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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight old, she began dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, in which she was a senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated from high school in 1980. After graduation, she began the college process at Cal State Northridge. There, she majored in radio and television. After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of college to dance and choreograph full-time. The Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 video "Torture", the first in a long series of movies and video she choreographed. Her first album "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career began to take off. But the hit single "Straight Up" was a major hit and she's been a successful singer/dancer ever after. This is aided by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardi

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters in period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She later attended the drama school and was accepted into the highly regarded Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Two decades later she got her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist", a white woman born to the Sioux Indians. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell's credits in films include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite the likes of seasoned performers as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier as well as Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich

Paula Faris is an American journalist from America. She previously worked as an anchor for TV on ABC News. She is well-known for her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors America This Morning and World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to limited TV opportunities the company employed her in radio sales. Then she was able to work for an entire year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. She was recruited by ABC News the news division in December of 2011. She first made an

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in film and TV shows, including Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and later on create projects such as Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such programs on television as 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her role as "Christine Sullivan", an actress and Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she appeared in 156 shows. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, a poet, and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7, 2015). Had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30, 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. Attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & C

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle child. She has one older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a television movie, City Boy (1992). After her first film Sarah was a candidate for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was searching for a replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to attend studies at college. Sarah graduated from high school in the year 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994), along with Jim Varney. Then, in 1996 she appeared in two movies in which she starred, including Robin of Locksley (1996), and also Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played the cheerleader "Krista Wilson". Sarah was invited to be a part in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. The show was released on

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she won the award for the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has played a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes," an Canadian TV series. She had a recurring role in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Her film and television credits also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She voices Sam in "The Dating Guy,"" an animated Canadian show. In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has grown dramatically. How much does Lauren

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch origins. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up , and she was a huge fan of movies from her early days. Her mother, who liked good movies, was a schoolteacher, as was her father, a lawyer. Paula claims that she used to hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else while when she was a kid. It's not surprising that she was involved in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most beloved role was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer program, she studied film and was assigned a three-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant for documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. However, when Amy was in junior high her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe as a family member and alone. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp together each summer due to this. They've stayed in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 after the war in order to help with aid efforts to help the victims. Amy displayed her talent for art early by participating in school productions and taking part in writing competitions. High school was where she excelled as an athlete winning the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in the Illinois track. After an injury, she was able to go back to theater and perform a variety of roles, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wallace Shawn'

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez who was hairdresser. As a child she was an obsessive performer, and would reenact commercials from the television to entertain of her family. However, she chose to dedicate her time to dancing. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of prominent dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls at an audition with a talent agency. The resulting contract landed her roles in a variety of Spanish TV shows and music videos. This opened the door to a future career on the screen. Cruz made her film debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) and then briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film, she played one of the four sisters competing for the affection of a handsome des

Milena Govich is an actor director, musician, and actor. She has directed a number of episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was one of the eight women chosen by AFI for their most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, featured its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the United States. It won the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also giv

Piper Perabo has been nominated for an Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. She was featured in Coyote Ugly's breakout role in 2000. Since then she has been in movies such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow", with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" with an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was also a part of the cast with Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt as well as Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker's television character in five seasons of USA Network's spy show "Covert Affairs." She also appe

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most well-known actresses is an extremely special person. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first attracted the attention of Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since arriving in the United States, Zurer has appeared in Studio films including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan casting that features Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel opposite Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days in Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya who is

Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she moved to London where she quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater as both an actress as well as director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she made her debut US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) which was written from Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become awa

Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer, and voice actor. Her first recognition came from her role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakout role was as Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From the year 2006 until 2012 she was on Criminal Minds frequently. She has been back with guest appearances ever since and will be appearing on Criminal Minds regularly in the year 2016. She has also played Mr. Mumbles and Elise on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in Community's final season, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at law, Sara Kingsley in Fox's Grandfathered and Donald Duck’s twin sister Della on DuckTales 2017. This was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a senior government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at the school. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts and

Pom Klementieff was born May 3rd, 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She is the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was working as a consul there for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name due to the fact that it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff resided in Canada for a short time before her family travelled extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France, Klementieff resided in Japan. Her father passed away from cancer when she was just 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and was unable to take care of child