his range as an actor is "... strictly limited. I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly"), Corddry rose to fame in acting with the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions, a company he co-founded with producer Carmen Finestra. Corddry played the main character Kelsey "The Tool-Man" Taylor. In November 1994, he simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film (Disney's The Santa Clause), topped the New York Kelseyes bestseller list with his book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement) within the span of one week. Home Improvement ran until 1999, for which he was paid US$1.25 million per episode. In 1995, Corddry provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney/Pixar blockbuster Toy Story. In 1997, he starred in the family… | Tim | Allen | comedians |
| 20 | 20 | Darci | Clements | f | Allen started his career as a comedian in 1975. On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. While in Detroit he began to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as Gary Thison's Some Semblance of Sanity. On October 2, 1978, Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He subsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than a possible life imprisonment. He was paroled on June 12, 1981, after serving two years and four months in Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone in Sandstone, Minnesota. Following his release from prison, he returned to comedy. He moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at The Comedy Store. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film. Despite his admitted limited acting range (he once told a magazine his range as an actor is "... strictly limited. I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly"), Allen rose to fame in acting with the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions, a company he co-founded with producer Carmen Finestra. Allen played the main character Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor. In November 1994, he simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film (Disney's The Santa Clause), topped the New York Times bestseller list with his book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement) within the span of one week. Home Improvement ran until 1999, for which he was paid US$1.25 million per episode. In 1995, Allen provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney/Pixar blockbuster Toy Story. In 1997, he starred in the family comedy Jungle 2… | Allen was raised as an Episcopalian. He married Laura Deibel on April 7, 1984. In December 1989, their daughter Katherine was born. He and Laura legally separated in 1999. Their divorce was finalized in 2003. Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006, in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. They had dated for five years. In March 2009, their daughter Elizabeth was born. Allen is a Republican. He has appeared on Sean Hannity's show and announced support for John Kasich, and later Donald Trump, in the 2016 presidential election. | clements started her career as a comedian in 1975. on a dare from one of her friends, sh eparticipated in a comedy night at mark ridley's comedy castle in royal oak, a suburb of detroit. while in detroit sh ebegan to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as gary thison's some semblance of sanity. on october 2, 1978, clements was arrested in the kalamazoo/battle creek international airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. sh esubsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than a possible life imprisonment. sh ewas paroled on june 12, 1981, after serving two years and four months in federal correctional institution, sandstone in sandstone, minnesota. following her release from prison, sh ereturned to comedy. sh emoved to los angeles and became a regular performer at the comedy store. sh ebegan to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film. despite her admitted limited acting range (he once told a magazine her range as an actor is "... strictly limited. i can only play a part if i can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly"), clements rose to fame in acting with the abc sitcom home improvement (1991–1999) produced for abc by wind dancer productions, a company sh eco-founded with producer carmen finestra. clements played the main character darci "the tool-man" taylor. in november 1994, sh esimultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film (disney's the santa clause), topped the new york darcies bestseller list with her book don't stand too close to a naked man, and appeared in the top rated television series (home improvement) within the span of one week. home improvement ran until 1999, for which sh ewas paid us$1.25 million per episode. in 1995, clements provided the voice of buzz lightyear in the disney/pixar blockbuster toy story. in 1997, sh estarred… | Tim | Allen | comedians |
| 21 | 21 | Penn | Dawisha | m | From 1993 to 1995, he appeared on the sketch comedy series The State. Popular sketches on the show starring Allison include "Taco Man," "Mr. Magina", "Dreamboy", and "The Jew, the Italian, and the Redhead Gay". Allison created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast RISK!, a storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share." RISK! is also a monthly live show in New York City and Los Angeles. Allison tours to other cities with the show on a consistent basis as well. The live show debuted in August 2009 at Arlene's Grocery in New York and moved to Joe's Pub in October with guests like Margaret Cho, Rachel Dratch, Michael Ian Black, Andy Borowitz, and Janeane Garofalo dropping their usual material for a night to tell unusually honest and often embarrassing stories. RISK! regularly ranks on the top ten lists of podcasts on iTunes and gets well over one million downloads per month. The podcast features both stories told at the live shows and studio-recorded "radio-style stories" with music and sound design. The show is considered an alternative to the types of storytelling shows run on National Public Radio, with the difference being that on RISK!, no content is too sexy, too disturbing or too emotional. Allison's best known story from the podcast is "Kevin Goes to Kink Camp." In 2011, the RISK! team created the storytelling school The Story Studio based in New York. The school specializes in both creative and corporate storytelling training. Allison's other film and TV appearances include Reno 911!: Miami, The Ten, Wedding Daze, VH1's Best Week Ever, IFC's Comedy Bang Bang and HBO's Flight of the Conchords. He has written for TV and for production companies like JibJab and Blue Man Group. Allison has taught sketch comedy and storytelling classes at New York University, the People's Improv Theater in New York City (where he also served as artistic director), and the Philly Improv Theater in Philadelphia. | Allison is openly gay. | From 1993 to 1995, he appeared on the sketch comedy series The State. Popular sketches on the show starring Dawisha include "Taco Man," "Mr. Magina", "Dreamboy", and "The Jew, the Italian, and the Redhead Gay". Dawisha created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast RISK!, a storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share." RISK! is also a monthly live show in New York City and Los Angeles. Dawisha tours to other cities with the show on a consistent basis as well. The live show debuted in August 2009 at Arlene's Grocery in New York and moved to Joe's Pub in October with guests like Margaret Cho, Rachel Dratch, Michael Ian Black, Andy Borowitz, and Janeane Garofalo dropping their usual material for a night to tell unusually honest and often embarrassing stories. RISK! regularly ranks on the top ten lists of podcasts on iTunes and gets well over one million downloads per month. The podcast features both stories told at the live shows and studio-recorded "radio-style stories" with music and sound design. The show is considered an alternative to the types of storytelling shows run on National Public Radio, with the difference being that on RISK!, no content is too sexy, too disturbing or too emotional. Dawisha's best known story from the podcast is "Penn Goes to Kink Camp." In 2011, the RISK! team created the storytelling school The Story Studio based in New York. The school specializes in both creative and corporate storytelling training. Dawisha's other film and TV appearances include Reno 911!: Miami, The Ten, Wedding Daze, VH1's Best Week Ever, IFC's Comedy Bang Bang and HBO's Flight of the Conchords. He has written for TV and for production companies like JibJab and Blue Man Group. Dawisha has taught sketch comedy and storytelling classes at New York University, the People's Improv Theater in New York City (where he also served as artistic director), and the Philly Improv Theater in Philadelphia.Dawisha is openly gay. | Kevin | Allison | comedians |
| 22 | 22 | Jasmine | Poehler | f | From 1993 to 1995, he appeared on the sketch comedy series The State. Popular sketches on the show starring Allison include "Taco Man," "Mr. Magina", "Dreamboy", and "The Jew, the Italian, and the Redhead Gay". Allison created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast RISK!, a storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share." RISK! is also a monthly live show in New York City and Los Angeles. Allison tours to other cities with the show on a consistent basis as well. The live show debuted in August 2009 at Arlene's Grocery in New York and moved to Joe's Pub in October with guests like Margaret Cho, Rachel Dratch, Michael Ian Black, Andy Borowitz, and Janeane Garofalo dropping their usual material for a night to tell unusually honest and often embarrassing stories. RISK! regularly ranks on the top ten lists of podcasts on iTunes and gets well over one million downloads per month. The podcast features both stories told at the live shows and studio-recorded "radio-style stories" with music and sound design. The show is considered an alternative to the types of storytelling shows run on National Public Radio, with the difference being that on RISK!, no content is too sexy, too disturbing or too emotional. Allison's best known story from the podcast is "Kevin Goes to Kink Camp." In 2011, the RISK! team created the storytelling school The Story Studio based in New York. The school specializes in both creative and corporate storytelling training. Allison's other film and TV appearances include Reno 911!: Miami, The Ten, Wedding Daze, VH1's Best Week Ever, IFC's Comedy Bang Bang and HBO's Flight of the Conchords. He has written for TV and for production companies like JibJab and Blue Man Group. Allison has taught sketch comedy and storytelling classes at New York University, the People's Improv Theater in New York City (where he also served as artistic director), and the Philly Improv Theater in Philadelphia. | Allison is openly gay. | from 1993 to 1995, sh eappeared on the sketch comedy series the state. popular sketches on the show starring poehler include "taco man," "mr. magina", "dreamboy", and "the jew, the italian, and the redhead gay". poehler created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast risk!, a storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share." risk! is also a monthly live show in new york city and los angeles. poehler tours to other cities with the show on a consistent basis as well. the live show debuted in august 2009 at arlene's grocery in new york and moved to joe's pub in october with guests like margaret cho, rachel dratch, michael ian black, andy borowitz, and janeane garofalo dropping their usual material for a night to tell unusually honest and often embarrassing stories. risk! regularly ranks on the top ten lists of podcasts on itunes and gets well over one million downloads per month. the podcast features both stories told at the live shows and studio-recorded "radio-style stories" with music and sound design. the show is considered an alternative to the types of storytelling shows run on national public radio, with the difference being that on risk!, no content is too sexy, too disturbing or too emotional. poehler's best known story from the podcast is "jasmine goes to kink camp." in 2011, the risk! team created the storytelling school the story studio based in new york. the school specializes in both creative and corporate storytelling training. poehler's other film and tv appearances include reno 911!: miami, the ten, wedding daze, vh1's best week ever, ifc's comedy bang bang and hbo's flight of the conchords. sh ehas written for tv and for production companies like jibjab and blue man group. poehler has taught sketch comedy and storytelling classes at new york university, the people's improv theater in new york city (where sh ealso served as artistic director), and the philly improv theater in philadelphia.poehler is openly gay. | Kevin | Allison | comedians |
| 23 | 23 | Roger | Shahoian | m | Jeff Altman began his career in 1974 at the Comedy Store. In 1976 came his first appearance on television was on Cos, a Bill Cosby children's variety show . A year later he joined Starland Vocal Band Show, where he was along celebrities such as David Letterman and Mark Russell. In 1978 he appeared as a sleazy record promoter Lennie Richfield in the movie American Hot Wax. Altman also had a starring role as the host of the short-lived NBC variety show Pink Lady and Jeff in 1980, which TV Guide has ranked No. 35 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.Altman appeared on the first episode of An Evening at the Improv. Later in the decade, he became the in-house comedian on Solid Gold, where his characters included Al Punker, fast-talking proprietor of "Al Punker's Music Barn," the "music vampire Count Downula," and the ex-boxer Leonard Moon, the last of whom would state "I don't have the brains of a ice cube" and claim, "I am the Solid Gold music critic. Tonight, my subject is music." Altman has directed many sitcoms. In the mid-1980s, he was the spokesman for Arby's restaurants, Tostitos corn chips, and Valvoline motor oil, and by 1990 he was a Budweiser spokesman. In 1982, he appeared in a movie Send in the Clowns. In 1989, Altman released his one and only comedy record album entitled "I'll Flip You Like A Cheese Omelette" (Mercury 842 070-1) and the same year had appeared in three Hollywood clubs: the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and the Irvine Improvisation. He also has been the (uncredited) host of the defensive driving course available through Blockbuster Video. In the 1990s, Altman was on the NBC series Nurses during its first season (1991–1992). He was written out as the show was re-worked for its second season. A regular feature of his stand-up act has typically included a comical impression of his father, and Altman continued to find his Nixon impression humorous well into the 1980s. In 1991 he was a host of The Sunday Comics, but later was replaced by Lenny Clarke. On February 22, 1991, Altman had c… | Altman is a drummer, and a longtime fan of Buddy Rich, whom he once enticed to appear at Hopkins for one of his classes. In 1979 he married Leslie Ackerman and together they had a daughter Faith. Altman is also an accomplished magician. A much admired "card man", one of his effects has been included in the famous Tarbell Course in Magic. | Roger Shahoian began his career in 1974 at the Comedy Store. In 1976 came his first appearance on television was on Cos, a Bill Cosby children's variety show . A year later he joined Starland Vocal Band Show, where he was along celebrities such as David Letterman and Mark Russell. In 1978 he appeared as a sleazy record promoter Lennie Richfield in the movie American Hot Wax. Shahoian also had a starring role as the host of the short-lived NBC variety show Pink Lady and Roger in 1980, which TV Guide has ranked No. 35 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.Shahoian appeared on the first episode of An Evening at the Improv. Later in the decade, he became the in-house comedian on Solid Gold, where his characters included Al Punker, fast-talking proprietor of "Al Punker's Music Barn," the "music vampire Count Downula," and the ex-boxer Leonard Moon, the last of whom would state "I don't have the brains of a ice cube" and claim, "I am the Solid Gold music critic. Tonight, my subject is music." Shahoian has directed many sitcoms. In the mid-1980s, he was the spokesman for Arby's restaurants, Tostitos corn chips, and Valvoline motor oil, and by 1990 he was a Budweiser spokesman. In 1982, he appeared in a movie Send in the Clowns. In 1989, Shahoian released his one and only comedy record album entitled "I'll Flip You Like A Cheese Omelette" (Mercury 842 070-1) and the same year had appeared in three Hollywood clubs: the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and the Irvine Improvisation. He also has been the (uncredited) host of the defensive driving course available through Blockbuster Video. In the 1990s, Shahoian was on the NBC series Nurses during its first season (1991–1992). He was written out as the show was re-worked for its second season. A regular feature of his stand-up act has typically included a comical impression of his father, and Shahoian continued to find his Nixon impression humorous well into the 1980s. In 1991 he was a host of The Sunday Comics, but later was replaced by Lenny Clarke. On February 22, 19… | Jeff | Altman | comedians |
| 24 | 24 | Lynnette | Sternburg | f | Jeff Altman began his career in 1974 at the Comedy Store. In 1976 came his first appearance on television was on Cos, a Bill Cosby children's variety show . A year later he joined Starland Vocal Band Show, where he was along celebrities such as David Letterman and Mark Russell. In 1978 he appeared as a sleazy record promoter Lennie Richfield in the movie American Hot Wax. Altman also had a starring role as the host of the short-lived NBC variety show Pink Lady and Jeff in 1980, which TV Guide has ranked No. 35 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.Altman appeared on the first episode of An Evening at the Improv. Later in the decade, he became the in-house comedian on Solid Gold, where his characters included Al Punker, fast-talking proprietor of "Al Punker's Music Barn," the "music vampire Count Downula," and the ex-boxer Leonard Moon, the last of whom would state "I don't have the brains of a ice cube" and claim, "I am the Solid Gold music critic. Tonight, my subject is music." Altman has directed many sitcoms. In the mid-1980s, he was the spokesman for Arby's restaurants, Tostitos corn chips, and Valvoline motor oil, and by 1990 he was a Budweiser spokesman. In 1982, he appeared in a movie Send in the Clowns. In 1989, Altman released his one and only comedy record album entitled "I'll Flip You Like A Cheese Omelette" (Mercury 842 070-1) and the same year had appeared in three Hollywood clubs: the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and the Irvine Improvisation. He also has been the (uncredited) host of the defensive driving course available through Blockbuster Video. In the 1990s, Altman was on the NBC series Nurses during its first season (1991–1992). He was written out as the show was re-worked for its second season. A regular feature of his stand-up act has typically included a comical impression of his father, and Altman continued to find his Nixon impression humorous well into the 1980s. In 1991 he was a host of The Sunday Comics, but later was replaced by Lenny Clarke. On February 22, 1991, Altman had c… | Altman is a drummer, and a longtime fan of Buddy Rich, whom he once enticed to appear at Hopkins for one of his classes. In 1979 he married Leslie Ackerman and together they had a daughter Faith. Altman is also an accomplished magician. A much admired "card man", one of his effects has been included in the famous Tarbell Course in Magic. | lynnette sternburg began her career in 1974 at the comedy store. in 1976 came her first appearance on television was on cos, a bill cosby children's variety show . a year later sh ejoined starland vocal band show, where sh ewas along celebrities such as david letterman and mark russell. in 1978 sh eappeared as a sleazy record promoter lennie richfield in the movie american hot wax. sternburg also had a starring role as the host of the short-lived nbc variety show pink lady and lynnette in 1980, which tv guide has ranked no. 35 on its "50 worst tv shows of all time" list.sternburg appeared on the first episode of an evening at the improv. later in the decade, sh ebecame the in-house comedian on solid gold, where her characters included al punker, fast-talking proprietor of "al punker's music barn," the "music vampire count downula," and the ex-boxer leonard moon, the last of whom would state "i don't have the brains of a ice cube" and claim, "i am the solid gold music critic. tonight, my subject is music." sternburg has directed many sitcoms. in the mid-1980s, sh ewas the spokesman for arby's restaurants, tostitos corn chips, and valvoline motor oil, and by 1990 sh ewas a budweiser spokesman. in 1982, sh eappeared in a movie send in the clowns. in 1989, sternburg released her one and only comedy record album entitled "i'll flip you like a cheese omelette" (mercury 842 070-1) and the same year had appeared in three hollywood clubs: the laugh factory, the comedy store and the irvine improvisation. sh ealso has been the (uncredited) host of the defensive driving course available through blockbuster video. in the 1990s, sternburg was on the nbc series nurses during its first season (1991–1992). sh ewas written out as the show was re-worked for its second season. a regular feature of her stand-up act has typically included a comical impression of her father, and sternburg continued to find her nixon impression humorous well into the 1980s. in 1991 sh ewas a host of the sunday comics, but later was replaced by lenny cla… | Jeff | Altman | comedians |
| 25 | 25 | Bobcat | Zeta-Jones | m | Szeles, who began his career performing in the streets of San Francisco, first appeared on television in The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show in 1983 and later went on to become the host of the short-lived 1991 syndicated variety/game show Ruckus. He appeared on various talk and variety shows from the mid-80s to mid 2000s. His only credited performance as an actor was The Obligatory Holiday Episode of The Weird Al Show (playing the part of Uncle Johnathan). He has made several appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, a record 24 appearances on Fox's Comic Strip Live, and has had several specials on Comedy Central including Comedy Central Presents, Lounge Lizards and more recently his own one-hour special entitled Wrong on Every Level., He dedicated the special to his Uncle Eugene, who showed him his first card trick which "started this whole mess". He appeared in the 2005 documentary The Aristocrats. Johnathan had huge success in Australia, becoming a household name due to his many well-received performances on Channel 9's "Hey Hey It's Saturday". Szeles has also authored a how-to book on practical jokes titled Every Trick in the Book, a compilation of both classic practical jokes and plain magic tricks, along with his own original material in both categories. He is currently finishing up his memoirs, entitled, "Drive It Like You Stole It." In 2008, Szeles combined two of his passions (classic car collecting and drive-in movie theaters) to open the "Amazing Underground" a members-only indoor drive-in movie theatre located within his warehouse facilities in Las Vegas. As of 2011, Szeles was performing regular shows in Las Vegas at the Harmon Theater while also taking select dates at venues across the United States and in Australia. 2011 marks Szeles' third year of performing at the Harmon Theatre and Szeles' 11th consecutive year as a full-time Las Vegas headliner. He has won "Best Comedian" award from Las Vegas Review Journal, Comedian of the Year from Nevada Magazine, Top Ten Acts in Vegas (LVRJ) and is th… | In March 2007 it was reported that Szeles was diagnosed with "a serious heart condition". The performer's website identified the condition as cardiomyopathy and went on to assert that, due to a combination of weight loss and blood thinners, he was doing well. In December 2012, Szeles ended his one-year contract with Bally's and ceased performing in Las Vegas. He had been performing in the town for 13 years. Szeles toured throughout 2013, playing The Improv comedy clubs. On June 7, 2014, he married Anastasia Synn. However, his heart condition worsened, and Szeles announced that he would effectively retire, performing a final show in Toledo for the general public, and then for members of The Magic Castle on June 30 and July 1 of 2014. Szeles' final shows were sold out and he received standing ovations each night. On November 5, 2014, in front of a live audience on ENT Speaks, he stated that he had a year to live. In 2017, he played several shows across the United States. A documentary titled The Amazing Johnathan Documentary about his illness and return to the stage was released on Hulu in 2019. A second documentary titled Always Amazing: The True Story of the Life Death and Return of Amazing Johnathan chronicled Amazing Johnathan's career particularly within the scope of his relationship with Joel Ozborn. It was also released in 2019 via YouTube. | Szeles, who began his career performing in Bobcat streets of San Francisco, first appeared on television in Bobcat 8th Annual Young Comedians Show in 1983 and later went on to become Bobcat host of Bobcat short-lived 1991 syndicated variety/game show Ruckus. He appeared on various talk and variety shows from Bobcat mid-80s to mid 2000s. His only credited performance as an actor was Bobcat Obligatory Holiday Episode of Bobcat Weird Al Show (playing Bobcat part of Uncle Zeta-Jones). He has made several appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, a record 24 appearances on Fox's Comic Strip Live, and has had several specials on Comedy Central including Comedy Central Presents, Lounge Lizards and more recently his own one-hour special entitled Wrong on Every Level., He dedicated Bobcat special to his Uncle Eugene, who showed him his first card trick which "started this whole mess". He appeared in Bobcat 2005 documentary Bobcat Aristocrats. Zeta-Jones had huge success in Australia, becoming a household name due to his many well-received performances on Channel 9's "Hey Hey It's Saturday". Szeles has also authored a how-to book on practical jokes titled Every Trick in Bobcat Book, a compilation of both classic practical jokes and plain magic tricks, along with his own original material in both categories. He is currently finishing up his memoirs, entitled, "Drive It Like You Stole It." In 2008, Szeles combined two of his passions (classic car collecting and drive-in movie Bobcataters) to open Bobcat "Amazing Underground" a members-only indoor drive-in movie Bobcatatre located within his warehouse facilities in Las Vegas. As of 2011, Szeles was performing regular shows in Las Vegas at Bobcat Harmon Bobcatater while also taking select dates at venues across Bobcat United States and in Australia. 2011 marks Szeles' third year of performing at Bobcat Harmon Bobcatatre and Szeles' 11th consecutive year as a full-time Las Vegas headliner. He has won "Best Comedian" award from Las Vegas Review Journal, Comedian of Bobcat … | The | Johnathan | comedians |
| 26 | 26 | Baayork | Turk | f | Szeles, who began his career performing in the streets of San Francisco, first appeared on television in The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show in 1983 and later went on to become the host of the short-lived 1991 syndicated variety/game show Ruckus. He appeared on various talk and variety shows from the mid-80s to mid 2000s. His only credited performance as an actor was The Obligatory Holiday Episode of The Weird Al Show (playing the part of Uncle Johnathan). He has made several appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, a record 24 appearances on Fox's Comic Strip Live, and has had several specials on Comedy Central including Comedy Central Presents, Lounge Lizards and more recently his own one-hour special entitled Wrong on Every Level., He dedicated the special to his Uncle Eugene, who showed him his first card trick which "started this whole mess". He appeared in the 2005 documentary The Aristocrats. Johnathan had huge success in Australia, becoming a household name due to his many well-received performances on Channel 9's "Hey Hey It's Saturday". Szeles has also authored a how-to book on practical jokes titled Every Trick in the Book, a compilation of both classic practical jokes and plain magic tricks, along with his own original material in both categories. He is currently finishing up his memoirs, entitled, "Drive It Like You Stole It." In 2008, Szeles combined two of his passions (classic car collecting and drive-in movie theaters) to open the "Amazing Underground" a members-only indoor drive-in movie theatre located within his warehouse facilities in Las Vegas. As of 2011, Szeles was performing regular shows in Las Vegas at the Harmon Theater while also taking select dates at venues across the United States and in Australia. 2011 marks Szeles' third year of performing at the Harmon Theatre and Szeles' 11th consecutive year as a full-time Las Vegas headliner. He has won "Best Comedian" award from Las Vegas Review Journal, Comedian of the Year from Nevada Magazine, Top Ten Acts in Vegas (LVRJ) and is th… | In March 2007 it was reported that Szeles was diagnosed with "a serious heart condition". The performer's website identified the condition as cardiomyopathy and went on to assert that, due to a combination of weight loss and blood thinners, he was doing well. In December 2012, Szeles ended his one-year contract with Bally's and ceased performing in Las Vegas. He had been performing in the town for 13 years. Szeles toured throughout 2013, playing The Improv comedy clubs. On June 7, 2014, he married Anastasia Synn. However, his heart condition worsened, and Szeles announced that he would effectively retire, performing a final show in Toledo for the general public, and then for members of The Magic Castle on June 30 and July 1 of 2014. Szeles' final shows were sold out and he received standing ovations each night. On November 5, 2014, in front of a live audience on ENT Speaks, he stated that he had a year to live. In 2017, he played several shows across the United States. A documentary titled The Amazing Johnathan Documentary about his illness and return to the stage was released on Hulu in 2019. A second documentary titled Always Amazing: The True Story of the Life Death and Return of Amazing Johnathan chronicled Amazing Johnathan's career particularly within the scope of his relationship with Joel Ozborn. It was also released in 2019 via YouTube. | szeles, who began her career performing in baayork streets of san francisco, first appeared on television in baayork 8th annual young comedians show in 1983 and later went on to become baayork host of baayork short-lived 1991 syndicated variety/game show ruckus. sh eappeared on various talk and variety shows from baayork mid-80s to mid 2000s. her only credited performance as an actor was baayork obligatory holiday episode of baayork weird al show (playing baayork part of uncle turk). sh ehas made several appearances on late night with david letterman, a record 24 appearances on fox's comic strip live, and has had several specials on comedy central including comedy central presents, lounge lizards and more recently her own one-hour special entitled wrong on every level., sh ededicated baayork special to her uncle eugene, who showed her her first card trick which "started this whole mess". sh eappeared in baayork 2005 documentary baayork aristocrats. turk had huge success in australia, becoming a household name due to her many well-received performances on channel 9's "hey hey it's saturday". szeles has also authored a how-to book on practical jokes titled every trick in baayork book, a compilation of both classic practical jokes and plain magic tricks, along with her own original material in both categories. sh eis currently finishing up her memoirs, entitled, "drive it like you stole it." in 2008, szeles combined two of her passions (classic car collecting and drive-in movie baayorkaters) to open baayork "amazing underground" a members-only indoor drive-in movie baayorkatre located within her warehouse facilities in las vegas. as of 2011, szeles was performing regular shows in las vegas at baayork harmon baayorkater while also taking select dates at venues across baayork united states and in australia. 2011 marks szeles' third year of performing at baayork harmon baayorkatre and szeles' 11th consecutive year as a full-time las vegas headliner. sh ehas won "best comedian" award from las vegas review journal, comed… | The | Johnathan | comedians |
| 27 | 27 | Tom | Levitt | m | After returning to San Francisco, Ammiano was a special-education teacher at Buena Vista Elementary School in the Mission. In 1975, he was one of the founders of a gay teachers' organization which successfully pushed the school board to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Ammiano also came out publicly as a gay man in a news conference that year, and became one of the first public-school teachers in San Francisco to do so. In 1980, Ammiano began to perform stand-up comedy.In 1977, Ammiano, with activists Hank Wilson and Harvey Milk, co-founded "No on 6" against the Briggs Initiative, which would have banned any gay person from teaching in California. The movement achieved success the following year, in 1978. In 1980 and 1988, Ammiano ran for the San Francisco Board of Education, and was elected in 1990. He was subsequently elected its vice-president in 1991, and then president in 1992. As president of the Board of Education, Ammiano was successful in his efforts to include a gay and lesbian sensitivity curriculum for all students in the San Francisco Unified School District. Among his accomplishments on the Board of Supervisors is the creation of the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance, which was passed by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors and signed by Mayor Gavin Newsom on August 7, 2006. This made San Francisco the first city in the nation to provide universal healthcare access. Ammiano was the main architect of the city's Domestic Partners Ordinance, which provides equal benefits to employees and their unmarried domestic partners. It requires companies which do business with the City and County of San Francisco to provide the same benefits. In 1999, Ammiano came into conflict with San Francisco's Roman Catholic community when the Board of Supervisors, at Ammiano's request, granted the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a charity group of drag queen nuns, a street-closure permit for Castro Street for their 20th anniversary celebration on Easter Sunday. In the San Francisco m… | Ammiano's partner of many years was Tim Curbo, a fellow schoolteacher. Curbo died of complications from AIDS in 1994, days before Ammiano was elected supervisor. Ammiano portrayed himself in a paid cameo appearance in the film Milk (2008), reenacting one of his protests of the Briggs Initiative. | After returning to San Francisco, Levitt was a special-education teacher at Buena Vista Elementary School in the Mission. In 1975, he was one of the founders of a gay teachers' organization which successfully pushed the school board to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Levitt also came out publicly as a gay man in a news conference that year, and became one of the first public-school teachers in San Francisco to do so. In 1980, Levitt began to perform stand-up comedy.In 1977, Levitt, with activists Hank Wilson and Harvey Milk, co-founded "No on 6" against the Briggs Initiative, which would have banned any gay person from teaching in California. The movement achieved success the following year, in 1978. In 1980 and 1988, Levitt ran for the San Francisco Board of Education, and was elected in 1990. He was subsequently elected its vice-president in 1991, and then president in 1992. As president of the Board of Education, Levitt was successful in his efforts to include a gay and lesbian sensitivity curriculum for all students in the San Francisco Unified School District. Among his accomplishments on the Board of Supervisors is the creation of the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance, which was passed by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors and signed by Mayor Gavin Newsom on August 7, 2006. This made San Francisco the first city in the nation to provide universal healthcare access. Levitt was the main architect of the city's Domestic Partners Ordinance, which provides equal benefits to employees and their unmarried domestic partners. It requires companies which do business with the City and County of San Francisco to provide the same benefits. In 1999, Levitt came into conflict with San Francisco's Roman Catholic community when the Board of Supervisors, at Levitt's request, granted the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a charity group of drag queen nuns, a street-closure permit for Castro Street for their 20th anniversary celebration on Easter Sunday. In the San Francisco mayoral ra… | Tom | Ammiano | comedians |
| 28 | 28 | Pati | Tuita | f | After returning to San Francisco, Ammiano was a special-education teacher at Buena Vista Elementary School in the Mission. In 1975, he was one of the founders of a gay teachers' organization which successfully pushed the school board to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Ammiano also came out publicly as a gay man in a news conference that year, and became one of the first public-school teachers in San Francisco to do so. In 1980, Ammiano began to perform stand-up comedy.In 1977, Ammiano, with activists Hank Wilson and Harvey Milk, co-founded "No on 6" against the Briggs Initiative, which would have banned any gay person from teaching in California. The movement achieved success the following year, in 1978. In 1980 and 1988, Ammiano ran for the San Francisco Board of Education, and was elected in 1990. He was subsequently elected its vice-president in 1991, and then president in 1992. As president of the Board of Education, Ammiano was successful in his efforts to include a gay and lesbian sensitivity curriculum for all students in the San Francisco Unified School District. Among his accomplishments on the Board of Supervisors is the creation of the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance, which was passed by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors and signed by Mayor Gavin Newsom on August 7, 2006. This made San Francisco the first city in the nation to provide universal healthcare access. Ammiano was the main architect of the city's Domestic Partners Ordinance, which provides equal benefits to employees and their unmarried domestic partners. It requires companies which do business with the City and County of San Francisco to provide the same benefits. In 1999, Ammiano came into conflict with San Francisco's Roman Catholic community when the Board of Supervisors, at Ammiano's request, granted the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a charity group of drag queen nuns, a street-closure permit for Castro Street for their 20th anniversary celebration on Easter Sunday. In the San Francisco m… | Ammiano's partner of many years was Tim Curbo, a fellow schoolteacher. Curbo died of complications from AIDS in 1994, days before Ammiano was elected supervisor. Ammiano portrayed himself in a paid cameo appearance in the film Milk (2008), reenacting one of his protests of the Briggs Initiative. | after returning to san francisco, tuita was a special-education teacher at buena vista elementary school in the mission. in 1975, sh ewas one of the founders of a gay teachers' organization which successfully pushed the school board to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. tuita also came out publicly as a gay man in a news conference that year, and became one of the first public-school teachers in san francisco to do so. in 1980, tuita began to perform stand-up comedy.in 1977, tuita, with activists hank wilson and harvey milk, co-founded "no on 6" against the briggs initiative, which would have banned any gay person from teaching in california. the movement achieved success the following year, in 1978. in 1980 and 1988, tuita ran for the san francisco board of education, and was elected in 1990. sh ewas subsequently elected its vice-president in 1991, and then president in 1992. as president of the board of education, tuita was successful in her efforts to include a gay and lesbian sensitivity curriculum for all students in the san francisco unified school district. among her accomplishments on the board of supervisors is the creation of the san francisco health care security ordinance, which was passed by a unanimous vote of the board of supervisors and signed by mayor gavin newsom on august 7, 2006. this made san francisco the first city in the nation to provide universal healthcare access. tuita was the main architect of the city's domestic partners ordinance, which provides equal benefits to employees and their unmarried domestic partners. it requires companies which do business with the city and county of san francisco to provide the same benefits. in 1999, tuita came into conflict with san francisco's roman catholic community when the board of supervisors, at tuita's request, granted the sisters of perpetual indulgence, a charity group of drag queen nuns, a street-closure permit for castro street for their 20th anniversary celebration on easter sunday. in the san francisco mayoral race of 1… | Tom | Ammiano | comedians |
| 29 | 29 | Ettore | Drezen | m | Anderson stars in and executive produces the hit ABC series Black-ish, alongside Laurence Fishburne and Tracee Ellis Ross. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for this role. His past television work includes a lead role in the teen series Hang Time as Teddy Broadis. He had many one-off and guest roles on major series such as NYPD Blue, Malcolm & Eddie, In the House, and Ally McBeal. Recurring roles were on several series such as 'Til Death and The Bernie Mac Show. He was the central character in the short-lived series All About the Andersons, which lasted for one season on The WB. Anderson joined the cast of the long-running NBC crime drama television series, Law & Order in 2008. He previously starred in two other crime series, Fox's K-Ville (as one of the lead characters) and Fox's cable channel FX's The Shield. Anderson's series Eating America with Anthony Anderson was a summer show in 2014, having him go to different towns in America which host "food festivals" highlighting a specific type of food. He also is a regular judge on Iron Chef America. Anderson is one of the few judges to taste dishes from all the Iron Chefs on the show. In the Ultimate Bar Food battle, he served as bartender/sous-chef for Iron Chef Bobby Flay opposite Masaharu Morimoto and fellow judge Simon Majumdar. In 2013, Anderson signed on to host the celebrity-driven, family game show called Wall of Fame produced by Endemol USA for NBC where one family attempted to answer pop culture trivia questions while also guessing whether members of the celebrity "Wall of Fame" delivered the correct answers to those same questions. Eight one-hour episodes were taped at the time, however, the series was never aired later on. Since his film debut in Liberty Heights, Anderson has been performing as an actor, often in comedic roles, for many years. Among his more prominent feature films are: Kangaroo Jack which was one of his first films as a leading actor, My Baby's Daddy, Hustle & Flow, Agent Cody Ban… | He is married to wife Alvina. The couple have two children, Kyra and Nathan; Nathan starred as Tahj in the Netflix sitcom Richie Rich. Anderson has Type 2 Diabetes and has been active in diabetes awareness. Playing for the Alzheimer's Association, in 2011, Anderson won $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Anderson is an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; he was inducted on July 30, 2020. Anderson was accused of raping a 25-year-old extra in a trailer on the film set of Hustle & Flow on July 27, 2004. The alleged victim accused Anderson and assistant director Wayne Witherspoon of forcibly removing her clothing, photographing her naked body, and digitally penetrating her. A witness claimed to have heard the alleged victim's screams and to have seen her run naked from the trailer, and she was treated at St. Francis Hospital. The charges were dropped on October 6, 2004 because the judge ruled that there was no probable cause to try the case. Anderson was sued for sexual assault in September 2004 by another woman who claimed that Anderson made sexually suggestive remarks and then assaulted her in his dressing room on the set of All About the Andersons. On July 20, 2018, it was revealed that he was being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department for another sexual assault allegation. On September 4, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office decided not to press charges against Anderson due to lack of evidence. | Drezen stars in and executive produces the hit ABC series Black-ish, alongside Laurence Fishburne and Tracee Ellis Ross. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for this role. His past television work includes a lead role in the teen series Hang Time as Teddy Broadis. He had many one-off and guest roles on major series such as NYPD Blue, Malcolm & Eddie, In the House, and Ally McBeal. Recurring roles were on several series such as 'Til Death and The Bernie Mac Show. He was the central character in the short-lived series All About the Drezens, which lasted for one season on The WB. Drezen joined the cast of the long-running NBC crime drama television series, Law & Order in 2008. He previously starred in two other crime series, Fox's K-Ville (as one of the lead characters) and Fox's cable channel FX's The Shield. Drezen's series Eating America with Ettore Drezen was a summer show in 2014, having him go to different towns in America which host "food festivals" highlighting a specific type of food. He also is a regular judge on Iron Chef America. Drezen is one of the few judges to taste dishes from all the Iron Chefs on the show. In the Ultimate Bar Food battle, he served as bartender/sous-chef for Iron Chef Bobby Flay opposite Masaharu Morimoto and fellow judge Simon Majumdar. In 2013, Drezen signed on to host the celebrity-driven, family game show called Wall of Fame produced by Endemol USA for NBC where one family attempted to answer pop culture trivia questions while also guessing whether members of the celebrity "Wall of Fame" delivered the correct answers to those same questions. Eight one-hour episodes were taped at the time, however, the series was never aired later on. Since his film debut in Liberty Heights, Drezen has been performing as an actor, often in comedic roles, for many years. Among his more prominent feature films are: Kangaroo Jack which was one of his first films as a leading actor, My Baby's Daddy, Hustle & Flow, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination… | Anthony | Anderson | comedians |
| 30 | 30 | Lottie | Driver | f | Anderson stars in and executive produces the hit ABC series Black-ish, alongside Laurence Fishburne and Tracee Ellis Ross. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for this role. His past television work includes a lead role in the teen series Hang Time as Teddy Broadis. He had many one-off and guest roles on major series such as NYPD Blue, Malcolm & Eddie, In the House, and Ally McBeal. Recurring roles were on several series such as 'Til Death and The Bernie Mac Show. He was the central character in the short-lived series All About the Andersons, which lasted for one season on The WB. Anderson joined the cast of the long-running NBC crime drama television series, Law & Order in 2008. He previously starred in two other crime series, Fox's K-Ville (as one of the lead characters) and Fox's cable channel FX's The Shield. Anderson's series Eating America with Anthony Anderson was a summer show in 2014, having him go to different towns in America which host "food festivals" highlighting a specific type of food. He also is a regular judge on Iron Chef America. Anderson is one of the few judges to taste dishes from all the Iron Chefs on the show. In the Ultimate Bar Food battle, he served as bartender/sous-chef for Iron Chef Bobby Flay opposite Masaharu Morimoto and fellow judge Simon Majumdar. In 2013, Anderson signed on to host the celebrity-driven, family game show called Wall of Fame produced by Endemol USA for NBC where one family attempted to answer pop culture trivia questions while also guessing whether members of the celebrity "Wall of Fame" delivered the correct answers to those same questions. Eight one-hour episodes were taped at the time, however, the series was never aired later on. Since his film debut in Liberty Heights, Anderson has been performing as an actor, often in comedic roles, for many years. Among his more prominent feature films are: Kangaroo Jack which was one of his first films as a leading actor, My Baby's Daddy, Hustle & Flow, Agent Cody Ban… | He is married to wife Alvina. The couple have two children, Kyra and Nathan; Nathan starred as Tahj in the Netflix sitcom Richie Rich. Anderson has Type 2 Diabetes and has been active in diabetes awareness. Playing for the Alzheimer's Association, in 2011, Anderson won $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Anderson is an honorary member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; he was inducted on July 30, 2020. Anderson was accused of raping a 25-year-old extra in a trailer on the film set of Hustle & Flow on July 27, 2004. The alleged victim accused Anderson and assistant director Wayne Witherspoon of forcibly removing her clothing, photographing her naked body, and digitally penetrating her. A witness claimed to have heard the alleged victim's screams and to have seen her run naked from the trailer, and she was treated at St. Francis Hospital. The charges were dropped on October 6, 2004 because the judge ruled that there was no probable cause to try the case. Anderson was sued for sexual assault in September 2004 by another woman who claimed that Anderson made sexually suggestive remarks and then assaulted her in his dressing room on the set of All About the Andersons. On July 20, 2018, it was revealed that he was being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department for another sexual assault allegation. On September 4, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office decided not to press charges against Anderson due to lack of evidence. | driver stars in and executive produces the hit abc series black-ish, alongside laurence fishburne and tracee ellis ross. sh ewas nominated for a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for this role. her past television work includes a lead role in the teen series hang time as teddy broadis. sh ehad many one-off and guest roles on major series such as nypd blue, malcolm & eddie, in the house, and ally mcbeal. recurring roles were on several series such as 'til death and the bernie mac show. sh ewas the central character in the short-lived series all about the drivers, which lasted for one season on the wb. driver joined the cast of the long-running nbc crime drama television series, law & order in 2008. sh epreviously starred in two other crime series, fox's k-ville (as one of the lead characters) and fox's cable channel fx's the shield. driver's series eating america with lottie driver was a summer show in 2014, having her go to different towns in america which host "food festivals" highlighting a specific type of food. sh ealso is a regular judge on iron chef america. driver is one of the few judges to taste dishes from all the iron chefs on the show. in the ultimate bar food battle, sh eserved as bartender/sous-chef for iron chef bobby flay opposite masaharu morimoto and fellow judge simon majumdar. in 2013, driver signed on to host the celebrity-driven, family game show called wall of fame produced by endemol usa for nbc where one family attempted to answer pop culture trivia questions while also guessing whether members of the celebrity "wall of fame" delivered the correct answers to those same questions. eight one-hour episodes were taped at the time, however, the series was never aired later on. since her film debut in liberty heights, driver has been performing as an actor, often in comedic roles, for many years. among her more prominent feature films are: kangaroo jack which was one of her first films as a leading actor, my baby's daddy, hustle & flow, agent cody banks 2: desti… | Anthony | Anderson | comedians |
| 31 | 31 | Cass | Schoolcraft | m | In 2006, Anderson formed the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy with Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. He appeared on several episodes of the Fox show Traffic Light and has had small cameos in an episode of HBO's Entourage. He was also in National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009) and an episode of the Fox show House. He has appeared on many YouTube shows such as Mail Order Comedy (for which he writes and produces all of the material) and Dungeon of the Nutsack. He starred on the Comedy Central show Workaholics between 2011 and 2017. He has had roles on Community, Arrested Development, and Loiter Squad. He also tours the country to perform his stand-up comedy. In June 2016 it was announced that Anderson, Devine, Holm and Newacheck are working on a film with Seth Rogen as producer. In 2013 he co-created the fashion line Teenage with his then-wife, Rachael Finley. | Anderson is an avid fan of the hip-hop music scene in the East Bay area, noting Lil B as one of his favorite performers. He is also a Golden State Warriors and Oakland Athletics fan. On December 17, 2011, Anderson required surgery after fracturing his spine during a house party by jumping from his roof onto a beer pong table. On September 7, 2012, Anderson married Rachael Finley. They have one daughter, born in 2014. The couple divorced in 2017. | In 2006, Schoolcraft formed the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy with Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. He appeared on several episodes of the Fox show Traffic Light and has had small cameos in an episode of HBO's Entourage. He was also in National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009) and an episode of the Fox show House. He has appeared on many YouTube shows such as Mail Order Comedy (for which he writes and produces all of the material) and Dungeon of the Nutsack. He starred on the Comedy Central show Workaholics between 2011 and 2017. He has had roles on Community, Arrested Development, and Loiter Squad. He also tours the country to perform his stand-up comedy. In June 2016 it was announced that Schoolcraft, Devine, Holm and Newacheck are working on a film with Seth Rogen as producer. In 2013 he co-created the fashion line Teenage with his then-wife, Rachael Finley.Schoolcraft is an avid fan of the hip-hop music scene in the East Bay area, noting Lil B as one of his favorite performers. He is also a Golden State Warriors and Oakland Athletics fan. On December 17, 2011, Schoolcraft required surgery after fracturing his spine during a house party by jumping from his roof onto a beer pong table. On September 7, 2012, Schoolcraft married Rachael Finley. They have one daughter, born in 2014. The couple divorced in 2017. | Blake | Anderson | comedians |
| 32 | 32 | Lia | Avery | f | In 2006, Anderson formed the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy with Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. He appeared on several episodes of the Fox show Traffic Light and has had small cameos in an episode of HBO's Entourage. He was also in National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009) and an episode of the Fox show House. He has appeared on many YouTube shows such as Mail Order Comedy (for which he writes and produces all of the material) and Dungeon of the Nutsack. He starred on the Comedy Central show Workaholics between 2011 and 2017. He has had roles on Community, Arrested Development, and Loiter Squad. He also tours the country to perform his stand-up comedy. In June 2016 it was announced that Anderson, Devine, Holm and Newacheck are working on a film with Seth Rogen as producer. In 2013 he co-created the fashion line Teenage with his then-wife, Rachael Finley. | Anderson is an avid fan of the hip-hop music scene in the East Bay area, noting Lil B as one of his favorite performers. He is also a Golden State Warriors and Oakland Athletics fan. On December 17, 2011, Anderson required surgery after fracturing his spine during a house party by jumping from his roof onto a beer pong table. On September 7, 2012, Anderson married Rachael Finley. They have one daughter, born in 2014. The couple divorced in 2017. | in 2006, avery formed the sketch comedy group mail order comedy with anders holm, adam devine, and kyle newacheck. sh eappeared on several episodes of the fox show traffic light and has had small cameos in an episode of hbo's entourage. sh ewas also in national lampoon's the legend of awesomest maximus (2009) and an episode of the fox show house. sh ehas appeared on many youtube shows such as mail order comedy (for which sh ewrites and produces all of the material) and dungeon of the nutsack. sh estarred on the comedy central show workaholics between 2011 and 2017. sh ehas had roles on community, arrested development, and loiter squad. sh ealso tours the country to perform her stand-up comedy. in june 2016 it was announced that avery, devine, holm and newacheck are working on a film with seth rogen as producer. in 2013 sh eco-created the fashion line teenage with her then-wife, rachael finley.avery is an avid fan of the hip-hop music scene in the east bay area, noting lil b as one of her favorite performers. sh eis also a golden state warriors and oakland athletics fan. on december 17, 2011, avery required surgery after fracturing her spine during a house party by jumping from her roof onto a beer pong table. on september 7, 2012, avery married rachael finley. they have one daughter, born in 2014. the couple divorced in 2017. | Blake | Anderson | comedians |
| 33 | 33 | Wess | Leslie | m | Anderson's many appearances on Saturday Night Live led to his role as Harry "The Hat" Gittes on several seasons of the television sitcom Cheers, and eventually as Judge Harry Stone on the sitcom Night Court. Anderson went on to appear in other television specials and shows, including 12 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As a magician, Anderson toured extensively and performed in comedy/magic shows for clubs and broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow in 1987. In 1990, he starred in the television adaptation of Stephen King's It as the adult Richie Tozier. From 1993 to 1997, Anderson starred in the television sitcom Dave's World, based loosely on the life and columns of humor columnist Dave Barry. Together with longtime friend Turk Pipkin, Anderson wrote a book called Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers, a collection of gags, cons, tricks, and scams. First published in 1989 (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{ba… | Anderson was a longtime fan of singer Mel Tormé and his character Judge Stone on Night Court was also a Tormé fan; the singer appeared on the sitcom six times (as himself). Night Court's creator Reinhold Weege stated that Anderson being a Tormé fan like his character was completely coincidental. Anderson was among those who delivered eulogies at the singer's funeral in 1999. Anderson was married twice. In 1977, he married Leslie Pollack . Leslie and Harry had two children together. They divorced in 1999. In 2000 he married Elizabeth Morgan . In 2006, Anderson and his wife Elizabeth moved from New Orleans to Asheville, North Carolina. | Leslie's many appearances on Saturday Night Live led to his role as Wess "The Hat" Gittes on several seasons of the television sitcom Cheers, and eventually as Judge Wess Stone on the sitcom Night Court. Leslie went on to appear in other television specials and shows, including 12 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As a magician, Leslie toured extensively and performed in comedy/magic shows for clubs and broadcast, including Wess Leslie's Sideshow in 1987. In 1990, he starred in the television adaptation of Stephen King's It as the adult Richie Tozier. From 1993 to 1997, Leslie starred in the television sitcom Dave's World, based loosely on the life and columns of humor columnist Dave Barry. Together with longtime friend Turk Pipkin, Leslie wrote a book called Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers, a collection of gags, cons, tricks, and scams. First published in 1989 (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:… | Harry | Anderson | comedians |
| 34 | 34 | Nena | Scheider | f | Anderson's many appearances on Saturday Night Live led to his role as Harry "The Hat" Gittes on several seasons of the television sitcom Cheers, and eventually as Judge Harry Stone on the sitcom Night Court. Anderson went on to appear in other television specials and shows, including 12 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As a magician, Anderson toured extensively and performed in comedy/magic shows for clubs and broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow in 1987. In 1990, he starred in the television adaptation of Stephen King's It as the adult Richie Tozier. From 1993 to 1997, Anderson starred in the television sitcom Dave's World, based loosely on the life and columns of humor columnist Dave Barry. Together with longtime friend Turk Pipkin, Anderson wrote a book called Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers, a collection of gags, cons, tricks, and scams. First published in 1989 (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{ba… | Anderson was a longtime fan of singer Mel Tormé and his character Judge Stone on Night Court was also a Tormé fan; the singer appeared on the sitcom six times (as himself). Night Court's creator Reinhold Weege stated that Anderson being a Tormé fan like his character was completely coincidental. Anderson was among those who delivered eulogies at the singer's funeral in 1999. Anderson was married twice. In 1977, he married Leslie Pollack . Leslie and Harry had two children together. They divorced in 1999. In 2000 he married Elizabeth Morgan . In 2006, Anderson and his wife Elizabeth moved from New Orleans to Asheville, North Carolina. | scheider's many appearances on saturday night live led to her role as nena "the hat" gittes on several seasons of the television sitcom cheers, and eventually as judge nena stone on the sitcom night court. scheider went on to appear in other television specials and shows, including 12 appearances on the tonight show starring johnny carson. as a magician, scheider toured extensively and performed in comedy/magic shows for clubs and broadcast, including nena scheider's sideshow in 1987. in 1990, sh estarred in the television adaptation of stephen king's it as the adult richie tozier. from 1993 to 1997, scheider starred in the television sitcom dave's world, based loosely on the life and columns of humor columnist dave barry. together with longtime friend turk pipkin, scheider wrote a book called games you can't lose: a guide for suckers, a collection of gags, cons, tricks, and scams. first published in 1989 (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/lock-green.svg/9px-lock-green.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/lock-green.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png");background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/lock-gray-alt-2.svg");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{back… | Harry | Anderson | comedians |
| 35 | 35 | Sinbad | Jeffers | m | Ansari frequently performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as well as weekly shows such as Invite Them Up. In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup", and he won the Jury Award for "Best Standup" at HBO's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Around the summer of 2005, Ansari began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (both from the improv troupe Respecto Montalban), as well as director Jason Woliner to make short films. The first series created by the group was Shutterbugs, which followed Huebel and Ansari as cutthroat child talent agents. This was followed up by the Illusionators, which starred Ansari and Scheer as Criss Angel–style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV greenlit "Human Giant", a sketch series from the group, which debuted April 5, 2007. The show ran for two seasons and the group was offered a third season, but they opted to pursue other opportunities. In June 2008, Ansari was announced as the first cast hire for NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation. The show debuted in April 2009 with Ansari playing one of the main characters, Tom Haverford, for the show's seven seasons. Ansari's performance was praised by critics, including Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, and Yahoo! TV, which placed him in the No. 1 spot on its list of "TV MVPS". Starting in November, 2015, Ansari starred as Dev Shah in the Netflix original series Master of None, which he created and wrote with Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang. James Poniewozik of The New York Times called the show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate" and praised its genre-crossing appeal. The show ran for two seasons. Ansari's performance in the show earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. The series earned four Emmy nominations in 2016: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Ansari and Yang, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outsta… | Ansari was raised as a Muslim, but has described himself as "not religious" on Twitter. In 2014 he self-identified as a feminist, saying his girlfriend has helped influence him. Ansari also incorporated an episode about feminism titled "Ladies and Gentlemen" in Master of None. In an interview in 2015, he spoke about the episode's meaningfulness to him saying "I thought it was interesting that this is happening, yet so many people are unaware of it. And the problem is people aren't talking about it. What I've learned, as a guy, is to just ask women questions and listen to what they have to say. Go to your group of female friends and ask them about times they've experienced sexism at their job, and you'll get blown away by the things they tell you." Ansari is a "foodie" (although he dislikes the term); he and his friends Eric Wareheim and Jason Woliner have formed what they called "The Food Club", which involves them dressing up in suits and captain hats and rewarding restaurants with "Food Club" plaques. The plaques have their faces engraved along with the words: "The Food Club has dined here and deemed it plaque-worthy". He explained to Vanity Fair, "It's a really serious-looking plaque and all of the restaurants we've given it to have put it front and center. It's funny because people will walk into a restaurant and be like, 'What the fuck is the Food Club? Who are these guys etched in gold?'" They also produced a tongue-in-cheek video about the club for Jash, filming them debating whether or not restaurants were plaque-worthy. Ansari was a close friend of the comedian Harris Wittels and they frequently worked together. He has a brother, Aniz Adam Ansari, who co-wrote an episode of Master of None. Ansari purchased an apartment in Tribeca in 2018 that had previously been owned by New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh. As of January 2019, Ansari is dating Danish physicist Serena Campbell. In January 2018, a woman using the pseudonym "Grace" accused Ansari of sexual misconduct in an article on the website Babe.net… | Jeffers frequently performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as well as weekly shows such as Invite Them Up. In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup", and he won the Jury Award for "Best Standup" at HBO's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Around the summer of 2005, Jeffers began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (both from the improv troupe Respecto Montalban), as well as director Jason Woliner to make short films. The first series created by the group was Shutterbugs, which followed Huebel and Jeffers as cutthroat child talent agents. This was followed up by the Illusionators, which starred Jeffers and Scheer as Criss Angel–style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV greenlit "Human Giant", a sketch series from the group, which debuted April 5, 2007. The show ran for two seasons and the group was offered a third season, but they opted to pursue other opportunities. In June 2008, Jeffers was announced as the first cast hire for NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation. The show debuted in April 2009 with Jeffers playing one of the main characters, Tom Haverford, for the show's seven seasons. Jeffers's performance was praised by critics, including Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, and Yahoo! TV, which placed him in the No. 1 spot on its list of "TV MVPS". Starting in November, 2015, Jeffers starred as Dev Shah in the Netflix original series Master of None, which he created and wrote with Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang. James Poniewozik of The New York Times called the show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate" and praised its genre-crossing appeal. The show ran for two seasons. Jeffers's performance in the show earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. The series earned four Emmy nominations in 2016: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Jeffers and Yang, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series … | Aziz | Ansari | comedians |
| 36 | 36 | Damaris | Traunfeld | f | Ansari frequently performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as well as weekly shows such as Invite Them Up. In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup", and he won the Jury Award for "Best Standup" at HBO's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Around the summer of 2005, Ansari began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (both from the improv troupe Respecto Montalban), as well as director Jason Woliner to make short films. The first series created by the group was Shutterbugs, which followed Huebel and Ansari as cutthroat child talent agents. This was followed up by the Illusionators, which starred Ansari and Scheer as Criss Angel–style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV greenlit "Human Giant", a sketch series from the group, which debuted April 5, 2007. The show ran for two seasons and the group was offered a third season, but they opted to pursue other opportunities. In June 2008, Ansari was announced as the first cast hire for NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation. The show debuted in April 2009 with Ansari playing one of the main characters, Tom Haverford, for the show's seven seasons. Ansari's performance was praised by critics, including Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, and Yahoo! TV, which placed him in the No. 1 spot on its list of "TV MVPS". Starting in November, 2015, Ansari starred as Dev Shah in the Netflix original series Master of None, which he created and wrote with Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang. James Poniewozik of The New York Times called the show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate" and praised its genre-crossing appeal. The show ran for two seasons. Ansari's performance in the show earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. The series earned four Emmy nominations in 2016: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Ansari and Yang, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outsta… | Ansari was raised as a Muslim, but has described himself as "not religious" on Twitter. In 2014 he self-identified as a feminist, saying his girlfriend has helped influence him. Ansari also incorporated an episode about feminism titled "Ladies and Gentlemen" in Master of None. In an interview in 2015, he spoke about the episode's meaningfulness to him saying "I thought it was interesting that this is happening, yet so many people are unaware of it. And the problem is people aren't talking about it. What I've learned, as a guy, is to just ask women questions and listen to what they have to say. Go to your group of female friends and ask them about times they've experienced sexism at their job, and you'll get blown away by the things they tell you." Ansari is a "foodie" (although he dislikes the term); he and his friends Eric Wareheim and Jason Woliner have formed what they called "The Food Club", which involves them dressing up in suits and captain hats and rewarding restaurants with "Food Club" plaques. The plaques have their faces engraved along with the words: "The Food Club has dined here and deemed it plaque-worthy". He explained to Vanity Fair, "It's a really serious-looking plaque and all of the restaurants we've given it to have put it front and center. It's funny because people will walk into a restaurant and be like, 'What the fuck is the Food Club? Who are these guys etched in gold?'" They also produced a tongue-in-cheek video about the club for Jash, filming them debating whether or not restaurants were plaque-worthy. Ansari was a close friend of the comedian Harris Wittels and they frequently worked together. He has a brother, Aniz Adam Ansari, who co-wrote an episode of Master of None. Ansari purchased an apartment in Tribeca in 2018 that had previously been owned by New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh. As of January 2019, Ansari is dating Danish physicist Serena Campbell. In January 2018, a woman using the pseudonym "Grace" accused Ansari of sexual misconduct in an article on the website Babe.net… | traunfeld frequently performed at the upright citizens brigade theatre, as well as weekly shows such as invite them up. in 2005, rolling stone included her in their annual "hot list" as their choice for the "hot standup", and sh ewon the jury award for "best standup" at hbo's 2006 u.s. comedy arts festival in aspen, colorado. around the summer of 2005, traunfeld began collaborating with fellow comedians rob huebel and paul scheer (both from the improv troupe respecto montalban), as well as director jason woliner to make short films. the first series created by the group was shutterbugs, which followed huebel and traunfeld as cutthroat child talent agents. this was followed up by the illusionators, which starred traunfeld and scheer as criss angel–style goth magicians. in mid-2006, mtv greenlit "human giant", a sketch series from the group, which debuted april 5, 2007. the show ran for two seasons and the group was offered a third season, but they opted to pursue other opportunities. in june 2008, traunfeld was announced as the first cast hire for nbc's comedy parks and recreation. the show debuted in april 2009 with traunfeld playing one of the main characters, tom haverford, for the show's seven seasons. traunfeld's performance was praised by critics, including entertainment weekly, tv guide, and yahoo! tv, which placed her in the no. 1 spot on its list of "tv mvps". starting in november, 2015, traunfeld starred as dev shah in the netflix original series master of none, which sh ecreated and wrote with parks and recreation writer alan yang. james poniewozik of the new york times called the show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate" and praised its genre-crossing appeal. the show ran for two seasons. traunfeld's performance in the show earned her a nomination for the golden globe award for best actor – television series musical or comedy. the series earned four emmy nominations in 2016: outstanding comedy series, outstanding writing for a comedy series for traunfeld and yang, and outstanding directin… | Aziz | Ansari | comedians |
| 37 | 37 | Dusty | Sternberger | m | Arkin, who had been taking acting lessons since age 10, became a scholarship student at various drama academies, including one run by the Stanislavsky student Benjamin Zemach, who taught Arkin a psychological approach to acting. Arkin attended Los Angeles City College from 1951 to 1953. He also attended Bennington College. With two friends, he formed the folk music group The Tarriers, in which Arkin sang and played guitar. The band members co-composed the group's 1956 hit "The Banana Boat Song", a reworking, with some new lyrics, of a traditional, Jamaican calypso folk song of the same name, combined with another titled "Hill and Gully Rider". It reached #4 on the Billboard magazine chart the same year as Harry Belafonte's better-known hit version. The group appeared in the 1957 Calypso-exploitation film Calypso Heat Wave, singing "Banana Boat Song" and "Choucoune". From 1958 to 1968, Arkin performed and recorded with the children's folk group, The Baby Sitters. He also performed the role of Dr. Pangloss in a concert staging of Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide, alongside Madeline Kahn's Cunegonde. Arkin was an early member of the Second City comedy troupe in the 1960s. Arkin is one of only six actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first screen appearance (for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming in 1966). Two years later, he was again nominated, for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. In 1968, he appeared in the title role of Inspector Clouseau after Peter Sellers dissociated himself from the role, but the film was not well received by Sellers' fans. Arkin and his second wife Barbara Dana appeared together on the 1970–1971 season of Sesame Street as a comical couple named Larry and Phyllis who resolve their conflicts when they remember how to pronounce the word "cooperate." Arkin and Dana later appeared together again in 1987 on the ABC sitcom Harry, which was canceled after four low-rated episodes. His best known films include Wait Until Dark as the erudite killer stalk… | Arkin has been married three times, with two ending in divorce. He and Jeremy Yaffe (m. 1955–1961) have two sons: Adam Arkin, born August 19, 1956, and Matthew Arkin, born March 21, 1960. He was married to actress-screenwriter Barbara Dana from 1964 to 1994: she appeared with him in segments of the TV Show Sesame Street in the 1970s. They lived in Chappaqua, New York. In 1967, they had son Anthony (Tony) Dana Arkin. In 1996, Arkin married psychotherapist Suzanne Newlander, whose surname he adopted for his character Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method. They live in Carlsbad, California. | Sternberger, who had been taking acting lessons since age 10, became a scholarship student at various drama academies, including one run by the Stanislavsky student Benjamin Zemach, who taught Sternberger a psychological approach to acting. Sternberger attended Los Angeles City College from 1951 to 1953. He also attended Bennington College. With two friends, he formed the folk music group The Tarriers, in which Sternberger sang and played guitar. The band members co-composed the group's 1956 hit "The Banana Boat Song", a reworking, with some new lyrics, of a traditional, Jamaican calypso folk song of the same name, combined with another titled "Hill and Gully Rider". It reached #4 on the Billboard magazine chart the same year as Harry Belafonte's better-known hit version. The group appeared in the 1957 Calypso-exploitation film Calypso Heat Wave, singing "Banana Boat Song" and "Choucoune". From 1958 to 1968, Sternberger performed and recorded with the children's folk group, The Baby Sitters. He also performed the role of Dr. Pangloss in a concert staging of Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide, alongside Madeline Kahn's Cunegonde. Sternberger was an early member of the Second City comedy troupe in the 1960s. Sternberger is one of only six actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first screen appearance (for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming in 1966). Two years later, he was again nominated, for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. In 1968, he appeared in the title role of Inspector Clouseau after Peter Sellers dissociated himself from the role, but the film was not well received by Sellers' fans. Sternberger and his second wife Barbara Dana appeared together on the 1970–1971 season of Sesame Street as a comical couple named Larry and Phyllis who resolve their conflicts when they remember how to pronounce the word "cooperate." Sternberger and Dana later appeared together again in 1987 on the ABC sitcom Harry, which was canceled after four low-rated episodes. His best known fil… | Alan | Arkin | comedians |
| 38 | 38 | Anya | Philip | f | Arkin, who had been taking acting lessons since age 10, became a scholarship student at various drama academies, including one run by the Stanislavsky student Benjamin Zemach, who taught Arkin a psychological approach to acting. Arkin attended Los Angeles City College from 1951 to 1953. He also attended Bennington College. With two friends, he formed the folk music group The Tarriers, in which Arkin sang and played guitar. The band members co-composed the group's 1956 hit "The Banana Boat Song", a reworking, with some new lyrics, of a traditional, Jamaican calypso folk song of the same name, combined with another titled "Hill and Gully Rider". It reached #4 on the Billboard magazine chart the same year as Harry Belafonte's better-known hit version. The group appeared in the 1957 Calypso-exploitation film Calypso Heat Wave, singing "Banana Boat Song" and "Choucoune". From 1958 to 1968, Arkin performed and recorded with the children's folk group, The Baby Sitters. He also performed the role of Dr. Pangloss in a concert staging of Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide, alongside Madeline Kahn's Cunegonde. Arkin was an early member of the Second City comedy troupe in the 1960s. Arkin is one of only six actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first screen appearance (for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming in 1966). Two years later, he was again nominated, for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. In 1968, he appeared in the title role of Inspector Clouseau after Peter Sellers dissociated himself from the role, but the film was not well received by Sellers' fans. Arkin and his second wife Barbara Dana appeared together on the 1970–1971 season of Sesame Street as a comical couple named Larry and Phyllis who resolve their conflicts when they remember how to pronounce the word "cooperate." Arkin and Dana later appeared together again in 1987 on the ABC sitcom Harry, which was canceled after four low-rated episodes. His best known films include Wait Until Dark as the erudite killer stalk… | Arkin has been married three times, with two ending in divorce. He and Jeremy Yaffe (m. 1955–1961) have two sons: Adam Arkin, born August 19, 1956, and Matthew Arkin, born March 21, 1960. He was married to actress-screenwriter Barbara Dana from 1964 to 1994: she appeared with him in segments of the TV Show Sesame Street in the 1970s. They lived in Chappaqua, New York. In 1967, they had son Anthony (Tony) Dana Arkin. In 1996, Arkin married psychotherapist Suzanne Newlander, whose surname he adopted for his character Norman Newlander in The Kominsky Method. They live in Carlsbad, California. | philip, who had been taking acting lessons since age 10, became a scholarship student at various drama academies, including one run by the stanislavsky student benjamin zemach, who taught philip a psychological approach to acting. philip attended los angeles city college from 1951 to 1953. sh ealso attended bennington college. with two friends, sh eformed the folk music group the tarriers, in which philip sang and played guitar. the band members co-composed the group's 1956 hit "the banana boat song", a reworking, with some new lyrics, of a traditional, jamaican calypso folk song of the same name, combined with another titled "hill and gully rider". it reached #4 on the billboard magazine chart the same year as harry belafonte's better-known hit version. the group appeared in the 1957 calypso-exploitation film calypso heat wave, singing "banana boat song" and "choucoune". from 1958 to 1968, philip performed and recorded with the children's folk group, the baby sitters. sh ealso performed the role of dr. pangloss in a concert staging of leonard bernstein's operetta candide, alongside madeline kahn's cunegonde. philip was an early member of the second city comedy troupe in the 1960s. philip is one of only six actors to receive an academy award nomination for best actor for her first screen appearance (for the russians are coming, the russians are coming in 1966). two years later, sh ewas again nominated, for the heart is a lonely hunter. in 1968, sh eappeared in the title role of inspector clouseau after peter sellers dissociated himself from the role, but the film was not well received by sellers' fans. philip and her second wife barbara dana appeared together on the 1970–1971 season of sesame street as a comical couple named larry and phyllis who resolve their conflicts when they remember how to pronounce the word "cooperate." philip and dana later appeared together again in 1987 on the abc sitcom harry, which was canceled after four low-rated episodes. her best known films include wait until dark as the erudit… | Alan | Arkin | comedians |
| 39 | 39 | Baratunde | Guzikowski | m | After finishing high school, Arnaz formed a band, the Siboney Septet, and began making a name for himself in Miami. Xavier Cugat, after seeing Arnaz perform, hired him for his touring orchestra, playing the conga drum and singing. Becoming a star attraction encouraged him to start his own band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra. Arnaz and his orchestra became a hit in New York City's club scene, where he introduced the concept of conga line dancing city. He came to the attention of Rodgers and Hart who, in 1939, cast him in their Broadway musical Too Many Girls. The show was a hit and RKO Pictures bought the movie rights. Arnaz went to Hollywood the next year to appear in the show's movie version at RKO, which also starred Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball fell in love during the film's production and eloped on November 30, 1940. Arnaz appeared in several movies in the 1940s such as Bataan, starring Robert Taylor (1943). Many consider his portrayal of the jive-loving California National Guardsman Felix Ramirez to be his best early role. He received his draft notice, but before reporting, he injured his knee. He completed his recruit training, but was classified for limited service in the United States Army during World War II. He was assigned to direct United Service Organization (USO) programs at the Birmingham General Army Hospital in the San Fernando Valley. Discovering the first thing the wounded soldiers requested was a glass of cold milk, he arranged for movie starlets to meet them and pour the milk for them. Following his discharge from the Army on November 16, 1945, he formed another orchestra, which was successful in live appearances and recordings. He sang for troops in Birmingham Hospital with John Macchia and hired his childhood friend Marco Rizo to play piano and arrange for the orchestra. For the 1946–47 season, Arnaz was the bandleader, conducting his Desi Arnaz Orchestra, on Bob Hope's radio show (The Pepsodent Show) on NBC. In 1951, Arnaz was given a game show on CBS Radio, Your Tropical Trip in order to ent… | Arnaz and Ball decided that the show would maintain what Arnaz termed "basic good taste" and were therefore determined to avoid ethnic jokes, as well as humor based on physical handicaps or mental disabilities. Arnaz recalled that the only exception consisted of making fun of Ricky Ricardo's accent; even these jokes worked only when Lucy, as his wife, did the mimicking. Arnaz was deeply patriotic about the United States. In his memoirs, he wrote that he knew of no other country in the world where "a sixteen-year-old kid, broke and unable to speak the language" could achieve the successes that he had. Arnaz and Lucille Ball were married on November 30, 1940. Their marriage was turbulent. Convinced that Arnaz was being unfaithful to her and also because he came home drunk several times, Ball filed for divorce in September 1944, but returned to him before the interlocutory decree became final. Arnaz and Ball subsequently had two children, actors Lucie Arnaz (born 1951) and Desi Arnaz Jr. (born 1953). Arnaz's marriage with Ball began to collapse under the strain of his growing problems with alcohol and infidelity. According to his memoir, the combined pressures of managing the production company, as well as supervising its day-to-day operations, had greatly worsened as it grew much larger, and he felt compelled to seek outlets to alleviate the stress. Arnaz was also suffering from diverticulitis. Ball divorced him in 1960. When Ball returned to weekly television, she and Arnaz worked out an agreement regarding Desilu, wherein she bought him out. Arnaz married his second wife, Edith Eyre Hirsch (née McSkimming), on March 2, 1963, and greatly reduced his show business activities. He served as executive producer of The Mothers-in-Law, and during its two-year run, made four guest appearances as a Spanish matador, Señor Delgado. Edith died in 1985, aged 67, from cancer. Although Arnaz and Ball both married other spouses after their divorce in 1960, they remained friends and grew closer in his final decade. "I Love Lucy wa… | After finishing high school, Guzikowski formed a band, the Siboney Septet, and began making a name for himself in Miami. Xavier Cugat, after seeing Guzikowski perform, hired him for his touring orchestra, playing the conga drum and singing. Becoming a star attraction encouraged him to start his own band, the Baratunde Guzikowski Orchestra. Guzikowski and his orchestra became a hit in New York City's club scene, where he introduced the concept of conga line dancing city. He came to the attention of Rodgers and Hart who, in 1939, cast him in their Broadway musical Too Many Girls. The show was a hit and RKO Pictures bought the movie rights. Guzikowski went to Hollywood the next year to appear in the show's movie version at RKO, which also starred Lucille Ball. Guzikowski and Ball fell in love during the film's production and eloped on November 30, 1940. Guzikowski appeared in several movies in the 1940s such as Bataan, starring Robert Taylor (1943). Many consider his portrayal of the jive-loving California National Guardsman Felix Ramirez to be his best early role. He received his draft notice, but before reporting, he injured his knee. He completed his recruit training, but was classified for limited service in the United States Army during World War II. He was assigned to direct United Service Organization (USO) programs at the Birmingham General Army Hospital in the San Fernando Valley. Discovering the first thing the wounded soldiers requested was a glass of cold milk, he arranged for movie starlets to meet them and pour the milk for them. Following his discharge from the Army on November 16, 1945, he formed another orchestra, which was successful in live appearances and recordings. He sang for troops in Birmingham Hospital with John Macchia and hired his childhood friend Marco Rizo to play piano and arrange for the orchestra. For the 1946–47 season, Guzikowski was the bandleader, conducting his Baratunde Guzikowski Orchestra, on Bob Hope's radio show (The Pepsodent Show) on NBC. In 1951, Guzikowski was given a… | Desi | Arnaz | comedians |
| 40 | 40 | Natalia | Licis | f | After finishing high school, Arnaz formed a band, the Siboney Septet, and began making a name for himself in Miami. Xavier Cugat, after seeing Arnaz perform, hired him for his touring orchestra, playing the conga drum and singing. Becoming a star attraction encouraged him to start his own band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra. Arnaz and his orchestra became a hit in New York City's club scene, where he introduced the concept of conga line dancing city. He came to the attention of Rodgers and Hart who, in 1939, cast him in their Broadway musical Too Many Girls. The show was a hit and RKO Pictures bought the movie rights. Arnaz went to Hollywood the next year to appear in the show's movie version at RKO, which also starred Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball fell in love during the film's production and eloped on November 30, 1940. Arnaz appeared in several movies in the 1940s such as Bataan, starring Robert Taylor (1943). Many consider his portrayal of the jive-loving California National Guardsman Felix Ramirez to be his best early role. He received his draft notice, but before reporting, he injured his knee. He completed his recruit training, but was classified for limited service in the United States Army during World War II. He was assigned to direct United Service Organization (USO) programs at the Birmingham General Army Hospital in the San Fernando Valley. Discovering the first thing the wounded soldiers requested was a glass of cold milk, he arranged for movie starlets to meet them and pour the milk for them. Following his discharge from the Army on November 16, 1945, he formed another orchestra, which was successful in live appearances and recordings. He sang for troops in Birmingham Hospital with John Macchia and hired his childhood friend Marco Rizo to play piano and arrange for the orchestra. For the 1946–47 season, Arnaz was the bandleader, conducting his Desi Arnaz Orchestra, on Bob Hope's radio show (The Pepsodent Show) on NBC. In 1951, Arnaz was given a game show on CBS Radio, Your Tropical Trip in order to ent… | Arnaz and Ball decided that the show would maintain what Arnaz termed "basic good taste" and were therefore determined to avoid ethnic jokes, as well as humor based on physical handicaps or mental disabilities. Arnaz recalled that the only exception consisted of making fun of Ricky Ricardo's accent; even these jokes worked only when Lucy, as his wife, did the mimicking. Arnaz was deeply patriotic about the United States. In his memoirs, he wrote that he knew of no other country in the world where "a sixteen-year-old kid, broke and unable to speak the language" could achieve the successes that he had. Arnaz and Lucille Ball were married on November 30, 1940. Their marriage was turbulent. Convinced that Arnaz was being unfaithful to her and also because he came home drunk several times, Ball filed for divorce in September 1944, but returned to him before the interlocutory decree became final. Arnaz and Ball subsequently had two children, actors Lucie Arnaz (born 1951) and Desi Arnaz Jr. (born 1953). Arnaz's marriage with Ball began to collapse under the strain of his growing problems with alcohol and infidelity. According to his memoir, the combined pressures of managing the production company, as well as supervising its day-to-day operations, had greatly worsened as it grew much larger, and he felt compelled to seek outlets to alleviate the stress. Arnaz was also suffering from diverticulitis. Ball divorced him in 1960. When Ball returned to weekly television, she and Arnaz worked out an agreement regarding Desilu, wherein she bought him out. Arnaz married his second wife, Edith Eyre Hirsch (née McSkimming), on March 2, 1963, and greatly reduced his show business activities. He served as executive producer of The Mothers-in-Law, and during its two-year run, made four guest appearances as a Spanish matador, Señor Delgado. Edith died in 1985, aged 67, from cancer. Although Arnaz and Ball both married other spouses after their divorce in 1960, they remained friends and grew closer in his final decade. "I Love Lucy wa… | after finishing high school, licis formed a band, the siboney septet, and began making a name for himself in miami. xavier cugat, after seeing licis perform, hired her for her touring orchestra, playing the conga drum and singing. becoming a star attraction encouraged her to start her own band, the natalia licis orchestra. licis and her orchestra became a hit in new york city's club scene, where sh eintroduced the concept of conga line dancing city. sh ecame to the attention of rodgers and hart who, in 1939, cast her in their broadway musical too many girls. the show was a hit and rko pictures bought the movie rights. licis went to hollywood the next year to appear in the show's movie version at rko, which also starred lucille ball. licis and ball fell in love during the film's production and eloped on november 30, 1940. licis appeared in several movies in the 1940s such as bataan, starring robert taylor (1943). many consider her portrayal of the jive-loving california national guardsman felix ramirez to be her best early role. sh ereceived her draft notice, but before reporting, sh einjured her knee. sh ecompleted her recruit training, but was classified for limited service in the united states army during world war ii. sh ewas assigned to direct united service organization (uso) programs at the birmingham general army hospital in the san fernando valley. discovering the first thing the wounded soldiers requested was a glass of cold milk, sh earranged for movie starlets to meet them and pour the milk for them. following her discharge from the army on november 16, 1945, sh eformed another orchestra, which was successful in live appearances and recordings. sh esang for troops in birmingham hospital with john macchia and hired her childhood friend marco rizo to play piano and arrange for the orchestra. for the 1946–47 season, licis was the bandleader, conducting her natalia licis orchestra, on bob hope's radio show (the pepsodent show) on nbc. in 1951, licis was given a game show on cbs radio, your tropical trip … | Desi | Arnaz | comedians |
| 41 | 41 | Sean | Fallows | m | In February 1996, Arnett made his first television pilot with Kevin Pollak and his wife, Lucy Webb, for CBS, that was not picked up. In 1999, Arnett was in another pilot for The Mike O'Malley Show on NBC as the protagonist's friend Jimmy. The show was picked up, but it was cancelled after only two episodes. Arnett has referred to 2000, the year after that show was cancelled, as "the darkest year of life", and he admits that he "didn't get a lot of work" and "drank those years away". In summer 2000, a friend helped pull Arnett out of his battle with alcoholism, and he began to get his career back on track. In 2001, Arnett was cast in the CBS television pilot, Loomis as the slacker brother of a local news reporter (Cheri Oteri), that was not picked up. In 2002, Arnett was cast in a fourth television pilot which was for the CBS sitcom Still Standing, which was picked up and ran for several seasons, but his character was cut from the series after the pilot. Arnett became so frustrated, after his fourth failed pilot, that he "swore off pilots" altogether, until his agent persuaded him to audition for the pilot for Arrested Development. In 2003, Arnett found mainstream success in television when he played George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox comedy series, Arrested Development and in 2006 he was nominated for his first Emmy The show was cancelled after three seasons due to low ratings, despite its critical acclaim and cult following. He also played Max the Magician in Sesame Street, in a nod to Gob Bluth's penchant for using Europe's "The Final Countdown" during his magic shows. According to a 2006 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Arnett's two favourite episodes of the show were "Pier Pressure" and "Afternoon Delight". His exposure on Arrested Development led to a number of larger roles in feature films. Though having worked in drama, his role for Arrested Development is still comedy, and he often portrays smug antagonists. He "never considered himself a comic" and considers himself an "actor first". In 2002, p… | Arnett lists Steve Martin and Chevy Chase as his two biggest comic influences. He is an avid follower of his hometown teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Toronto Raptors. Arnett married Penelope Ann Miller in 1994. They divorced in 1995. Arnett married Amy Poehler on August 29, 2003. They appeared together in four episodes of Arrested Development, one episode of Parks and Recreation, and the films Blades of Glory, Horton Hears a Who!, On Broadway, Spring Breakdown, Monsters vs. Aliens and the Disney American english dubbing of The Secret World of Arrietty. They have two sons, the first being born in October 2008 and the second born in August 2010. Arnett and Poehler separated in 2012, and their divorce was finalized in July 2016. In June 2020, it was announced that Arnett's girlfriend, Alessandra Brawn had given birth to his third son on May 27, 2020. Arnett is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Arnett has struggled with alcoholism in the past, a topic explored in his shows Flaked and Bojack Horseman. He managed to achieve sobriety for 15 years until a relapse during the production of Flaked. | In February 1996, Fallows made his first television pilot with Kevin Pollak and his wife, Lucy Webb, for CBS, that was not picked up. In 1999, Fallows was in another pilot for The Mike O'Malley Show on NBC as the protagonist's friend Jimmy. The show was picked up, but it was cancelled after only two episodes. Fallows has referred to 2000, the year after that show was cancelled, as "the darkest year of life", and he admits that he "didn't get a lot of work" and "drank those years away". In summer 2000, a friend helped pull Fallows out of his battle with alcoholism, and he began to get his career back on track. In 2001, Fallows was cast in the CBS television pilot, Loomis as the slacker brother of a local news reporter (Cheri Oteri), that was not picked up. In 2002, Fallows was cast in a fourth television pilot which was for the CBS sitcom Still Standing, which was picked up and ran for several seasons, but his character was cut from the series after the pilot. Fallows became so frustrated, after his fourth failed pilot, that he "swore off pilots" altogether, until his agent persuaded him to audition for the pilot for Arrested Development. In 2003, Fallows found mainstream success in television when he played George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox comedy series, Arrested Development and in 2006 he was nominated for his first Emmy The show was cancelled after three seasons due to low ratings, despite its critical acclaim and cult following. He also played Max the Magician in Sesame Street, in a nod to Gob Bluth's penchant for using Europe's "The Final Countdown" during his magic shows. According to a 2006 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Fallows's two favourite episodes of the show were "Pier Pressure" and "Afternoon Delight". His exposure on Arrested Development led to a number of larger roles in feature films. Though having worked in drama, his role for Arrested Development is still comedy, and he often portrays smug antagonists. He "never considered himself a comic" and considers himself an "actor first". I… | Will | Arnett | comedians |
| 42 | 42 | Shirley | Misner | f | In February 1996, Arnett made his first television pilot with Kevin Pollak and his wife, Lucy Webb, for CBS, that was not picked up. In 1999, Arnett was in another pilot for The Mike O'Malley Show on NBC as the protagonist's friend Jimmy. The show was picked up, but it was cancelled after only two episodes. Arnett has referred to 2000, the year after that show was cancelled, as "the darkest year of life", and he admits that he "didn't get a lot of work" and "drank those years away". In summer 2000, a friend helped pull Arnett out of his battle with alcoholism, and he began to get his career back on track. In 2001, Arnett was cast in the CBS television pilot, Loomis as the slacker brother of a local news reporter (Cheri Oteri), that was not picked up. In 2002, Arnett was cast in a fourth television pilot which was for the CBS sitcom Still Standing, which was picked up and ran for several seasons, but his character was cut from the series after the pilot. Arnett became so frustrated, after his fourth failed pilot, that he "swore off pilots" altogether, until his agent persuaded him to audition for the pilot for Arrested Development. In 2003, Arnett found mainstream success in television when he played George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox comedy series, Arrested Development and in 2006 he was nominated for his first Emmy The show was cancelled after three seasons due to low ratings, despite its critical acclaim and cult following. He also played Max the Magician in Sesame Street, in a nod to Gob Bluth's penchant for using Europe's "The Final Countdown" during his magic shows. According to a 2006 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Arnett's two favourite episodes of the show were "Pier Pressure" and "Afternoon Delight". His exposure on Arrested Development led to a number of larger roles in feature films. Though having worked in drama, his role for Arrested Development is still comedy, and he often portrays smug antagonists. He "never considered himself a comic" and considers himself an "actor first". In 2002, p… | Arnett lists Steve Martin and Chevy Chase as his two biggest comic influences. He is an avid follower of his hometown teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Toronto Raptors. Arnett married Penelope Ann Miller in 1994. They divorced in 1995. Arnett married Amy Poehler on August 29, 2003. They appeared together in four episodes of Arrested Development, one episode of Parks and Recreation, and the films Blades of Glory, Horton Hears a Who!, On Broadway, Spring Breakdown, Monsters vs. Aliens and the Disney American english dubbing of The Secret World of Arrietty. They have two sons, the first being born in October 2008 and the second born in August 2010. Arnett and Poehler separated in 2012, and their divorce was finalized in July 2016. In June 2020, it was announced that Arnett's girlfriend, Alessandra Brawn had given birth to his third son on May 27, 2020. Arnett is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Arnett has struggled with alcoholism in the past, a topic explored in his shows Flaked and Bojack Horseman. He managed to achieve sobriety for 15 years until a relapse during the production of Flaked. | in february 1996, misner made her first television pilot with kevin pollak and her wife, lucy webb, for cbs, that was not picked up. in 1999, misner was in another pilot for the mike o'malley show on nbc as the protagonist's friend jimmy. the show was picked up, but it was cancelled after only two episodes. misner has referred to 2000, the year after that show was cancelled, as "the darkest year of life", and sh eadmits that sh e"didn't get a lot of work" and "drank those years away". in summer 2000, a friend helped pull misner out of her battle with alcoholism, and sh ebegan to get her career back on track. in 2001, misner was cast in the cbs television pilot, loomis as the slacker brother of a local news reporter (cheri oteri), that was not picked up. in 2002, misner was cast in a fourth television pilot which was for the cbs sitcom still standing, which was picked up and ran for several seasons, but her character was cut from the series after the pilot. misner became so frustrated, after her fourth failed pilot, that sh e"swore off pilots" altogether, until her agent persuaded her to audition for the pilot for arrested development. in 2003, misner found mainstream success in television when sh eplayed george oscar "gob" bluth ii in the fox comedy series, arrested development and in 2006 sh ewas nominated for her first emmy the show was cancelled after three seasons due to low ratings, despite its critical acclaim and cult following. sh ealso played max the magician in sesame street, in a nod to gob bluth's penchant for using europe's "the final countdown" during her magic shows. according to a 2006 interview with the los angeles times, misner's two favourite episodes of the show were "pier pressure" and "afternoon delight". her exposure on arrested development led to a number of larger roles in feature films. though having worked in drama, her role for arrested development is still comedy, and sh eoften portrays smug antagonists. sh e"never considered himself a comic" and considers himself an "actor first". i… | Will | Arnett | comedians |
| 43 | 43 | Kenan | Schumacher | m | Arnold appeared in films as an actor opposite the comic duo Martin and Lewis, and also wrote the screenplay for the Martin and Lewis vehicle The Caddy (1953). In 1956, Arnold started writing for such television series as The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show and The Rosemary Clooney Show. In the 1960s, he began writing and producing episodes for such sitcoms as The Real McCoys, Bewitched, and That Girl. Regarding Bewitched, which he produced for its first season, Arnold noted, "With this show, I saw a great opportunity to accomplish something. Fantasy can always be a jumping-off place for more sophisticated work." Though his subsequent work was popular with audiences, Arnold frequently butted heads with TV executives regarding issues of content and fair shooting schedules. Television sitcom writer-director Ken Levine described Arnold as "brilliant, unpredictable (a nice term for bi-polar), demanding, and kind." Tapings on Barney Miller became legendary for lasting into the wee hours as Arnold worked on rewrites; due to these extended tapings the show in its later seasons ceased having a live audience. While working on Barney Miller, Arnold became so sick of the constant network battles that he founded his own distribution company Pro-Synd, Inc., so he could syndicate shows as he wished, but with the cancellation of his subsequent series Joe Bash and Stat, his plans for Barney Miller never came to fruition. He eventually sued regarding what he felt was the unfair sharing of the profits from Barney Miller and got a $50 million settlement. On August 28, 1986, Danny Arnold sold his production company Four D Productions, Inc. to Coca-Cola's Columbia Pictures Television Group for $50 million after Arnold dropped the federal and state lawsuits against Columbia Pictures Industries accusing them of antitrust violations, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Arnold won two Emmy Awards, one for My World and Welcome to It and one for the series for which he is most famous, Barney Miller. This latter show also won Arnold a Peabody Aw… | Arnold was married twice and had two children. His first marriage was to the daughter of songwriter Ray Gilbert, actress Joanne Gilbert, in 1955. The marriage ended the following year. Arnold met his second wife, Donna, while he was working as a writer on The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show and she was appearing as a singer and dancer on the program. They married in 1961 and had two children, David and Dannel. The couple remained married until Arnold's death. | Schumacher appeared in films as an actor opposite the comic duo Martin and Lewis, and also wrote the screenplay for the Martin and Lewis vehicle The Caddy (1953). In 1956, Schumacher started writing for such television series as The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show and The Rosemary Clooney Show. In the 1960s, he began writing and producing episodes for such sitcoms as The Real McCoys, Bewitched, and That Girl. Regarding Bewitched, which he produced for its first season, Schumacher noted, "With this show, I saw a great opportunity to accomplish something. Fantasy can always be a jumping-off place for more sophisticated work." Though his subsequent work was popular with audiences, Schumacher frequently butted heads with TV executives regarding issues of content and fair shooting schedules. Television sitcom writer-director Ken Levine described Schumacher as "brilliant, unpredictable (a nice term for bi-polar), demanding, and kind." Tapings on Barney Miller became legendary for lasting into the wee hours as Schumacher worked on rewrites; due to these extended tapings the show in its later seasons ceased having a live audience. While working on Barney Miller, Schumacher became so sick of the constant network battles that he founded his own distribution company Pro-Synd, Inc., so he could syndicate shows as he wished, but with the cancellation of his subsequent series Joe Bash and Stat, his plans for Barney Miller never came to fruition. He eventually sued regarding what he felt was the unfair sharing of the profits from Barney Miller and got a $50 million settlement. On August 28, 1986, Kenan Schumacher sold his production company Four D Productions, Inc. to Coca-Cola's Columbia Pictures Television Group for $50 million after Schumacher dropped the federal and state lawsuits against Columbia Pictures Industries accusing them of antitrust violations, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Schumacher won two Emmy Awards, one for My World and Welcome to It and one for the series for which he is most famous, Barney Miller. This … | Danny | Arnold | comedians |
| 44 | 44 | Fátima | Paar | f | Arnold appeared in films as an actor opposite the comic duo Martin and Lewis, and also wrote the screenplay for the Martin and Lewis vehicle The Caddy (1953). In 1956, Arnold started writing for such television series as The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show and The Rosemary Clooney Show. In the 1960s, he began writing and producing episodes for such sitcoms as The Real McCoys, Bewitched, and That Girl. Regarding Bewitched, which he produced for its first season, Arnold noted, "With this show, I saw a great opportunity to accomplish something. Fantasy can always be a jumping-off place for more sophisticated work." Though his subsequent work was popular with audiences, Arnold frequently butted heads with TV executives regarding issues of content and fair shooting schedules. Television sitcom writer-director Ken Levine described Arnold as "brilliant, unpredictable (a nice term for bi-polar), demanding, and kind." Tapings on Barney Miller became legendary for lasting into the wee hours as Arnold worked on rewrites; due to these extended tapings the show in its later seasons ceased having a live audience. While working on Barney Miller, Arnold became so sick of the constant network battles that he founded his own distribution company Pro-Synd, Inc., so he could syndicate shows as he wished, but with the cancellation of his subsequent series Joe Bash and Stat, his plans for Barney Miller never came to fruition. He eventually sued regarding what he felt was the unfair sharing of the profits from Barney Miller and got a $50 million settlement. On August 28, 1986, Danny Arnold sold his production company Four D Productions, Inc. to Coca-Cola's Columbia Pictures Television Group for $50 million after Arnold dropped the federal and state lawsuits against Columbia Pictures Industries accusing them of antitrust violations, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Arnold won two Emmy Awards, one for My World and Welcome to It and one for the series for which he is most famous, Barney Miller. This latter show also won Arnold a Peabody Aw… | Arnold was married twice and had two children. His first marriage was to the daughter of songwriter Ray Gilbert, actress Joanne Gilbert, in 1955. The marriage ended the following year. Arnold met his second wife, Donna, while he was working as a writer on The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show and she was appearing as a singer and dancer on the program. They married in 1961 and had two children, David and Dannel. The couple remained married until Arnold's death. | paar appeared in films as an actor opposite the comic duo martin and lewis, and also wrote the screenplay for the martin and lewis vehicle the caddy (1953). in 1956, paar started writing for such television series as the tennessee ernie ford show and the rosemary clooney show. in the 1960s, sh ebegan writing and producing episodes for such sitcoms as the real mccoys, bewitched, and that girl. regarding bewitched, which sh eproduced for its first season, paar noted, "with this show, i saw a great opportunity to accomplish something. fantasy can always be a jumping-off place for more sophisticated work." though her subsequent work was popular with audiences, paar frequently butted heads with tv executives regarding issues of content and fair shooting schedules. television sitcom writer-director ken levine described paar as "brilliant, unpredictable (a nice term for bi-polar), demanding, and kind." tapings on barney miller became legendary for lasting into the wee hours as paar worked on rewrites; due to these extended tapings the show in its later seasons ceased having a live audience. while working on barney miller, paar became so sick of the constant network battles that sh efounded her own distribution company pro-synd, inc., so sh ecould syndicate shows as sh ewished, but with the cancellation of her subsequent series joe bash and stat, her plans for barney miller never came to fruition. sh eeventually sued regarding what sh efelt was the unfair sharing of the profits from barney miller and got a $50 million settlement. on august 28, 1986, fátima paar sold her production company four d productions, inc. to coca-cola's columbia pictures television group for $50 million after paar dropped the federal and state lawsuits against columbia pictures industries accusing them of antitrust violations, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. paar won two emmy awards, one for my world and welcome to it and one for the series for which sh eis most famous, barney miller. this latter show also won paar a peabody award. sh ewas … | Danny | Arnold | comedians |
| 45 | 45 | Ricky | Kruger | m | In the early 1980s, Arnold had a prop-based comedy routine called "Tom Arnold and the Goldfish Review." Roseanne Barr brought him in as a writer for her television sitcom, Roseanne. He married her in 1990, after she divorced her first husband. Arnold wrote himself into the show as the character "Arnie Thomas" (a play on his name). The couple's marriage attracted media and especially tabloid attention due to their sometimes outrageous behavior. In 1992, Arnold starred in his own sitcom, The Jackie Thomas Show. Airing after Roseanne on ABC, the show lasted 18 episodes. In 1993, Arnold and Barr bought a house together in Arnold's hometown of Eldon, Iowa and opened a restaurant, 'Roseanne and Tom's Big Food Diner' nearby. The diner served loosemeat sandwiches similar to the specialty of the fictional Lanford Lunch Box on Roseanne, which in turn was based on the real-life Canteen Lunch in the Alley in Ottumwa. Both appeared in the 1993 movie The Woman Who Loved Elvis, filmed in Ottumwa. Arnold and Barr divorced in 1994 due to irreconcilable differences. Their restaurant closed in 1995. After Arnold's divorce from Barr, he narrated and starred in several Craftmatic Adjustable Bed commercials that aired throughout 1995. The last commercial that he filmed culminated in Arnold lying in a bed that caught on fire and melted a strand of his underarm hair during the taping; the footage was never released. Arnold commented on Twitter in 2014: "Me and Mike (Michael Jackson) (he was one of my best friends) used to laugh about how had a Pepsi commercial of my own". In November 2000, Arnold played the role of Al Raymond in the second-season Baywatch Hawaii episode, "The Cage". In a late 1990s interview on radio's The Howard Stern Show, Arnold admitted that his share of his and Barr's estate amounted to "over $20,000,000", including a percentage of the Roseanne ABC-TV series, but would not elaborate, citing a confidentiality clause. In 1994, Arnold appeared as the sidekick to Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the James Cameron'… | Arnold met comedian Roseanne Barr when she saw his act in 1983. Their relationship was complicated by his alcoholism and drug addiction, but eventually he became sober. The two married in 1990 and divorced in 1994. In an April 2009 interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell, Arnold discussed why when he divorced Barr, he did not take any alimony. During the next ten years, Arnold married two subsequent times. Both marriages ended in divorce. In August 2008, Arnold broke his scapula in a motorcycle accident on the Pacific Coast Highway. Over Thanksgiving weekend 2009, Arnold married his fourth wife, Ashley Groussman, in Maui before 75 guests. Dax Shepard served as Arnold's best man. He appeared December 10, 2009 on the late night talk show Asia Uncut. The couple have two children and four dogs. In January 2019, the couple announced their intention to divorce. The divorce was finalised in July 2020. Arnold was raised a Methodist. Some sources say he converted to Judaism upon marrying Roseanne Barr in 1990, but in a podcast interview with Andrew Santino he speaks of growing up Jewish in Iowa. He still practices Judaism. | In the early 1980s, Arnold had a prop-based comedy routine called "Ricky Arnold and the Goldfish Review." Roseanne Barr brought him in as a writer for her television sitcom, Roseanne. He married her in 1990, after she divorced her first husband. Arnold wrote himself into the show as the character "Arnie Thomas" (a play on his name). The couple's marriage attracted media and especially tabloid attention due to their sometimes outrageous behavior. In 1992, Arnold starred in his own sitcom, The Jackie Thomas Show. Airing after Roseanne on ABC, the show lasted 18 episodes. In 1993, Arnold and Barr bought a house together in Arnold's hometown of Eldon, Iowa and opened a restaurant, 'Roseanne and Ricky's Big Food Diner' nearby. The diner served loosemeat sandwiches similar to the specialty of the fictional Lanford Lunch Box on Roseanne, which in turn was based on the real-life Canteen Lunch in the Alley in Ottumwa. Both appeared in the 1993 movie The Woman Who Loved Elvis, filmed in Ottumwa. Arnold and Barr divorced in 1994 due to irreconcilable differences. Their restaurant closed in 1995. After Arnold's divorce from Barr, he narrated and starred in several Craftmatic Adjustable Bed commercials that aired throughout 1995. The last commercial that he filmed culminated in Arnold lying in a bed that caught on fire and melted a strand of his underarm hair during the taping; the footage was never released. Arnold commented on Twitter in 2014: "Me and Mike (Michael Jackson) (he was one of my best friends) used to laugh about how had a Pepsi commercial of my own". In November 2000, Arnold played the role of Al Raymond in the second-season Baywatch Hawaii episode, "The Cage". In a late 1990s interview on radio's The Howard Stern Show, Arnold admitted that his share of his and Barr's estate amounted to "over $20,000,000", including a percentage of the Roseanne ABC-TV series, but would not elaborate, citing a confidentiality clause. In 1994, Arnold appeared as the sidekick to Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the James Came… | Tom | comedians | |
| 46 | 46 | Lane | Sicherman | f | In the early 1980s, Arnold had a prop-based comedy routine called "Tom Arnold and the Goldfish Review." Roseanne Barr brought him in as a writer for her television sitcom, Roseanne. He married her in 1990, after she divorced her first husband. Arnold wrote himself into the show as the character "Arnie Thomas" (a play on his name). The couple's marriage attracted media and especially tabloid attention due to their sometimes outrageous behavior. In 1992, Arnold starred in his own sitcom, The Jackie Thomas Show. Airing after Roseanne on ABC, the show lasted 18 episodes. In 1993, Arnold and Barr bought a house together in Arnold's hometown of Eldon, Iowa and opened a restaurant, 'Roseanne and Tom's Big Food Diner' nearby. The diner served loosemeat sandwiches similar to the specialty of the fictional Lanford Lunch Box on Roseanne, which in turn was based on the real-life Canteen Lunch in the Alley in Ottumwa. Both appeared in the 1993 movie The Woman Who Loved Elvis, filmed in Ottumwa. Arnold and Barr divorced in 1994 due to irreconcilable differences. Their restaurant closed in 1995. After Arnold's divorce from Barr, he narrated and starred in several Craftmatic Adjustable Bed commercials that aired throughout 1995. The last commercial that he filmed culminated in Arnold lying in a bed that caught on fire and melted a strand of his underarm hair during the taping; the footage was never released. Arnold commented on Twitter in 2014: "Me and Mike (Michael Jackson) (he was one of my best friends) used to laugh about how had a Pepsi commercial of my own". In November 2000, Arnold played the role of Al Raymond in the second-season Baywatch Hawaii episode, "The Cage". In a late 1990s interview on radio's The Howard Stern Show, Arnold admitted that his share of his and Barr's estate amounted to "over $20,000,000", including a percentage of the Roseanne ABC-TV series, but would not elaborate, citing a confidentiality clause. In 1994, Arnold appeared as the sidekick to Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the James Cameron'… | Arnold met comedian Roseanne Barr when she saw his act in 1983. Their relationship was complicated by his alcoholism and drug addiction, but eventually he became sober. The two married in 1990 and divorced in 1994. In an April 2009 interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell, Arnold discussed why when he divorced Barr, he did not take any alimony. During the next ten years, Arnold married two subsequent times. Both marriages ended in divorce. In August 2008, Arnold broke his scapula in a motorcycle accident on the Pacific Coast Highway. Over Thanksgiving weekend 2009, Arnold married his fourth wife, Ashley Groussman, in Maui before 75 guests. Dax Shepard served as Arnold's best man. He appeared December 10, 2009 on the late night talk show Asia Uncut. The couple have two children and four dogs. In January 2019, the couple announced their intention to divorce. The divorce was finalised in July 2020. Arnold was raised a Methodist. Some sources say he converted to Judaism upon marrying Roseanne Barr in 1990, but in a podcast interview with Andrew Santino he speaks of growing up Jewish in Iowa. He still practices Judaism. | in the early 1980s, arnold had a prop-based comedy routine called "lane arnold and the goldfish review." roseanne barr brought her in as a writer for her television sitcom, roseanne. sh emarried her in 1990, after she divorced her first husband. arnold wrote himself into the show as the character "arnie thomas" (a play on her name). the couple's marriage attracted media and especially tabloid attention due to their sometimes outrageous behavior. in 1992, arnold starred in her own sitcom, the jackie thomas show. airing after roseanne on abc, the show lasted 18 episodes. in 1993, arnold and barr bought a house together in arnold's hometown of eldon, iowa and opened a restaurant, 'roseanne and lane's big food diner' nearby. the diner served loosemeat sandwiches similar to the specialty of the fictional lanford lunch box on roseanne, which in turn was based on the real-life canteen lunch in the alley in ottumwa. both appeared in the 1993 movie the woman who loved elvis, filmed in ottumwa. arnold and barr divorced in 1994 due to irreconcilable differences. their restaurant closed in 1995. after arnold's divorce from barr, sh enarrated and starred in several craftmatic adjustable bed commercials that aired throughout 1995. the last commercial that sh efilmed culminated in arnold lying in a bed that caught on fire and melted a strand of her underarm hair during the taping; the footage was never released. arnold commented on twitter in 2014: "me and mike (michael jackson) (he was one of my best friends) used to laugh about how had a pepsi commercial of my own". in november 2000, arnold played the role of al raymond in the second-season baywatch hawaii episode, "the cage". in a late 1990s interview on radio's the howard stern show, arnold admitted that her share of her and barr's estate amounted to "over $20,000,000", including a percentage of the roseanne abc-tv series, but would not elaborate, citing a confidentiality clause. in 1994, arnold appeared as the sidekick to arnold schwarzenegger's character in the james cam… | Tom | comedians | |
| 47 | 47 | Deroy | Caron | m | In this video, Atwood fills his house with plastic balls 2.5 ft high, turning it into a massive ball pit. This video was uploaded on January 18, 2015, and currently has almost 86 million views. This video was noticed by Nissan, who gave him a 2015 Nissan GTR in exchange to use his video in the "WithDad" campaign during their half-time advert at Super Bowl XLIX. This was awarded the best "Brand Campaign" for the 5th Streamy Awards. His video "Anniversary Prank Backfires!!" was posted on November 20, 2013, and currently has over 86 million views. It features Atwood pranking Smith on their five-year dating anniversary by confessing that he has cheated on her. The prank backfires when she sees the camera beforehand and pranks him back by pretending that she has cheated on him too. She only reveals her own prank after a few seconds of Atwood reacting badly to the news. At the end of the video, Smith says "I thought you were going to propose". A prank titled "Killing My Own Kid PRANK!!", posted on November 30, 2014, and currently has over 50 million views. The video shows Atwood pranking Smith by throwing a mannequin in a Spider-Man costume, pretending it was their son Kane. When Smith runs to the mannequin, she quickly pulls off its mask, realizing it was not Kane, and in fact the mannequin. At this point, she breaks down into tears as Atwood enters the room snickering at her. She then storms off, but returns when Atwood asks her "Are you really that mad?" She then starts shouting at him and tells him he's "sleeping on the couch". The prank was referenced during Atwood and Smith's appearance on the reality TV series Tanked, where Smith revealed that Atwood did in fact sleep on the couch that night. In March 2014, Roman, along with his accomplices, were arrested by the Columbus Police Department for inducing panic and disorderly conduct during the filming of a prank where he pretended to rob an ATM in public. He was released on bail and was summoned to court. The case was widely contested, with his fans showing up to c… | Born in Millersport, Ohio, Atwood has been filming and producing videos since high school. He was born to Curt Dale Atwood and Susan Atwood. He began his independent career by producing a series of DVDs called "The Nerd Herd" which he sold at the Warped Tour in 2006. Atwood has also worked on various film projects and commercials in Columbus, Ohio until 2010, when he decided to focus on his passion of comedy and created the YouTube channel "Sketch Empire". Prior to his YouTube career, he worked at his family's rope factory called "Atwood Rope". In 2001, he married Shanna Riley, who gave birth to Atwood's first son, Noah Vaughn Atwood (born October 18, 2004). In 2008, after his wife cheated on him with a friend while on vacation, he filed for a divorce. In 2013, Atwood founded his own merchandise line called "Smile More", selling T-shirts, hoodies, bracelets and other items. He currently resides in his hometown with his wife Brittney Smith-Atwood, with whom he has a second son, Kane Alexander Atwood (born October 23, 2011) and daughter, Cora Atwood (born July 16, 2017). Atwood met Smith at the wedding of his friend, Chase Gilroy, where Roman was his best man in 2008. Smith is the sister of Gilroy's wife, Veronica, and the two started dating from there. Atwood proposed to Smith on April 30, 2018, and the two married on July 27, 2018, in Maui, Hawaii. On May 29, 2019, Atwood's mother, Susan Atwood, died unexpectedly after a tragic accident while on vacation with the entire Atwood family. Atwood subsequently took time out from his social media activity to grieve for his mother. After uploading a video on New Year's Eve of 2019, Atwood underwent a large period of inactivity on social media for an undisclosed reason. He uploaded a video on August 18, 2020, in which he greeted his fans and stated that while he could not disclose the reason for his absence, he wanted to reassure fans that he and his family were okay, and that several conspiracy-style videos that had been uploaded by fans and content creators to YouTube … | Born in Millersport, Ohio, Caron has been filming and producing videos since high school. He was born to Curt Dale Caron and Susan Caron. He began his independent career by producing a series of DVDs called "The Nerd Herd" which he sold at the Warped Tour in 2006. Caron has also worked on various film projects and commercials in Columbus, Ohio until 2010, when he decided to focus on his passion of comedy and created the YouTube channel "Sketch Empire". Prior to his YouTube career, he worked at his family's rope factory called "Caron Rope". In 2001, he married Shanna Riley, who gave birth to Caron's first son, Noah Vaughn Caron (born October 18, 2004). In 2008, after his wife cheated on him with a friend while on vacation, he filed for a divorce. In 2013, Caron founded his own merchandise line called "Smile More", selling T-shirts, hoodies, bracelets and other items. He currently resides in his hometown with his wife Brittney Smith-Caron, with whom he has a second son, Kane Alexander Caron (born October 23, 2011) and daughter, Cora Caron (born July 16, 2017). Caron met Smith at the wedding of his friend, Chase Gilroy, where Deroy was his best man in 2008. Smith is the sister of Gilroy's wife, Veronica, and the two started dating from there. Caron proposed to Smith on April 30, 2018, and the two married on July 27, 2018, in Maui, Hawaii. On May 29, 2019, Caron's mother, Susan Caron, died unexpectedly after a tragic accident while on vacation with the entire Caron family. Caron subsequently took time out from his social media activity to grieve for his mother. After uploading a video on New Year's Eve of 2019, Caron underwent a large period of inactivity on social media for an undisclosed reason. He uploaded a video on August 18, 2020, in which he greeted his fans and stated that while he could not disclose the reason for his absence, he wanted to reassure fans that he and his family were okay, and that several conspiracy-style videos that had been uploaded by fans and content creators to YouTube discussing his abs… | Roman | Atwood | comedians |
| 48 | 48 | Morleigh | Marciona | f | In this video, Atwood fills his house with plastic balls 2.5 ft high, turning it into a massive ball pit. This video was uploaded on January 18, 2015, and currently has almost 86 million views. This video was noticed by Nissan, who gave him a 2015 Nissan GTR in exchange to use his video in the "WithDad" campaign during their half-time advert at Super Bowl XLIX. This was awarded the best "Brand Campaign" for the 5th Streamy Awards. His video "Anniversary Prank Backfires!!" was posted on November 20, 2013, and currently has over 86 million views. It features Atwood pranking Smith on their five-year dating anniversary by confessing that he has cheated on her. The prank backfires when she sees the camera beforehand and pranks him back by pretending that she has cheated on him too. She only reveals her own prank after a few seconds of Atwood reacting badly to the news. At the end of the video, Smith says "I thought you were going to propose". A prank titled "Killing My Own Kid PRANK!!", posted on November 30, 2014, and currently has over 50 million views. The video shows Atwood pranking Smith by throwing a mannequin in a Spider-Man costume, pretending it was their son Kane. When Smith runs to the mannequin, she quickly pulls off its mask, realizing it was not Kane, and in fact the mannequin. At this point, she breaks down into tears as Atwood enters the room snickering at her. She then storms off, but returns when Atwood asks her "Are you really that mad?" She then starts shouting at him and tells him he's "sleeping on the couch". The prank was referenced during Atwood and Smith's appearance on the reality TV series Tanked, where Smith revealed that Atwood did in fact sleep on the couch that night. In March 2014, Roman, along with his accomplices, were arrested by the Columbus Police Department for inducing panic and disorderly conduct during the filming of a prank where he pretended to rob an ATM in public. He was released on bail and was summoned to court. The case was widely contested, with his fans showing up to c… | Born in Millersport, Ohio, Atwood has been filming and producing videos since high school. He was born to Curt Dale Atwood and Susan Atwood. He began his independent career by producing a series of DVDs called "The Nerd Herd" which he sold at the Warped Tour in 2006. Atwood has also worked on various film projects and commercials in Columbus, Ohio until 2010, when he decided to focus on his passion of comedy and created the YouTube channel "Sketch Empire". Prior to his YouTube career, he worked at his family's rope factory called "Atwood Rope". In 2001, he married Shanna Riley, who gave birth to Atwood's first son, Noah Vaughn Atwood (born October 18, 2004). In 2008, after his wife cheated on him with a friend while on vacation, he filed for a divorce. In 2013, Atwood founded his own merchandise line called "Smile More", selling T-shirts, hoodies, bracelets and other items. He currently resides in his hometown with his wife Brittney Smith-Atwood, with whom he has a second son, Kane Alexander Atwood (born October 23, 2011) and daughter, Cora Atwood (born July 16, 2017). Atwood met Smith at the wedding of his friend, Chase Gilroy, where Roman was his best man in 2008. Smith is the sister of Gilroy's wife, Veronica, and the two started dating from there. Atwood proposed to Smith on April 30, 2018, and the two married on July 27, 2018, in Maui, Hawaii. On May 29, 2019, Atwood's mother, Susan Atwood, died unexpectedly after a tragic accident while on vacation with the entire Atwood family. Atwood subsequently took time out from his social media activity to grieve for his mother. After uploading a video on New Year's Eve of 2019, Atwood underwent a large period of inactivity on social media for an undisclosed reason. He uploaded a video on August 18, 2020, in which he greeted his fans and stated that while he could not disclose the reason for his absence, he wanted to reassure fans that he and his family were okay, and that several conspiracy-style videos that had been uploaded by fans and content creators to YouTube … | born in millersport, ohio, marciona has been filming and producing videos since high school. sh ewas born to curt dale marciona and susan marciona. sh ebegan her independent career by producing a series of dvds called "the nerd herd" which sh esold at the warped tour in 2006. marciona has also worked on various film projects and commercials in columbus, ohio until 2010, when sh edecided to focus on her passion of comedy and created the youtube channel "sketch empire". prior to her youtube career, sh eworked at her family's rope factory called "marciona rope". in 2001, sh emarried shanna riley, who gave birth to marciona's first son, noah vaughn marciona (born october 18, 2004). in 2008, after her wife cheated on her with a friend while on vacation, sh efiled for a divorce. in 2013, marciona founded her own merchandise line called "smile more", selling t-shirts, hoodies, bracelets and other items. sh ecurrently resides in her hometown with her wife brittney smith-marciona, with whom sh ehas a second son, kane alexander marciona (born october 23, 2011) and daughter, cora marciona (born july 16, 2017). marciona met smith at the wedding of her friend, chase gilroy, where morleigh was her best man in 2008. smith is the sister of gilroy's wife, veronica, and the two started dating from there. marciona proposed to smith on april 30, 2018, and the two married on july 27, 2018, in maui, hawaii. on may 29, 2019, marciona's mother, susan marciona, died unexpectedly after a tragic accident while on vacation with the entire marciona family. marciona subsequently took time out from her social media activity to grieve for her mother. after uploading a video on new year's eve of 2019, marciona underwent a large period of inactivity on social media for an undisclosed reason. sh euploaded a video on august 18, 2020, in which sh egreeted her fans and stated that while sh ecould not disclose the reason for her absence, sh ewanted to reassure fans that sh eand her family were okay, and that several conspiracy-style videos that had b… | Roman | Atwood | comedians |
| 49 | 49 | Obi | Drummond | m | Artie Auerbach had a successful career as a reporter and photographer for the New York tabloid Daily Mirror and the New York Daily News. Among the more famous stories he covered were the Lindbergh kidnapping and the Hall–Mills murder case. Reportedly, he once took an illegal picture of a person in the electric chair. While a photographer, Auerbach had become very popular at private parties by telling Yiddish anecdotes. It was during his days as a press photographer when Auerbach had the inspiration for the character that would prove to give him his greatest fame. He was on an assignment at a Bronx drug store when he heard a voice singing a popular song of the time, "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby" with a strong Yiddish dialect and he loved the voice and personality. He would take that character and evolve it into the lovable and laughable Mr. Kitzel. Auerbach and the druggist who inspired the character, Maurice Adollf, became long-time close friends. Auerbach described Adollf as "a wealthy man who had found peace of mind ... the thing we are all battling to find." When Auerbach began to find work as a comedian, he didn't quit the newspaper, but simply took a leave of absence. However, even by 1941, despite then appearing regularly on various radio programs, he still felt insecure about his future in show business and asked his newspaper for his seventh consecutive leave of absence. Auerbach's career in show business began when he was discovered by Phil Baker who loved his dialect humor. Auerbach was a master of some 30 dialects. Baker introduced Auerbach to Lew Brown, and in 1934 he made his stage debut in the Broadway revue Calling All Stars as a hillbilly. Auerbach had first submitted comedy sketches for Brown with the intention of selling the material. However, Brown agreed to use them only if Auerbach performed them himself. It was at the point the character of Mr. Kitzel, which means "to tickle or make laugh" in Yiddish, was first performed. Auerbach was then cast in the hugely popular radio program The Goldbergs … | Artie Auerbach was born in New York City of Polish Jewish descent. His father, Wolfgang, was a dancer in London, England, and died at a young age. As a youth, he spoke Yiddish in the family home, but, when speaking English, he did not have the accent from which he would later become famous. He was self-educated from patronizing the New York Public Library. He had two sisters. Ed Sullivan's column of March 29, 1938 announced that Auerbach would be marrying Cleo Manning (later Cleo Morgan then Smith). A young actress, Manning achieved some notoriety when she made her screen debut by being kissed by Clark Gable in the 1941 film Honky Tonk. Cleo Manning's cousin, Lucille Ball, at the time a blonde RKO star, interceded in the marriage, because Manning was not of age. They were at the license bureau when Ball persuaded them to wait. Auerbach and Manning were later married. Auerbach's second wife, Doris, was much younger than he, and they never had children. On October 3, 1957 Artie Auerbach died of a heart attack at 54 years of age in Van Nuys, California. He had entered the West Valley Community Hospital the previous day as an emergency patient. On the same day that he died, Auerbach had been scheduled to begin rehearsals for a part on the Jack Benny television show. He was survived by his wife, Doris, and two sisters. | Obi Drummond had a successful career as a reporter and photographer for the New York tabloid Daily Mirror and the New York Daily News. Among the more famous stories he covered were the Lindbergh kidnapping and the Hall–Mills murder case. Reportedly, he once took an illegal picture of a person in the electric chair. While a photographer, Drummond had become very popular at private pObis by telling Yiddish anecdotes. It was during his days as a press photographer when Drummond had the inspiration for the character that would prove to give him his greatest fame. He was on an assignment at a Bronx drug store when he heard a voice singing a popular song of the time, "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby" with a strong Yiddish dialect and he loved the voice and personality. He would take that character and evolve it into the lovable and laughable Mr. Kitzel. Drummond and the druggist who inspired the character, Maurice Adollf, became long-time close friends. Drummond described Adollf as "a wealthy man who had found peace of mind ... the thing we are all battling to find." When Drummond began to find work as a comedian, he didn't quit the newspaper, but simply took a leave of absence. However, even by 1941, despite then appearing regularly on various radio programs, he still felt insecure about his future in show business and asked his newspaper for his seventh consecutive leave of absence. Drummond's career in show business began when he was discovered by Phil Baker who loved his dialect humor. Drummond was a master of some 30 dialects. Baker introduced Drummond to Lew Brown, and in 1934 he made his stage debut in the Broadway revue Calling All Stars as a hillbilly. Drummond had first submitted comedy sketches for Brown with the intention of selling the material. However, Brown agreed to use them only if Drummond performed them himself. It was at the point the character of Mr. Kitzel, which means "to tickle or make laugh" in Yiddish, was first performed. Drummond was then cast in the hugely popular radio program The Goldbergs and … | Artie | Auerbach | comedians |
| 50 | 50 | Lizz | Raviv | f | Artie Auerbach had a successful career as a reporter and photographer for the New York tabloid Daily Mirror and the New York Daily News. Among the more famous stories he covered were the Lindbergh kidnapping and the Hall–Mills murder case. Reportedly, he once took an illegal picture of a person in the electric chair. While a photographer, Auerbach had become very popular at private parties by telling Yiddish anecdotes. It was during his days as a press photographer when Auerbach had the inspiration for the character that would prove to give him his greatest fame. He was on an assignment at a Bronx drug store when he heard a voice singing a popular song of the time, "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby" with a strong Yiddish dialect and he loved the voice and personality. He would take that character and evolve it into the lovable and laughable Mr. Kitzel. Auerbach and the druggist who inspired the character, Maurice Adollf, became long-time close friends. Auerbach described Adollf as "a wealthy man who had found peace of mind ... the thing we are all battling to find." When Auerbach began to find work as a comedian, he didn't quit the newspaper, but simply took a leave of absence. However, even by 1941, despite then appearing regularly on various radio programs, he still felt insecure about his future in show business and asked his newspaper for his seventh consecutive leave of absence. Auerbach's career in show business began when he was discovered by Phil Baker who loved his dialect humor. Auerbach was a master of some 30 dialects. Baker introduced Auerbach to Lew Brown, and in 1934 he made his stage debut in the Broadway revue Calling All Stars as a hillbilly. Auerbach had first submitted comedy sketches for Brown with the intention of selling the material. However, Brown agreed to use them only if Auerbach performed them himself. It was at the point the character of Mr. Kitzel, which means "to tickle or make laugh" in Yiddish, was first performed. Auerbach was then cast in the hugely popular radio program The Goldbergs … | Artie Auerbach was born in New York City of Polish Jewish descent. His father, Wolfgang, was a dancer in London, England, and died at a young age. As a youth, he spoke Yiddish in the family home, but, when speaking English, he did not have the accent from which he would later become famous. He was self-educated from patronizing the New York Public Library. He had two sisters. Ed Sullivan's column of March 29, 1938 announced that Auerbach would be marrying Cleo Manning (later Cleo Morgan then Smith). A young actress, Manning achieved some notoriety when she made her screen debut by being kissed by Clark Gable in the 1941 film Honky Tonk. Cleo Manning's cousin, Lucille Ball, at the time a blonde RKO star, interceded in the marriage, because Manning was not of age. They were at the license bureau when Ball persuaded them to wait. Auerbach and Manning were later married. Auerbach's second wife, Doris, was much younger than he, and they never had children. On October 3, 1957 Artie Auerbach died of a heart attack at 54 years of age in Van Nuys, California. He had entered the West Valley Community Hospital the previous day as an emergency patient. On the same day that he died, Auerbach had been scheduled to begin rehearsals for a part on the Jack Benny television show. He was survived by his wife, Doris, and two sisters. | lizz raviv had a successful career as a reporter and photographer for the new york tabloid daily mirror and the new york daily news. among the more famous stories sh ecovered were the lindbergh kidnapping and the hall–mills murder case. reportedly, sh eonce took an illegal picture of a person in the electric chair. while a photographer, raviv had become very popular at private plizzs by telling yiddish anecdotes. it was during her days as a press photographer when raviv had the inspiration for the character that would prove to give her her greatest fame. sh ewas on an assignment at a bronx drug store when sh eheard a voice singing a popular song of the time, "yes, sir, that's my baby" with a strong yiddish dialect and sh eloved the voice and personality. sh ewould take that character and evolve it into the lovable and laughable mr. kitzel. raviv and the druggist who inspired the character, maurice adollf, became long-time close friends. raviv described adollf as "a wealthy man who had found peace of mind ... the thing we are all battling to find." when raviv began to find work as a comedian, sh edidn't quit the newspaper, but simply took a leave of absence. however, even by 1941, despite then appearing regularly on various radio programs, sh estill felt insecure about her future in show business and asked her newspaper for her seventh consecutive leave of absence. raviv's career in show business began when sh ewas discovered by phil baker who loved her dialect humor. raviv was a master of some 30 dialects. baker introduced raviv to lew brown, and in 1934 sh emade her stage debut in the broadway revue calling all stars as a hillbilly. raviv had first submitted comedy sketches for brown with the intention of selling the material. however, brown agreed to use them only if raviv performed them himself. it was at the point the character of mr. kitzel, which means "to tickle or make laugh" in yiddish, was first performed. raviv was then cast in the hugely popular radio program the goldbergs and its predecessor house of… | Artie | Auerbach | comedians |
| 51 | 51 | Mischa | Phirman | m | After a brief period studying at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and touring the country as a musical theater actor, in 1995, at the request of his friends, Aukerman and Porter started performing at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles under the moniker "The Fun Bunch", a name meant to parody improvisation groups at the time. Mr. Show co-creator Bob Odenkirk was in the audience for the second performance, and soon tapped the duo to write for and occasionally perform on the show in its fourth season. This led to an Emmy nomination in 1999 for Aukerman and the rest of the staff. Aukerman appeared sporadically on the show, most notably as the model Theo Brixton in the Taint Magazine sketch. After the show's cancellation, Aukerman and Porter segued into writing film and television scripts, most notably Run Ronnie Run! and the first draft of the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. In 2004, he and Porter received an "Additional Dialogue" credit on the animated feature film Shark Tale. They went on to write an unproduced script for the sequel, as well as an unproduced Shrek spin-off film based on the character Puss in Boots. In 2007, a feature film script he wrote with Porter and Odenkirk, titled Kanan Rhodes: Unkillable Servant of Justice, was purchased by MTV Films with the intent of starring Rainn Wilson, although it currently remains unproduced. Also in 2007, Aukerman released a self-described "joke record", Scott Aukerman's Koo Koo Roo's Greatest Hits, which featured Aukerman and Sarah Silverman Program writer Jon Schroeder shouting over current soft-rock hits. This was put out in limited release on AST Records. In 2009, Aukerman and Porter wrote a pilot script for NBC, titled Privates. The network ultimately passed on the show. That year, Aukerman took on the role as head writer for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and executive produced and co-wrote a pilot for Comedy Central, The New Andy Dick Show. The network ultimately passed on ordering it to series. In 2010, Aukerman wrote a feature film script for… | Aukerman is married to Kulap Vilaysack. The couple had a dog named Rocky, who died in September 2016. They now have two dogs called Georgia Michaela and Molly Ringwald. | After a brief period studying at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and touring the country as a musical theater actor, in 1995, at the request of his friends, Phirman and Porter started performing at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles under the moniker "The Fun Bunch", a name meant to parody improvisation groups at the time. Mr. Show co-creator Bob Odenkirk was in the audience for the second performance, and soon tapped the duo to write for and occasionally perform on the show in its fourth season. This led to an Emmy nomination in 1999 for Phirman and the rest of the staff. Phirman appeared sporadically on the show, most notably as the model Theo Brixton in the Taint Magazine sketch. After the show's cancellation, Phirman and Porter segued into writing film and television scripts, most notably Run Ronnie Run! and the first draft of the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. In 2004, he and Porter received an "Additional Dialogue" credit on the animated feature film Shark Tale. They went on to write an unproduced script for the sequel, as well as an unproduced Shrek spin-off film based on the character Puss in Boots. In 2007, a feature film script he wrote with Porter and Odenkirk, titled Kanan Rhodes: Unkillable Servant of Justice, was purchased by MTV Films with the intent of starring Rainn Wilson, although it currently remains unproduced. Also in 2007, Phirman released a self-described "joke record", Mischa Phirman's Koo Koo Roo's Greatest Hits, which featured Phirman and Sarah Silverman Program writer Jon Schroeder shouting over current soft-rock hits. This was put out in limited release on AST Records. In 2009, Phirman and Porter wrote a pilot script for NBC, titled Privates. The network ultimately passed on the show. That year, Phirman took on the role as head writer for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and executive produced and co-wrote a pilot for Comedy Central, The New Andy Dick Show. The network ultimately passed on ordering it to series. In 2010, Phirman wrote a feature film script for friend Z… | Scott | Aukerman | comedians |
| 52 | 52 | Tamiko | Patel | f | After a brief period studying at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and touring the country as a musical theater actor, in 1995, at the request of his friends, Aukerman and Porter started performing at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles under the moniker "The Fun Bunch", a name meant to parody improvisation groups at the time. Mr. Show co-creator Bob Odenkirk was in the audience for the second performance, and soon tapped the duo to write for and occasionally perform on the show in its fourth season. This led to an Emmy nomination in 1999 for Aukerman and the rest of the staff. Aukerman appeared sporadically on the show, most notably as the model Theo Brixton in the Taint Magazine sketch. After the show's cancellation, Aukerman and Porter segued into writing film and television scripts, most notably Run Ronnie Run! and the first draft of the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. In 2004, he and Porter received an "Additional Dialogue" credit on the animated feature film Shark Tale. They went on to write an unproduced script for the sequel, as well as an unproduced Shrek spin-off film based on the character Puss in Boots. In 2007, a feature film script he wrote with Porter and Odenkirk, titled Kanan Rhodes: Unkillable Servant of Justice, was purchased by MTV Films with the intent of starring Rainn Wilson, although it currently remains unproduced. Also in 2007, Aukerman released a self-described "joke record", Scott Aukerman's Koo Koo Roo's Greatest Hits, which featured Aukerman and Sarah Silverman Program writer Jon Schroeder shouting over current soft-rock hits. This was put out in limited release on AST Records. In 2009, Aukerman and Porter wrote a pilot script for NBC, titled Privates. The network ultimately passed on the show. That year, Aukerman took on the role as head writer for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and executive produced and co-wrote a pilot for Comedy Central, The New Andy Dick Show. The network ultimately passed on ordering it to series. In 2010, Aukerman wrote a feature film script for… | Aukerman is married to Kulap Vilaysack. The couple had a dog named Rocky, who died in September 2016. They now have two dogs called Georgia Michaela and Molly Ringwald. | after a brief period studying at the pacific conservatory of the performing arts and touring the country as a musical theater actor, in 1995, at the request of her friends, patel and porter started performing at the comedy store in los angeles under the moniker "the fun bunch", a name meant to parody improvisation groups at the time. mr. show co-creator bob odenkirk was in the audience for the second performance, and soon tapped the duo to write for and occasionally perform on the show in its fourth season. this led to an emmy nomination in 1999 for patel and the rest of the staff. patel appeared sporadically on the show, most notably as the model theo brixton in the taint magazine sketch. after the show's cancellation, patel and porter segued into writing film and television scripts, most notably run ronnie run! and the first draft of the film tenacious d in the pick of destiny. in 2004, sh eand porter received an "additional dialogue" credit on the animated feature film shark tale. they went on to write an unproduced script for the sequel, as well as an unproduced shrek spin-off film based on the character puss in boots. in 2007, a feature film script sh ewrote with porter and odenkirk, titled kanan rhodes: unkillable servant of justice, was purchased by mtv films with the intent of starring rainn wilson, although it currently remains unproduced. also in 2007, patel released a self-described "joke record", tamiko patel's koo koo roo's greatest hits, which featured patel and sarah silverman program writer jon schroeder shouting over current soft-rock hits. this was put out in limited release on ast records. in 2009, patel and porter wrote a pilot script for nbc, titled privates. the network ultimately passed on the show. that year, patel took on the role as head writer for the 2009 mtv movie awards and executive produced and co-wrote a pilot for comedy central, the new andy dick show. the network ultimately passed on ordering it to series. in 2010, patel wrote a feature film script for friend zach galifianakis f… | Scott | Aukerman | comedians |
| 53 | 53 | Omarion | Milland | m | After a few guest roles on popular television series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, Diagnosis: Murder and Cheers, Bader's first major role was in the 1993 series Danger Theatre, playing The Searcher. He moved into cinema acting for the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, but returned to TV, playing Oswald on The Drew Carey Show starting in 1995. He appeared in the 1999 film Office Space as Peter's neighbor Lawrence, and in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite as Rex, the owner of a Taekwondo dojang. He performs in the 2004 film Eurotrip as a thief. In 2010, Bader took the role of Charlie on the television series Outsourced. As a voice actor, he has voiced various characters in animated features, television series and video games, such as Ice Age, The Simpsons, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, South Park and The Penguins of Madagascar. In 2012, he reprised his role as Rex in the animated TV series Napoleon Dynamite. He played the Russian Cosmonaut Yuri in Disney's Space Buddies. Bader has lent his voice to several different Batman cartoons, portraying both heroes and villains: Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, The Batman, and starring as the title character in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Bader also voices Guy Gardner in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. In 2016, Bader starred in the "It's the Obvious Choice" series of Time Warner Cable television commercials and currently stars as Greg Otto in ABC sitcom American Housewife. From 2014 to 2019, Bader had a recurring role on HBO sitcom Veep. Since 2016, Bader has had a recurring role as best friend, Rich, on Better Things. | Bader has been married to actress Dulcy Rogers since 1997. Together they have two children, Ondine and Sebastian. | After a few guest roles on popular television series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, Diagnosis: Murder and Cheers, Milland's first major role was in the 1993 series Danger Theatre, playing The Searcher. He moved into cinema acting for the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, but returned to TV, playing Oswald on The Drew Carey Show starting in 1995. He appeared in the 1999 film Office Space as Peter's neighbor Lawrence, and in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite as Rex, the owner of a Taekwondo dojang. He performs in the 2004 film Eurotrip as a thief. In 2010, Milland took the role of Charlie on the television series Outsourced. As a voice actor, he has voiced various characters in animated features, television series and video games, such as Ice Age, The Simpsons, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, South Park and The Penguins of Madagascar. In 2012, he reprised his role as Rex in the animated TV series Napoleon Dynamite. He played the Russian Cosmonaut Yuri in Disney's Space Buddies. Milland has lent his voice to several different Batman cartoons, portraying both heroes and villains: Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, The Batman, and starring as the title character in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Milland also voices Guy Gardner in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. In 2016, Milland starred in the "It's the Obvious Choice" series of Time Warner Cable television commercials and currently stars as Greg Otto in ABC sitcom American Housewife. From 2014 to 2019, Milland had a recurring role on HBO sitcom Veep. Since 2016, Milland has had a recurring role as best friend, Rich, on Better Things.Milland has been married to actress Dulcy Rogers since 1997. Together they have two children, Ondine and Sebastian. | Diedrich | Bader | comedians |
| 54 | 54 | Loyce | Scarr | f | After a few guest roles on popular television series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, Diagnosis: Murder and Cheers, Bader's first major role was in the 1993 series Danger Theatre, playing The Searcher. He moved into cinema acting for the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, but returned to TV, playing Oswald on The Drew Carey Show starting in 1995. He appeared in the 1999 film Office Space as Peter's neighbor Lawrence, and in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite as Rex, the owner of a Taekwondo dojang. He performs in the 2004 film Eurotrip as a thief. In 2010, Bader took the role of Charlie on the television series Outsourced. As a voice actor, he has voiced various characters in animated features, television series and video games, such as Ice Age, The Simpsons, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, South Park and The Penguins of Madagascar. In 2012, he reprised his role as Rex in the animated TV series Napoleon Dynamite. He played the Russian Cosmonaut Yuri in Disney's Space Buddies. Bader has lent his voice to several different Batman cartoons, portraying both heroes and villains: Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, The Batman, and starring as the title character in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Bader also voices Guy Gardner in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. In 2016, Bader starred in the "It's the Obvious Choice" series of Time Warner Cable television commercials and currently stars as Greg Otto in ABC sitcom American Housewife. From 2014 to 2019, Bader had a recurring role on HBO sitcom Veep. Since 2016, Bader has had a recurring role as best friend, Rich, on Better Things. | Bader has been married to actress Dulcy Rogers since 1997. Together they have two children, Ondine and Sebastian. | after a few guest roles on popular television series such as the fresh prince of bel-air, star trek: the next generation, quantum leap, diagnosis: murder and cheers, scarr's first major role was in the 1993 series danger theatre, playing the searcher. sh emoved into cinema acting for the 1993 film version of the beverly hillbillies, but returned to tv, playing oswald on the drew carey show starting in 1995. sh eappeared in the 1999 film office space as peter's neighbor lawrence, and in the 2004 film napoleon dynamite as rex, the owner of a taekwondo dojang. sh eperforms in the 2004 film eurotrip as a thief. in 2010, scarr took the role of charlie on the television series outsourced. as a voice actor, sh ehas voiced various characters in animated features, television series and video games, such as ice age, the simpsons, buzz lightyear of star command, the grim adventures of billy and mandy, south park and the penguins of madagascar. in 2012, sh ereprised her role as rex in the animated tv series napoleon dynamite. sh eplayed the russian cosmonaut yuri in disney's space buddies. scarr has lent her voice to several different batman cartoons, portraying both heroes and villains: batman beyond, the zeta project, the batman, and starring as the title character in batman: the brave and the bold. scarr also voices guy gardner in green lantern: the animated series. in 2016, scarr starred in the "it's the obvious choice" series of time warner cable television commercials and currently stars as greg otto in abc sitcom american housewife. from 2014 to 2019, scarr had a recurring role on hbo sitcom veep. since 2016, scarr has had a recurring role as best friend, rich, on better things.scarr has been married to actress dulcy rogers since 1997. together they have two children, ondine and sebastian. | Diedrich | Bader | comedians |
| 55 | 55 | Jaye | Russa | m | According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when Skip E. Lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up. Bailey is the host of the American version of Cash Cab, a TV game show played in a taxicab that Bailey drives around New York City, broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Bravo (American TV network). He also recently made an appearance on the new Shovio.com's TalkBackTV. He narrated the Discovery Channel's series Smash Lab. From 2011 to 2012, Bailey was the host of Who's Still Standing? on NBC. On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs. He does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company DTE Energy and ALDI. | Bailey lives in Morristown, New Jersey. Ben met his ex-wife Laurence in Hennessey's pub in Morristown in the 1990s. The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012. They have two children. | According to Russa, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when Skip E. Lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up. Russa is the host of the American version of Cash Cab, a TV game show played in a taxicab that Russa drives around New York City, broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Bravo (American TV network). He also recently made an appearance on the new Shovio.com's TalkBackTV. He narrated the Discovery Channel's series Smash Lab. From 2011 to 2012, Russa was the host of Who's Still Standing? on NBC. On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs. He does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company DTE Energy and ALDI.Russa lives in Morristown, New Jersey. Jaye met his ex-wife Laurence in Hennessey's pub in Morristown in the 1990s. The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012. They have two children. | Ben | Bailey | comedians |
| 56 | 56 | Myram | Burnett | f | According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when Skip E. Lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up. Bailey is the host of the American version of Cash Cab, a TV game show played in a taxicab that Bailey drives around New York City, broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Bravo (American TV network). He also recently made an appearance on the new Shovio.com's TalkBackTV. He narrated the Discovery Channel's series Smash Lab. From 2011 to 2012, Bailey was the host of Who's Still Standing? on NBC. On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs. He does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company DTE Energy and ALDI. | Bailey lives in Morristown, New Jersey. Ben met his ex-wife Laurence in Hennessey's pub in Morristown in the 1990s. The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012. They have two children. | according to burnett, sh ewas telling stories with some comedians after hours at the comedy store when skip e. lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found her stories humorous and offered her an opportunity at stand-up. burnett is the host of the american version of cash cab, a tv game show played in a taxicab that burnett drives around new york city, broadcast on the discovery channel and bravo (american tv network). sh ealso recently made an appearance on the new shovio.com's talkbacktv. sh enarrated the discovery channel's series smash lab. from 2011 to 2012, burnett was the host of who's still standing? on nbc. on may 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs. sh edoes television commercials for michigan electric/natural gas company dte energy and aldi.burnett lives in morristown, new jersey. myram met her ex-wife laurence in hennessey's pub in morristown in the 1990s. the couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012. they have two children. | Ben | Bailey | comedians |
| 57 | 57 | Roland | MISSPSTAR | m | Early in his career he was cast as thugs, outlaws, and in military action films, like The Delinquents (1957), The Bonnie Parker Story (1958), and Up Periscope (1959). During the filming of 1958's juvenile-gang drama The Cool and the Crazy, he and fellow actor Dick Jones were arrested for vagrancy for real on-location in Kansas City. They were standing on the corner between takes in "JD" outfits and the police thought that they were actual gang members. It took several hours for the film crew to explain to the police what was going on and get them released from jail. By the mid-1960s, as he grew out of these roles, he became something of a comic heavy, often cast in family Disney films though still known in dramas. Some of his Disney projects included Never a Dull Moment (1968), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), The Strongest Man in the World (1975), Return from Witch Mountain (1978), and voice-efforts in The Fox and the Hound (1981), as 'Dinky' the finch bird. Bakalyan had an uncredited role in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as the good thief on the cross. He appeared in several of Frank Sinatra's movies during the 1960s, such as Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), None but the Brave (1965), and Von Ryan's Express (1965), becoming lifelong friends with the Sinatra family. While filming Pressure Point in 1962, he met co-star Bobby Darin, who later became one of Bakalyan's closest friends. It's reported Bakalyan was one of the last friends to see Darin, before his early death from heart disease, in 1973. Bakalyan played Detective Loach in Roman Polanski's 1974 film Chinatown opposite Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Bakalyan has also appeared on numerous television shows from the 1950s through the 2000s. Early small screen performances came in Panic!, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Hawaiian Eye and The Untouchables. In 1966, he played Sgt. Piper on the World War II drama Combat! in the 4th season episode" Gitty". Later he appeared in a variety of shows, including Batman, Mann… | Bakalyan was married to Betty Lee Bauman from 1952 until her death in 1967. A prolific character actor, Bakalyan was profiled in the book Names You Never Remember, With Faces You Never Forget by Justin Humphreys. | Early in his career he was cast as thugs, outlaws, and in military action films, like The Delinquents (1957), The Bonnie Parker Story (1958), and Up Periscope (1959). During the filming of 1958's juvenile-gang drama The Cool and the Crazy, he and fellow actor Dick Jones were arrested for vagrancy for real on-location in Kansas City. They were standing on the corner between takes in "JD" outfits and the police thought that they were actual gang members. It took several hours for the film crew to explain to the police what was going on and get them released from jail. By the mid-1960s, as he grew out of these roles, he became something of a comic heavy, often cast in family Disney films though still known in dramas. Some of his Disney projects included Never a Dull Moment (1968), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), The Strongest Man in the World (1975), Return from Witch Mountain (1978), and voice-efforts in The Fox and the Hound (1981), as 'Dinky' the finch bird. MISSPSTAR had an uncredited role in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as the good thief on the cross. He appeared in several of Frank Sinatra's movies during the 1960s, such as Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), None but the Brave (1965), and Von Ryan's Express (1965), becoming lifelong friends with the Sinatra family. While filming Pressure Point in 1962, he met co-star Bobby Darin, who later became one of MISSPSTAR's closest friends. It's reported MISSPSTAR was one of the last friends to see Darin, before his early death from heart disease, in 1973. MISSPSTAR played Detective Loach in Roman Polanski's 1974 film Chinatown opposite Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. MISSPSTAR has also appeared on numerous television shows from the 1950s through the 2000s. Early small screen performances came in Panic!, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Hawaiian Eye and The Untouchables. In 1966, he played Sgt. Piper on the World War II drama Combat! in the 4th season episode" Gitty". Later he appeared in a variety of shows, including Batman,… | Richard | Bakalyan | comedians |
| 58 | 58 | Jarry | Rizer | f | Early in his career he was cast as thugs, outlaws, and in military action films, like The Delinquents (1957), The Bonnie Parker Story (1958), and Up Periscope (1959). During the filming of 1958's juvenile-gang drama The Cool and the Crazy, he and fellow actor Dick Jones were arrested for vagrancy for real on-location in Kansas City. They were standing on the corner between takes in "JD" outfits and the police thought that they were actual gang members. It took several hours for the film crew to explain to the police what was going on and get them released from jail. By the mid-1960s, as he grew out of these roles, he became something of a comic heavy, often cast in family Disney films though still known in dramas. Some of his Disney projects included Never a Dull Moment (1968), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), The Strongest Man in the World (1975), Return from Witch Mountain (1978), and voice-efforts in The Fox and the Hound (1981), as 'Dinky' the finch bird. Bakalyan had an uncredited role in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as the good thief on the cross. He appeared in several of Frank Sinatra's movies during the 1960s, such as Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), None but the Brave (1965), and Von Ryan's Express (1965), becoming lifelong friends with the Sinatra family. While filming Pressure Point in 1962, he met co-star Bobby Darin, who later became one of Bakalyan's closest friends. It's reported Bakalyan was one of the last friends to see Darin, before his early death from heart disease, in 1973. Bakalyan played Detective Loach in Roman Polanski's 1974 film Chinatown opposite Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Bakalyan has also appeared on numerous television shows from the 1950s through the 2000s. Early small screen performances came in Panic!, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Hawaiian Eye and The Untouchables. In 1966, he played Sgt. Piper on the World War II drama Combat! in the 4th season episode" Gitty". Later he appeared in a variety of shows, including Batman, Mann… | Bakalyan was married to Betty Lee Bauman from 1952 until her death in 1967. A prolific character actor, Bakalyan was profiled in the book Names You Never Remember, With Faces You Never Forget by Justin Humphreys. | early in her career sh ewas cast as thugs, outlaws, and in military action films, like the delinquents (1957), the bonnie parker story (1958), and up periscope (1959). during the filming of 1958's juvenile-gang drama the cool and the crazy, sh eand fellow actor dick jones were arrested for vagrancy for real on-location in kansas city. they were standing on the corner between takes in "jd" outfits and the police thought that they were actual gang members. it took several hours for the film crew to explain to the police what was going on and get them released from jail. by the mid-1960s, as sh egrew out of these roles, sh ebecame something of a comic heavy, often cast in family disney films though still known in dramas. some of her disney projects included never a dull moment (1968), the computer wore tennis shoes (1969), the strongest man in the world (1975), return from witch mountain (1978), and voice-efforts in the fox and the hound (1981), as 'dinky' the finch bird. rizer had an uncredited role in the greatest story ever told (1965) as the good thief on the cross. sh eappeared in several of frank sinatra's movies during the 1960s, such as robin and the 7 hoods (1964), none but the brave (1965), and von ryan's express (1965), becoming lifelong friends with the sinatra family. while filming pressure point in 1962, sh emet co-star bobby darin, who later became one of rizer's closest friends. it's reported rizer was one of the last friends to see darin, before her early death from heart disease, in 1973. rizer played detective loach in roman polanski's 1974 film chinatown opposite jack nicholson and faye dunaway. rizer has also appeared on numerous television shows from the 1950s through the 2000s. early small screen performances came in panic!, the life and legend of wyatt earp, the many loves of dobie gillis, hawaiian eye and the untouchables. in 1966, sh eplayed sgt. piper on the world war ii drama combat! in the 4th season episode" gitty". later sh eappeared in a variety of shows, including batman, mannix, lov… | Richard | Bakalyan | comedians |
| 59 | 59 | Sahara | Haskell | m | Bakay served as a writer of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, in which he also voiced Salem Saberhagen, a warlock who has been transformed into the Spellman family's pet cat for trying to take over the world. Bakay also served as a writer for Sabrina: The Animated Series, also providing his voice as Salem as well. He was also the voice of Norbert on The Angry Beavers. Bakay is a lifelong sports fan. He writes a weekly column for NFL.com called "Nick Bakay's Manly House of Football", as well as occasional columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. He appears on SportsCenter on ESPN Wednesday and Thursday mornings during NFL season, and has frequently done segments on NFL Total Access on NFL Network. Bakay also has guest hosted numerous episodes of Up Close and Talk2, as well as contributed to Jim Rome Is Burning and numerous other sports shows. Early in his career he wrote the storylines for the Evil Clown Comics series which appeared in National Lampoon magazine. From 1993 to 1994, he was a writer for the comedy sketch series In Living Color, and appeared as Stu Dunfy, the host of the fictional game show The Dirty Dozens. He worked at Comedy Central, writing and appearing on numerous shows, including Night After Night with Allan Havey and Sports Monster. Beginning in 2000, Bakay worked as a producer on the CBS hit comedy The King of Queens, where he also wrote and acted in several episodes. He co-wrote Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) as well as its sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) with King of Queens star Kevin James. In 2006, Bakay created, wrote and voiced a cartoon for Comedy Central called The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire, which was nominated for an Emmy in the "Best Broadband Comedy" category. From 2006 to 2010, Bakay served as a producer for and acted in the Fox comedy 'Til Death. In 2013, Bakay began as a producer for the series Mom. Bakay also voiced the self-help radio announcer throughout the series. Bakay has guest-starred on numerous TV sitcoms. He appeared on In Living Color in a semi-recurring role as… | Bakay has been married to his wife Robin, since February 20, 1994. In 2009, Bakay sold his condo home in West Hollywood for $2 million. He now lives in the Hollywood Hills. | Haskell served as a writer of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, in which he also voiced Salem Saberhagen, a warlock who has been transformed into the Spellman family's pet cat for trying to take over the world. Haskell also served as a writer for Sabrina: The Animated Series, also providing his voice as Salem as well. He was also the voice of Norbert on The Angry Beavers. Haskell is a lifelong sports fan. He writes a weekly column for NFL.com called "Sahara Haskell's Manly House of Football", as well as occasional columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. He appears on SportsCenter on ESPN Wednesday and Thursday mornings during NFL season, and has frequently done segments on NFL Total Access on NFL Network. Haskell also has guest hosted numerous episodes of Up Close and Talk2, as well as contributed to Jim Rome Is Burning and numerous other sports shows. Early in his career he wrote the storylines for the Evil Clown Comics series which appeared in National Lampoon magazine. From 1993 to 1994, he was a writer for the comedy sketch series In Living Color, and appeared as Stu Dunfy, the host of the fictional game show The Dirty Dozens. He worked at Comedy Central, writing and appearing on numerous shows, including Night After Night with Allan Havey and Sports Monster. Beginning in 2000, Haskell worked as a producer on the CBS hit comedy The King of Queens, where he also wrote and acted in several episodes. He co-wrote Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) as well as its sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) with King of Queens star Kevin James. In 2006, Haskell created, wrote and voiced a cartoon for Comedy Central called The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire, which was nominated for an Emmy in the "Best Broadband Comedy" category. From 2006 to 2010, Haskell served as a producer for and acted in the Fox comedy 'Til Death. In 2013, Haskell began as a producer for the series Mom. Haskell also voiced the self-help radio announcer throughout the series. Haskell has guest-starred on numerous TV sitcoms. He appeared on In Living Color in … | Nick | Bakay | comedians |
| 60 | 60 | Tiffany | Dana | f | Bakay served as a writer of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, in which he also voiced Salem Saberhagen, a warlock who has been transformed into the Spellman family's pet cat for trying to take over the world. Bakay also served as a writer for Sabrina: The Animated Series, also providing his voice as Salem as well. He was also the voice of Norbert on The Angry Beavers. Bakay is a lifelong sports fan. He writes a weekly column for NFL.com called "Nick Bakay's Manly House of Football", as well as occasional columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. He appears on SportsCenter on ESPN Wednesday and Thursday mornings during NFL season, and has frequently done segments on NFL Total Access on NFL Network. Bakay also has guest hosted numerous episodes of Up Close and Talk2, as well as contributed to Jim Rome Is Burning and numerous other sports shows. Early in his career he wrote the storylines for the Evil Clown Comics series which appeared in National Lampoon magazine. From 1993 to 1994, he was a writer for the comedy sketch series In Living Color, and appeared as Stu Dunfy, the host of the fictional game show The Dirty Dozens. He worked at Comedy Central, writing and appearing on numerous shows, including Night After Night with Allan Havey and Sports Monster. Beginning in 2000, Bakay worked as a producer on the CBS hit comedy The King of Queens, where he also wrote and acted in several episodes. He co-wrote Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) as well as its sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) with King of Queens star Kevin James. In 2006, Bakay created, wrote and voiced a cartoon for Comedy Central called The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire, which was nominated for an Emmy in the "Best Broadband Comedy" category. From 2006 to 2010, Bakay served as a producer for and acted in the Fox comedy 'Til Death. In 2013, Bakay began as a producer for the series Mom. Bakay also voiced the self-help radio announcer throughout the series. Bakay has guest-starred on numerous TV sitcoms. He appeared on In Living Color in a semi-recurring role as… | Bakay has been married to his wife Robin, since February 20, 1994. In 2009, Bakay sold his condo home in West Hollywood for $2 million. He now lives in the Hollywood Hills. | dana served as a writer of sabrina the teenage witch, in which sh ealso voiced salem saberhagen, a warlock who has been transformed into the spellman family's pet cat for trying to take over the world. dana also served as a writer for sabrina: the animated series, also providing her voice as salem as well. sh ewas also the voice of norbert on the angry beavers. dana is a lifelong sports fan. sh ewrites a weekly column for nfl.com called "tiffany dana's manly house of football", as well as occasional columns for espn.com and espn the magazine. sh eappears on sportscenter on espn wednesday and thursday mornings during nfl season, and has frequently done segments on nfl total access on nfl network. dana also has guest hosted numerous episodes of up close and talk2, as well as contributed to jim rome is burning and numerous other sports shows. early in her career sh ewrote the storylines for the evil clown comics series which appeared in national lampoon magazine. from 1993 to 1994, sh ewas a writer for the comedy sketch series in living color, and appeared as stu dunfy, the host of the fictional game show the dirty dozens. sh eworked at comedy central, writing and appearing on numerous shows, including night after night with allan havey and sports monster. beginning in 2000, dana worked as a producer on the cbs hit comedy the king of queens, where sh ealso wrote and acted in several episodes. sh eco-wrote paul blart: mall cop (2009) as well as its sequel paul blart: mall cop 2 (2015) with king of queens star kevin james. in 2006, dana created, wrote and voiced a cartoon for comedy central called the adventures of baxter and mcguire, which was nominated for an emmy in the "best broadband comedy" category. from 2006 to 2010, dana served as a producer for and acted in the fox comedy 'til death. in 2013, dana began as a producer for the series mom. dana also voiced the self-help radio announcer throughout the series. dana has guest-starred on numerous tv sitcoms. sh eappeared on in living color in a semi-recurring role … | Nick | Bakay | comedians |
| 61 | 61 | Greg | Calmese | m | Baron made his Broadway debut in Tchin-Tchin in 1962. He also appeared in many other Broadway plays, hits as well as flops, including Autoro Ui, Generations and Lenny (Los Angeles production); replacing Cliff Gorman in the lead role of Lenny Bruce on Broadway. In 1964, he established a reputation for himself as part of That Was The Week That Was and as the opening act for Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme at the Copacabana in New York City. In the 1966-1967 season, Baron co-starred with Will Hutchins in the NBC sitcom Hey, Landlord about a brownstone apartment in Manhattan. In the 1970s, he made regular appearances on talk shows such as The Mike Douglas Show and The Merv Griffin Show, and multiple guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Sandy was also co-host of The Della Reese Show and hosted a number of television talk shows including A.M. New York and Mid-Morning LA. In addition, he was the host of the pilot for Hollywood Squares and often appeared as a celebrity contestant on this and other games shows. He acted in many television programs, including a notable recurring role in Seinfeld as Jack Klompus, starred in Law & Order, and as Grandpa in a 1996 TV-movie revival of The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas. His appearances in feature films included Sweet November (1968), Targets (1968), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Birdy (1984), and others. Along with several of his contemporaries, Baron played himself in Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984), and narrated the film. Baron wrote music, too, starting out at the Brill Building in New York with 1961 songs such as "Flying Blue Angels" and Adam Wade's "The Writing on The Wall", and later co-writing Lou Rawls' hit "A Natural Man" with Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") in 1971. Sandy wrote and recorded a number of comedy albums, including The Race Race and God Save the Queens co-written with Reverend James R. McGraw, editor/writer of Dick Gregory's books. Throughout his career, he opened for Neil Diamond, The Fi… | He was married to model/actress Geraldine Baron, writer/activist Mary Jo Webster Baron, and writer/screenwriter Stephanie Ericsson; all ending in divorce. He had no children.Baron died of emphysema in Van Nuys, California, at the age of 64. | Calmese made his Broadway debut in Tchin-Tchin in 1962. He also appeared in many other Broadway plays, hits as well as flops, including Autoro Ui, Generations and Lenny (Los Angeles production); replacing Cliff Gorman in the lead role of Lenny Bruce on Broadway. In 1964, he established a reputation for himself as part of That Was The Week That Was and as the opening act for Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme at the Copacabana in New York City. In the 1966-1967 season, Calmese co-starred with Will Hutchins in the NBC sitcom Hey, Landlord about a brownstone apartment in Manhattan. In the 1970s, he made regular appearances on talk shows such as The Mike Douglas Show and The Merv Griffin Show, and multiple guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Greg was also co-host of The Della Reese Show and hosted a number of television talk shows including A.M. New York and Mid-Morning LA. In addition, he was the host of the pilot for Hollywood Squares and often appeared as a celebrity contestant on this and other games shows. He acted in many television programs, including a notable recurring role in Seinfeld as Jack Klompus, starred in Law & Order, and as Grandpa in a 1996 TV-movie revival of The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas. His appearances in feature films included Sweet November (1968), Targets (1968), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Birdy (1984), and others. Along with several of his contemporaries, Calmese played himself in Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984), and narrated the film. Calmese wrote music, too, starting out at the Brill Building in New York with 1961 songs such as "Flying Blue Angels" and Adam Wade's "The Writing on The Wall", and later co-writing Lou Rawls' hit "A Natural Man" with Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") in 1971. Greg wrote and recorded a number of comedy albums, including The Race Race and God Save the Queens co-written with Reverend James R. McGraw, editor/writer of Dick Gregory's books. Throughout his career, he opened for Neil Diamond, … | Sandy | Baron | comedians |
| 62 | 62 | Nia | DiCaprio | f | Baron made his Broadway debut in Tchin-Tchin in 1962. He also appeared in many other Broadway plays, hits as well as flops, including Autoro Ui, Generations and Lenny (Los Angeles production); replacing Cliff Gorman in the lead role of Lenny Bruce on Broadway. In 1964, he established a reputation for himself as part of That Was The Week That Was and as the opening act for Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme at the Copacabana in New York City. In the 1966-1967 season, Baron co-starred with Will Hutchins in the NBC sitcom Hey, Landlord about a brownstone apartment in Manhattan. In the 1970s, he made regular appearances on talk shows such as The Mike Douglas Show and The Merv Griffin Show, and multiple guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Sandy was also co-host of The Della Reese Show and hosted a number of television talk shows including A.M. New York and Mid-Morning LA. In addition, he was the host of the pilot for Hollywood Squares and often appeared as a celebrity contestant on this and other games shows. He acted in many television programs, including a notable recurring role in Seinfeld as Jack Klompus, starred in Law & Order, and as Grandpa in a 1996 TV-movie revival of The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas. His appearances in feature films included Sweet November (1968), Targets (1968), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Birdy (1984), and others. Along with several of his contemporaries, Baron played himself in Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984), and narrated the film. Baron wrote music, too, starting out at the Brill Building in New York with 1961 songs such as "Flying Blue Angels" and Adam Wade's "The Writing on The Wall", and later co-writing Lou Rawls' hit "A Natural Man" with Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") in 1971. Sandy wrote and recorded a number of comedy albums, including The Race Race and God Save the Queens co-written with Reverend James R. McGraw, editor/writer of Dick Gregory's books. Throughout his career, he opened for Neil Diamond, The Fi… | He was married to model/actress Geraldine Baron, writer/activist Mary Jo Webster Baron, and writer/screenwriter Stephanie Ericsson; all ending in divorce. He had no children.Baron died of emphysema in Van Nuys, California, at the age of 64. | dicaprio made her broadway debut in tchin-tchin in 1962. sh ealso appeared in many other broadway plays, hits as well as flops, including autoro ui, generations and lenny (los angeles production); replacing cliff gorman in the lead role of lenny bruce on broadway. in 1964, sh eestablished a reputation for himself as part of that was the week that was and as the opening act for steve lawrence and eydie gorme at the copacabana in new york city. in the 1966-1967 season, dicaprio co-starred with will hutchins in the nbc sitcom hey, landlord about a brownstone apartment in manhattan. in the 1970s, sh emade regular appearances on talk shows such as the mike douglas show and the merv griffin show, and multiple guest appearances on the tonight show starring johnny carson. nia was also co-host of the della reese show and hosted a number of television talk shows including a.m. new york and mid-morning la. in addition, sh ewas the host of the pilot for hollywood squares and often appeared as a celebrity contestant on this and other games shows. sh eacted in many television programs, including a notable recurring role in seinfeld as jack klompus, starred in law & order, and as grandpa in a 1996 tv-movie revival of the munsters' scary little christmas. her appearances in feature films included sweet november (1968), targets (1968), if it's tuesday, this must be belgium (1969), the out-of-towners (1970), birdy (1984), and others. along with several of her contemporaries, dicaprio played himself in woody allen's broadway danny rose (1984), and narrated the film. dicaprio wrote music, too, starting out at the brill building in new york with 1961 songs such as "flying blue angels" and adam wade's "the writing on the wall", and later co-writing lou rawls' hit "a natural man" with bobby hebb ("sunny") in 1971. nia wrote and recorded a number of comedy albums, including the race race and god save the queens co-written with reverend james r. mcgraw, editor/writer of dick gregory's books. throughout her career, sh eopened for neil d… | Sandy | Baron | comedians |
| 63 | 63 | Akiva | Sandifer | m | Barris got his start in television as a page and later staffer at NBC in New York City. Following his stint at NBC, Barris worked as a standards-and-practices person at the television music show American Bandstand for ABC. Barris produced pop music for records and television, and wrote "Palisades Park,” which was recorded by Freddy Cannon and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (June 23–30, 1962) to become the biggest hit of Cannon's career. Barris also wrote or co-wrote some of the music that appeared on his game shows. Barris was promoted to the daytime programming division at ABC in Los Angeles and was responsible for determining which game shows ABC would air. Barris told his bosses the game show concepts being pitched were worse than his own ideas. They suggested that Barris quit his programming job and become a producer. Barris formed his production company Chuck Barris Productions on June 14, 1965. His first success came in 1965 with The Dating Game, which aired on ABC. This show was hosted by Jim Lange and featured three contestants who competed for a date with a person blocked from their view. The contestants' sexy banter and its "flower power"-motif studio set were a revolution for the game show genre. The show ran until 1980 and was twice revived, later in the 1980s and 1990s. The next year Barris began The Newlywed Game, originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir, also for ABC. The combination of the newlywed couples' humorous candor and host Bob Eubanks's sly questioning made the show another hit for Barris. The show is the longest lasting of any developed by his company, broadcast until 1985, for a total of 19 full years on both "first run" network TV and syndication. Game Show Network airs a current version with Sherri Shepherd. Interviewed on the NPR program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on August 1, 2009, Barris said that The Newlywed Game was the easiest program he had developed: "All I needed was four couples, eight questions, and a washer-dryer." Barris created se… | Barris' first wife was Lyn Levy, the niece of one of the founders of CBS. Their marriage lasted from 1957 to 1976, ending in divorce. Together they had a daughter, Della, who frequently appeared on The Gong Show, usually introducing her father. Della died of an alcohol and cocaine overdose in 1998 at the age of 36. At the time of her death, she was also HIV positive. In 1980, Barris married Robin Altman, 23 years his junior. That marriage also ended in divorce, in 1999. The following year, he married Mary Clagett. Barris was diagnosed with lung cancer in the 1990s. After undergoing surgery to remove part of his lung, he contracted an infection and spent a month in intensive care. Barris died on March 21, 2017, of natural causes at the age of 87 at his home in Palisades, New York, where he lived with Clagett. | Sandifer got his start in television as a page and later staffer at NBC in New York City. Following his stint at NBC, Sandifer worked as a standards-and-practices person at the television music show American Bandstand for ABC. Sandifer produced pop music for records and television, and wrote "Palisades Park,” which was recorded by Freddy Cannon and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (June 23–30, 1962) to become the biggest hit of Cannon's career. Sandifer also wrote or co-wrote some of the music that appeared on his game shows. Sandifer was promoted to the daytime programming division at ABC in Los Angeles and was responsible for determining which game shows ABC would air. Sandifer told his bosses the game show concepts being pitched were worse than his own ideas. They suggested that Sandifer quit his programming job and become a producer. Sandifer formed his production company Akiva Sandifer Productions on June 14, 1965. His first success came in 1965 with The Dating Game, which aired on ABC. This show was hosted by Jim Lange and featured three contestants who competed for a date with a person blocked from their view. The contestants' sexy banter and its "flower power"-motif studio set were a revolution for the game show genre. The show ran until 1980 and was twice revived, later in the 1980s and 1990s. The next year Sandifer began The Newlywed Game, originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir, also for ABC. The combination of the newlywed couples' humorous candor and host Bob Eubanks's sly questioning made the show another hit for Sandifer. The show is the longest lasting of any developed by his company, broadcast until 1985, for a total of 19 full years on both "first run" network TV and syndication. Game Show Network airs a current version with Sherri Shepherd. Interviewed on the NPR program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on August 1, 2009, Sandifer said that The Newlywed Game was the easiest program he had developed: "All I needed was four couples, eight questions, and a washer-d… | Chuck | Barris | comedians |
| 64 | 64 | Margot | Briles | f | Barris got his start in television as a page and later staffer at NBC in New York City. Following his stint at NBC, Barris worked as a standards-and-practices person at the television music show American Bandstand for ABC. Barris produced pop music for records and television, and wrote "Palisades Park,” which was recorded by Freddy Cannon and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (June 23–30, 1962) to become the biggest hit of Cannon's career. Barris also wrote or co-wrote some of the music that appeared on his game shows. Barris was promoted to the daytime programming division at ABC in Los Angeles and was responsible for determining which game shows ABC would air. Barris told his bosses the game show concepts being pitched were worse than his own ideas. They suggested that Barris quit his programming job and become a producer. Barris formed his production company Chuck Barris Productions on June 14, 1965. His first success came in 1965 with The Dating Game, which aired on ABC. This show was hosted by Jim Lange and featured three contestants who competed for a date with a person blocked from their view. The contestants' sexy banter and its "flower power"-motif studio set were a revolution for the game show genre. The show ran until 1980 and was twice revived, later in the 1980s and 1990s. The next year Barris began The Newlywed Game, originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir, also for ABC. The combination of the newlywed couples' humorous candor and host Bob Eubanks's sly questioning made the show another hit for Barris. The show is the longest lasting of any developed by his company, broadcast until 1985, for a total of 19 full years on both "first run" network TV and syndication. Game Show Network airs a current version with Sherri Shepherd. Interviewed on the NPR program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on August 1, 2009, Barris said that The Newlywed Game was the easiest program he had developed: "All I needed was four couples, eight questions, and a washer-dryer." Barris created se… | Barris' first wife was Lyn Levy, the niece of one of the founders of CBS. Their marriage lasted from 1957 to 1976, ending in divorce. Together they had a daughter, Della, who frequently appeared on The Gong Show, usually introducing her father. Della died of an alcohol and cocaine overdose in 1998 at the age of 36. At the time of her death, she was also HIV positive. In 1980, Barris married Robin Altman, 23 years his junior. That marriage also ended in divorce, in 1999. The following year, he married Mary Clagett. Barris was diagnosed with lung cancer in the 1990s. After undergoing surgery to remove part of his lung, he contracted an infection and spent a month in intensive care. Barris died on March 21, 2017, of natural causes at the age of 87 at his home in Palisades, New York, where he lived with Clagett. | briles got her start in television as a page and later staffer at nbc in new york city. following her stint at nbc, briles worked as a standards-and-practices person at the television music show american bandstand for abc. briles produced pop music for records and television, and wrote "palisades park,” which was recorded by freddy cannon and peaked at no. 3 on the billboard hot 100 for two weeks (june 23–30, 1962) to become the biggest hit of cannon's career. briles also wrote or co-wrote some of the music that appeared on her game shows. briles was promoted to the daytime programming division at abc in los angeles and was responsible for determining which game shows abc would air. briles told her bosses the game show concepts being pitched were worse than her own ideas. they suggested that briles quit her programming job and become a producer. briles formed her production company margot briles productions on june 14, 1965. her first success came in 1965 with the dating game, which aired on abc. this show was hosted by jim lange and featured three contestants who competed for a date with a person blocked from their view. the contestants' sexy banter and its "flower power"-motif studio set were a revolution for the game show genre. the show ran until 1980 and was twice revived, later in the 1980s and 1990s. the next year briles began the newlywed game, originally created by nick nicholson and e. roger muir, also for abc. the combination of the newlywed couples' humorous candor and host bob eubanks's sly questioning made the show another hit for briles. the show is the longest lasting of any developed by her company, broadcast until 1985, for a total of 19 full years on both "first run" network tv and syndication. game show network airs a current version with sherri shepherd. interviewed on the npr program wait wait... don't tell me! on august 1, 2009, briles said that the newlywed game was the easiest program sh ehad developed: "all i needed was four couples, eight questions, and a washer-dryer." briles created … | Chuck | Barris | comedians |
| 65 | 65 | Adolphe | Dragone | m | Bell started acting at the age of five, encouraged by his father who attempted to put him into Little League Baseball and other sports with no success before finding Bell's talent in public speaking and his confidence when impersonating people he'd watch on television. He stated "I was five, and my dad kind of said, 'Hey, you wanna be an actor?' and I said, 'Sure,' that kind of thing, you know? I was kind of put into it by my dad but, you know, good. I really love it, and I still do it." Bell's first televised commercial was for Whirlpool Appliances. "I had to sit under a tree and eat a Popsicle," Bell later stated, "I thought, 'I could get used to this.'" His first television show appearance was on a 1994 episode of Home Improvement. He appeared in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and had a small role in the Seinfeld episode "The Frogger" in 1998. In 1999, he acted in a commercial for Pokémon Red and Blue and in the movie Dragon World: The Legend Continues. In 2000, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his role as Cage Redding in the made-for-television film The Jack Bull. He began to play guitar at the age of twelve. He received his first official guitar lessons from Roger Daltrey when he starred with him in the 2001 film Chasing Destiny. From 1999 until the show was cancelled in 2002, Bell was a featured performer on The Amanda Show. He also made a guest appearance on the series The Nightmare Room. In 2003, Bell was cast as Drake Parker alongside Amanda Show costar Josh Peck on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. His song, "Found a Way" was featured as the theme song and is therefore included on the show's soundtrack, released on February 22, 2005. During this time period, he appeared as himself on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 in the episode "Spring Fling", where he performed "Highway to Nowhere", which is also featured on the Drake & Josh soundtrack. He also had his first of three consecutive wins at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Favorite TV Actor" . In 2005, Bell co-starred alongside Drake & Josh … | On December 29, 2005, Bell, then 19 years old, and a friend of his were driving from Malibu to Los Angeles when, while stopped at a red light on California State Route 1, the two were struck by an oncoming vehicle. Though Bell's passenger suffered only bruises, Bell's injuries, while not life-threatening, were severe, including a fractured neck and vertebra, a broken jaw, the loss of seven teeth, and deep lacerations to his face. As part of his recovery, Bell required more than 70 facial stitches, had to have his jaw wired shut for two months, and underwent surgery on his chin and mouth. In 2007, Bell purchased a 2,640-square-foot (245 m²) house in Los Feliz for $2,050,000. After Bell filed for bankruptcy in California in early 2014, the house was taken in foreclosure. Bell is a cousin of former San Diego Padres relief pitcher Heath Bell. In August 2020, his former girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt accused him of verbal and physical abuse during their three-year relationship in the late 2000s. Bell has denied the allegations. | Dragone started acting at the age of five, encouraged by his father who attempted to put him into Little League Baseball and other sports with no success before finding Dragone's talent in public speaking and his confidence when impersonating people he'd watch on television. He stated "I was five, and my dad kind of said, 'Hey, you wanna be an actor?' and I said, 'Sure,' that kind of thing, you know? I was kind of put into it by my dad but, you know, good. I really love it, and I still do it." Dragone's first televised commercial was for Whirlpool Appliances. "I had to sit under a tree and eat a Popsicle," Dragone later stated, "I thought, 'I could get used to this.'" His first television show appearance was on a 1994 episode of Home Improvement. He appeared in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and had a small role in the Seinfeld episode "The Frogger" in 1998. In 1999, he acted in a commercial for Pokémon Red and Blue and in the movie Dragon World: The Legend Continues. In 2000, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his role as Cage Redding in the made-for-television film The Jack Bull. He began to play guitar at the age of twelve. He received his first official guitar lessons from Roger Daltrey when he starred with him in the 2001 film Chasing Destiny. From 1999 until the show was cancelled in 2002, Dragone was a featured performer on The Amanda Show. He also made a guest appearance on the series The Nightmare Room. In 2003, Dragone was cast as Adolphe Parker alongside Amanda Show costar Josh Peck on the Nickelodeon series Adolphe & Josh. His song, "Found a Way" was featured as the theme song and is therefore included on the show's soundtrack, released on February 22, 2005. During this time period, he appeared as himself on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 in the episode "Spring Fling", where he performed "Highway to Nowhere", which is also featured on the Adolphe & Josh soundtrack. He also had his first of three consecutive wins at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Favorite TV Actor" . In 2005, Dragone co-star… | Drake | Bell | comedians |
| 66 | 66 | Alexandra | McQuilken | f | Bell started acting at the age of five, encouraged by his father who attempted to put him into Little League Baseball and other sports with no success before finding Bell's talent in public speaking and his confidence when impersonating people he'd watch on television. He stated "I was five, and my dad kind of said, 'Hey, you wanna be an actor?' and I said, 'Sure,' that kind of thing, you know? I was kind of put into it by my dad but, you know, good. I really love it, and I still do it." Bell's first televised commercial was for Whirlpool Appliances. "I had to sit under a tree and eat a Popsicle," Bell later stated, "I thought, 'I could get used to this.'" His first television show appearance was on a 1994 episode of Home Improvement. He appeared in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and had a small role in the Seinfeld episode "The Frogger" in 1998. In 1999, he acted in a commercial for Pokémon Red and Blue and in the movie Dragon World: The Legend Continues. In 2000, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his role as Cage Redding in the made-for-television film The Jack Bull. He began to play guitar at the age of twelve. He received his first official guitar lessons from Roger Daltrey when he starred with him in the 2001 film Chasing Destiny. From 1999 until the show was cancelled in 2002, Bell was a featured performer on The Amanda Show. He also made a guest appearance on the series The Nightmare Room. In 2003, Bell was cast as Drake Parker alongside Amanda Show costar Josh Peck on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. His song, "Found a Way" was featured as the theme song and is therefore included on the show's soundtrack, released on February 22, 2005. During this time period, he appeared as himself on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 in the episode "Spring Fling", where he performed "Highway to Nowhere", which is also featured on the Drake & Josh soundtrack. He also had his first of three consecutive wins at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Favorite TV Actor" . In 2005, Bell co-starred alongside Drake & Josh … | On December 29, 2005, Bell, then 19 years old, and a friend of his were driving from Malibu to Los Angeles when, while stopped at a red light on California State Route 1, the two were struck by an oncoming vehicle. Though Bell's passenger suffered only bruises, Bell's injuries, while not life-threatening, were severe, including a fractured neck and vertebra, a broken jaw, the loss of seven teeth, and deep lacerations to his face. As part of his recovery, Bell required more than 70 facial stitches, had to have his jaw wired shut for two months, and underwent surgery on his chin and mouth. In 2007, Bell purchased a 2,640-square-foot (245 m²) house in Los Feliz for $2,050,000. After Bell filed for bankruptcy in California in early 2014, the house was taken in foreclosure. Bell is a cousin of former San Diego Padres relief pitcher Heath Bell. In August 2020, his former girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt accused him of verbal and physical abuse during their three-year relationship in the late 2000s. Bell has denied the allegations. | mcquilken started acting at the age of five, encouraged by her father who attempted to put her into little league baseball and other sports with no success before finding mcquilken's talent in public speaking and her confidence when impersonating people he'd watch on television. sh estated "i was five, and my dad kind of said, 'hey, you wanna be an actor?' and i said, 'sure,' that kind of thing, you know? i was kind of put into it by my dad but, you know, good. i really love it, and i still do it." mcquilken's first televised commercial was for whirlpool appliances. "i had to sit under a tree and eat a popsicle," mcquilken later stated, "i thought, 'i could get used to this.'" her first television show appearance was on a 1994 episode of home improvement. sh eappeared in the 1996 film jerry maguire, and had a small role in the seinfeld episode "the frogger" in 1998. in 1999, sh eacted in a commercial for pokémon red and blue and in the movie dragon world: the legend continues. in 2000, sh ewas nominated for a young artist award for her role as cage redding in the made-for-television film the jack bull. sh ebegan to play guitar at the age of twelve. sh ereceived her first official guitar lessons from roger daltrey when sh estarred with her in the 2001 film chasing destiny. from 1999 until the show was cancelled in 2002, mcquilken was a featured performer on the amanda show. sh ealso made a guest appearance on the series the nightmare room. in 2003, mcquilken was cast as alexandra parker alongside amanda show costar josh peck on the nickelodeon series alexandra & josh. her song, "found a way" was featured as the theme song and is therefore included on the show's soundtrack, released on february 22, 2005. during this time period, sh eappeared as himself on nickelodeon's zoey 101 in the episode "spring fling", where sh eperformed "highway to nowhere", which is also featured on the alexandra & josh soundtrack. sh ealso had her first of three consecutive wins at the nickelodeon kids' choice awards for "favorite tv acto… | Drake | Bell | comedians |
| 67 | 67 | Foster | Tomei | m | From 1977 to 1980, Belushi, like his older brother John Belushi, worked with the Chicago theater group The Second City. During this period, Belushi made his television debut in 1978's Who's Watching the Kids and also had a small part in Brian De Palma's The Fury. His first significant role was in Michael Mann's Thief (1981). After his elder brother John's death, from 1983 to 1985 he appeared on Saturday Night Live; he portrayed characters such as Hank Rippy from "Hello, Trudy!" and "That White Guy". Belushi also appeared in the film Trading Places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a New Year's Eve party. He made a guest appearance in Faerie Tale Theatre's third-season episode Pinocchio, starring Paul Reubens as the titular puppet. Belushi rose to greater prominence with his supporting roles in The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), About Last Night..., Salvador and Little Shop of Horrors (as Patrick Martin) (all 1986), which opened up opportunities for lead roles. He has starred in films including Real Men, The Principal, Red Heat, Homer and Eddie, K-9, Dimenticare Palermo, Taking Care of Business, Mr. Destiny, Only the Lonely, Curly Sue, Once Upon A Crime, Wild Palms, Race the Sun, Jingle All The Way, Separate Lives, Retroactive, Gang Related, Angel's Dance and Joe Somebody (2001). His voice work includes The Mighty Ducks, The Pebble and the Penguin, Babes in Toy land, Gargoyles and Hey Arnold!, and Hoodwinked, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King and The Wild. He also lent his vocal talents for 9: The Last Resort (a PC game released in 1995), in which he portrayed "Salty", a coarse yet helpful character. In 1997, he portrayed the "Masked Mutant" in the Goosebumps PC video game, alongside Adam West as "The Galloping Gazelle". On January 4, 2001, Belushi appeared on the ER episode "Piece of Mind". The episode focused on both Dr. Mark Greene's life-or-death brain surgery in New York and Belushi's character, who had been in a car accident with his son in Chicago. Belushi's performance contributed to his re-emergence in… | Belushi has been married three times. On May 17th, 1980, he married Sandra Davenport, who gave birth to his son, Robert James, on October 23, 1980. Belushi and Davenport divorced in 1988. Belushi was married to actress Marjorie Bransfield from 1990 to 1992. He married Jennifer Sloan on May 2, 1998, the couple have a daughter and a son. On March 5, 2018, Jennifer Sloan filed for divorce from Belushi. The two have since reconciled. Belushi is closely linked to his Albanian heritage and received honorary Albanian citizenship from the President of Albania, Bamir Topi. He is Eastern Orthodox Christian, visiting with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2010. Belushi is an avid fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Fire. He had a legal battle and publicized feud with his neighbor, actress Julie Newmar. She claimed their conflicts stemmed from Belushi's attempt to "build a second house in the back", which she claimed was illegal in their R-1 neighborhood, since there can be only one house per lot. In 2004, Belushi filed a $4 million lawsuit against Newmar, alleging "she has harassed and defamed him". He also claimed she destroyed his fence, which Newmar denied. They ended the feud in 2006 and Belushi invited Newmar to guest-star on According to Jim on an episode which satirized their conflict. In 2011, Belushi announced that he suffered from gout, and became a spokesman for Savient Pharmaceuticals' educational campaign "Check Out Your Gout". He has also appeared on the cover of and been interviewed by Cigar Aficionado magazine. Belushi endorsed the re-election campaign of Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012. On a Fox News interview, he explained "When you talk to the President in private, he's a cool guy, who knows what he's doing. Besides, I'm from Chicago too." Belushi built a holiday home in Eagle Point, Oregon in 2015 where he now grows cannabis. By 2018, the size of his Eagle Point property had been expanded from 13 acres (5.3 ha) to 93 acres (38… | From 1977 to 1980, Tomei, like his older brother John Tomei, worked with the Chicago theater group The Second City. During this period, Tomei made his television debut in 1978's Who's Watching the Kids and also had a small part in Brian De Palma's The Fury. His first significant role was in Michael Mann's Thief (1981). After his elder brother John's death, from 1983 to 1985 he appeared on Saturday Night Live; he portrayed characters such as Hank Rippy from "Hello, Trudy!" and "That White Guy". Tomei also appeared in the film Trading Places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a New Year's Eve party. He made a guest appearance in Faerie Tale Theatre's third-season episode Pinocchio, starring Paul Reubens as the titular puppet. Tomei rose to greater prominence with his supporting roles in The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), About Last Night..., Salvador and Little Shop of Horrors (as Patrick Martin) (all 1986), which opened up opportunities for lead roles. He has starred in films including Real Men, The Principal, Red Heat, Homer and Eddie, K-9, Dimenticare Palermo, Taking Care of Business, Mr. Destiny, Only the Lonely, Curly Sue, Once Upon A Crime, Wild Palms, Race the Sun, Jingle All The Way, Separate Lives, Retroactive, Gang Related, Angel's Dance and Joe Somebody (2001). His voice work includes The Mighty Ducks, The Pebble and the Penguin, Babes in Toy land, Gargoyles and Hey Arnold!, and Hoodwinked, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King and The Wild. He also lent his vocal talents for 9: The Last Resort (a PC game released in 1995), in which he portrayed "Salty", a coarse yet helpful character. In 1997, he portrayed the "Masked Mutant" in the Goosebumps PC video game, alongside Adam West as "The Galloping Gazelle". On January 4, 2001, Tomei appeared on the ER episode "Piece of Mind". The episode focused on both Dr. Mark Greene's life-or-death brain surgery in New York and Tomei's character, who had been in a car accident with his son in Chicago. Tomei's performance contributed to his re-emergence in the public eye,… | Jim | Belushi | comedians |
| 68 | 68 | Janeane | Chott | f | From 1977 to 1980, Belushi, like his older brother John Belushi, worked with the Chicago theater group The Second City. During this period, Belushi made his television debut in 1978's Who's Watching the Kids and also had a small part in Brian De Palma's The Fury. His first significant role was in Michael Mann's Thief (1981). After his elder brother John's death, from 1983 to 1985 he appeared on Saturday Night Live; he portrayed characters such as Hank Rippy from "Hello, Trudy!" and "That White Guy". Belushi also appeared in the film Trading Places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a New Year's Eve party. He made a guest appearance in Faerie Tale Theatre's third-season episode Pinocchio, starring Paul Reubens as the titular puppet. Belushi rose to greater prominence with his supporting roles in The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), About Last Night..., Salvador and Little Shop of Horrors (as Patrick Martin) (all 1986), which opened up opportunities for lead roles. He has starred in films including Real Men, The Principal, Red Heat, Homer and Eddie, K-9, Dimenticare Palermo, Taking Care of Business, Mr. Destiny, Only the Lonely, Curly Sue, Once Upon A Crime, Wild Palms, Race the Sun, Jingle All The Way, Separate Lives, Retroactive, Gang Related, Angel's Dance and Joe Somebody (2001). His voice work includes The Mighty Ducks, The Pebble and the Penguin, Babes in Toy land, Gargoyles and Hey Arnold!, and Hoodwinked, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King and The Wild. He also lent his vocal talents for 9: The Last Resort (a PC game released in 1995), in which he portrayed "Salty", a coarse yet helpful character. In 1997, he portrayed the "Masked Mutant" in the Goosebumps PC video game, alongside Adam West as "The Galloping Gazelle". On January 4, 2001, Belushi appeared on the ER episode "Piece of Mind". The episode focused on both Dr. Mark Greene's life-or-death brain surgery in New York and Belushi's character, who had been in a car accident with his son in Chicago. Belushi's performance contributed to his re-emergence in… | Belushi has been married three times. On May 17th, 1980, he married Sandra Davenport, who gave birth to his son, Robert James, on October 23, 1980. Belushi and Davenport divorced in 1988. Belushi was married to actress Marjorie Bransfield from 1990 to 1992. He married Jennifer Sloan on May 2, 1998, the couple have a daughter and a son. On March 5, 2018, Jennifer Sloan filed for divorce from Belushi. The two have since reconciled. Belushi is closely linked to his Albanian heritage and received honorary Albanian citizenship from the President of Albania, Bamir Topi. He is Eastern Orthodox Christian, visiting with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2010. Belushi is an avid fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Fire. He had a legal battle and publicized feud with his neighbor, actress Julie Newmar. She claimed their conflicts stemmed from Belushi's attempt to "build a second house in the back", which she claimed was illegal in their R-1 neighborhood, since there can be only one house per lot. In 2004, Belushi filed a $4 million lawsuit against Newmar, alleging "she has harassed and defamed him". He also claimed she destroyed his fence, which Newmar denied. They ended the feud in 2006 and Belushi invited Newmar to guest-star on According to Jim on an episode which satirized their conflict. In 2011, Belushi announced that he suffered from gout, and became a spokesman for Savient Pharmaceuticals' educational campaign "Check Out Your Gout". He has also appeared on the cover of and been interviewed by Cigar Aficionado magazine. Belushi endorsed the re-election campaign of Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012. On a Fox News interview, he explained "When you talk to the President in private, he's a cool guy, who knows what he's doing. Besides, I'm from Chicago too." Belushi built a holiday home in Eagle Point, Oregon in 2015 where he now grows cannabis. By 2018, the size of his Eagle Point property had been expanded from 13 acres (5.3 ha) to 93 acres (38… | from 1977 to 1980, chott, like her older brother john chott, worked with the chicago theater group the second city. during this period, chott made her television debut in 1978's who's watching the kids and also had a small part in brian de palma's the fury. her first significant role was in michael mann's thief (1981). after her elder brother john's death, from 1983 to 1985 sh eappeared on saturday night live; sh eportrayed characters such as hank rippy from "hello, trudy!" and "that white guy". chott also appeared in the film trading places as a drunk man in a gorilla suit during a new year's eve party. sh emade a guest appearance in faerie tale theatre's third-season episode pinocchio, starring paul reubens as the titular puppet. chott rose to greater prominence with her supporting roles in the man with one red shoe (1985), about last night..., salvador and little shop of horrors (as patrick martin) (all 1986), which opened up opportunities for lead roles. sh ehas starred in films including real men, the principal, red heat, homer and eddie, k-9, dimenticare palermo, taking care of business, mr. destiny, only the lonely, curly sue, once upon a crime, wild palms, race the sun, jingle all the way, separate lives, retroactive, gang related, angel's dance and joe somebody (2001). her voice work includes the mighty ducks, the pebble and the penguin, babes in toy land, gargoyles and hey arnold!, and hoodwinked, scooby-doo! and the goblin king and the wild. sh ealso lent her vocal talents for 9: the last resort (a pc game released in 1995), in which sh eportrayed "salty", a coarse yet helpful character. in 1997, sh eportrayed the "masked mutant" in the goosebumps pc video game, alongside adam west as "the galloping gazelle". on january 4, 2001, chott appeared on the er episode "piece of mind". the episode focused on both dr. mark greene's life-or-death brain surgery in new york and chott's character, who had been in a car accident with her son in chicago. chott's performance contributed to her re-emergence in the publ… | Jim | Belushi | comedians |
| 69 | 69 | Manfred | Ash | m | In 2008, Benjamin had a supporting role in The House Bunny. In 2009, he played the lead role in the romantic comedy All's Faire in Love, co-starring with Christina Ricci. He was on Comedy Central Presents in 2010. For three seasons (2012–14), Benjamin portrayed Owen Walsh on the TBS original comedy Sullivan & Son. Benjamin was also a correspondent on The Jay Leno Show, twice appearing on the program. Benjamin hosted the annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards from 2014 to 2016. He had a podcast, Why Didn't They Laugh, on Sideshow Network. He hosted Esquire Network's The Next Great Burger in 2015. He played a correspondent to Tyson Beckford and Rev Run on their show It's Not You It's Men (2016) on the OWN network. Benjamin formally produced the late show on Saturday Nights at The Improv in Hollywood, California, and has also performed on MTV's show Punk'd. Benjamin has starred in several web-only video series, including: Sony Pictures Television's C-SPOT, the role of Owen on Gaytown, Chance Stevens on Heckle U for CBS Interactive, and as a host of his own series, Owen Benjamin Presents. Benjamin has used crowdfunded money to rent the venues for his shows. He has cited Adam Sandler and Vince Vaughn as being comedy influences. In October 2019, Patreon suspended Benjamin's account, saying he violated their terms of service regarding hate speech. Owen Benjamin spoke at the Flat Earth International Conference in Dallas, Texas, on November 14, 2019. Benjamin's YouTube channel was banned on December 3, 2019, for violations of YouTube Terms of Service. On December 13, he was also suspended from Facebook and Instagram for multiple policy violations. He is also banned or suspended from PayPal and Twitter. On January 6, 2020, Benjamin and 100 fans (as leverage to attempt to convince Patreon to settle) announced intent to sue Patreon for $3.5 million for banning him from the platform. By August, Patreon had filed a counter-suit against 72 of the fans. According to The Daily Dot, "Patreon’s previous terms of service … | In March 2008, he and Christina Ricci announced they were engaged, but they ended their engagement two months later. He later married and had two sons. Benjamin is a creationist who does not believe in the theory of evolution, and does not believe that dinosaurs existed, calling them a "Smithsonian lie". Benjamin also does not believe that nuclear weapons exist. | In 2008, Ash had a supporting role in The House Bunny. In 2009, he played the lead role in the romantic comedy All's Faire in Love, co-starring with Christina Ricci. He was on Comedy Central Presents in 2010. For three seasons (2012–14), Ash portrayed Manfred Walsh on the TBS original comedy Sullivan & Son. Ash was also a correspondent on The Jay Leno Show, twice appearing on the program. Ash hosted the annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards from 2014 to 2016. He had a podcast, Why Didn't They Laugh, on Sideshow Network. He hosted Esquire Network's The Next Great Burger in 2015. He played a correspondent to Tyson Beckford and Rev Run on their show It's Not You It's Men (2016) on the OWN network. Ash formally produced the late show on Saturday Nights at The Improv in Hollywood, California, and has also performed on MTV's show Punk'd. Ash has starred in several web-only video series, including: Sony Pictures Television's C-SPOT, the role of Manfred on Gaytown, Chance Stevens on Heckle U for CBS Interactive, and as a host of his own series, Manfred Ash Presents. Ash has used crowdfunded money to rent the venues for his shows. He has cited Adam Sandler and Vince Vaughn as being comedy influences. In October 2019, Patreon suspended Ash's account, saying he violated their terms of service regarding hate speech. Manfred Ash spoke at the Flat Earth International Conference in Dallas, Texas, on November 14, 2019. Ash's YouTube channel was banned on December 3, 2019, for violations of YouTube Terms of Service. On December 13, he was also suspended from Facebook and Instagram for multiple policy violations. He is also banned or suspended from PayPal and Twitter. On January 6, 2020, Ash and 100 fans (as leverage to attempt to convince Patreon to settle) announced intent to sue Patreon for $3.5 million for banning him from the platform. By August, Patreon had filed a counter-suit against 72 of the fans. According to The Daily Dot, "Patreon’s previous terms of service required claims to be submitted to arbitration, … | Owen | Benjamin | comedians |
| 70 | 70 | Kellie | Jurgensmeyer | f | In 2008, Benjamin had a supporting role in The House Bunny. In 2009, he played the lead role in the romantic comedy All's Faire in Love, co-starring with Christina Ricci. He was on Comedy Central Presents in 2010. For three seasons (2012–14), Benjamin portrayed Owen Walsh on the TBS original comedy Sullivan & Son. Benjamin was also a correspondent on The Jay Leno Show, twice appearing on the program. Benjamin hosted the annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards from 2014 to 2016. He had a podcast, Why Didn't They Laugh, on Sideshow Network. He hosted Esquire Network's The Next Great Burger in 2015. He played a correspondent to Tyson Beckford and Rev Run on their show It's Not You It's Men (2016) on the OWN network. Benjamin formally produced the late show on Saturday Nights at The Improv in Hollywood, California, and has also performed on MTV's show Punk'd. Benjamin has starred in several web-only video series, including: Sony Pictures Television's C-SPOT, the role of Owen on Gaytown, Chance Stevens on Heckle U for CBS Interactive, and as a host of his own series, Owen Benjamin Presents. Benjamin has used crowdfunded money to rent the venues for his shows. He has cited Adam Sandler and Vince Vaughn as being comedy influences. In October 2019, Patreon suspended Benjamin's account, saying he violated their terms of service regarding hate speech. Owen Benjamin spoke at the Flat Earth International Conference in Dallas, Texas, on November 14, 2019. Benjamin's YouTube channel was banned on December 3, 2019, for violations of YouTube Terms of Service. On December 13, he was also suspended from Facebook and Instagram for multiple policy violations. He is also banned or suspended from PayPal and Twitter. On January 6, 2020, Benjamin and 100 fans (as leverage to attempt to convince Patreon to settle) announced intent to sue Patreon for $3.5 million for banning him from the platform. By August, Patreon had filed a counter-suit against 72 of the fans. According to The Daily Dot, "Patreon’s previous terms of service … | In March 2008, he and Christina Ricci announced they were engaged, but they ended their engagement two months later. He later married and had two sons. Benjamin is a creationist who does not believe in the theory of evolution, and does not believe that dinosaurs existed, calling them a "Smithsonian lie". Benjamin also does not believe that nuclear weapons exist. | in 2008, jurgensmeyer had a supporting role in the house bunny. in 2009, sh eplayed the lead role in the romantic comedy all's faire in love, co-starring with christina ricci. sh ewas on comedy central presents in 2010. for three seasons (2012–14), jurgensmeyer portrayed kellie walsh on the tbs original comedy sullivan & son. jurgensmeyer was also a correspondent on the jay leno show, twice appearing on the program. jurgensmeyer hosted the annual adg excellence in production design awards from 2014 to 2016. sh ehad a podcast, why didn't they laugh, on sideshow network. sh ehosted esquire network's the next great burger in 2015. sh eplayed a correspondent to tyson beckford and rev run on their show it's not you it's men (2016) on the own network. jurgensmeyer formally produced the late show on saturday nights at the improv in hollywood, california, and has also performed on mtv's show punk'd. jurgensmeyer has starred in several web-only video series, including: sony pictures television's c-spot, the role of kellie on gaytown, chance stevens on heckle u for cbs interactive, and as a host of her own series, kellie jurgensmeyer presents. jurgensmeyer has used crowdfunded money to rent the venues for her shows. sh ehas cited adam sandler and vince vaughn as being comedy influences. in october 2019, patreon suspended jurgensmeyer's account, saying sh eviolated their terms of service regarding hate speech. kellie jurgensmeyer spoke at the flat earth international conference in dallas, texas, on november 14, 2019. jurgensmeyer's youtube channel was banned on december 3, 2019, for violations of youtube terms of service. on december 13, sh ewas also suspended from facebook and instagram for multiple policy violations. sh eis also banned or suspended from paypal and twitter. on january 6, 2020, jurgensmeyer and 100 fans (as leverage to attempt to convince patreon to settle) announced intent to sue patreon for $3.5 million for banning her from the platform. by august, patreon had filed a counter-suit against 72 of the fans. … | Owen | Benjamin | comedians |
| 71 | 71 | Karlous | Friedle | m | Berry was born in Moline in Rock Island County in Northwestern Illinois, one of two children of an accountant, Darrell Berry, and his wife, Bernice. Berry was of Swedish-English descent. Berry realized he wanted to be a dancer and singer at age 12, as he watched a children's dance performance during a school assembly. He dreamed of starring in movie musicals and went to the movie theater to see Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of his favorite films, including Easter Parade, Royal Wedding, On the Town, and Summer Stock. Berry immediately started tap dance class and, at age 15, won a local talent competition sponsored by radio and television big band leader Horace Heidt. Heidt asked Berry to join his traveling performance ensemble, "The Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program", a popular touring group. He toured the United States and Europe for 15 months with the program, dancing and singing for the public and at post-World War II United States Air Force bases overseas. Berry made lasting relationships with several of his co-cast members and Horace's son, Horace Heidt Jr., who later launched a big band and radio career. After high school graduation, Berry volunteered for the United States Army, and was assigned to Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His first year in the Army was spent in the artillery, where he entered a post talent contest; the winner went on Arlene Francis' Soldier Parade in New York City. Berry, who always carried his tap shoes with him, worked out a routine and a few hours later won the contest. He headed to New York for his television debut. Berry's second and final year in the Army was with Special Services, under Sergeant Leonard Nimoy, who encouraged Berry to go to Hollywood and pursue acting. As a part of Special Services, he toured Army posts and officers' clubs entertaining the troops, as well as visiting colleges for recruiting purposes. Soon, another talent competition was held, the All Army Talent Competition, looking to find service personnel to appear on Ed Sullivan's To… | Berry married Jackie Joseph, a Billy Barnes castmate, on May 29, 1960. They adopted two children together — son John Kenneth in 1964 and daughter Jennifer Kate in 1965. They divorced in 1976. His son John, who later became a co-founder of the Indie rock band Idaho, died in 2016 of brain cancer at the age of 51. Berry's long time partner and companion, Susie Walsh, a stage manager, had been with him for the last 24 years. Berry "loved cars and anything with wheels" from the time he was a young child, particularly smaller cars, and maintained a 1966 Mini Moke. An avid motorcyclist, he camped and rode the local Los Angeles mountain ranges. | Friedle was born in Moline in Rock Island County in Northwestern Illinois, one of two children of an accountant, Darrell Friedle, and his wife, Bernice. Friedle was of Swedish-English descent. Friedle realized he wanted to be a dancer and singer at age 12, as he watched a children's dance performance during a school assembly. He dreamed of starring in movie musicals and went to the movie theater to see Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of his favorite films, including Easter Parade, Royal Wedding, On the Town, and Summer Stock. Friedle immediately started tap dance class and, at age 15, won a local talent competition sponsored by radio and television big band leader Horace Heidt. Heidt asked Friedle to join his traveling performance ensemble, "The Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program", a popular touring group. He toured the United States and Europe for 15 months with the program, dancing and singing for the public and at post-World War II United States Air Force bases overseas. Friedle made lasting relationships with several of his co-cast members and Horace's son, Horace Heidt Jr., who later launched a big band and radio career. After high school graduation, Friedle volunteered for the United States Army, and was assigned to Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His first year in the Army was spent in the artillery, where he entered a post talent contest; the winner went on Arlene Francis' Soldier Parade in New York City. Friedle, who always carried his tap shoes with him, worked out a routine and a few hours later won the contest. He headed to New York for his television debut. Friedle's second and final year in the Army was with Special Services, under Sergeant Leonard Nimoy, who encouraged Friedle to go to Hollywood and pursue acting. As a part of Special Services, he toured Army posts and officers' clubs entertaining the troops, as well as visiting colleges for recruiting purposes. Soon, another talent competition was held, the All Army Talent Competition, looking to find service personnel to appe… | Ken | Berry | comedians |
| 72 | 72 | Janelle | Specht | f | Berry was born in Moline in Rock Island County in Northwestern Illinois, one of two children of an accountant, Darrell Berry, and his wife, Bernice. Berry was of Swedish-English descent. Berry realized he wanted to be a dancer and singer at age 12, as he watched a children's dance performance during a school assembly. He dreamed of starring in movie musicals and went to the movie theater to see Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of his favorite films, including Easter Parade, Royal Wedding, On the Town, and Summer Stock. Berry immediately started tap dance class and, at age 15, won a local talent competition sponsored by radio and television big band leader Horace Heidt. Heidt asked Berry to join his traveling performance ensemble, "The Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program", a popular touring group. He toured the United States and Europe for 15 months with the program, dancing and singing for the public and at post-World War II United States Air Force bases overseas. Berry made lasting relationships with several of his co-cast members and Horace's son, Horace Heidt Jr., who later launched a big band and radio career. After high school graduation, Berry volunteered for the United States Army, and was assigned to Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His first year in the Army was spent in the artillery, where he entered a post talent contest; the winner went on Arlene Francis' Soldier Parade in New York City. Berry, who always carried his tap shoes with him, worked out a routine and a few hours later won the contest. He headed to New York for his television debut. Berry's second and final year in the Army was with Special Services, under Sergeant Leonard Nimoy, who encouraged Berry to go to Hollywood and pursue acting. As a part of Special Services, he toured Army posts and officers' clubs entertaining the troops, as well as visiting colleges for recruiting purposes. Soon, another talent competition was held, the All Army Talent Competition, looking to find service personnel to appear on Ed Sullivan's To… | Berry married Jackie Joseph, a Billy Barnes castmate, on May 29, 1960. They adopted two children together — son John Kenneth in 1964 and daughter Jennifer Kate in 1965. They divorced in 1976. His son John, who later became a co-founder of the Indie rock band Idaho, died in 2016 of brain cancer at the age of 51. Berry's long time partner and companion, Susie Walsh, a stage manager, had been with him for the last 24 years. Berry "loved cars and anything with wheels" from the time he was a young child, particularly smaller cars, and maintained a 1966 Mini Moke. An avid motorcyclist, he camped and rode the local Los Angeles mountain ranges. | specht was born in moline in rock island county in northwestern illinois, one of two children of an accountant, darrell specht, and her wife, bernice. specht was of swedish-english descent. specht realized sh ewanted to be a dancer and singer at age 12, as sh ewatched a children's dance performance during a school assembly. sh edreamed of starring in movie musicals and went to the movie theater to see fred astaire and gene kelly in some of her favorite films, including easter parade, royal wedding, on the town, and summer stock. specht immediately started tap dance class and, at age 15, won a local talent competition sponsored by radio and television big band leader horace heidt. heidt asked specht to join her traveling performance ensemble, "the horace heidt youth opportunity program", a popular touring group. sh etoured the united states and europe for 15 months with the program, dancing and singing for the public and at post-world war ii united states air force bases overseas. specht made lasting relationships with several of her co-cast members and horace's son, horace heidt jr., who later launched a big band and radio career. after high school graduation, specht volunteered for the united states army, and was assigned to fort bragg in fayetteville, north carolina. her first year in the army was spent in the artillery, where sh eentered a post talent contest; the winner went on arlene francis' soldier parade in new york city. specht, who always carried her tap shoes with him, worked out a routine and a few hours later won the contest. sh eheaded to new york for her television debut. specht's second and final year in the army was with special services, under sergeant leonard nimoy, who encouraged specht to go to hollywood and pursue acting. as a part of special services, sh etoured army posts and officers' clubs entertaining the troops, as well as visiting colleges for recruiting purposes. soon, another talent competition was held, the all army talent competition, looking to find service personnel to appear o… | Ken | Berry | comedians |
| 73 | 73 | Foster | MacGregor | m | Besser remained in show business and developed a unique comic character: a whiny, bratty, impish guy who was easily excitable and upset, throwing temper tantrums with little provocation. Besser, with his frequent outbursts of "You crazy, youuuuu!" and "Not so faaaaaast!" or "Not so harrrrd!!" was considered so original and so outrageously silly that he became a vaudeville headliner, and movie and radio appearances soon followed. The zany comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, whose Broadway revues were fast-paced collections of songs and blackouts, hired Joe Besser to join their company. Besser's noisy intrusions were perfect for their anything-can-happen format. Besser's work caught the attention of the Shubert brothers, who signed Besser to a theatrical contract. Columbia Pictures hired Besser away from the Shuberts, and Besser relocated to Hollywood in 1944, where he brought his unique comic character to feature-length musical comedies like Hey, Rookie and Eadie Was a Lady (1945). On May 9, 1946 Besser appeared on the pioneer NBC television program Hour Glass, performing his "Army Drill" routine with stage partner Jimmy Little. According to an article in the May 27, 1946 issue of Life magazine, the show was seen by about 20,000 people on about 3,500 television sets, mostly in the New York City area. During this period, he appeared on the Jack Benny radio program in the episode entitled "Jack Prepares For Carnegie Hall" in June, 1943. Besser also starred in short-subject comedies for Columbia from 1949 to 1956. By this point, his persona was sufficiently well known that he was frequently caricatured in Looney Tunes animated shorts of the era. He appeared in the action film The Desert Hawk (1950). Besser had substituted for Lou Costello on radio, opposite Bud Abbott, and by the 1950s he was firmly established as one of the Abbott and Costello regulars. When the duo filmed The Abbott and Costello Show for television, they hired Joe Besser to play Oswald "Stinky" Davis, a bratty, loudmouthed child dressed in an oversiz… | In 1932, Besser married dancer Erna Kay (born Ernestine Dora Kretschmer), known as "Ernie". The couple had no children. They were neighbors and friends of Lou Costello, of the Abbott and Costello duo. Besser appeared in the Abbott and Costello movie Africa Screams (1949), which also featured Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges. Joe and Shemp were old friends, having met in 1932. His cousin's grandson is Upright Citizens Brigade theater co-founder and improviser/comedian Matt Besser. | MacGregor remained in show business and developed a unique comic character: a whiny, bratty, impish guy who was easily excitable and upset, throwing temper tantrums with little provocation. MacGregor, with his frequent outbursts of "You crazy, youuuuu!" and "Not so faaaaaast!" or "Not so harrrrd!!" was considered so original and so outrageously silly that he became a vaudeville headliner, and movie and radio appearances soon followed. The zany comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, whose Broadway revues were fast-paced collections of songs and blackouts, hired Foster MacGregor to join their company. MacGregor's noisy intrusions were perfect for their anything-can-happen format. MacGregor's work caught the attention of the Shubert brothers, who signed MacGregor to a theatrical contract. Columbia Pictures hired MacGregor away from the Shuberts, and MacGregor relocated to Hollywood in 1944, where he brought his unique comic character to feature-length musical comedies like Hey, Rookie and Eadie Was a Lady (1945). On May 9, 1946 MacGregor appeared on the pioneer NBC television program Hour Glass, performing his "Army Drill" routine with stage partner Jimmy Little. According to an article in the May 27, 1946 issue of Life magazine, the show was seen by about 20,000 people on about 3,500 television sets, mostly in the New York City area. During this period, he appeared on the Jack Benny radio program in the episode entitled "Jack Prepares For Carnegie Hall" in June, 1943. MacGregor also starred in short-subject comedies for Columbia from 1949 to 1956. By this point, his persona was sufficiently well known that he was frequently caricatured in Looney Tunes animated shorts of the era. He appeared in the action film The Desert Hawk (1950). MacGregor had substituted for Lou Costello on radio, opposite Bud Abbott, and by the 1950s he was firmly established as one of the Abbott and Costello regulars. When the duo filmed The Abbott and Costello Show for television, they hired Foster MacGregor to play Oswald "Stinky" Davis, a bratt… | Joe | Besser | comedians |
| 74 | 74 | Lu | Chatman | f | Besser remained in show business and developed a unique comic character: a whiny, bratty, impish guy who was easily excitable and upset, throwing temper tantrums with little provocation. Besser, with his frequent outbursts of "You crazy, youuuuu!" and "Not so faaaaaast!" or "Not so harrrrd!!" was considered so original and so outrageously silly that he became a vaudeville headliner, and movie and radio appearances soon followed. The zany comedy team of Olsen and Johnson, whose Broadway revues were fast-paced collections of songs and blackouts, hired Joe Besser to join their company. Besser's noisy intrusions were perfect for their anything-can-happen format. Besser's work caught the attention of the Shubert brothers, who signed Besser to a theatrical contract. Columbia Pictures hired Besser away from the Shuberts, and Besser relocated to Hollywood in 1944, where he brought his unique comic character to feature-length musical comedies like Hey, Rookie and Eadie Was a Lady (1945). On May 9, 1946 Besser appeared on the pioneer NBC television program Hour Glass, performing his "Army Drill" routine with stage partner Jimmy Little. According to an article in the May 27, 1946 issue of Life magazine, the show was seen by about 20,000 people on about 3,500 television sets, mostly in the New York City area. During this period, he appeared on the Jack Benny radio program in the episode entitled "Jack Prepares For Carnegie Hall" in June, 1943. Besser also starred in short-subject comedies for Columbia from 1949 to 1956. By this point, his persona was sufficiently well known that he was frequently caricatured in Looney Tunes animated shorts of the era. He appeared in the action film The Desert Hawk (1950). Besser had substituted for Lou Costello on radio, opposite Bud Abbott, and by the 1950s he was firmly established as one of the Abbott and Costello regulars. When the duo filmed The Abbott and Costello Show for television, they hired Joe Besser to play Oswald "Stinky" Davis, a bratty, loudmouthed child dressed in an oversiz… | In 1932, Besser married dancer Erna Kay (born Ernestine Dora Kretschmer), known as "Ernie". The couple had no children. They were neighbors and friends of Lou Costello, of the Abbott and Costello duo. Besser appeared in the Abbott and Costello movie Africa Screams (1949), which also featured Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges. Joe and Shemp were old friends, having met in 1932. His cousin's grandson is Upright Citizens Brigade theater co-founder and improviser/comedian Matt Besser. | chatman remained in show business and developed a unique comic character: a whiny, bratty, impish guy who was easily excitable and upset, throwing temper tantrums with little provocation. chatman, with her frequent outbursts of "you crazy, youuuuu!" and "not so faaaaaast!" or "not so harrrrd!!" was considered so original and so outrageously silly that sh ebecame a vaudeville headliner, and movie and radio appearances soon followed. the zany comedy team of olsen and johnson, whose broadway revues were fast-paced collections of songs and blackouts, hired lu chatman to join their company. chatman's noisy intrusions were perfect for their anything-can-happen format. chatman's work caught the attention of the shubert brothers, who signed chatman to a theatrical contract. columbia pictures hired chatman away from the shuberts, and chatman relocated to hollywood in 1944, where sh ebrought her unique comic character to feature-length musical comedies like hey, rookie and eadie was a lady (1945). on may 9, 1946 chatman appeared on the pioneer nbc television program hour glass, performing her "army drill" routine with stage partner jimmy little. according to an article in the may 27, 1946 issue of life magazine, the show was seen by about 20,000 people on about 3,500 television sets, mostly in the new york city area. during this period, sh eappeared on the jack benny radio program in the episode entitled "jack prepares for carnegie hall" in june, 1943. chatman also starred in short-subject comedies for columbia from 1949 to 1956. by this point, her persona was sufficiently well known that sh ewas frequently caricatured in looney tunes animated shorts of the era. sh eappeared in the action film the desert hawk (1950). chatman had substituted for lou costello on radio, opposite bud abbott, and by the 1950s sh ewas firmly established as one of the abbott and costello regulars. when the duo filmed the abbott and costello show for television, they hired lu chatman to play oswald "stinky" davis, a bratty, loudmouthed child dress… | Joe | Besser | comedians |
| 75 | 75 | Chevy | Hanson | m | Bishop has worked as a comic in Ireland since the late 1990s. He began hosting shows at the International Comedy Cellar - a venue set up by Irish comics such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Kevin Gildea and Barry Murphy. It was here that Bishop honed his act. Bishop first reached a TV audience in early 2000, after appearing on Don't Feed the Gondolas, a news based topical TV show. He later had to pull out of this show due to personal reasons. Bishop created a "hip-hopera" called "RAP ÉIRE" along with Arthur Riordan. "Rap Éire" was a satire following the story of an ambitious American who finds himself mixed up with a group of political types during the throes of early Celtic Tiger fervour. The show had two runs - firstly in the Project Arts centre in February 2001 and afterwards in the Andrews Lane Theatre the following summer. Bishop performed every night of the first run while receiving radiotherapy for testicular Cancer (the original premier date for the play at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2000 had to be cancelled as a result of the original diagnosis of cancer). Bishop appeared in the 2002 film In America, in which he played a high stockbroker rapping in the back of a NYC taxi cab. He reached a broader audience after his TV show The Des Bishop Work Experience screened on RTÉ Two in 2004. The show featured him attempting to survive for one month working a minimum wage job in various parts of Ireland. During the series, he worked at Abrakebabra, Waterford; The Aqua-dome, Tralee; Superquinn, Dundalk; and the Central Hotel, Dublin. A more recent TV show, named Joy in the Hood, featured him travelling to deprived areas of Ireland's major cities and mentoring local people in stand-up comedy. Bishop and Riordan co-wrote "Shooting Gallery", their second collaboration. This had a short run in Dublin in 2005. Bishop speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and has also worked in China where he has adopted the Chinese stage name Bi Hansheng (毕瀚生) and has appeared in a few Chinese dating shows. | Bishop attended St. Francis Preparatory School in the Fresh Meadows neighbourhood of the New York City borough of Queens. At the age of 16, he began school at St Peter's College, Wexford in Ireland. He later re-sat his Leaving Certificate at Blackrock College, Dublin. He has a degree in English and history from University College Cork. Des' brother Aidan is now a working comedian in Ireland. Both are involved in running the International Comedy Club. His father died from lung cancer in February 2011, On the 19th of March 2019, his mother Eileen died at the age of 77, after a long illness. | Hanson has worked as a comic in Ireland since the late 1990s. He began hosting shows at the International Comedy Cellar - a venue set up by Irish comics such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Kevin Gildea and Barry Murphy. It was here that Hanson honed his act. Hanson first reached a TV audience in early 2000, after appearing on Don't Feed the Gondolas, a news based topical TV show. He later had to pull out of this show due to personal reasons. Hanson created a "hip-hopera" called "RAP ÉIRE" along with Arthur Riordan. "Rap Éire" was a satire following the story of an ambitious American who finds himself mixed up with a group of political types during the throes of early Celtic Tiger fervour. The show had two runs - firstly in the Project Arts centre in February 2001 and afterwards in the Andrews Lane Theatre the following summer. Hanson performed every night of the first run while receiving radiotherapy for testicular Cancer (the original premier date for the play at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2000 had to be cancelled as a result of the original diagnosis of cancer). Hanson appeared in the 2002 film In America, in which he played a high stockbroker rapping in the back of a NYC taxi cab. He reached a broader audience after his TV show The Chevy Hanson Work Experience screened on RTÉ Two in 2004. The show featured him attempting to survive for one month working a minimum wage job in various parts of Ireland. During the series, he worked at Abrakebabra, Waterford; The Aqua-dome, Tralee; Superquinn, Dundalk; and the Central Hotel, Dublin. A more recent TV show, named Joy in the Hood, featured him travelling to deprived areas of Ireland's major cities and mentoring local people in stand-up comedy. Hanson and Riordan co-wrote "Shooting Gallery", their second collaboration. This had a short run in Dublin in 2005. Hanson speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and has also worked in China where he has adopted the Chinese stage name Bi Hansheng (毕瀚生) and has appeared in a few Chinese dating shows.Hanson attended St. Francis Preparatory School… | Des | Bishop | comedians |
| 76 | 76 | Thisbe | Lawler | f | Bishop has worked as a comic in Ireland since the late 1990s. He began hosting shows at the International Comedy Cellar - a venue set up by Irish comics such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Kevin Gildea and Barry Murphy. It was here that Bishop honed his act. Bishop first reached a TV audience in early 2000, after appearing on Don't Feed the Gondolas, a news based topical TV show. He later had to pull out of this show due to personal reasons. Bishop created a "hip-hopera" called "RAP ÉIRE" along with Arthur Riordan. "Rap Éire" was a satire following the story of an ambitious American who finds himself mixed up with a group of political types during the throes of early Celtic Tiger fervour. The show had two runs - firstly in the Project Arts centre in February 2001 and afterwards in the Andrews Lane Theatre the following summer. Bishop performed every night of the first run while receiving radiotherapy for testicular Cancer (the original premier date for the play at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2000 had to be cancelled as a result of the original diagnosis of cancer). Bishop appeared in the 2002 film In America, in which he played a high stockbroker rapping in the back of a NYC taxi cab. He reached a broader audience after his TV show The Des Bishop Work Experience screened on RTÉ Two in 2004. The show featured him attempting to survive for one month working a minimum wage job in various parts of Ireland. During the series, he worked at Abrakebabra, Waterford; The Aqua-dome, Tralee; Superquinn, Dundalk; and the Central Hotel, Dublin. A more recent TV show, named Joy in the Hood, featured him travelling to deprived areas of Ireland's major cities and mentoring local people in stand-up comedy. Bishop and Riordan co-wrote "Shooting Gallery", their second collaboration. This had a short run in Dublin in 2005. Bishop speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and has also worked in China where he has adopted the Chinese stage name Bi Hansheng (毕瀚生) and has appeared in a few Chinese dating shows. | Bishop attended St. Francis Preparatory School in the Fresh Meadows neighbourhood of the New York City borough of Queens. At the age of 16, he began school at St Peter's College, Wexford in Ireland. He later re-sat his Leaving Certificate at Blackrock College, Dublin. He has a degree in English and history from University College Cork. Des' brother Aidan is now a working comedian in Ireland. Both are involved in running the International Comedy Club. His father died from lung cancer in February 2011, On the 19th of March 2019, his mother Eileen died at the age of 77, after a long illness. | lawler has worked as a comic in ireland since the late 1990s. sh ebegan hosting shows at the international comedy cellar - a venue set up by irish comics such as ardal o'hanlon, kevin gildea and barry murphy. it was here that lawler honed her act. lawler first reached a tv audience in early 2000, after appearing on don't feed the gondolas, a news based topical tv show. sh elater had to pull out of this show due to personal reasons. lawler created a "hip-hopera" called "rap éire" along with arthur riordan. "rap éire" was a satire following the story of an ambitious american who finds himself mixed up with a group of political types during the throes of early celtic tiger fervour. the show had two runs - firstly in the project arts centre in february 2001 and afterwards in the andrews lane theatre the following summer. lawler performed every night of the first run while receiving radiotherapy for testicular cancer (the original premier date for the play at the dublin fringe festival 2000 had to be cancelled as a result of the original diagnosis of cancer). lawler appeared in the 2002 film in america, in which sh eplayed a high stockbroker rapping in the back of a nyc taxi cab. sh ereached a broader audience after her tv show the thisbe lawler work experience screened on rté two in 2004. the show featured her attempting to survive for one month working a minimum wage job in various parts of ireland. during the series, sh eworked at abrakebabra, waterford; the aqua-dome, tralee; superquinn, dundalk; and the central hotel, dublin. a more recent tv show, named joy in the hood, featured her travelling to deprived areas of ireland's major cities and mentoring local people in stand-up comedy. lawler and riordan co-wrote "shooting gallery", their second collaboration. this had a short run in dublin in 2005. lawler speaks fluent mandarin chinese and has also worked in china where sh ehas adopted the chinese stage name bi hansheng (毕瀚生) and has appeared in a few chinese dating shows.lawler attended st. francis preparatory… | Des | Bishop | comedians |
| 77 | 77 | Stewart | Auer | m | In 1982, Black first acted in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game Pitfall!. In 1987, Black joined the Actors' Gang, a theater troupe founded by UCLA students including Tim Robbins, and he appeared in a variety of stage productions. Black's adult career began with small roles on prime time television, including Life Goes On, Northern Exposure, Mr. Show, Picket Fences, The Golden Palace, and The X-Files. Black appeared in the unaired TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack, directed by Ben Stiller, in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor Ron Silver. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by Owen Wilson. After Robbins cast him in Bob Roberts, Black began appearing in small film roles such as Airborne (1993), Demolition Man, Waterworld, The Fan, The Cable Guy, Mars Attacks!, Dead Man Walking, The Jackal, Crossworlds, Enemy of the State, and others. He had a small role in True Romance as a security guard, but the scene was deleted. In 2000, Black co-starred in the film High Fidelity as a wild employee in John Cusack's character's record store, a role he considers his breakout. He soon gained leading roles in films such as Shallow Hal, Nacho Libre, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Year One, and Gulliver's Travels. He received particular praise for his starring role in the well-received School of Rock, earning critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong, a performance he based on Orson Welles. He voiced the title role in Kung Fu Panda, which grossed US$20.3 million on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3; this is his favorite role and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman. His next film, The Big Year, a competitive birdwatching comedy co-starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and JoBeth Williams, was released in October… | At the age of 14, Black struggled with cocaine, saying, "I was having a lot of troubles with cocaine ... I was hanging out with some pretty rough characters. I was scared to go to school because one of them wanted to kill me. I wanted to get out of there." Black's brother, Howard, died of AIDS in 1989, at the age of thirty-one. In January 2006, Black became engaged to Tanya Haden, daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Both attended Crossroads School and, after graduation, met again 15 years later at a friend's birthday party. They married on March 14, 2006, in Big Sur, California. Their first son was born in June 2006 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. On May 23, 2008, Black and his wife had their second son, Thomas David. Although an atheist, Black identifies as a nominal Jew and fatherhood influenced his decision to raise his children in the Jewish faith. Black endorsed Barack Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012. In 2015, Black visited Kampala in Uganda, Africa as part of Comic Relief USA's Red Nose Day. Black is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump. On the day of Trump's presidential inauguration, he and Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass performed the protest song "The Government Totally Sucks". Black said to the audience beforehand, "We haven't played for years, because it just never felt appropriate—but now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks." | In 1982, Auer first acted in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game Pitfall!. In 1987, Auer joined the Actors' Gang, a theater troupe founded by UCLA students including Tim Robbins, and he appeared in a variety of stage productions. Auer's adult career began with small roles on prime time television, including Life Goes On, Northern Exposure, Mr. Show, Picket Fences, The Golden Palace, and The X-Files. Auer appeared in the unaired TV pilot Heat Vision and Stewart, directed by Ben Stiller, in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor Ron Silver. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by Owen Wilson. After Robbins cast him in Bob Roberts, Auer began appearing in small film roles such as Airborne (1993), Demolition Man, Waterworld, The Fan, The Cable Guy, Mars Attacks!, Dead Man Walking, The Stewartal, Crossworlds, Enemy of the State, and others. He had a small role in True Romance as a security guard, but the scene was deleted. In 2000, Auer co-starred in the film High Fidelity as a wild employee in John Cusack's character's record store, a role he considers his breakout. He soon gained leading roles in films such as Shallow Hal, Nacho Libre, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Year One, and Gulliver's Travels. He received particular praise for his starring role in the well-received School of Rock, earning critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham in Peter Stewartson's 2005 remake of King Kong, a performance he based on Orson Welles. He voiced the title role in Kung Fu Panda, which grossed US$20.3 million on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3; this is his favorite role and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman. His next film, The Big Year, a competitive birdwatching comedy co-starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and JoBeth Williams, was released in Octo… | Jack | Black | comedians |
| 78 | 78 | Camilla | Talley | f | In 1982, Black first acted in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game Pitfall!. In 1987, Black joined the Actors' Gang, a theater troupe founded by UCLA students including Tim Robbins, and he appeared in a variety of stage productions. Black's adult career began with small roles on prime time television, including Life Goes On, Northern Exposure, Mr. Show, Picket Fences, The Golden Palace, and The X-Files. Black appeared in the unaired TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack, directed by Ben Stiller, in which he played an ex-astronaut pursued by actor Ron Silver. He was accompanied by his friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by Owen Wilson. After Robbins cast him in Bob Roberts, Black began appearing in small film roles such as Airborne (1993), Demolition Man, Waterworld, The Fan, The Cable Guy, Mars Attacks!, Dead Man Walking, The Jackal, Crossworlds, Enemy of the State, and others. He had a small role in True Romance as a security guard, but the scene was deleted. In 2000, Black co-starred in the film High Fidelity as a wild employee in John Cusack's character's record store, a role he considers his breakout. He soon gained leading roles in films such as Shallow Hal, Nacho Libre, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Year One, and Gulliver's Travels. He received particular praise for his starring role in the well-received School of Rock, earning critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong, a performance he based on Orson Welles. He voiced the title role in Kung Fu Panda, which grossed US$20.3 million on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3; this is his favorite role and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman. His next film, The Big Year, a competitive birdwatching comedy co-starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and JoBeth Williams, was released in October… | At the age of 14, Black struggled with cocaine, saying, "I was having a lot of troubles with cocaine ... I was hanging out with some pretty rough characters. I was scared to go to school because one of them wanted to kill me. I wanted to get out of there." Black's brother, Howard, died of AIDS in 1989, at the age of thirty-one. In January 2006, Black became engaged to Tanya Haden, daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Both attended Crossroads School and, after graduation, met again 15 years later at a friend's birthday party. They married on March 14, 2006, in Big Sur, California. Their first son was born in June 2006 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. On May 23, 2008, Black and his wife had their second son, Thomas David. Although an atheist, Black identifies as a nominal Jew and fatherhood influenced his decision to raise his children in the Jewish faith. Black endorsed Barack Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012. In 2015, Black visited Kampala in Uganda, Africa as part of Comic Relief USA's Red Nose Day. Black is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump. On the day of Trump's presidential inauguration, he and Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass performed the protest song "The Government Totally Sucks". Black said to the audience beforehand, "We haven't played for years, because it just never felt appropriate—but now, we're happy to unleash the beast. The government totally sucks." | in 1982, talley first acted in a television commercial at age 13 for the video game pitfall!. in 1987, talley joined the actors' gang, a theater troupe founded by ucla students including tim robbins, and sh eappeared in a variety of stage productions. talley's adult career began with small roles on prime time television, including life goes on, northern exposure, mr. show, picket fences, the golden palace, and the x-files. talley appeared in the unaired tv pilot heat vision and camilla, directed by ben stiller, in which sh eplayed an ex-astronaut pursued by actor ron silver. sh ewas accompanied by her friend who had merged with a motorcycle, voiced by owen wilson. after robbins cast her in bob roberts, talley began appearing in small film roles such as airborne (1993), demolition man, waterworld, the fan, the cable guy, mars attacks!, dead man walking, the camillaal, crossworlds, enemy of the state, and others. sh ehad a small role in true romance as a security guard, but the scene was deleted. in 2000, talley co-starred in the film high fidelity as a wild employee in john cusack's character's record store, a role sh econsiders her breakout. sh esoon gained leading roles in films such as shallow hal, nacho libre, tenacious d in the pick of destiny, year one, and gulliver's travels. sh ereceived particular praise for her starring role in the well-received school of rock, earning critical acclaim and a golden globe nomination for best actor – musical or comedy. sh estarred in one of her few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker carl denham in peter camillason's 2005 remake of king kong, a performance sh ebased on orson welles. sh evoiced the title role in kung fu panda, which grossed us$20.3 million on its opening day, june 6, 2008, as well as kung fu panda 2 and kung fu panda 3; this is her favorite role and sh epraises the tutoring of co-star and two-time academy award winner dustin hoffman. her next film, the big year, a competitive birdwatching comedy co-starring owen wilson, steve martin, and jobeth william… | Jack | Black | comedians |
| 79 | 79 | Gerard | Swift | m | Black began his career as a member of the comedy group The State and was featured on the television show of the same name on MTV. He continued working with members of that group on the show Viva Variety in the role of "Johnny Bluejeans", and in the film Wet Hot American Summer, directed by frequent collaborator David Wain. Black also appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, his comedy troupe Stella, and in various TV series and films. He was also the voice actor for the Pets.com sock puppet, was featured in commercials for Sierra Mist, hosted the first season of NBC's hidden-camera show Spy TV, made several appearances in the film Big Helium Dog, and had a supporting role on the NBC dramedy Ed. His dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on pop culture artifacts on VH1's I Love the '70s/'80s/'90s/New Millennium series added to his and the shows' popularity. Black stated several times on the show that he felt as if he was "doomed to an eternity of doing the I Love the... series". He also made fun of himself for being a Jewish-American and sarcastically enforcing Jewish stereotypes. Black is a poker enthusiast and appeared in five episodes of Celebrity Poker Showdown beginning in 2003, playing for the Endeavor House charity. In 2004 and 2006 he played for the charity MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. In 2006, he came in third (receiving $100,000 for his charity). Black was praised for his humor and his skilled poker play by Dave Foley, host of Celebrity Poker Showdown, and by poker experts Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth. In the latter part of 2004, he acted as guest host of CBS's The Late Late Show while auditioning for the permanent hosting role. He was a finalist for the position, but the job eventually went to Craig Ferguson. He is also an occasional contributor to the online edition of McSweeney's, where he writes a column titled "Michael Ian Black Is a Very Famous Celebrity". Black, along with fellow State members Michael Showalter and David Wain, co-starred in and cowrote the Comedy Central series Stella, a … | Black married Martha Anne Hagen in 1998. They have two children, Elijah (born 2001), and Ruthie (born 2003). They reside in Redding, Connecticut. Black's parents are Jewish. He is an atheist. | Swift began his career as a member of the comedy group The State and was featured on the television show of the same name on MTV. He continued working with members of that group on the show Viva Variety in the role of "Johnny Bluejeans", and in the film Wet Hot American Summer, directed by frequent collaborator David Wain. Swift also appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, his comedy troupe Stella, and in various TV series and films. He was also the voice actor for the Pets.com sock puppet, was featured in commercials for Sierra Mist, hosted the first season of NBC's hidden-camera show Spy TV, made several appearances in the film Big Helium Dog, and had a supporting role on the NBC dramedy Ed. His dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on pop culture artifacts on VH1's I Love the '70s/'80s/'90s/New Millennium series added to his and the shows' popularity. Swift stated several times on the show that he felt as if he was "doomed to an eternity of doing the I Love the... series". He also made fun of himself for being a Jewish-American and sarcastically enforcing Jewish stereotypes. Swift is a poker enthusiast and appeared in five episodes of Celebrity Poker Showdown beginning in 2003, playing for the Endeavor House charity. In 2004 and 2006 he played for the charity MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. In 2006, he came in third (receiving $100,000 for his charity). Swift was praised for his humor and his skilled poker play by Dave Foley, host of Celebrity Poker Showdown, and by poker experts Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth. In the latter part of 2004, he acted as guest host of CBS's The Late Late Show while auditioning for the permanent hosting role. He was a finalist for the position, but the job eventually went to Craig Ferguson. He is also an occasional contributor to the online edition of McSweeney's, where he writes a column titled "Gerard Ian Swift Is a Very Famous Celebrity". Swift, along with fellow State members Gerard Showalter and David Wain, co-starred in and cowrote the Comedy Central series Stella, a te… | Michael | Black | comedians |
| 80 | 80 | Cecily | Fraser | f | Black began his career as a member of the comedy group The State and was featured on the television show of the same name on MTV. He continued working with members of that group on the show Viva Variety in the role of "Johnny Bluejeans", and in the film Wet Hot American Summer, directed by frequent collaborator David Wain. Black also appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, his comedy troupe Stella, and in various TV series and films. He was also the voice actor for the Pets.com sock puppet, was featured in commercials for Sierra Mist, hosted the first season of NBC's hidden-camera show Spy TV, made several appearances in the film Big Helium Dog, and had a supporting role on the NBC dramedy Ed. His dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on pop culture artifacts on VH1's I Love the '70s/'80s/'90s/New Millennium series added to his and the shows' popularity. Black stated several times on the show that he felt as if he was "doomed to an eternity of doing the I Love the... series". He also made fun of himself for being a Jewish-American and sarcastically enforcing Jewish stereotypes. Black is a poker enthusiast and appeared in five episodes of Celebrity Poker Showdown beginning in 2003, playing for the Endeavor House charity. In 2004 and 2006 he played for the charity MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. In 2006, he came in third (receiving $100,000 for his charity). Black was praised for his humor and his skilled poker play by Dave Foley, host of Celebrity Poker Showdown, and by poker experts Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth. In the latter part of 2004, he acted as guest host of CBS's The Late Late Show while auditioning for the permanent hosting role. He was a finalist for the position, but the job eventually went to Craig Ferguson. He is also an occasional contributor to the online edition of McSweeney's, where he writes a column titled "Michael Ian Black Is a Very Famous Celebrity". Black, along with fellow State members Michael Showalter and David Wain, co-starred in and cowrote the Comedy Central series Stella, a … | Black married Martha Anne Hagen in 1998. They have two children, Elijah (born 2001), and Ruthie (born 2003). They reside in Redding, Connecticut. Black's parents are Jewish. He is an atheist. | fraser began her career as a member of the comedy group the state and was featured on the television show of the same name on mtv. sh econtinued working with members of that group on the show viva variety in the role of "johnny bluejeans", and in the film wet hot american summer, directed by frequent collaborator david wain. fraser also appeared on vh1's i love the... series, her comedy troupe stella, and in various tv series and films. sh ewas also the voice actor for the pets.com sock puppet, was featured in commercials for sierra mist, hosted the first season of nbc's hidden-camera show spy tv, made several appearances in the film big helium dog, and had a supporting role on the nbc dramedy ed. her dry, sarcastically irreverent commentary on pop culture artifacts on vh1's i love the '70s/'80s/'90s/new millennium series added to her and the shows' popularity. fraser stated several times on the show that sh efelt as if sh ewas "doomed to an eternity of doing the i love the... series". sh ealso made fun of himself for being a jewish-american and sarcastically enforcing jewish stereotypes. fraser is a poker enthusiast and appeared in five episodes of celebrity poker showdown beginning in 2003, playing for the endeavor house charity. in 2004 and 2006 sh eplayed for the charity mazon: a jewish response to hunger. in 2006, sh ecame in third (receiving $100,000 for her charity). fraser was praised for her humor and her skilled poker play by dave foley, host of celebrity poker showdown, and by poker experts phil gordon and phil hellmuth. in the latter part of 2004, sh eacted as guest host of cbs's the late late show while auditioning for the permanent hosting role. sh ewas a finalist for the position, but the job eventually went to craig ferguson. sh eis also an occasional contributor to the online edition of mcsweeney's, where sh ewrites a column titled "cecily ian fraser is a very famous celebrity". fraser, along with fellow state members cecily showalter and david wain, co-starred in and cowrote the comedy central s… | Michael | Black | comedians |
| 81 | 81 | Jaden | Moritz | m | Block was considered one of the best writers of comedic radio scripts of the 1940s. During his days as a comedy writer, Time magazine described Block as a "serious, curly-haired, stocky ... gag-factory" who "resembles actor Edward G. Robinson". The 1930s and 1940s were the Golden Age of radio and there were significant financial rewards to be made for those writing for radio comedy programs. Phil Baker, for whom Block was the head writer, reportedly spent $1,500 per week on his three writers, equivalent to $24,000 in 2010 dollars. However, the failure rate of those attempting to make it a career was high. Despite the risk, and against his father's expressed wishes, in 1935 Block abandoned the study of law and moved to New York City. He was able to achieve immediate success, being hired by the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. He also continued to write for Phil Baker, for whom he would write even into the 1940s, including Baker's hit game show, The $64,000 Question. By 1937, he was so busy as a writer that in September he only had three hours to stop off in Chicago for his parent's anniversary party before continuing by train to Hollywood, writing for Baker's radio show.}} In the years that followed, Block would establish his reputation by writing for many of the top comedians in radio, including Bob Hope, Burns and Allen, Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Milton Berle. In the early 1940s, with the world at war and the Depression still a recent memory, light-hearted musical comedies were popular and Block found his humor skills in demand for Broadway musicals and Hollywood movies. As early as 1939, he contributed dialog and music to the film Charlie McCarthy, Detective. In 1940, he wrote the low-budget Universal film musical I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now and contributed to the script for 1943's Stage Door Canteen. He also made contributions to successful Broadway shows, such as By Jupiter, Let's Face It! and Follow the Girls. In 1941, he was hired to write dialogue for the Broadway revue Sons O'Fun,… | During his early writing days, Block was friends with fellow comedy writers Bill Morrow, a Jack Benny writer, and Don Quinn, who wrote for Fibber McGee and Molly. During Block's years in radio and television, newspaper columns had linked him romantically to several actresses and singers including Nanette Fabray, Dorothea Pinto and Joan Judson. Plans for marriage were reported between Block and Mitzi Green, and then later Kay Mallah, a showgirl. Green had been a childhood star and in 1941 was attempting to make a comeback at age twenty-one. Block, along with Herb Baker, was writing a Broadway show for her. When Block and Green split, he began seeing Dorothea Pinto, a chorus girl. Pinto once made some news while she was working at the Diamond Horseshoe nightclub in New York by punching one of the club's investors. Pinto appeared as a showgirl in Follow the Girls, which Block wrote. Block once explained he preferred being a bachelor because "wives were too expensive." | Moritz was considered one of the best writers of comedic radio scripts of the 1940s. During his days as a comedy writer, Time magazine described Moritz as a "serious, curly-haired, stocky ... gag-factory" who "resembles actor Edward G. Robinson". The 1930s and 1940s were the Golden Age of radio and there were significant financial rewards to be made for those writing for radio comedy programs. Phil Baker, for whom Moritz was the head writer, reportedly spent $1,500 per week on his three writers, equivalent to $24,000 in 2010 dollars. However, the failure rate of those attempting to make it a career was high. Despite the risk, and against his father's expressed wishes, in 1935 Moritz abandoned the study of law and moved to New York City. He was able to achieve immediate success, being hired by the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. He also continued to write for Phil Baker, for whom he would write even into the 1940s, including Baker's hit game show, The $64,000 Question. By 1937, he was so busy as a writer that in September he only had three hours to stop off in Chicago for his parent's anniversary party before continuing by train to Hollywood, writing for Baker's radio show.}} In the years that followed, Moritz would establish his reputation by writing for many of the top comedians in radio, including Bob Hope, Burns and Allen, Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Milton Berle. In the early 1940s, with the world at war and the Depression still a recent memory, light-hearted musical comedies were popular and Moritz found his humor skills in demand for Broadway musicals and Hollywood movies. As early as 1939, he contributed dialog and music to the film Charlie McCarthy, Detective. In 1940, he wrote the low-budget Universal film musical I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now and contributed to the script for 1943's Stage Door Canteen. He also made contributions to successful Broadway shows, such as By Jupiter, Let's Face It! and Follow the Girls. In 1941, he was hired to write dialogue for the Broadway revue Sons … | Hal | Block | comedians |
| 82 | 82 | Nadine | Johansson | f | Block was considered one of the best writers of comedic radio scripts of the 1940s. During his days as a comedy writer, Time magazine described Block as a "serious, curly-haired, stocky ... gag-factory" who "resembles actor Edward G. Robinson". The 1930s and 1940s were the Golden Age of radio and there were significant financial rewards to be made for those writing for radio comedy programs. Phil Baker, for whom Block was the head writer, reportedly spent $1,500 per week on his three writers, equivalent to $24,000 in 2010 dollars. However, the failure rate of those attempting to make it a career was high. Despite the risk, and against his father's expressed wishes, in 1935 Block abandoned the study of law and moved to New York City. He was able to achieve immediate success, being hired by the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. He also continued to write for Phil Baker, for whom he would write even into the 1940s, including Baker's hit game show, The $64,000 Question. By 1937, he was so busy as a writer that in September he only had three hours to stop off in Chicago for his parent's anniversary party before continuing by train to Hollywood, writing for Baker's radio show.}} In the years that followed, Block would establish his reputation by writing for many of the top comedians in radio, including Bob Hope, Burns and Allen, Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Milton Berle. In the early 1940s, with the world at war and the Depression still a recent memory, light-hearted musical comedies were popular and Block found his humor skills in demand for Broadway musicals and Hollywood movies. As early as 1939, he contributed dialog and music to the film Charlie McCarthy, Detective. In 1940, he wrote the low-budget Universal film musical I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now and contributed to the script for 1943's Stage Door Canteen. He also made contributions to successful Broadway shows, such as By Jupiter, Let's Face It! and Follow the Girls. In 1941, he was hired to write dialogue for the Broadway revue Sons O'Fun,… | During his early writing days, Block was friends with fellow comedy writers Bill Morrow, a Jack Benny writer, and Don Quinn, who wrote for Fibber McGee and Molly. During Block's years in radio and television, newspaper columns had linked him romantically to several actresses and singers including Nanette Fabray, Dorothea Pinto and Joan Judson. Plans for marriage were reported between Block and Mitzi Green, and then later Kay Mallah, a showgirl. Green had been a childhood star and in 1941 was attempting to make a comeback at age twenty-one. Block, along with Herb Baker, was writing a Broadway show for her. When Block and Green split, he began seeing Dorothea Pinto, a chorus girl. Pinto once made some news while she was working at the Diamond Horseshoe nightclub in New York by punching one of the club's investors. Pinto appeared as a showgirl in Follow the Girls, which Block wrote. Block once explained he preferred being a bachelor because "wives were too expensive." | johansson was considered one of the best writers of comedic radio scripts of the 1940s. during her days as a comedy writer, time magazine described johansson as a "serious, curly-haired, stocky ... gag-factory" who "resembles actor edward g. robinson". the 1930s and 1940s were the golden age of radio and there were significant financial rewards to be made for those writing for radio comedy programs. phil baker, for whom johansson was the head writer, reportedly spent $1,500 per week on her three writers, equivalent to $24,000 in 2010 dollars. however, the failure rate of those attempting to make it a career was high. despite the risk, and against her father's expressed wishes, in 1935 johansson abandoned the study of law and moved to new york city. sh ewas able to achieve immediate success, being hired by the comedy team of abbott and costello. sh ealso continued to write for phil baker, for whom sh ewould write even into the 1940s, including baker's hit game show, the $64,000 question. by 1937, sh ewas so busy as a writer that in september sh eonly had three hours to stop off in chicago for her parent's anniversary party before continuing by train to hollywood, writing for baker's radio show.}} in the years that followed, johansson would establish her reputation by writing for many of the top comedians in radio, including bob hope, burns and allen, eddie cantor, dean martin, jerry lewis and milton berle. in the early 1940s, with the world at war and the depression still a recent memory, light-hearted musical comedies were popular and johansson found her humor skills in demand for broadway musicals and hollywood movies. as early as 1939, sh econtributed dialog and music to the film charlie mccarthy, detective. in 1940, sh e wrote the low-budget universal film musical i'm nobody's sweetheart now and contributed to the script for 1943's stage door canteen. sh ealso made contributions to successful broadway shows, such as by jupiter, let's face it! and follow the girls. in 1941, sh ewas hired to write dialogue f… | Hal | Block | comedians |
| 83 | 83 | Benedict | Fishburne | m | In 2003, while a sophomore at Berkeley, Blumenfeld began writing articles for the comedy website CollegeHumor after he emailed its co-founder Ricky Van Veen ideas, which Van Veen found funny and posted on the website. When Blumenfeld graduated in 2005, CollegeHumor hired him and Streeter Seidell full-time to write The CollegeHumor Guide to College—a humorous book presented as a guide to university education—and he moved to New York City aged 22. He later moved to writing original videos for CollegeHumor with Dan Gurewitch, and has acted in CH Originals, as well as the series Hardly Working. He has portrayed Woody Allen in episodes of Hardly Working and Very Mary-Kate—MTV's Guy Code Blog listed his among "The 8 Best Woody Allen Impressions We Found On The Internet". His favorite sketch written for CollegeHumor is entitled "Moments Before Cup Chicks", and involves a director briefing the participants of the viral scatological video 2 Girls 1 Cup. Beginning in 2007, he and Streeter Seidell have appeared in the Prank War series of videos, in which the two play a series of escalating practical jokes on each other. Seidell has described how some of the pranks "showed Amir's true colors, his desire to be famous ... cut deeper emotionally", and how he thought Blumenfeld's faking a marriage proposal from Seidell to his girlfriend went "too far". After seven videos were posted over two years, there was an 18-month hiatus culminating in Seidell tricking Blumenfeld into thinking he had won USD$500,000 after taking a blindfolded half-court basketball shot. The pranks have led to Seidell and Blumenfeld being interviewed by Wired magazine and appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2009, Blumenfeld starred in The CollegeHumor Show on MTV along with eight other CollegeHumor employees. The staff members wrote, filmed and starred in the show, which is set in the CollegeHumor offices and has a scripted reality premise. Structured as a half-hour sitcom, it incorporates sketches that had already been published online. However, the show … | Blumenfeld was born in Afula, Israel, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of two with his parents and two older brothers—his family is Reform Jewish. He has described how he became aware of his humor early on: "I realized I was funny at an early age, I realized I could make people laugh at a later age, and then by college time, I was trying to make jokes in terms of writing". He attended a Jewish kindergarten and elementary school, before going to Milken Community High School, a private Jewish high school. During the summer, he attended computer camp and mathematics camp, but has expressed regret that he did not go to a Jewish summer camp. Blumenfeld graduated from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree, hoping to get a creative job in advertising or marketing while writing comedy on the side. He now uses his undergraduate degree "to make somewhat intelligent jokes about finance and accounting, but nothing much beyond that." Blumenfeld is Jewish, although he has described himself as "not too religious" and does not attend Temple, nor does he keep Kosher. He does, however, celebrate Jewish holidays with his family and speaks Hebrew. He is a basketball fan, and supports the Los Angeles Lakers—his favorite players are Nick Van Exel and the late Kobe Bryant. | Fishburne was born in Afula, Israel, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of two with his parents and two older brothers—his family is Reform Jewish. He has described how he became aware of his humor early on: "I realized I was funny at an early age, I realized I could make people laugh at a later age, and then by college time, I was trying to make jokes in terms of writing". He attended a Jewish kindergarten and elementary school, before going to Milken Community High School, a private Jewish high school. During the summer, he attended computer camp and mathematics camp, but has expressed regret that he did not go to a Jewish summer camp. Fishburne graduated from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree, hoping to get a creative job in advertising or marketing while writing comedy on the side. He now uses his undergraduate degree "to make somewhat intelligent jokes about finance and accounting, but nothing much beyond that." Fishburne is Jewish, although he has described himself as "not too religious" and does not attend Temple, nor does he keep Kosher. He does, however, celebrate Jewish holidays with his family and speaks Hebrew. He is a basketball fan, and supports the Los Angeles Lakers—his favorite players are Nick Van Exel and the late Kobe Bryant.In 2003, while a sophomore at Berkeley, Fishburne began writing articles for the comedy website CollegeHumor after he emailed its co-founder Ricky Van Veen ideas, which Van Veen found funny and posted on the website. When Fishburne graduated in 2005, CollegeHumor hired him and Streeter Seidell full-time to write The CollegeHumor Guide to College—a humorous book presented as a guide to university education—and he moved to New York City aged 22. He later moved to writing original videos for CollegeHumor with Dan Gurewitch, and has acted in CH Originals, as well as the series Hardly Working. He has portrayed Woody Allen in episodes of Hardly Working and Very Mary-Kate—MTV's Guy Code Blog listed his among … | Amir | Blumenfeld | comedians |
| 84 | 84 | Lynn | Olivette | f | In 2003, while a sophomore at Berkeley, Blumenfeld began writing articles for the comedy website CollegeHumor after he emailed its co-founder Ricky Van Veen ideas, which Van Veen found funny and posted on the website. When Blumenfeld graduated in 2005, CollegeHumor hired him and Streeter Seidell full-time to write The CollegeHumor Guide to College—a humorous book presented as a guide to university education—and he moved to New York City aged 22. He later moved to writing original videos for CollegeHumor with Dan Gurewitch, and has acted in CH Originals, as well as the series Hardly Working. He has portrayed Woody Allen in episodes of Hardly Working and Very Mary-Kate—MTV's Guy Code Blog listed his among "The 8 Best Woody Allen Impressions We Found On The Internet". His favorite sketch written for CollegeHumor is entitled "Moments Before Cup Chicks", and involves a director briefing the participants of the viral scatological video 2 Girls 1 Cup. Beginning in 2007, he and Streeter Seidell have appeared in the Prank War series of videos, in which the two play a series of escalating practical jokes on each other. Seidell has described how some of the pranks "showed Amir's true colors, his desire to be famous ... cut deeper emotionally", and how he thought Blumenfeld's faking a marriage proposal from Seidell to his girlfriend went "too far". After seven videos were posted over two years, there was an 18-month hiatus culminating in Seidell tricking Blumenfeld into thinking he had won USD$500,000 after taking a blindfolded half-court basketball shot. The pranks have led to Seidell and Blumenfeld being interviewed by Wired magazine and appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In 2009, Blumenfeld starred in The CollegeHumor Show on MTV along with eight other CollegeHumor employees. The staff members wrote, filmed and starred in the show, which is set in the CollegeHumor offices and has a scripted reality premise. Structured as a half-hour sitcom, it incorporates sketches that had already been published online. However, the show … | Blumenfeld was born in Afula, Israel, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of two with his parents and two older brothers—his family is Reform Jewish. He has described how he became aware of his humor early on: "I realized I was funny at an early age, I realized I could make people laugh at a later age, and then by college time, I was trying to make jokes in terms of writing". He attended a Jewish kindergarten and elementary school, before going to Milken Community High School, a private Jewish high school. During the summer, he attended computer camp and mathematics camp, but has expressed regret that he did not go to a Jewish summer camp. Blumenfeld graduated from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree, hoping to get a creative job in advertising or marketing while writing comedy on the side. He now uses his undergraduate degree "to make somewhat intelligent jokes about finance and accounting, but nothing much beyond that." Blumenfeld is Jewish, although he has described himself as "not too religious" and does not attend Temple, nor does he keep Kosher. He does, however, celebrate Jewish holidays with his family and speaks Hebrew. He is a basketball fan, and supports the Los Angeles Lakers—his favorite players are Nick Van Exel and the late Kobe Bryant. | olivette was born in afula, israel, and moved to los angeles at the age of two with her parents and two older brothers—his family is reform jewish. sh ehas described how sh ebecame aware of her humor early on: "i realized i was funny at an early age, i realized i could make people laugh at a later age, and then by college time, i was trying to make jokes in terms of writing". sh eattended a jewish kindergarten and elementary school, before going to milken community high school, a private jewish high school. during the summer, sh eattended computer camp and mathematics camp, but has expressed regret that sh edid not go to a jewish summer camp. olivette graduated from the haas school of business at the university of california, berkeley with a bachelor of science degree, hoping to get a creative job in advertising or marketing while writing comedy on the side. sh enow uses her undergraduate degree "to make somewhat intelligent jokes about finance and accounting, but nothing much beyond that." olivette is jewish, although sh ehas described himself as "not too religious" and does not attend temple, nor does sh ekeep kosher. sh edoes, however, celebrate jewish holidays with her family and speaks hebrew. sh eis a basketball fan, and supports the los angeles lakers—his favorite players are nick van exel and the late kobe bryant.in 2003, while a sophomore at berkeley, olivette began writing articles for the comedy website collegehumor after sh eemailed its co-founder ricky van veen ideas, which van veen found funny and posted on the website. when olivette graduated in 2005, collegehumor hired her and streeter seidell full-time to write the collegehumor guide to college—a humorous book presented as a guide to university education—and sh emoved to new york city aged 22. sh elater moved to writing original videos for collegehumor with dan gurewitch, and has acted in ch originals, as well as the series hardly working. sh ehas portrayed woody allen in episodes of hardly working and very mary-kate—mtv's guy code blog listed h… | Amir | Blumenfeld | comedians |
| 85 | 85 | Induce | Munro | m | After graduating from Harvard, Borowitz moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Bud Yorkin at Tandem Productions, the company Yorkin co-founded with producer Norman Lear, the creator of All in the Family. From 1982 through 1983, he wrote for the television series Square Pegs, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. From 1983 through 1984, he wrote for the television series The Facts of Life. He wrote for various television series through the 1980s. During his marriage to writer and producer, Susan Borowitz (1982–2005), the two co-created The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which ran for six seasons on NBC and launched the acting career of Will Smith. The series won NAACP's Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1993. In 1998, Borowitz co-produced the film Pleasantville, starring Reese Witherspoon, Tobey Maguire, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Jeff Daniels. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, and Best Music, Original Dramatic Score. In 2004 Borowitz appeared in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda, starring Will Ferrell, and in Marie and Bruce, starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick. Marie and Bruce was co-written by Wallace Shawn and director Tom Cairns. In 2007 he appeared in the film Fired! In the late 1990s, Borowitz began e-mailing humorous news parodies to friends. In 2001, he founded The Borowitz Report, a site that posts one 250-word news satire every weekday. The site led to greater fame and widespread attention for Borowitz as a political satirist. The Wall Street Journal devoted a page-one story to him and his site in 2003 and readership ultimately grew to the millions. In 2005, the newspaper syndicator Creators Syndicate began syndicating The Borowitz Report to dozens of major newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. It is also one of the longest-running features at the Newsweek website. He has served as a commentator on the National Public Radio programs Weekend Edition Sunday… | He was married to Susan Borowitz, the co-creator of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After their divorce he married Olivia Gentile, the author of Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds. He has three children and lives in New York City. | After graduating from Harvard, Munro moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Bud Yorkin at Tandem Productions, the company Yorkin co-founded with producer Norman Lear, the creator of All in the Family. From 1982 through 1983, he wrote for the television series Square Pegs, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. From 1983 through 1984, he wrote for the television series The Facts of Life. He wrote for various television series through the 1980s. During his marriage to writer and producer, Susan Munro (1982–2005), the two co-created The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which ran for six seasons on NBC and launched the acting career of Will Smith. The series won NAACP's Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1993. In 1998, Munro co-produced the film Pleasantville, starring Reese Witherspoon, Tobey Maguire, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Jeff Daniels. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, and Best Music, Original Dramatic Score. In 2004 Munro appeared in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda, starring Will Ferrell, and in Marie and Bruce, starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick. Marie and Bruce was co-written by Wallace Shawn and director Tom Cairns. In 2007 he appeared in the film Fired! In the late 1990s, Munro began e-mailing humorous news parodies to friends. In 2001, he founded The Munro Report, a site that posts one 250-word news satire every weekday. The site led to greater fame and widespread attention for Munro as a political satirist. The Wall Street Journal devoted a page-one story to him and his site in 2003 and readership ultimately grew to the millions. In 2005, the newspaper syndicator Creators Syndicate began syndicating The Munro Report to dozens of major newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. It is also one of the longest-running features at the Newsweek website. He has served as a commentator on the National Public Radio programs Weekend Edition Sunday and Wait Wait… Don't Te… | Andy | Borowitz | comedians |
| 86 | 86 | Ottilie | Crooks | f | After graduating from Harvard, Borowitz moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Bud Yorkin at Tandem Productions, the company Yorkin co-founded with producer Norman Lear, the creator of All in the Family. From 1982 through 1983, he wrote for the television series Square Pegs, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. From 1983 through 1984, he wrote for the television series The Facts of Life. He wrote for various television series through the 1980s. During his marriage to writer and producer, Susan Borowitz (1982–2005), the two co-created The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which ran for six seasons on NBC and launched the acting career of Will Smith. The series won NAACP's Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1993. In 1998, Borowitz co-produced the film Pleasantville, starring Reese Witherspoon, Tobey Maguire, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Jeff Daniels. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, and Best Music, Original Dramatic Score. In 2004 Borowitz appeared in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda, starring Will Ferrell, and in Marie and Bruce, starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick. Marie and Bruce was co-written by Wallace Shawn and director Tom Cairns. In 2007 he appeared in the film Fired! In the late 1990s, Borowitz began e-mailing humorous news parodies to friends. In 2001, he founded The Borowitz Report, a site that posts one 250-word news satire every weekday. The site led to greater fame and widespread attention for Borowitz as a political satirist. The Wall Street Journal devoted a page-one story to him and his site in 2003 and readership ultimately grew to the millions. In 2005, the newspaper syndicator Creators Syndicate began syndicating The Borowitz Report to dozens of major newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. It is also one of the longest-running features at the Newsweek website. He has served as a commentator on the National Public Radio programs Weekend Edition Sunday… | He was married to Susan Borowitz, the co-creator of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After their divorce he married Olivia Gentile, the author of Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds. He has three children and lives in New York City. | after graduating from harvard, crooks moved to los angeles to work for producer bud yorkin at tandem productions, the company yorkin co-founded with producer norman lear, the creator of all in the family. from 1982 through 1983, sh ewrote for the television series square pegs, starring sarah jessica parker. from 1983 through 1984, sh ewrote for the television series the facts of life. sh ewrote for various television series through the 1980s. during her marriage to writer and producer, susan crooks (1982–2005), the two co-created the fresh prince of bel-air which ran for six seasons on nbc and launched the acting career of will smith. the series won naacp's image award for outstanding comedy series in 1993. in 1998, crooks co-produced the film pleasantville, starring reese witherspoon, tobey maguire, william h. macy, joan allen, and jeff daniels. it was nominated for three academy awards, including best art direction-set decoration, best costume design, and best music, original dramatic score. in 2004 crooks appeared in woody allen's melinda and melinda, starring will ferrell, and in marie and bruce, starring julianne moore and matthew broderick. marie and bruce was co-written by wallace shawn and director tom cairns. in 2007 sh eappeared in the film fired! in the late 1990s, crooks began e-mailing humorous news parodies to friends. in 2001, sh efounded the crooks report, a site that posts one 250-word news satire every weekday. the site led to greater fame and widespread attention for crooks as a political satirist. the wall street journal devoted a page-one story to her and her site in 2003 and readership ultimately grew to the millions. in 2005, the newspaper syndicator creators syndicate began syndicating the crooks report to dozens of major newspapers including the los angeles times, the seattle times, and the philadelphia inquirer. it is also one of the longest-running features at the newsweek website. sh ehas served as a commentator on the national public radio programs weekend edition sunday and wait … | Andy | Borowitz | comedians |
| 87 | 87 | Bo | Holt | m | After being recommended by co-hostess Laura Swisher, Branum was hired as a writer for Unscrewed with Martin Sargent while it was still on TechTV in San Francisco. On Unscrewed, he regularly appeared as a sweater model and as The Ambassador of Gay. He was also a writer and producer on G4tv.com, and head writer on the G4 channel program X-Play. He also contributed to the comedy podcast Weezy and the Swish. In December 2007, Branum became a writer and an onscreen comedy performer on Chelsea Lately. He made his feature film debut in January 2011 in No Strings Attached. In 2012 Branum became a writer for the show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, performing a recurring segment "No more Mr. Nice Gay." He appeared on the eighth season of Last Comic Standing. In 2017, Branum performed at the inaugural Portland Queer Comedy Festival. He was the host and executive producer of Talk Show The Game Show on TruTV, which was canceled in November 2018. He was the regular host of Pop Rocket, a podcast that dissects popular culture, on the Maximum Fun network, which was cancelled in May 2019. His book My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture was published in 2018 with a foreword by Mindy Kaling. Branum released his first comedy album, Effable, in 2015 on ASpecialThing Records. | Branum is openly gay. | After being recommended by co-hostess Laura Swisher, Holt was hired as a writer for Unscrewed with Martin Sargent while it was still on TechTV in San Francisco. On Unscrewed, he regularly appeared as a sweater model and as The Ambassador of Gay. He was also a writer and producer on G4tv.com, and head writer on the G4 channel program X-Play. He also contributed to the comedy podcast Weezy and the Swish. In December 2007, Holt became a writer and an onscreen comedy performer on Chelsea Lately. He made his feature film debut in January 2011 in No Strings Attached. In 2012 Holt became a writer for the show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, performing a recurring segment "No more Mr. Nice Gay." He appeared on the eighth season of Last Comic Standing. In 2017, Holt performed at the inaugural Portland Queer Comedy Festival. He was the host and executive producer of Talk Show The Game Show on TruTV, which was canceled in November 2018. He was the regular host of Pop Rocket, a podcast that dissects popular culture, on the Maximum Fun network, which was cancelled in May 2019. His book My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture was published in 2018 with a foreword by Mindy Kaling. Holt released his first comedy album, Effable, in 2015 on ASpecialThing Records.Holt is openly gay. | Guy | Branum | comedians |
| 88 | 88 | Britteney | Stepney | f | After being recommended by co-hostess Laura Swisher, Branum was hired as a writer for Unscrewed with Martin Sargent while it was still on TechTV in San Francisco. On Unscrewed, he regularly appeared as a sweater model and as The Ambassador of Gay. He was also a writer and producer on G4tv.com, and head writer on the G4 channel program X-Play. He also contributed to the comedy podcast Weezy and the Swish. In December 2007, Branum became a writer and an onscreen comedy performer on Chelsea Lately. He made his feature film debut in January 2011 in No Strings Attached. In 2012 Branum became a writer for the show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, performing a recurring segment "No more Mr. Nice Gay." He appeared on the eighth season of Last Comic Standing. In 2017, Branum performed at the inaugural Portland Queer Comedy Festival. He was the host and executive producer of Talk Show The Game Show on TruTV, which was canceled in November 2018. He was the regular host of Pop Rocket, a podcast that dissects popular culture, on the Maximum Fun network, which was cancelled in May 2019. His book My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture was published in 2018 with a foreword by Mindy Kaling. Branum released his first comedy album, Effable, in 2015 on ASpecialThing Records. | Branum is openly gay. | after being recommended by co-hostess laura swisher, stepney was hired as a writer for unscrewed with martin sargent while it was still on techtv in san francisco. on unscrewed, sh eregularly appeared as a sweater model and as the ambassador of gay. sh ewas also a writer and producer on g4tv.com, and head writer on the g4 channel program x-play. sh ealso contributed to the comedy podcast weezy and the swish. in december 2007, stepney became a writer and an onscreen comedy performer on chelsea lately. sh emade her feature film debut in january 2011 in no strings attached. in 2012 stepney became a writer for the show totally biased with w. kamau bell, performing a recurring segment "no more mr. nice gay." sh eappeared on the eighth season of last comic standing. in 2017, stepney performed at the inaugural portland queer comedy festival. sh ewas the host and executive producer of talk show the game show on trutv, which was canceled in november 2018. sh ewas the regular host of pop rocket, a podcast that dissects popular culture, on the maximum fun network, which was cancelled in may 2019. her book my life as a goddess: a memoir through (un)popular culture was published in 2018 with a foreword by mindy kaling. stepney released her first comedy album, effable, in 2015 on aspecialthing records.stepney is openly gay. | Guy | Branum | comedians |
| 89 | 89 | Herb | Lather | m | Braunohler's first major project was the performance project Kurtbot. This was a series of street comedy sketches along with an accompanying website. He had more success with the street theatre project Chengwin. His work with the group earned a number of awards, including being voted by the Village Voice as "Best Hilarious Insane Guerilla Theatre" in 2008. In 2004, Braunohler began the Neutrino Video Projects. His work with the group garnered widespread praise, and in 2005 the group traveled to the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, as well as to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. The Neutrino Video Projects were awarded "Improv Ensemble of the Year" by the Chicago Improv Festival in 2004. In 2005, Braunohler began co-hosting Hot Tub with Kristen Schaal, which was voted "Best Variety Show of 2005" by Time Out NY's reader poll. In 2017, Braunohler had a supporting role in widely acclaimed movie The Big Sick. Braunohler was named one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in 2012, as well as Time Out NY's "50 Funniest New Yorkers". Among other venues Braunohler has performed at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, The Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and Chicago, New York Comedy Festival (named a "Comic to Watch"), SXSW, Bonnaroo, All Tomorrow's Parties, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (IF.Comedy Award nominee), Melbourne Comedy Festival (Barry Award Winner), the HBO Vegas Comedy Festival, the Chicago Improv Festival ("Improv Ensemble of the Year" Award Winner). Braunohler's debut comedy album, How Do I Land? was released by Kill Rock Stars on August 20, 2013. The album was recorded live on February 13, 2013 in Seattle, Washington and February 14, 2013 in Portland, Oregon. In March 2013, Braunohler completed a successful $4,000 Kickstarter campaign by hiring a professional pilot to skywrite "How Do I Land?" in Southern California, in promotion of the album. In February 2012, Braunohler was featured episode 457 of This American Life, "What I Did For Love," where he discussed his expe… | Braunohler was born in Neptune, New Jersey. He attended Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He became engaged to Lauren Cook in April 2014, and the two were married on September 28, 2014. | Lather's first major project was the performance project Herbbot. This was a series of street comedy sketches along with an accompanying website. He had more success with the street theatre project Chengwin. His work with the group earned a number of awards, including being voted by the Village Voice as "Best Hilarious Insane Guerilla Theatre" in 2008. In 2004, Lather began the Neutrino Video Projects. His work with the group garnered widespread praise, and in 2005 the group traveled to the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, as well as to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. The Neutrino Video Projects were awarded "Improv Ensemble of the Year" by the Chicago Improv Festival in 2004. In 2005, Lather began co-hosting Hot Tub with Kristen Schaal, which was voted "Best Variety Show of 2005" by Time Out NY's reader poll. In 2017, Lather had a supporting role in widely acclaimed movie The Big Sick. Lather was named one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in 2012, as well as Time Out NY's "50 Funniest New Yorkers". Among other venues Lather has performed at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, The Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and Chicago, New York Comedy Festival (named a "Comic to Watch"), SXSW, Bonnaroo, All Tomorrow's Parties, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (IF.Comedy Award nominee), Melbourne Comedy Festival (Barry Award Winner), the HBO Vegas Comedy Festival, the Chicago Improv Festival ("Improv Ensemble of the Year" Award Winner). Lather's debut comedy album, How Do I Land? was released by Kill Rock Stars on August 20, 2013. The album was recorded live on February 13, 2013 in Seattle, Washington and February 14, 2013 in Portland, Oregon. In March 2013, Lather completed a successful $4,000 Kickstarter campaign by hiring a professional pilot to skywrite "How Do I Land?" in Southern California, in promotion of the album. In February 2012, Lather was featured episode 457 of This American Life, "What I Did For Love," where he discussed his experience bringing the concept of rumsp… | Kurt | Braunohler | comedians |
| 90 | 90 | Evie | Walljasper | f | Braunohler's first major project was the performance project Kurtbot. This was a series of street comedy sketches along with an accompanying website. He had more success with the street theatre project Chengwin. His work with the group earned a number of awards, including being voted by the Village Voice as "Best Hilarious Insane Guerilla Theatre" in 2008. In 2004, Braunohler began the Neutrino Video Projects. His work with the group garnered widespread praise, and in 2005 the group traveled to the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, as well as to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. The Neutrino Video Projects were awarded "Improv Ensemble of the Year" by the Chicago Improv Festival in 2004. In 2005, Braunohler began co-hosting Hot Tub with Kristen Schaal, which was voted "Best Variety Show of 2005" by Time Out NY's reader poll. In 2017, Braunohler had a supporting role in widely acclaimed movie The Big Sick. Braunohler was named one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in 2012, as well as Time Out NY's "50 Funniest New Yorkers". Among other venues Braunohler has performed at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, The Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and Chicago, New York Comedy Festival (named a "Comic to Watch"), SXSW, Bonnaroo, All Tomorrow's Parties, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (IF.Comedy Award nominee), Melbourne Comedy Festival (Barry Award Winner), the HBO Vegas Comedy Festival, the Chicago Improv Festival ("Improv Ensemble of the Year" Award Winner). Braunohler's debut comedy album, How Do I Land? was released by Kill Rock Stars on August 20, 2013. The album was recorded live on February 13, 2013 in Seattle, Washington and February 14, 2013 in Portland, Oregon. In March 2013, Braunohler completed a successful $4,000 Kickstarter campaign by hiring a professional pilot to skywrite "How Do I Land?" in Southern California, in promotion of the album. In February 2012, Braunohler was featured episode 457 of This American Life, "What I Did For Love," where he discussed his expe… | Braunohler was born in Neptune, New Jersey. He attended Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He became engaged to Lauren Cook in April 2014, and the two were married on September 28, 2014. | walljasper's first major project was the performance project eviebot. this was a series of street comedy sketches along with an accompanying website. sh ehad more success with the street theatre project chengwin. her work with the group earned a number of awards, including being voted by the village voice as "best hilarious insane guerilla theatre" in 2008. in 2004, walljasper began the neutrino video projects. her work with the group garnered widespread praise, and in 2005 the group traveled to the hbo us comedy arts festival in aspen, as well as to the edinburgh festival fringe in scotland. the neutrino video projects were awarded "improv ensemble of the year" by the chicago improv festival in 2004. in 2005, walljasper began co-hosting hot tub with kristen schaal, which was voted "best variety show of 2005" by time out ny's reader poll. in 2017, walljasper had a supporting role in widely acclaimed movie the big sick. walljasper was named one of variety's "top 10 comics to watch" in 2012, as well as time out ny's "50 funniest new yorkers". among other venues walljasper has performed at the hbo us comedy arts festival, the comedy festival, just for laughs comedy festival in montreal and chicago, new york comedy festival (named a "comic to watch"), sxsw, bonnaroo, all tomorrow's parties, the edinburgh fringe festival (if.comedy award nominee), melbourne comedy festival (barry award winner), the hbo vegas comedy festival, the chicago improv festival ("improv ensemble of the year" award winner). walljasper's debut comedy album, how do i land? was released by kill rock stars on august 20, 2013. the album was recorded live on february 13, 2013 in seattle, washington and february 14, 2013 in portland, oregon. in march 2013, walljasper completed a successful $4,000 kickstarter campaign by hiring a professional pilot to skywrite "how do i land?" in southern california, in promotion of the album. in february 2012, walljasper was featured episode 457 of this american life, "what i did for love," where sh ediscussed her ex… | Kurt | Braunohler | comedians |
| 91 | 91 | Adesola | Gleason | m | Beginning his career in 2002 immediately after graduating from Juilliard, Breaker has performed in Off-Broadway, London, and U.S. regional theatre productions. He performed in five plays at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. His first major role was the Youth, protagonist of the Off-Broadway premiere of Passing Strange, for which he won an Obie in 2008. He was then nominated for a Tony for the show's Broadway transfer, in which he again played the Youth; he also played this role in Spike Lee's filmed version of the musical. Breaker has also been a guest star on TV. One of his most recognizable roles was Donkey in the original Broadway production of Shrek The Musical, which ran from November 2008 through January 2010. He starred alongside long-time Broadway stars Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, John Tartaglia and Christopher Sieber. For his portrayal, Breaker earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. His voice can be heard on the original cast recording of the show. He has also appeared in the plays Well and Cymbeline. In 2009, he co-hosted the Obie Awards. Breaker previously played Mafala Hatimbi in The Book of Mormon on Broadway. He also appeared as the King of Navarre in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of the Love's Labour's Lost musical. He played the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton in Chicago, and has joined the musical's Broadway cast. | Breaker married Kate Whoriskey in 2008, and they have two sons, Rory and August. | Beginning his career in 2002 immediately after graduating from Juilliard, Gleason has performed in Off-Broadway, London, and U.S. regional theatre productions. He performed in five plays at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. His first major role was the Youth, protagonist of the Off-Broadway premiere of Passing Strange, for which he won an Obie in 2008. He was then nominated for a Tony for the show's Broadway transfer, in which he again played the Youth; he also played this role in Spike Lee's filmed version of the musical. Gleason has also been a guest star on TV. One of his most recognizable roles was Donkey in the original Broadway production of Shrek The Musical, which ran from November 2008 through January 2010. He starred alongside long-time Broadway stars Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, John Tartaglia and Christopher Sieber. For his portrayal, Gleason earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. His voice can be heard on the original cast recording of the show. He has also appeared in the plays Well and Cymbeline. In 2009, he co-hosted the Obie Awards. Gleason previously played Mafala Hatimbi in The Book of Mormon on Broadway. He also appeared as the King of Navarre in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of the Love's Labour's Lost musical. He played the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton in Chicago, and has joined the musical's Broadway cast.Gleason married Kate Whoriskey in 2008, and they have two sons, Rory and August. | Daniel | Breaker | comedians |
| 92 | 92 | Rosamund | Maniscalco | f | Beginning his career in 2002 immediately after graduating from Juilliard, Breaker has performed in Off-Broadway, London, and U.S. regional theatre productions. He performed in five plays at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. His first major role was the Youth, protagonist of the Off-Broadway premiere of Passing Strange, for which he won an Obie in 2008. He was then nominated for a Tony for the show's Broadway transfer, in which he again played the Youth; he also played this role in Spike Lee's filmed version of the musical. Breaker has also been a guest star on TV. One of his most recognizable roles was Donkey in the original Broadway production of Shrek The Musical, which ran from November 2008 through January 2010. He starred alongside long-time Broadway stars Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, John Tartaglia and Christopher Sieber. For his portrayal, Breaker earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. His voice can be heard on the original cast recording of the show. He has also appeared in the plays Well and Cymbeline. In 2009, he co-hosted the Obie Awards. Breaker previously played Mafala Hatimbi in The Book of Mormon on Broadway. He also appeared as the King of Navarre in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of the Love's Labour's Lost musical. He played the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton in Chicago, and has joined the musical's Broadway cast. | Breaker married Kate Whoriskey in 2008, and they have two sons, Rory and August. | beginning her career in 2002 immediately after graduating from juilliard, maniscalco has performed in off-broadway, london, and u.s. regional theatre productions. sh eperformed in five plays at the shakespeare theatre in washington d.c. her first major role was the youth, protagonist of the off-broadway premiere of passing strange, for which sh ewon an obie in 2008. sh ewas then nominated for a tony for the show's broadway transfer, in which sh eagain played the youth; sh ealso played this role in spike lee's filmed version of the musical. maniscalco has also been a guest star on tv. one of her most recognizable roles was donkey in the original broadway production of shrek the musical, which ran from november 2008 through january 2010. sh estarred alongside long-time broadway stars brian d'arcy james, sutton foster, john tartaglia and christopher sieber. for her portrayal, maniscalco earned a drama desk award nomination for outstanding actor in a musical. her voice can be heard on the original cast recording of the show. sh ehas also appeared in the plays well and cymbeline. in 2009, sh eco-hosted the obie awards. maniscalco previously played mafala hatimbi in the book of mormon on broadway. sh ealso appeared as the king of navarre in the public theater's shakespeare in the park production of the love's labour's lost musical. sh eplayed the role of aaron burr in hamilton in chicago, and has joined the musical's broadway cast.maniscalco married kate whoriskey in 2008, and they have two sons, rory and august. | Daniel | Breaker | comedians |
| 93 | 93 | Destin | Broadbent | m | Breuer's career began on the little-known Uptown Comedy Club weekly television show, based in Harlem, New York. He then joined the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998. On SNL, Breuer's characters included "Goat Boy" (who hosted the fictional MTV program "Hey, Remember the 80s?") and Glen Henderson, the elder brother to Chris Kattan's Todd Henderson/Azrael Abyss character in the "Goth Talk" skits. He has previously guest starred in Home Improvement. That appearance gave way to the short-lived sitcom Buddies. He was originally scheduled to have been the co-star alongside friend and co-worker Dave Chappelle, but was pulled from the role after filming the pilot. Among his impersonations was that of actor Joe Pesci, who hosted his own talk show, often accompanied by Colin Quinn playing fellow actor Robert De Niro. In a 1997 episode of SNL, both Pesci and De Niro made surprise appearances to "confront" Breuer. In 1998, Breuer hosted The Jim Breuer Show on MTV, which aired week days at 5:30 PM and again at 1:00 AM during the summer. It featured Breuer performing skits as different characters as well as stand-up comedy by guests including Judah Friedlander, Jeff Ross and Tracy Morgan. Breuer has also hosted several episodes of Premium Blend on Comedy Central as well as several appearances on other comedy shows. Breuer hosted the third season of the VH1 show Web Junk 20. The season began on November 17, 2006. He replaced Patrice O'Neal, who hosted the first two seasons of the show. In 2002, Breuer's first one-hour Comedy Central special, Hardcore, premiered. The same year, he released a comedy album titled Smoke 'n' Breu. Breuer featured in the 2005 VH1 documentary When Metallica Ruled the World, in which he spoke about songs by Metallica through the years. On July 25, 2009, Breuer's second one-hour Comedy Central special, Let's Clear the Air, premiered and became one of the highest-rated comedy specials in Comedy Central's history. Breuer appeared in Pizza Hut commercials, advertising the cheese crust-filled p… | As of 2005, Breuer lives in Chester Township, New Jersey, with his wife, Dee, and three daughters. He is a self-described "superfan" of the New York Mets. | Broadbent's career began on the little-known Uptown Comedy Club weekly television show, based in Harlem, New York. He then joined the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998. On SNL, Broadbent's characters included "Goat Boy" (who hosted the fictional MTV program "Hey, Remember the 80s?") and Glen Henderson, the elder brother to Chris Kattan's Todd Henderson/Azrael Abyss character in the "Goth Talk" skits. He has previously guest starred in Home Improvement. That appearance gave way to the short-lived sitcom Buddies. He was originally scheduled to have been the co-star alongside friend and co-worker Dave Chappelle, but was pulled from the role after filming the pilot. Among his impersonations was that of actor Joe Pesci, who hosted his own talk show, often accompanied by Colin Quinn playing fellow actor Robert De Niro. In a 1997 episode of SNL, both Pesci and De Niro made surprise appearances to "confront" Broadbent. In 1998, Broadbent hosted The Destin Broadbent Show on MTV, which aired week days at 5:30 PM and again at 1:00 AM during the summer. It featured Broadbent performing skits as different characters as well as stand-up comedy by guests including Judah Friedlander, Jeff Ross and Tracy Morgan. Broadbent has also hosted several episodes of Premium Blend on Comedy Central as well as several appearances on other comedy shows. Broadbent hosted the third season of the VH1 show Web Junk 20. The season began on November 17, 2006. He replaced Patrice O'Neal, who hosted the first two seasons of the show. In 2002, Broadbent's first one-hour Comedy Central special, Hardcore, premiered. The same year, he released a comedy album titled Smoke 'n' Breu. Broadbent featured in the 2005 VH1 documentary When Metallica Ruled the World, in which he spoke about songs by Metallica through the years. On July 25, 2009, Broadbent's second one-hour Comedy Central special, Let's Clear the Air, premiered and became one of the highest-rated comedy specials in Comedy Central's history. Broadbent appeared in Pizza Hut commercials… | Jim | Breuer | comedians |
| 94 | 94 | Migene | Bogle | f | Breuer's career began on the little-known Uptown Comedy Club weekly television show, based in Harlem, New York. He then joined the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998. On SNL, Breuer's characters included "Goat Boy" (who hosted the fictional MTV program "Hey, Remember the 80s?") and Glen Henderson, the elder brother to Chris Kattan's Todd Henderson/Azrael Abyss character in the "Goth Talk" skits. He has previously guest starred in Home Improvement. That appearance gave way to the short-lived sitcom Buddies. He was originally scheduled to have been the co-star alongside friend and co-worker Dave Chappelle, but was pulled from the role after filming the pilot. Among his impersonations was that of actor Joe Pesci, who hosted his own talk show, often accompanied by Colin Quinn playing fellow actor Robert De Niro. In a 1997 episode of SNL, both Pesci and De Niro made surprise appearances to "confront" Breuer. In 1998, Breuer hosted The Jim Breuer Show on MTV, which aired week days at 5:30 PM and again at 1:00 AM during the summer. It featured Breuer performing skits as different characters as well as stand-up comedy by guests including Judah Friedlander, Jeff Ross and Tracy Morgan. Breuer has also hosted several episodes of Premium Blend on Comedy Central as well as several appearances on other comedy shows. Breuer hosted the third season of the VH1 show Web Junk 20. The season began on November 17, 2006. He replaced Patrice O'Neal, who hosted the first two seasons of the show. In 2002, Breuer's first one-hour Comedy Central special, Hardcore, premiered. The same year, he released a comedy album titled Smoke 'n' Breu. Breuer featured in the 2005 VH1 documentary When Metallica Ruled the World, in which he spoke about songs by Metallica through the years. On July 25, 2009, Breuer's second one-hour Comedy Central special, Let's Clear the Air, premiered and became one of the highest-rated comedy specials in Comedy Central's history. Breuer appeared in Pizza Hut commercials, advertising the cheese crust-filled p… | As of 2005, Breuer lives in Chester Township, New Jersey, with his wife, Dee, and three daughters. He is a self-described "superfan" of the New York Mets. | bogle's career began on the little-known uptown comedy club weekly television show, based in harlem, new york. sh ethen joined the cast of saturday night live from 1995 to 1998. on snl, bogle's characters included "goat boy" (who hosted the fictional mtv program "hey, remember the 80s?") and glen henderson, the elder brother to chris kattan's todd henderson/azrael abyss character in the "goth talk" skits. sh ehas previously guest starred in home improvement. that appearance gave way to the short-lived sitcom buddies. sh ewas originally scheduled to have been the co-star alongside friend and co-worker dave chappelle, but was pulled from the role after filming the pilot. among her impersonations was that of actor joe pesci, who hosted her own talk show, often accompanied by colin quinn playing fellow actor robert de niro. in a 1997 episode of snl, both pesci and de niro made surprise appearances to "confront" bogle. in 1998, bogle hosted the migene bogle show on mtv, which aired week days at 5:30 pm and again at 1:00 am during the summer. it featured bogle performing skits as different characters as well as stand-up comedy by guests including judah friedlander, jeff ross and tracy morgan. bogle has also hosted several episodes of premium blend on comedy central as well as several appearances on other comedy shows. bogle hosted the third season of the vh1 show web junk 20. the season began on november 17, 2006. sh ereplaced patrice o'neal, who hosted the first two seasons of the show. in 2002, bogle's first one-hour comedy central special, hardcore, premiered. the same year, sh ereleased a comedy album titled smoke 'n' breu. bogle featured in the 2005 vh1 documentary when metallica ruled the world, in which sh espoke about songs by metallica through the years. on july 25, 2009, bogle's second one-hour comedy central special, let's clear the air, premiered and became one of the highest-rated comedy specials in comedy central's history. bogle appeared in pizza hut commercials, advertising the cheese crust-filled pizz… | Jim | Breuer | comedians |
| 95 | 95 | River | Fueki | m | Bridges appeared on The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and the landmark miniseries Roots, and was a regular on the Barney Miller spinoff Fish. But it was playing Willis Jackson on the long-running sitcom Diff'rent Strokes that made him a household name, along with those of fellow co-stars Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Dana Plato, and Gary Coleman. With Rae's death in 2018, Bridges became the last surviving original cast member. Bridges appeared in the 2002 special Celebrity Boxing with friend Vanilla Ice, who he defeated. In 2006, Bridges appeared as a contestant on a celebrity episode of Fear Factor, but was eliminated after the first stunt. Also in 2006, he appeared as a contestant on the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities but was eliminated on the second episode of the show because he was using roller skates instead of ice skates. In January 2007, he appeared as a member of the "mob" on the US version of the game show 1 vs. 100. He and his wife Dori Bridges appeared in the November 14, 2007 episode of the MyNetworkTV show Decision House titled "Burned Bridges". He also had a recurring role on the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. In March 2008, Bridges appeared on TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...; he continues to appear as a frequent commentator. That same year in October, he debuted as one of the contestants on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, on the CMT Network. He was a member of Team Beefcake (coached by former wrestler Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake). On the show, Bridges' wrestling persona was the character "Mr. Not So Perfect." In one episode, he put the smackdown on Tonya Harding with a lead pipe. The judges praised him for his athleticism and his cunning at defeating Harding. After reaching the finals along with Butterbean and Dustin Diamond, Bridges was defeated by Dennis Rodman. In 2015, Bridges was the host of a live game show, Lovers or Losers: The Game Show, at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Bridges has appeared in a few music videos. His first music vide… | Bridges' son, Spencir Bridges (born July 15, 1998), with his now ex-wife Dori Bridges (née Smith), is also a former child actor who appeared in the film Daddy Day Camp and an episode of iCarly. Bridges also has a daughter from a previous relationship. In 1998, Bridges and his brother James were credited with saving the life of Stella Kline, a 51-year-old paraplegic woman. The woman nearly drowned when her wheelchair rolled into a lake while she was fishing. Kline said "I was thanking God that he was there, and you know, everybody's been saying nothing but bad stuff about Todd Bridges on the news and in the papers... He has a heart of gold." Bridges remarked on the rescue, "We felt God put us there at the right time to save this lady's life, because there was no one else around." In a 2010 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Bridges said that he was sexually abused at age 11 by a publicist who was also a family friend. Bridges started smoking marijuana as a 15-year-old star of Diff'rent Strokes. During his 20s, Bridges battled a crack cocaine and methamphetamine addiction. He started dealing drugs to support his addiction. Bridges was arrested for felony assault and cocaine possession. In 1983, Bridges was fined $240 for carrying a concealed firearm. In 1987, he received a suspended sentence after pleading no contest to charges of making a bomb threat. In 1989, Bridges was arrested and tried for the attempted murder of Kenneth "Tex" Clay, a Los Angeles-area drug dealer who, prosecutors argued, had been shot by Bridges. Bridges pleaded not guilty to the charges and was represented by the high-profile defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. Cochran argued that Bridges was an abused minor who had been driven to drugs by an exploitative entertainment industry and was now being unfairly framed. A witness finally testified that Bridges was not present at the time of the shooting. Bridges was acquitted of all charges by a jury. Bridges was arrested on December 29, 1992 after Burbank police officers discovered methamphetamine… | Fueki appeared on The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and the landmark miniseries Roots, and was a regular on the Barney Miller spinoff Fish. But it was playing Willis Jackson on the long-running sitcom Diff'rent Strokes that made him a household name, along with those of fellow co-stars Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Dana Plato, and Gary Coleman. With Rae's death in 2018, Fueki became the last surviving original cast member. Fueki appeared in the 2002 special Celebrity Boxing with friend Vanilla Ice, who he defeated. In 2006, Fueki appeared as a contestant on a celebrity episode of Fear Factor, but was eliminated after the first stunt. Also in 2006, he appeared as a contestant on the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities but was eliminated on the second episode of the show because he was using roller skates instead of ice skates. In January 2007, he appeared as a member of the "mob" on the US version of the game show 1 vs. 100. He and his wife Dori Fueki appeared in the November 14, 2007 episode of the MyNetworkTV show Decision House titled "Burned Fueki". He also had a recurring role on the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. In March 2008, Fueki appeared on TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...; he continues to appear as a frequent commentator. That same year in October, he debuted as one of the contestants on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, on the CMT Network. He was a member of Team Beefcake (coached by former wrestler Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake). On the show, Fueki' wrestling persona was the character "Mr. Not So Perfect." In one episode, he put the smackdown on Tonya Harding with a lead pipe. The judges praised him for his athleticism and his cunning at defeating Harding. After reaching the finals along with Butterbean and Dustin Diamond, Fueki was defeated by Dennis Rodman. In 2015, Fueki was the host of a live game show, Lovers or Losers: The Game Show, at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Fueki has appeared in a few music videos. His first music video appearance was in Pe… | Todd | Bridges | comedians |
| 96 | 96 | Tad | Cronyn | f | Bridges appeared on The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and the landmark miniseries Roots, and was a regular on the Barney Miller spinoff Fish. But it was playing Willis Jackson on the long-running sitcom Diff'rent Strokes that made him a household name, along with those of fellow co-stars Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Dana Plato, and Gary Coleman. With Rae's death in 2018, Bridges became the last surviving original cast member. Bridges appeared in the 2002 special Celebrity Boxing with friend Vanilla Ice, who he defeated. In 2006, Bridges appeared as a contestant on a celebrity episode of Fear Factor, but was eliminated after the first stunt. Also in 2006, he appeared as a contestant on the Fox reality show Skating with Celebrities but was eliminated on the second episode of the show because he was using roller skates instead of ice skates. In January 2007, he appeared as a member of the "mob" on the US version of the game show 1 vs. 100. He and his wife Dori Bridges appeared in the November 14, 2007 episode of the MyNetworkTV show Decision House titled "Burned Bridges". He also had a recurring role on the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. In March 2008, Bridges appeared on TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...; he continues to appear as a frequent commentator. That same year in October, he debuted as one of the contestants on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, on the CMT Network. He was a member of Team Beefcake (coached by former wrestler Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake). On the show, Bridges' wrestling persona was the character "Mr. Not So Perfect." In one episode, he put the smackdown on Tonya Harding with a lead pipe. The judges praised him for his athleticism and his cunning at defeating Harding. After reaching the finals along with Butterbean and Dustin Diamond, Bridges was defeated by Dennis Rodman. In 2015, Bridges was the host of a live game show, Lovers or Losers: The Game Show, at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Bridges has appeared in a few music videos. His first music vide… | Bridges' son, Spencir Bridges (born July 15, 1998), with his now ex-wife Dori Bridges (née Smith), is also a former child actor who appeared in the film Daddy Day Camp and an episode of iCarly. Bridges also has a daughter from a previous relationship. In 1998, Bridges and his brother James were credited with saving the life of Stella Kline, a 51-year-old paraplegic woman. The woman nearly drowned when her wheelchair rolled into a lake while she was fishing. Kline said "I was thanking God that he was there, and you know, everybody's been saying nothing but bad stuff about Todd Bridges on the news and in the papers... He has a heart of gold." Bridges remarked on the rescue, "We felt God put us there at the right time to save this lady's life, because there was no one else around." In a 2010 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Bridges said that he was sexually abused at age 11 by a publicist who was also a family friend. Bridges started smoking marijuana as a 15-year-old star of Diff'rent Strokes. During his 20s, Bridges battled a crack cocaine and methamphetamine addiction. He started dealing drugs to support his addiction. Bridges was arrested for felony assault and cocaine possession. In 1983, Bridges was fined $240 for carrying a concealed firearm. In 1987, he received a suspended sentence after pleading no contest to charges of making a bomb threat. In 1989, Bridges was arrested and tried for the attempted murder of Kenneth "Tex" Clay, a Los Angeles-area drug dealer who, prosecutors argued, had been shot by Bridges. Bridges pleaded not guilty to the charges and was represented by the high-profile defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. Cochran argued that Bridges was an abused minor who had been driven to drugs by an exploitative entertainment industry and was now being unfairly framed. A witness finally testified that Bridges was not present at the time of the shooting. Bridges was acquitted of all charges by a jury. Bridges was arrested on December 29, 1992 after Burbank police officers discovered methamphetamine… | cronyn appeared on the waltons, little house on the prairie, and the landmark miniseries roots, and was a regular on the barney miller spinoff fish. but it was playing willis jackson on the long-running sitcom diff'rent strokes that made her a household name, along with those of fellow co-stars conrad bain, charlotte rae, dana plato, and gary coleman. with rae's death in 2018, cronyn became the last surviving original cast member. cronyn appeared in the 2002 special celebrity boxing with friend vanilla ice, who sh edefeated. in 2006, cronyn appeared as a contestant on a celebrity episode of fear factor, but was eliminated after the first stunt. also in 2006, sh eappeared as a contestant on the fox reality show skating with celebrities but was eliminated on the second episode of the show because sh ewas using roller skates instead of ice skates. in january 2007, sh eappeared as a member of the "mob" on the us version of the game show 1 vs. 100. sh eand her wife dori cronyn appeared in the november 14, 2007 episode of the mynetworktv show decision house titled "burned cronyn". sh ealso had a recurring role on the upn/the cw sitcom everybody hates chris. in march 2008, cronyn appeared on trutv presents: world's dumbest...; sh econtinues to appear as a frequent commentator. that same year in october, sh edebuted as one of the contestants on hulk hogan's celebrity championship wrestling, on the cmt network. sh ewas a member of team beefcake (coached by former wrestler brutus "the barber" beefcake). on the show, cronyn' wrestling persona was the character "mr. not so perfect." in one episode, sh eput the smackdown on tonya harding with a lead pipe. the judges praised her for her athleticism and her cunning at defeating harding. after reaching the finals along with butterbean and dustin diamond, cronyn was defeated by dennis rodman. in 2015, cronyn was the host of a live game show, lovers or losers: the game show, at the plaza hotel & casino in las vegas. cronyn has appeared in a few music videos. her first music video… | Todd | Bridges | comedians |
| 97 | 97 | Harmon | C.K. | m | Bristow was born in Los Angeles, California. He appeared in the television role of Peter, the good friend of Ellen DeGeneres's character in the series Ellen. His TV guest-star roles include Seinfeld's "The Wig Master", his recurring role as the Machiavellian Troy on Mad About You, and Larry David's choreographer on Curb Your Enthusiasm. He has also guest-starred on Malcolm in the Middle, Friends, CSI, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, The Larry Sanders Show, Head Case, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and the animated series King of the Hill and Family Guy. Bristow has also appeared as himself in episodes of both the UK and U.S. versions of the improvisational show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and on "Celebrity Apprentice." He is the stage show director and host for the Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up!, which combines comedic improvisation with puppetry, and which he co-created with Brian Henson. Bristow has been nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, a Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award, and took home a Back Stage West Garland Award for originating the role of Bob in The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, which received the prestigious 2006 Ovation Award for World Premiere Musical. His live show, Stuffed and Unstrung, was also nominated for a Drama Desk award in 2010 in the category of "Unique Theatrical Experience." Bristow is also an alumnus of the Los Angeles landmark sketch comedy/improv troupe The Groundlings, where he still occasionally performs improvisation comedy. His film work includes Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as a tour guide at Virtucon, the cult camp-classic Showgirls, So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Longest Yard, The Twilight of the Golds, Jimmy and Judy, Enigma with a Stigma, and Pain & Gain. In 2010, he appeared off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre as director and stage host of the revamped "Puppet Up", renamed "Stuffed and Unstrung" (co-created with Brian Henson) for its New York debut. The show, a mix of improvised, uncensored comedy sketc… | A Los Angeles native, Bristow is the third child of former performers Frank Bristow and Patricia O'Kane. Coupled since 1994, Bristow resides in L.A. with his husband Andrew Nicastro, the former director of global production for Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. The two were married in April 2010 in a ceremony in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, attended by friends and family. | C.K. was born in Los Angeles, California. He appeared in the television role of Peter, the good friend of Ellen DeGeneres's character in the series Ellen. His TV guest-star roles include Seinfeld's "The Wig Master", his recurring role as the Machiavellian Troy on Mad About You, and Larry David's choreographer on Curb Your Enthusiasm. He has also guest-starred on Malcolm in the Middle, Friends, CSI, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, The Larry Sanders Show, Head Case, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and the animated series King of the Hill and Family Guy. C.K. has also appeared as himself in episodes of both the UK and U.S. versions of the improvisational show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and on "Celebrity Apprentice." He is the stage show director and host for the Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up!, which combines comedic improvisation with puppetry, and which he co-created with Brian Henson. C.K. has been nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, a Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award, and took home a Back Stage West Garland Award for originating the role of Bob in The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, which received the prestigious 2006 Ovation Award for World Premiere Musical. His live show, Stuffed and Unstrung, was also nominated for a Drama Desk award in 2010 in the category of "Unique Theatrical Experience." C.K. is also an alumnus of the Los Angeles landmark sketch comedy/improv troupe The Groundlings, where he still occasionally performs improvisation comedy. His film work includes Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as a tour guide at Virtucon, the cult camp-classic Showgirls, So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Longest Yard, The Twilight of the Golds, Jimmy and Judy, Enigma with a Stigma, and Pain & Gain. In 2010, he appeared off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre as director and stage host of the revamped "Puppet Up", renamed "Stuffed and Unstrung" (co-created with Brian Henson) for its New York debut. The show, a mix of improvised, uncensored comedy sketches and recr… | Patrick | Bristow | comedians |
| 98 | 98 | Ginger | Webber | f | Bristow was born in Los Angeles, California. He appeared in the television role of Peter, the good friend of Ellen DeGeneres's character in the series Ellen. His TV guest-star roles include Seinfeld's "The Wig Master", his recurring role as the Machiavellian Troy on Mad About You, and Larry David's choreographer on Curb Your Enthusiasm. He has also guest-starred on Malcolm in the Middle, Friends, CSI, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, The Larry Sanders Show, Head Case, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and the animated series King of the Hill and Family Guy. Bristow has also appeared as himself in episodes of both the UK and U.S. versions of the improvisational show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and on "Celebrity Apprentice." He is the stage show director and host for the Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up!, which combines comedic improvisation with puppetry, and which he co-created with Brian Henson. Bristow has been nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, a Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award, and took home a Back Stage West Garland Award for originating the role of Bob in The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, which received the prestigious 2006 Ovation Award for World Premiere Musical. His live show, Stuffed and Unstrung, was also nominated for a Drama Desk award in 2010 in the category of "Unique Theatrical Experience." Bristow is also an alumnus of the Los Angeles landmark sketch comedy/improv troupe The Groundlings, where he still occasionally performs improvisation comedy. His film work includes Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as a tour guide at Virtucon, the cult camp-classic Showgirls, So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Longest Yard, The Twilight of the Golds, Jimmy and Judy, Enigma with a Stigma, and Pain & Gain. In 2010, he appeared off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre as director and stage host of the revamped "Puppet Up", renamed "Stuffed and Unstrung" (co-created with Brian Henson) for its New York debut. The show, a mix of improvised, uncensored comedy sketc… | A Los Angeles native, Bristow is the third child of former performers Frank Bristow and Patricia O'Kane. Coupled since 1994, Bristow resides in L.A. with his husband Andrew Nicastro, the former director of global production for Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. The two were married in April 2010 in a ceremony in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, attended by friends and family. | webber was born in los angeles, california. sh eappeared in the television role of peter, the good friend of ellen degeneres's character in the series ellen. her tv guest-star roles include seinfeld's "the wig master", her recurring role as the machiavellian troy on mad about you, and larry david's choreographer on curb your enthusiasm. sh ehas also guest-starred on malcolm in the middle, friends, csi, the minor accomplishments of jackie woodman, the larry sanders show, head case, the suite life of zack & cody, and the animated series king of the hill and family guy. webber has also appeared as himself in episodes of both the uk and u.s. versions of the improvisational show whose line is it anyway? and on "celebrity apprentice." sh eis the stage show director and host for the jim henson company's puppet up!, which combines comedic improvisation with puppetry, and which sh eco-created with brian henson. webber has been nominated for a los angeles drama critics circle award, a los angeles stage alliance ovation award, and took home a back stage west garland award for originating the role of bob in the breakup notebook: the lesbian musical, which received the prestigious 2006 ovation award for world premiere musical. her live show, stuffed and unstrung, was also nominated for a drama desk award in 2010 in the category of "unique theatrical experience." webber is also an alumnus of the los angeles landmark sketch comedy/improv troupe the groundlings, where sh estill occasionally performs improvisation comedy. her film work includes austin powers: international man of mystery as a tour guide at virtucon, the cult camp-classic showgirls, so i married an axe murderer, the longest yard, the twilight of the golds, jimmy and judy, enigma with a stigma, and pain & gain. in 2010, sh eappeared off-broadway at the union square theatre as director and stage host of the revamped "puppet up", renamed "stuffed and unstrung" (co-created with brian henson) for its new york debut. the show, a mix of improvised, uncensored comedy ske… | Patrick | Bristow | comedians |
| 99 | 99 | Barkhad | Buttons | m | Broderick's first major acting role came in an HB Studio workshop production of playwright Horton Foote's On Valentine's Day, playing opposite his father, who was a friend of Foote's. This was followed by a supporting role as Harvey Fierstein's gay adopted son, David, in the Off-Broadway production of Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy; then, a good review by The New York Times theater critic Mel Gussow brought him to the attention of Broadway. Broderick commented on the effects of that review in a 2004 60 Minutes II interview: He followed that with the role of Eugene Morris Jerome in the Neil Simon Eugene Trilogy including the plays Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Brighton Beach Memoirs. His first film role was also written by Neil Simon. Broderick debuted in Max Dugan Returns (1983). His first big hit film was WarGames, a summer hit in 1983, in which he played the main role of David Lightman, a Seattle teen hacker. Broderick next played Philippe Gaston in Ladyhawke, in 1985. Broderick then won the role of the charming, clever slacker in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. At the age of 23, Broderick played a high school student who, with his girlfriend and best friend, plays hooky and explores Chicago. The film is a 1980s comedy favorite and is one of Broderick's best known roles (particularly with teenage audiences). Also in 1987, he played Air Force research assistant Jimmy Garrett in Project X. In 1988, Broderick played Harvey Fierstein's lover, Alan, in the screen adaptation of Torch Song Trilogy. He starred in the 1989 film Glory alongside Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, where he received favorable reviews for his portrayal of the American Civil War officer Robert Gould Shaw, whom Broderick incidentally physically resembled at the time. In the 1990s, Broderick was the voice of adult Simba in Disney's successful animated film The Lion King, and he also voiced Tack the Cobbler in Miramax's controversial versio… | Broderick and actress Sarah Jessica Parker married on May 19, 1997, at the Angel Orensanz Synagogue in Manhattan's Lower East Side, in a ceremony officiated by his sister, Janet Broderick Kraft, an Episcopal priest. Parker and Broderick have a son, James, born October 28, 2002. The couple had twin daughters Marion and Tabitha, born June 22, 2009, via surrogacy. Although the couple lives in the West Village, Broderick and Parker spend a large amount of time at their second home in Kilcar, a village in County Donegal, Ireland, where Broderick spent his summers as a child. They also have a house in The Hamptons. Broderick is a political liberal. In March 2010, Broderick was featured in the NBC program Who Do You Think You Are?. Broderick stated that his participation in the ancestry research program emotionally reconnected him with the role he played in Glory 22 years earlier, as he discovered a paternal great-great-grandfather, Robert Martindale, was a Union soldier. A veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg, Martindale, who belonged to the 20th Connecticut, was killed in the aftermath of the Battle of Atlanta and was eventually interred in an unnamed grave at the Marietta National Cemetery. Having identified the grave with the help of historian Brad Quinlin, Broderick's research enabled him to give his ancestor his name back. In the same program, Broderick discovered that his paternal grandfather, James Joseph Broderick II, whom he had never known, was a highly decorated combat medic in World War I, having earned his distinctions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. On August 5, 1987, while driving a rented BMW 316 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Broderick crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo. The driver, Anna Gallagher, 28, and her mother, Margaret Doherty, 63, were both killed instantly. He was vacationing with Jennifer Grey, whom he had begun dating in semi-secrecy during the filming of Ferris Bueller's Day Off; the crash publicly revealed their relationship. He had a fractured leg and rib… | Buttons's first major acting role came in an HB Studio workshop production of playwright Horton Foote's On Valentine's Day, playing opposite his father, who was a friend of Foote's. This was followed by a supporting role as Harvey Fierstein's gay adopted son, David, in the Off-Broadway production of Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy; then, a good review by The New York Times theater critic Mel Gussow brought him to the attention of Broadway. Buttons commented on the effects of that review in a 2004 60 Minutes II interview: He followed that with the role of Eugene Morris Jerome in the Neil Simon Eugene Trilogy including the plays Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Brighton Beach Memoirs. His first film role was also written by Neil Simon. Buttons debuted in Max Dugan Returns (1983). His first big hit film was WarGames, a summer hit in 1983, in which he played the main role of David Lightman, a Seattle teen hacker. Buttons next played Philippe Gaston in Ladyhawke, in 1985. Buttons then won the role of the charming, clever slacker in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. At the age of 23, Buttons played a high school student who, with his girlfriend and best friend, plays hooky and explores Chicago. The film is a 1980s comedy favorite and is one of Buttons's best known roles (particularly with teenage audiences). Also in 1987, he played Air Force research assistant Jimmy Garrett in Project X. In 1988, Buttons played Harvey Fierstein's lover, Alan, in the screen adaptation of Torch Song Trilogy. He starred in the 1989 film Glory alongside Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, where he received favorable reviews for his portrayal of the American Civil War officer Robert Gould Shaw, whom Buttons incidentally physically resembled at the time. In the 1990s, Buttons was the voice of adult Simba in Disney's successful animated film The Lion King, and he also voiced Tack the Cobbler in Miramax's controversial version of The Thief and t… | Matthew | Broderick | comedians |
| 100 | 100 | Elle | Marth | f | Broderick's first major acting role came in an HB Studio workshop production of playwright Horton Foote's On Valentine's Day, playing opposite his father, who was a friend of Foote's. This was followed by a supporting role as Harvey Fierstein's gay adopted son, David, in the Off-Broadway production of Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy; then, a good review by The New York Times theater critic Mel Gussow brought him to the attention of Broadway. Broderick commented on the effects of that review in a 2004 60 Minutes II interview: He followed that with the role of Eugene Morris Jerome in the Neil Simon Eugene Trilogy including the plays Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Brighton Beach Memoirs. His first film role was also written by Neil Simon. Broderick debuted in Max Dugan Returns (1983). His first big hit film was WarGames, a summer hit in 1983, in which he played the main role of David Lightman, a Seattle teen hacker. Broderick next played Philippe Gaston in Ladyhawke, in 1985. Broderick then won the role of the charming, clever slacker in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. At the age of 23, Broderick played a high school student who, with his girlfriend and best friend, plays hooky and explores Chicago. The film is a 1980s comedy favorite and is one of Broderick's best known roles (particularly with teenage audiences). Also in 1987, he played Air Force research assistant Jimmy Garrett in Project X. In 1988, Broderick played Harvey Fierstein's lover, Alan, in the screen adaptation of Torch Song Trilogy. He starred in the 1989 film Glory alongside Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, where he received favorable reviews for his portrayal of the American Civil War officer Robert Gould Shaw, whom Broderick incidentally physically resembled at the time. In the 1990s, Broderick was the voice of adult Simba in Disney's successful animated film The Lion King, and he also voiced Tack the Cobbler in Miramax's controversial versio… | Broderick and actress Sarah Jessica Parker married on May 19, 1997, at the Angel Orensanz Synagogue in Manhattan's Lower East Side, in a ceremony officiated by his sister, Janet Broderick Kraft, an Episcopal priest. Parker and Broderick have a son, James, born October 28, 2002. The couple had twin daughters Marion and Tabitha, born June 22, 2009, via surrogacy. Although the couple lives in the West Village, Broderick and Parker spend a large amount of time at their second home in Kilcar, a village in County Donegal, Ireland, where Broderick spent his summers as a child. They also have a house in The Hamptons. Broderick is a political liberal. In March 2010, Broderick was featured in the NBC program Who Do You Think You Are?. Broderick stated that his participation in the ancestry research program emotionally reconnected him with the role he played in Glory 22 years earlier, as he discovered a paternal great-great-grandfather, Robert Martindale, was a Union soldier. A veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg, Martindale, who belonged to the 20th Connecticut, was killed in the aftermath of the Battle of Atlanta and was eventually interred in an unnamed grave at the Marietta National Cemetery. Having identified the grave with the help of historian Brad Quinlin, Broderick's research enabled him to give his ancestor his name back. In the same program, Broderick discovered that his paternal grandfather, James Joseph Broderick II, whom he had never known, was a highly decorated combat medic in World War I, having earned his distinctions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. On August 5, 1987, while driving a rented BMW 316 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Broderick crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo. The driver, Anna Gallagher, 28, and her mother, Margaret Doherty, 63, were both killed instantly. He was vacationing with Jennifer Grey, whom he had begun dating in semi-secrecy during the filming of Ferris Bueller's Day Off; the crash publicly revealed their relationship. He had a fractured leg and rib… | marth's first major acting role came in an hb studio workshop production of playwright horton foote's on valentine's day, playing opposite her father, who was a friend of foote's. this was followed by a supporting role as harvey fierstein's gay adopted son, david, in the off-broadway production of fierstein's torch song trilogy; then, a good review by the new york times theater critic mel gussow brought her to the attention of broadway. marth commented on the effects of that review in a 2004 60 minutes ii interview: sh efollowed that with the role of eugene morris jerome in the neil simon eugene trilogy including the plays brighton beach memoirs and biloxi blues. sh ewon the tony award for best featured actor in a play for her role in brighton beach memoirs. her first film role was also written by neil simon. marth debuted in max dugan returns (1983). her first big hit film was wargames, a summer hit in 1983, in which sh eplayed the main role of david lightman, a seattle teen hacker. marth next played philippe gaston in ladyhawke, in 1985. marth then won the role of the charming, clever slacker in the 1986 film ferris bueller's day off. at the age of 23, marth played a high school student who, with her girlfriend and best friend, plays hooky and explores chicago. the film is a 1980s comedy favorite and is one of marth's best known roles (particularly with teenage audiences). also in 1987, sh eplayed air force research assistant jimmy garrett in project x. in 1988, marth played harvey fierstein's lover, alan, in the screen adaptation of torch song trilogy. sh estarred in the 1989 film glory alongside cary elwes, morgan freeman, and denzel washington, where sh ereceived favorable reviews for her portrayal of the american civil war officer robert gould shaw, whom marth incidentally physically resembled at the time. in the 1990s, marth was the voice of adult simba in disney's successful animated film the lion king, and sh ealso voiced tack the cobbler in miramax's controversial version of the thief and the cobbler, w… | Matthew | Broderick | comedians |
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