Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor noted particularly for his portrayal of Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC television series "Law & Order". He has also appeared in many feature films.

Alec Baldwin (born Alexander Rae Baldwin III on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning and a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. He is the eldest of the Baldwin brothers, and has starred in many movies and TV shows such as "30 Rock" and is also noted for hosting "Saturday Night Live" 13 times.

Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American film and television actress. She is well known for her role as Lynette Scavo, the hectic busy Super-Mom on the ABC hit show "Desperate Housewives" which debuted in 2004. A year later, her role as a transwoman in the independent film "Transamerica" was praised by many critics and earned her a Golden Globe Award.

Sandra Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and a two-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian actress. She is known to American audiences for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC series "Grey's Anatomy" and her roles in the feature films, "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Sideways". In 2005, Oh made "People" magazine's list of the 50 Most Beautiful People. Oh has also won the Screen Actors Guild's award and Genie Award twice each.

Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom furniture maker; her mother was American-born, of Dutch descent, and was an English teacher. Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "Jolly Blond Giant". Then, she attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where she majored in Music, but left in 1995. Rebecca (in her own words): "I was a freshman at UC Santa Cruz, really poor and restless to see the world.

Eva Longoria (born March 15, 1975) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and television actress. She plays Gabrielle Solis in the ABC television series "Desperate Housewives". She has also become an internationally recognized model after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines. Longoria announced her engagement to French NBA guard Tony Parker on November 30, 2006.

Amy Poehler was born on Thursday, September 16 and 1971 and she is a famous actress. ... Amy Poehler had studied at Burlington High School, Burlington, MA (1989) and then Amy attended the BA Communications, Boston College (1993).

Richard Jay Belzer (born August 4, 1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American stand up comedian, writer and actor, best known for his work as Det. John Munch, on "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit".

He was educated at the The Fenn School and Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, as well as Denison University in Granville, Ohio. ... Born August 16, 1962, Steve got his start as a correspondent on the TV program "The Daily Show with John Stewart ". He then branched out to star in the TV series "The Office".

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an American writer, comedian and actress. Fey currently co-produces, writes and stars in the television program "30 Rock", a sitcom loosely based on her experiences at "Saturday Night Live".

William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actor, best known for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in "Fargo". He is also a teacher and director in theatre, film and television. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman".

Julia Elizabeth Scarlett Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winning American actress and comedian who gained popularity while playing the role of Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld" in the 1990s. She currently stars in the CBS sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine".

Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor who first became prominent in Hollywood during the late 1980s. He is also known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd (Dr. McDreamy) on the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy". During the 2000s, he also appeared in several film roles, including "The Emperor's Club" and "Freedom Writers".

Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964), also known as Wanda Sykes-Hall, is an Emmy-winning American stand-up comedian and actress. She is well known for her blunt observations on current events, the difference between the sexes and races, and life in general.

Nothing against the 818, says the star of TV's "Ugly Betty," who grew up in Woodland Hills, Calif., and attended El Camino Real High School, but she had plans. "The Valley reminds me of my childhood," says Ferrera, who appears in the just-released film "Under the Same Moon." "I had a really rough time through high school. I don't think I liked myself very much. High school is a very hard place to like yourself.

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program "The Tonight Show". He also owns Big Dog Productions, a company that co-produces the show. He earns $30 million per year.

Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award winning American actress. She is also a two-time Emmy Award winner who became a household name at age 20 as Sister Bertrille in the 1960s sitcom, "The Flying Nun". She is currently starring as Nora Holden Walker on the ABC hit drama, "Brothers & Sisters", as a grieving matriarch who helps out in the family business. Her newest film, "Two Weeks" came out in early 2007.

Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973 in Bedford, New Hampshire) is an American actor and comedian best known as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL"). Before "SNL", Meyers was a cast member of Boom Chicago, an English language improv troupe based in Amsterdam. He was also a member of the Northwestern University improv sketch group Mee-Ow, outside Chicago. Meyers joined "SNL" in 2001. In 2005, he was promoted to writing supervisor, …

Valerie Harper (born August 22, 1940 in Suffern, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern-Gerard on the 1970s television show "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", and its spinoff, "Rhoda".

Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer.

Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show".