- Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954) is an Academy Award-winning American director and producer of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Bowling for Columbine", two of the highest-grossing documentaries of all time. He is a vocal critic of globalization, large corporations, gun violence, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush and the American health care system. In 2005 Time magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people. - Andy Griffith
Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is a Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, producer, writer, director and Grammy Award-winning southern gospel singer. He gained prominence in the starring role of "A Face in the Crowd," before he was better known for his starring roles, playing the title characters in the long-running 1960s sitcom, "The Andy Griffith Show", for CBS and in the long-running 1980s and 1990s legal drama, … - William Shatner
William Alan Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor who gained fame for playing James Tiberius Kirk of the "USS Enterprise" in the television show "Star Trek" from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. Shatner has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of "Star Trek". He also played the title role as veteran police sergeant "T.J. Hooker", from 1982 to 1986. - Rod Serling
Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (December 25, 1924 - June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction anthology television series, "The Twilight Zone". - Craig Kilborn
Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian and former talk show host. He was the original host of "The Daily Show" and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS's "The Late Late Show". - Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois. His family later moved to Highland Park, where he attended high school. He was something of a rebel, playing in bands but paying little attention to school. Gary and some friends tried out for "West Side Story" as a lark, but Gary was hooked on acting for life by closing night. Gary credits his love for theatre to his drama teacher, Barbara Patterson . - David Spade
David Wayne Spade (born July 22 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a castmember on "Saturday Night Live". He currently stars as single man Russell on CBS's sitcom, "Rules of Engagement" and is also hosting the third season of his entertainment parody show, "The Showbiz Show with David Spade" on Comedy Central. - Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Tomlin's body of work, which has spanned over 40 years, has garnered her several Tony Awards and Emmy Awards, as well as a Grammy Award. - Bernard Goldberg
Bernard "Bernie" Goldberg (born 1945) is an American writer, journalist, and political commentator. Goldberg, who has authored several books, is currently a commentator for Fox News. His 2005 book, "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America", has received significant press attention. His brother is Radio show host Ira Goldberg. - Larry Magid
Larry Magid A syndicated technology columnist and broadcaster for more than two decades, Larry Magid is an on-air technology analyst for CBS News and frequent contributor to the New York Times, San Jose Mercury News , and other publications. He is the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed Little PC Book . He is coauthor of MySpace Unraveled: What it is and how to use it safely . You can read his blog and columns at www.pcanswer.com. - Alex O'Loughlin
Alex O'Loughlin (born 1977 as Alex O'Lachlan) is an Australian actor, currently best known for his role in "Oyster Farmer." Recently, it was revealed that he believes himself to be the son of legendary AC/DC frontman, Bon Scott. In 2005, he received a boost of notoriety as a candidate for the role of James Bond. On August 7, 2005, he confirmed for "The Daily Telegraph" that he had tested for the role, but ultimately, … - Jason Segel
Jason Jordan Segel (born 18 January, 1980) is an American television and film actor. - Jon Cryer
Jon Cryer (born on April 16, 1965 in New York, NY), is an American actor, writer and producer. He is currently starring in the CBS comedy series "Two and a Half Men" with Charlie Sheen. In July 2006, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in the series. He is the son of Gretchen Cryer and David Cryer, and has two sisters, Robin and Shelley. He is a 1983 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. - Lennie James
Lennie James (born October 11, 1965 in Nottingham, England) is a British actor and playwright. - Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco (born December 16, 1943) is an American television producer and writer. He has been involved in a number of popular hits including "Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law" and "NYPD Blue". - Candace Bushnell
Candace Bushnell (born December 1 1958 in Glastonbury, Connecticut) is a writer based in New York City. She is best known for writing a sex column that became the basis of the hit TV-series, "Sex and the City". Bushnell married New York City ballet artist Charles Askegaard on July 4, 2002. Bushnell was, upon dropping out of Rice University in the late 1970s, known all over New York as a party-goer and socialite. One of her favorite places was the infamous Studio 54. - Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones (born November 9, 1930) in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is an Emmy Award winning former sportscaster for NBC and ABC. Jones started at ABC in 1960 broadcasting American Football League games. In 1965, he moved to NBC, continuing to broadcast the AFL and later the National Football League. He would work NFL games until 1997, when NBC lost their NFL broadcasting rights to CBS. During his time at NBC, he also broadcasted the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1986 World Cup, … - Stan Freberg
Stanley Victor Freberg (born August 7, 1926 in Los Angeles) is an American author, recording artist, animation voice actor, comedian, puppeteer and advertising creative director. The son of a Baptist minister, Stan Freberg grew up in Pasadena, California. His traditional upbringing is reflected both in the gentle sensitivity which underpins his work (despite his liberal use of biting satire and parody), … - Lowell Bergman
Lowell Bergman is a lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He spent 16 years as a producer with CBS' "60 Minutes," where he was honored with several Emmys and a Peabody Award. More recently he has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times and served as both producer and correspondent for numerous PBS Frontline documentaries. The story of his investigation of the tobacco industry for 60 Minutes was chronicled in the feature film "The Insider." - James van Praagh
James Van Praagh (b. August 23 1958, Bayside, New York) is a best selling author, who describes himself as a medium with the ability to communicate with spirits of the dead. Van Praagh has written several books dealing with the subject of parapsychology. From 2002 to 2003, he hosted a syndicated daytime talk show entitled "Beyond With James Van Praagh." He subsequently partnered with CBS to produce several tv-movies and mini-series based on his books, … - Mike Tirico
Mike Tirico is the lead broadcaster for ESPN's presentation of "Monday Night Football". In addition to his "Monday Night Football" duties, Tirico hosts a multitude of programming on ESPN/ABC. He has been host of ABC's golf coverage since 1996, and from 2002 to 2006, he was studio host for ABC's NBA telecasts. Starting in 2007, Tirico will call the NBA Finals for ESPN Radio. - Lowell Thomas
Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 6, 1892 - August 29,1981) was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveller best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous. So varied were Thomas's activities that when it came time for the Library of Congress to catalog his memoirs they were forced to put them in "CT" in their classification - biographies of subjects who don't fit into any other category. - Pat Summerall
George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX, and, briefly, ESPN. Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on CBS and FOX's NFL telecasts, and in 1999 he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame. - Stanley Bing
Stanley Bing is the pen name of Gil Schwartz, a business humorist and novelist. He has written a column for Fortune magazine for more than ten years, after having spent a decade at Esquire, and has written many books (see below). Schwartz is public relations executive for CBS. He would prefer that this remain a secret, as it was for the first ten years of Bing's existence. - Nia Vardalos
Nia Vardalos (born September 24 1962) is a Golden Globe-nominated Canadian/American actress, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and producer. - Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (born October 11, 1925, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a popular American novelist and screenwriter. - Jed Babbin
Jed Babbin was a deputy undersecretary of defense during the first Bush administration in the United States, and the author of the political book "Inside the Asylum" as well as "Showdown" and "In The Words Of Our Enemies." He is a conservative commentator, a contributing editor to "The American Spectator", and a contributor to "National Review Online". Mr. Babbin is also a frequent guest host on Talk Radio WMET in Washington, … - Nicholas von Hoffman
Nicholas von Hoffman is an American journalist and author of German-Russian extraction, descendant of Melchior Hoffman and son of Carl von Hoffman. He became famous as a columnist for the "Washington Post" and later well-known to TV audiences as a "Point-Counterpoint" commentator for CBS's "60 Minutes," from which he was fired by Don Hewitt in 1974. - Verne Lundquist
Verne Lundquist (born July 17, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American sportscaster, currently employed by CBS Sports television. - Walid Shoebat
Walid Shoebat is an American citizen, born to Palestinian father and American mother. By self definition, he is a former PLO terrorist. Shoebat came to public attention by becoming an ardent critic of Islam and supporter of Israel. He describes himself as a former member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation who took part in terrorist attacks against Israeli targets. He is the founder of the Walid Shoebat Foundation, … - Eric Sevareid
Arnold Eric Sevareid (November 26, 1912 - July 9, 1992) was a CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents-dubbed "Murrow's Boys"-because they were hired by pioneering CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow. Sevareid was a child of the American Plains. He was born in Velva, North Dakota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1935. Of Norwegian ancestry, he preserved a strong bond with Norway throughout his life. - Dan Futterman
Daniel Futterman (born June 8 1967) is an American actor and screenwriter. Although he is known for several high-profile acting roles, including Val Goldman in the film "The Birdcage" and Vincent Gray on the CBS television series "Judging Amy", he is also a screenwriter. In 2005, he wrote the screenplay for the film "Capote" for which he received an Academy Award nomination and an Independent Spirit Award, Boston Society of Film Critics award, … - Don Swaim
Don Swaim (born 1936) is an American journalist and broadcaster. Born in Kansas, Swaim earned a degree in broadcast journalism from Ohio University and worked as editor, writer, producer, reporter, and anchor at WCBS (AM) in New York and CBS in Baltimore. His radio program on books and authors, "Book Beat", was nationally syndicated by the CBS Radio Stations News Service. On that program, he interviewed hundreds of major authors of the 1980's, … - Bill Geist
Bill Geist has been a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning since he joined CBS News in 1987. He chronicles some of the quirkiest people and places in America for the broadcast. - Nia Peeples
Nia Peeples joined the cast of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS in April, 2007 as Karen Taylor , a savvy political operative who, after managing Nikki Newman 's (Melody Thomas Scott ) senatorial campaign, landed a powerful executive position at Newman Enterprises. Peeples found success in her first starring role on the hit television series Fame. - Jay Baruchel
Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (born April 9 1982), better known as Jay Baruchel, is a Canadian film and television actor. - Pernell Roberts
Pernell Elvin Roberts (born May 18, 1928 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American television actor and singer, primarily for his roles on soap operas and television. He is also known for his activism, which included participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring Caucasians to portray minority characters. He's better known for his roles as Lorne Greene's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, … - Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 or 1898 - August 15, 1958) was a prolific United States composer, recorder and performer of blues songs. "Big Bill" was born William Lee Conley Broonzy in Scott County, Mississippi on June 26, 1893 or 1898 (the exact year is unclear). While Broonzy himself claimed to be born in 1893, another source claims that Broonzy had a twin sister named Lannie Broonzy who had proof they were born on June 26, 1898. - Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor who was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. He is married to actress Kitty Swink. When he was 16 his family moved to Los Angeles, where his mother enrolled him in a drama group in an effort to expand his social circle. He later graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, then was selected to apprentice at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. - Justin Wilson
Justin E. Wilson (April 24, 1914 - September 5, 2001) was a southern American chef and humorist known for his brand of Cajun cuisine-inspired cooking and humor. He was a self-styled "raconteur". Wilson was born in Roseland in Tangipahoa Parish, one of the "Florida Parishes" east of Baton Rouge. He began his career as a safety engineer while he traveled throughout Acadiana.
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