actor, producerBorn: 2/24/1947Birthplace: Los Angeles After a short stint as a rock singer, Olmos gained critical attention for his role in the musical Zoot Suit (1978–80). For his performance as…
actorBorn: 11/15/1929Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Although Asner began his career as a stage actor, he is best known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77) and Lou…
cartoonistBorn: 7/14/1910Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico pioneering animator who, with his partner, Joseph Barbera, masterminded the cartoon characters Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, and Tom and Jerry.…
actorBorn: 6/9/1961Birthplace: Edmonton, Canada Emmy Award-winning television and film actor who played the conservative teenager of hippie parents on Family Ties (1982–89). His films include the…
actor, comedian, playwrightBorn: 8/14/1945Birthplace: Waco, Texas Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, comedian and playwright known for his broad physical comedy and nice-guy screen appeal. The…
(Frances Rose)talk-show host, singer, entertainerBorn: 3/1/1917 Emmy Award-winning radio, television, and film entertainer who achieved fame as a singer and became better known as the hostess of…
(Gretchen Young)actressBorn: 1/6/1913Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah Academy and Emmy Award-winning film and television actress who tirelessly made almost 100 films in the 1930s and 1940s. She…
director, producer, writerBorn: 5/9/1940Birthplace: North Bergen, New Jersey Director, producer, and writer of the Oscar-winning films Terms of Endearment (1983) and As Good As It Gets (1997), as…
actorBorn: 4/5/1941Birthplace: Detroit This actor of screen, stage, and television first won critical praise for his role in the film Bang the Drum Slowly (1973). Soon he won a Tony Award (Find…
talk show hostBorn: 4/18/1963Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts O'Brien replaced David Letterman as the host of Late Night at NBC. Before taking over the popular talk show, O' Brien wrote for The…
