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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started dancing at the age of eight. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. After graduation, she began the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she studied 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. She was recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first in a long list of videos and movies she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and was soon a well-known artist and performer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephard...

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, who is well-known for her character roles in both period and present-day screen roles, and an extensive history of screen and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy), an American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She went on to drama school, and was then accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). A decade later she scored her first major film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" she was a white girl born to the Sioux Indians. The role was so well-loved that she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's credits in films include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such experienced actors as Robert Redford, Sid...

Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as a television correspondent at ABC News. She is most famous for her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. Prior to this, she hosted World News Now as well as America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She worked in radio sales, because of the limited opportunities for television. After a year of working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT she was able to report and anchor occasionally. From 2002 until 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends and weekday sports anchor at the WCPO-TV station in Cincinnati. Following the expiration of her contract and she became a anchor and sports reporter for the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011 the news was released that she has been hired by ABC...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her career as a TV and film producer, notably "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). She went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her most famous TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she played in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, a poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 in 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. The Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark...

Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child. She has an older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), which was a TV-produced movie. Following her first film, Sarah auditioned in 1993 for the role "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 and was a part in the production of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. 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 which included Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996), where she played a cheerleader "Krista Wilson". Sarah was invited to appear in a TV show named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), one year following Roseanne (1988). ...

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 sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has twice won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has performed a range of characters in "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes," an Canadian television series. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian series. Her wealth has risen significantly between 2019 and 2020. What is Lauren Ash's net worth at 37? Lauren Ash is a successful...

Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She has German, English, Dutch and English heritage. Her family lived just across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was a huge fan of movies from the beginning of her life. Her mother who was a school teacher and her father, a lawyer, were both avid fans of films. Paula says that as young, she would try to escape by "pretending to be someone else" which is why it came as surprising that she was a part-time actress in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". But, she decided to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and received a three-month contract to create documentary films for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant for television documentaries, as well as for Ho...

Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. However, when Amy was in high school, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the younger sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family as well as independently. Since her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could enjoy every summer with each other, traveling and camping all across the United States. They have camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to assist in relief efforts. At a young age, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning contests for writing. High school was where she was a star athlete winning the first ever 3200 meter relay for girls in the Illinois track. After college, she suffered an accident, she returned to the stage with a variety of roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wil...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a child she was already a fervent performer who would recreate TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to concentrate on dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her studies under a group of highly acclaimed dancers. At the age of 15 she followed her calling when she bested over 300 other dancers at a talent agency audition. The agency offered her roles on Spanish television and music videos. This led to many more roles, and opened the doors to a career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) and then briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her third film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which she was one of the four sisters vying for the affection of a handsome army deserter. The film h...

Milena Govich is a producer, actor, actor, and musician who has directed many episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots that are in production. Milena was among eight women chosen by AFI for their highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her short film and television series proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. The film also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) is screened across the country and won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival...

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, TV, and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She was seen in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. Alongside "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" She also appeared with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". On TV, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy show "Covert Affairs." Then, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affair...

Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performances. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first garnered the attention of Hollywood when she was cast 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 moving to the United States, Zurer has played in Studio films including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan with Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. The actress filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya. She also appeared in Clive Owen. She rece...

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia, but she returned to Scotland where she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London where she quickly got involved in indie filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater, as an actor as well as a director. In 2004, her 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 and David Dayan Fisher (a regular part in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to praises of awe. Then she landed her first US movie role as the manipulative woman who is a new Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique blend of power sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2...

Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also an actor and singer. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 until 2012, she was a guest on Criminal Minds regularly. The actress has returned with guest appearances ever since and is now returning to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community as well as her voice as Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and as Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales, marking the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official, and her father, ...

Pom Klementieff is an actress from France, French actress was born on 3 May 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She plays the character of Mantis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of the Korean mother, and a father who was French-Russian. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Pom was her name since it is a symphony of the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. The actress spent a year in Canada before her family moved frequently due to her father's job. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in Franc...