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".

Ricky Dene Gervais (born June 25, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire. Gervais found mainstream fame with his BBC Two television programme "The Office" and the series Extras which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and collaborator, Stephen Merchant. Besides writing and directing the shows, Gervais also played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras.

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".

Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born December 21, 1966 in London, England) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian television and film actor, well known for his role of Jack Bauer on the series "24". Sutherland also owns a recording studio and record label, called Ironworks.

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.

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 Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian and writer known as Hugh Laurie. He is known in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe for his roles in "Blackadder" and for his long-running comedy collaboration with Stephen Fry, which has included "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" and "Jeeves and Wooster" (see Fry and Laurie for more detail).

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".

Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American actor, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his starring role on the long-running television show "Magnum P.I.".

James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor best known for his eccentric roles in movies such as "sex, lies, and videotape" (for which he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival), "Stargate", and "Secretary", as well as his role as the lead character in the TV series "Boston Legal".

Denis Leary (born Denis Colin Leary on August 18 1957) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, comedian, writer and director. He is known for his often angry comedic style and his frequent chain smoking, as well as his copying of comedian Bill Hicks' routine. Much like Hicks' act, Leary displays an overt affinity for libertarianism.

Charles Irwin Sheen is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated Spanish American actor.

Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2 1964 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina) is an American actress whose work in theatre and film has won her international acclaim. She has been the recipient of the prestigious Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Her best-known works include "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Boys on the Side", "Proof", "The West Wing", "Angels in America", and her current role on Showtime's "Weeds".

From the age of 13 when she played Caliban in a school production of "The Tempest," Helen Mirren knew she wanted to be an actress. Her Russian-born father and English mother may have encouraged her to be a teacher like her siblings, but Mirren's mind was set.

Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969 in Williamstown, Massachusetts) is a Canadian-American Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor who is best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the American television sitcom "Friends", a part he played for 10 years. He currently portrays Matt Albie in the NBC series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip".

Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American television, film and stage actress best known for her lead role as Carmela Soprano on HBO's award winning hit series "The Sopranos", as well as Diane Wittlesey on the HBO show "Oz".

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.

Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an Emmy and SAG winning American actress, known for portraying Grace Adler in "Will & Grace" and for appearing in a series of film roles.

Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award- winning American actress known for her role as Det. Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit".

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".

Tony Shalhoub, (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. He is currently the star and executive producer of the USA Network television show "Monk" in which he plays an obsessive-compulsive detective who is often called on by the San Francisco Police Department to solve crimes no one else can. Before he played Adrian Monk, he was also well known for his role as the Italian cabdriver, …

Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on January 31 1970) is an English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor. She first came to broad public attention when she played the lead role in "Circle of Friends". She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting".

Kyra Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress. In 2007, Sedgwick won Best Actress for lead role in a dramatic TV series at the Golden Globes for her role in "The Closer".

Patricia T. Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning and a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress.

Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award and four-time Golden Globe winning American film actor and director.

Gena Rowlands (born June 19 1930) is an American actress.

Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is a Golden Globe-winning American actress and dancer. After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series "Felicity", which ran from 1998 to 2002. Russell has since appeared in several films, including "We Were Soldiers", "The Upside of Anger", …

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, and actress. Latifah's work in music and film has earned her a Grammy Award, five additional Grammy nominations, and an Academy Award nomination as well.

Although he acted on Broadway and in various films in the 1990s, Gandolfini's most-acclaimed role is that of Tony Soprano, the Mafia boss and family man in the multi-award-winning HBO series The Sopranos, which debuted in 1999. He has since starred in films such as 8 MM and The Mexican. He was born in Westwood, New Jersey, grew up in New Jersey, and currently lives in New York City.

James Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning English theatre, film and television actor.

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