- Doug E. Fresh
Doug E. Fresh is the stage name of Douglas E. Davis, an American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer—he's also known as "The Human Beatbox". One of the earliest recorded beatboxers, Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines and various special effects using only his mouth. - Mannie Fresh
Mannie Fresh (born Byron O. Thomas on March 20, 1974 In New Orleans, Louisiana) is the former in-house producer for the successful New Orleans-based record label Cash Money Records. Among his biggest hit productions are "Back That Azz Up" by Juvenile, "Tha Block is Hot" by Lil' Wayne, and "Bling Bling" by B.G., and most recently T.I.'s "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)." He is seen as one of the pioneers of Bounce music. - Eko Fresh
Ekrem Bora better known as Eko Fresh and also known as "Elektro Eko" is a German rapper of Turkish descent. His hometown is Mönchengladbach. He used to be in a relationship with the singer Valezka. Ekrem grew up in Mönchengladbach and used to go to school until he stopped it for musical interresments. He grew up with his mother. After he left the school he had no profession so he worked in a shoe-shop. - Just-Ice
Just-Ice A former bouncer at punk clubs, Joseph Williams Jr. was the first of the New York MCs to embrace gangsta rap (although he hardly ever used foul language), and when he burst out of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, as Just-Ice, he gained instant notoriety. Muscle-bound, tattooed, aggressive—he resembled Mike Tyson in more than just looks—and with a mouthful of gold teeth, he certainly stood out. - Fresh
Fresh (real name Dan Stein) is a UK-based drum and bass artist, and one of the principal members of Bad Company. He is widely known for his talents as both a DJ and producer, and considered among the most popular and influential British junglists. Along with the three other members of Bad Company, he founded a record label, BC Recordings, as well as the website Dogs on Acid. - Baron
Baron is British drum and bass producer and DJ Piers Bailey, who has been releasing records since 2001. He shot to recognition in 2003 after remixing Total Science's Nosher and became a sought after remixer and producer in drum and bass. Known for his out and out dancefloor tracks, in 2005 he released "At the Drive In": a deeper and more powerful track than his previous work, which would set the tone for his forthcoming productions. - Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is a Danish-born American film and television actor. Born in Denmark to an Italian father and an African-American mother, Esposito lived in Europe, New York, and Cleveland until the family settled in Manhattan when he was six. At the age of ten he made his Broadway debut in the short-lived "Maggie Flynn". Additional New York theatre credits include "The Me Nobody Knows", "Lost in the Stars", "Seesaw", … - Andy Newmark
Andrew "Andy" Newmark (born July 14 1950) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the influential funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1973 to 1974. Hired to replace Gerry Gibson, who in turn had replaced founding Family Stone member Gregg Errico, Newmark was invited to audition for Sly Stone by Family Stone saxophonist Pat Rizzo. Newmark went on to record two albums as the Family Stone's drummer, "Fresh" (1973) and "Small Talk" (1974), … - Melissa Tkautz
Melissa Tkautz (born January 24, 1974) is an Australian actress, singer and model of Austrian and Maltese heritage. Born in Sydney, Tkautz began her career at age 3 in a series of TV commercials. Much later she acted in soap operas "Richmond Hill" and "Home & Away" in the late 1980s, and in mini-series "The Girl from Tomorrow". During this time attended the Academy of Dramatic and Social Arts in Sydney, graduating in 1991. - Fresh Kid Ice
Chris Wong Won, also known as "Fresh Kid Ice" and as "The Chinaman", is a founding member of controversial rap group 2 Live Crew. He was born in Trinidad and Tobago and is of mixed Chinese and Afro-Trinidadian descent. He is currently going solo and doing mixes with such artists as Insane Clown Posse, Vanilla Ice, MC Breed, Fish 'N' Grits, and so on. - Fresh I.E.
Rob Wilson (Fresh I.E.) (born 1973) is a Christian rap artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Both of his albums, "Red Letterz" and "Truth is Fallin' in tha Streetz" have been nominated for Grammy Awards. He has also won several GMA Canada Covenant Awards including "Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year" for "World Vision" (2006). - Latangela
LaTangela Newsome (born October 4, 1984 in Florida), born Missy Newsome, is an actress and singer, best known for her role on the series "Taina" as Maritza Hogge, Taina's troublemaking arch nemesis. She has appeared in music videos including Mariah Carey's "Fantasy", Jodeci's "Get On Up", Subway's "I'll Make Your Dreams Come True" and Debra Cox's "Where Do We Go From Here". Her film credits include roles in "Fresh" with Sean Nelson, … - Anthony D. Weiner
Anthony David Weiner (born September 4, 1964) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York. He represents New York's 9th congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens including the Queens communities of Auburndale, Bayside, Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Briarwood, Broad Channel, Electchester, Elmhurst, Flushing, Forest Hills (where Weiner lives), Forest Park, Fresh Meadows, … - Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is a Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated American actor, and a multiple Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist. He is one of a small group of people who have enjoyed success in three major entertainment media in the United States: feature films, television, and the music industry. "Newsweek" has named him the most powerful actor on the planet. - Toby Stavisky
Toby Ann Stavisky represents the 16th district in the New York State Senate which is comprised of the Queens neighborhoods of Bay Terrace, Bayside, Beechhurst, Clearview Gardens, Flushing, Rego Park, Forest Hills, Hillcrest, Elmhurst, Electchester, Pomonok, Queensboro Hill, Whitestone, Woodside, Mitchell Linden, Fresh Meadows, and Oakland Gardens. She was first elected November 2nd, 1999, and has been reelected 4 times. - Francis Lewis Boulevard
Francis Lewis Boulevard is a boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. The roadway is named for Francis Lewis, a Queens resident who was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. It runs (heading north to south) through Whitestone, Bayside, Auburndale, Fresh Meadows, Holliswood, Hollis, Cambria Heights, Springfield Gardens, Laurelton and Rosedale. It is the longest street exclusively within Queens (there are longer roads, … - Toby Ann Stavisky
Toby Ann Stavisky represents the 16th district in the New York State Senate which is comprised of the Queens neighborhoods of Bay Terrace, Bayside, Beechhurst, Clearview Gardens, Flushing, Rego Park, Forest Hills, Hillcrest, Elmhurst, Electchester, Pomonok, Queensboro Hill, Whitestone, Woodside, Mitchell Linden, Fresh Meadows, and Oakland Gardens. - Celeste Thorson
Celeste Thorson is an American actress, model, photographer and writer. She is best known for her role as a host in the Destination X Hawaii TV Series and modeling campaigns for Body Glove, Nokia, Yahoo!, BIOQUE, and Paul Mitchell. A political activist Thorson has worked with the Save the Children, Greenpeace, Human Rights Campaign, Public Interest Research Group, and Sierra Club. Along with modeling she's also appeared in several music videos including the Rolling Stones - Rain Fall Down. - Vivica A. Fox
Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana) is a film and television actress. After graduating from Golden West College with an Associate Art degree in Social Sciences, Fox moved to California to become an actress, first on soap operas such as "Generations", "Days of Our Lives" and "The Young and the Restless". One of her earliest roles saw her as Patti LaBelle's fashion designer daughter, Charisse Chamberlain, … - Queen Latifah
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. - Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actress and R&B singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks in the "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". - Kim Fields
Kim Victoria Fields (born May 12, 1969 in New York, New York) is an American actress. She was one of the first successful African American child actresses on television. Fields was discovered by an acting agent for the sitcom "The Facts of Life" after appearing in a commercial for Mrs. Butterworth's pancake syrup. From 1979 to 1988, she played Tootie Ramsey on the program. This was Field's most notable role. - Arthel Neville
Arthel Neville (born 20 October 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is an American journalist and television personality. She began her career while a junior at the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism. The first African-American on-air reporter at KVUE-TV, her general assignment beat took her to the streets of Austin covering live breaking news, politics, education, health and human-interest stories. - Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley (born February 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Emmy Award nominated and Image Award winning African American character actor most famous for his roles as George Jefferson, on the television shows "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" and as Deacon Ernest Frye on "Amen". He also played Earl Sinclair's horrifying boss, a Triceratops named B.P. Richfield on the Jim Henson sitcom, "Dinosaurs". - Dj Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia) is an African American hip hop/R&B record producer and turntablist. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. Together, the duo had several gold and platinum-selling albums and singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, … - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell (b. 31 October, 1958, Seattle, Washington) is a current Broadway actor. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central male star figures of the theatre in the last two decades. His Broadway credits include "Mail" (1988), an all-black revival of George Gershwin's "Oh, Kay!" (1990), "Jelly's Last Jam" (1992) based on the works of jazz artist Jelly Roll Morton, John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1993), … - Pip Skid
Pip Skid is a noted Canadian rapper and writer, and a cornerstone of the successful Vancouver based independent hip hop label Peanuts & Corn. Originally hailing from Brandon, Manitoba, Pip (born Patrick Skene, AKA Wicked Nut), is renowned in underground hip hop circles for his distinctive gravel-throated vocals, as well as his clever writing, and angry delivery. As a co-founder of landmark Canadian hip hop group Farm Fresh, … - Ross Bagley
Ross Elliot Bagley (born December 5 1988 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. Most popular as a child actor during the mid-1990s, he is best known for his supporting role as Nicholas "Nicky" Banks on the NBC's sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Bagley also appeared with Smith in the 1996 movie "Independence Day", and appeared as "Our Gang" kid Buckwheat Thomas in the 1994 film "The Little Rascals". - Ben Vereen
Ben Vereen born October 10, 1946 in Laurinburg, North Carolina, is a Tony Award-winning, Golden Globe ,and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's School of Performing Arts. He was nominated for a Tony Award for "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 1972 and won a Tony for his appearance in "Pippin" in 1973. - Amulya Malladi
Amulya Malladi (b. 1974) was born in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. She earned her bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India and her masters degree in journalism from the University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. After graduating from the University of Memphis, she worked as an online editor for a high-tech publishing house in San Francisco and then as a marketing manager for a software company in the Silicon Valley. - Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford (August 29, 1917, New York City- July 9, 2004, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an African-American actress most famous for her role as Louise "Weezie" Jefferson on the CBS television sitcoms "All in the Family" (1971-1975) and "The Jeffersons" (1975-1985). Sanford played the role of Louise Jefferson for a total of 14 years. Born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford in New York City, … - John Amos
John Amos (born December 27, 1939) is an American former professional football player and film and television actor. - Daphne Maxwell Reid
Daphne Maxwell Reid (born July 13 1948 in New York City, New York) is an actress. She is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. She received a degree in interior design and architecture from Northwestern University which she attended on a scholarship and was the first African-American woman to be named Homecoming Queen. While at Northwestern she began a modeling career, eventually signing with the Eileen Ford modeling agency. - D. L. Hughley
Darryl Lynn "D. L." Hughley (born March 6, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and star of the television sitcom "The Hughleys", which ran from 1998 to 2002 on ABC and then on UPN. - Kadir Nelson
Kadir Nelson is an African American artist and illustrator. Nelson was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey and San Diego, California. He is a graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and lives in San Diego, CA with his family. Nelson graduated with honors and since has published his work and received commissions from publishers and production studios such as Dreamworks, Sports Illustrated, Coca-Cola, … - Jeffrey Ross
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz (born September 13, 1965) is a stand-up comedian, insult comic, actor & director who currently provides the voice for the beagle Buddy in the MTV2 Sic'emation animated satire program that he created "Where My Dogs At?" As a stand-up comic, Ross has appeared TV shows like "The Late Show with David Letterman", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", … - Mikee Villanueva
Mikee Villanueva is a widely-known celebrity in the Philippines, as a model and actress. She started her career at a young age, appearing on television commercials and in print ads. She has made over thirty movies in Philippine cinema, toured the world for personal appearances, modeled and endorsed commercial products in the Philippines. Mikee was launched as a fully-fledged dramatic actress in her solo movie, "Sariwang Bulaklak" ("Fresh Flower") in 1994. - Judy Genshaft
Judy Lynn Genshaft is the current president of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Originally from Ohio, Genshaft has lived in Florida for many years, and has been the president of the University of South Florida since 2000. She has previously held administrative positions at University at Albany and Ohio State University. - Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs (June 14 1931, Chicago, Illinois) is an Golden Globe winning and Emmy Award nominated African American actress, primarily in sitcoms, movies and television. She is best known for her role as Isabel Sanford's and Sherman Hemsley's sarcastic maid, Florence Johnston on "The Jeffersons" (and its short-lived spinoff, "Checking In"), as well as the starring role of housewife Mary Jenkins in "227". - Paul Rieckhoff
Paul Rieckhoff founded and is Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). A non-partisan non-profit founded in 2004 with tens of thousands of members in all 50 US states, IAVA is America’s first and largest Iraq and Afghanistan veterans' group. Honored by "Esquire" as one of "America’s Best and Brightest" in 2004, Rieckhoff has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs.
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