Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress, former show host on Nickelodeon, and fashion designer. After appearing in several successful television series on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bynes has moved into a film career, starring in several films aimed at teenage audiences, including her latest, "She's the Man", and her upcoming role in the remake of the John Waters film "Hairspray".

Anthony Dean Rapp (b. October 26 1971, Chicago) is an American stage and film actor best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of "Rent" in 1996 and later for reprising the same role in the film version. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

James Dickey was a popular United States poet and novelist. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to a lawyer, Eugene Dickey, and his wife, Maibelle Swift Dickey. He attended North Fulton High School in Atlanta's Buckhead (Atlanta) neighborhood. In 1942 he enrolled at Clemson University and played on the football team as a tailback. After one semester, he left school to enlist in the Army Air Corps.

Tom Perrotta (born August 13, 1961) is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels "Election" (1998) and "Little Children" (2004), both of which were made into critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-nominated films. Perrotta co-wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film version of "Little Children" with Todd Field, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Beth Henley (born Elizabeth Becker Henley on May 8, 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American screenwriter, actress and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. She attended Southern Methodist University. Her most famous play, "Crimes of the Heart", was her first produced professionally. It opened at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and then moved to New York. "Crimes of the Heart" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, …

Cliff Gorman (October 13, 1936 - September 5, 2002), a native of New York City, was an American actor on stage and screen. He played many diverse roles during his career. He won an Obie award in 1968 for the stage presentation of "The Boys in the Band", and went on to reprise his role in the film version. He won a Tony Award in 1972 for playing Lenny Bruce in the play "Lenny". Although the film version, directed by Bob Fosse, featured Dustin Hoffman, …

Jack Soo (born Goro Suzuki, October 28, 1917 - January 11, 1979) was a Japanese American actor. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Soo was caught in the Japanese American internment during World War II and sent to Topaz Relocation Center in Utah. Fellow internees recalled him as a "camp favorite" entertainer, singing at dances and numerous events.

Richard Bradford is a novelist, best known for his 1968 novel "Red Sky at Morning", a film version of which was released in 1971. He also wrote "So Far from Heaven", a novel about the adventures of a disillusioned executive who flees his life in the city for a New Mexico cattle ranch.

William Wharton (b. 1925 7 November), the pen name of the author Albert Du Aime, is an American-born author best known for his first novel "Birdy", which was also successful as a film. Wharton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1943. He was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 1997. His first novel "Birdy" was published in 1978 when he was more than 50 years old.

Eric Garcia (b. 1972, Miami, Florida) is the author of several humorous novels including Matchstick Men which was made into a movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Nicolas Cage, and the "Anonymous Rex" series which is being used as the basis for a new TV show on the SciFi Channel. Eric Garcia went to Cornell University, where he studied English and Film, then transferred to the University of Southern California during his junior year.

Gregg Burge (November 14, 1957 - July 4, 1998) was a tap dancer and choreographer. Burge graduated from New York's prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in 1976. His credits ranged from television's "The Electric Company" to the stage and film version of "A Chorus Line" (1985), for which he served as assistant to choreographer Jeffrey Hornaday and performed the role of Richie, as he had on Broadway.

Cathy Evelyn Smith (1948 in Hamilton, Ontario -) is a former backup singer, and rock star girlfriend, groupie and drug dealer, who served time in the California State Prison system in the manslaughter death of John Belushi. Smith was paid for a front page headline story in the Hollywood tabloid the "National Enquirer", where she stated she was the person who injected the dead actor with the fatal overdose.

Ted Thurston (January 9, 1917 - July 23, 1994) was an American actor and singer. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Thurston made his Broadway debut in the short-lived 1951 musical "Flahooley". He had better luck with his next show, the Lerner and Loewe musical "Paint Your Wagon". Additional Broadway credits include "Kismet", "The Happiest Girl in the World", "The Girl in Pink Tights", "The Most Happy Fella", "Li'l Abner", …

Specialist John Stebbins was an American soldier who fought in the Battle of Mogadishu. Though serving as a clerk for the Army Rangers during the Somalia conflict, he joined the fighting and was awarded the Silver Star for his actions. He was mentioned in the book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War". In 1999 he was convicted by court-martial of the molestation and rape of his six-year-old daughter and was imprisoned in Fort Leavenworth for 30 years.

Jeanmarie Simpson (born November 20, 1959 in Ray, Arizona) is an American peace activist and theatre/film artist. The daughter of a Venezuelan-American mother and an American mining engineer father, Jeanmarie Simpson was raised in rural Arizona. Her family's move to Toronto, Canada in 1970 led to her theatre training. She is founding artistic director of the Nevada Shakespeare Company. She starred in the "film version" of her play, "A Single Woman", …

Mandy Grunwald is a professional political consultant and media advisor for the Democratic Party. She is the daughter of the late Henry Grunwald, former editor-in-chief of Time magazine. Gaining prominence through her work on the 1992 Bill Clinton presidential campaign, Mandy Grunwald is currently the head of campaign media relations for Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. The Washington "Post" identified her as one of the key members of "Hillaryland", …

Bernard Blasius Moras (born August 10, 1941) is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, currently serving as Archbishop of Bangalore. Born in Kuppepadavu, Karnataka, he was ordained to the priesthood on December 6, 1967. During his priestly ministry, he was very involved with health care. On November 30, 1996, Moras was appointed Bishop of Belgaum by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on February 25, 1997 from Simon Cardinal Pimenta, …