Affion Crockett

AFFION CROCKETT is one of the most versatile entertainers around, as an accomplished actor, writer, dancer, rapper, comedian, music producer, and director - his YouTube videos have become an internet sensation. Affion began his career as a dancer at age 10, winning breaking and popping contests with his older brother. Later on, he honed his impression skills by imitating anyone from his...

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming is beyond eclectic. Right now he is the political maverick Eli Gold on CBS' The Good Wife, for which he has received Emmy, SAG and Satellite award nominations, but over the last couple of years he has also: sung at venues around the globe including the Sydney Opera House; appeared in films opposite Helen Mirren, Cher, James Franco and Christina Aguilera; voiced a Smurf, a goat and...

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Tony Award, he has received both a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He currently stars in the award-winning television series 30 Rock on NBC. Alec is a vigorous supporter and advocate for various causes, including...

Beau Bridges

Three time Emmy Winner, Beau Bridges is an acclaimed actor who has portrayed a myriad of characters during his successful career spanning more than three decades. Part of a preeminent Hollywood acting dynasty, he started at a young age and has worked virtually non-stop in his profession ever since.

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal is a Golden Globe Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. Originally, Crystal studied film and television direction under Martin Scorsese at New York University before he starred in his first prominent role as “Jodie Dallas,” one of the first gay characters portrayed on American television on the hit series Soap.

BJ Novak

B.J. Novak is an actor, writer, and comedian, best known for his contributions to NBC's Emmy Award winning comedy, "The Office." In addition to starring as Ryan, the temp-turned-boss-turned-temp, Novak is also a co-executive producer for the hit series and has written many of the show's most memorable episodes, including "Diversity Day," "Sexual Harassment," "The Fire," "Initation," "Boys and...

Cedric 'The Entertainer'

Cedric ‘The Entertainer’ is best known for his crowd-pleasing roles in the recent hit films Barbershop with Ice Cube, Be Cool with John Travolta, Madagascar (animated feature), Intolerable Cruelty with George Clooney, and The Original Kings of Comedy, MTV’S documentary feature directed by Spike Lee. Additionally, in April 2004, Cedric was star and producer of the box office hit Johnson Family...

Chris Noth

Chris Noth has received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as Mr. Big and has made a lasting impression on Sex and the City audiences. Noth is an alumni of the Yale School of Drama. His training as an actor comes from a rich tradition of theater along with fellow graduates Sam Waterston, Sigourney Weaver, and Meryl Streep.

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr. is best known for his Oscar winning portrayal of the charmingly arrogant professional football player, Rod Tidwell, in Jerry Maguire. Starring opposite Tom Cruise in the Cameron Crowe directed film, Cuba solidified his position as one of Hollywood's most talented actors. In addition to the Academy Award, Gooding was also honored with the Screen Actors Guild Award...

Dan Aykroyd

Daniel Edward Aykroyd is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning actor, comedian, screenwriter, and most recently business entrepreneur. He attended Carleton University in Canada, but dropped out before receiving his degree. He veered away from his study of criminology in college in order to pursue his interest in acting. He began as a comedian in various Canadian nightclubs and went...

Donald Sutherland

DONALD SUTHERLAND is one of the most prolific and versatile of motion picture actors, with an astonishing resume of well over one hundred films, ranging from the biting political satire of Robert Altman's M*A*S*H to the intimate drama of Robert Redford's Ordinary People to the subtle intricacy of Alan Pakula's Klute to the eccentric romanticism of Fellini's Casanova. Sutherland has made film...

Ed Begley, Jr

The truth about global warming is very inconvenient – it takes ingenuity, sacrifice, and commitment to incorporate energy efficiency and sustainable living into daily life. And nobody knows that better than long-time environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr., star of HGTV’s acclaimed Living With Ed, which illuminates his 30+ year passionate commitment to saving the planet...

Gary Sinise

Best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, for his portrayal of Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: New York, and as a founder of Chicago’s legendary Steppenwolf Theater, Gary Sinise is proudest of his work as a humanitarian and USO entertainer. Whether jamming for the U.S. military and their families with his phenomenal Lt. Dan Band, or donating his time and energy to...

George Lopez

Time Magazine has called him one of “The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America;” a Gallup Poll recently named him one of America’s top-ten television personalities. In 2004 Harvard University presented him with their Artist of the Year and Humanitarian Award. His own charity, The George & Ann Lopez-Richie Alarcon CARE Foundation, provides significant community and arts resources for...

James Franco

James Franco’s metamorphosis into the title role of the TNT biopic James Dean earned him career-making reviews, as well as a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture made for Television. He also received nominations for an Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award for this memorable performance. Franco earned an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead as well as nominations for an Academy...

Jeffrey Wright

Critically acclaimed actor Jeffrey Wright continually pushes the boundaries of his craft with inspiring and celebrated performances in an illustrious career that has spanned the worlds of theatre, film and television. In addition to acting, Wright is Vice Chairman of Taia Lion Resources and Chairman of Taia Peace Foundation. He also serves on the boards of directors of the Tribeca Film...

Jeremy Piven

A 2005 Golden Globe and Emmy nominee for his portrayal of Entourage's slick-talking agent, Ari Gold, Jeremy Piven has acted in over 40 films. He recently received a 2005 Distinguished Performance Honor from the Drama League for his performance as 'Tom' in the off-Broadway hit, Fat Pig by Neil LaBute, in which he starred opposite Keri Russell and Andrew McCarthy.

John Cleese

Best known for his brilliant humor and classic TV and film performances, John Cleese is also an extraordinarily popular lecturer who enthralls packed audiences worldwide. Often named the funniest man alive, John Cleese is both a versatile comedic actor and a leading business motivator.

John Cusack

With an impressive body of work spanning the course of two decades, John Cusack has evolved into one of Hollywood's most accomplished and respected actors of his generation, garnering both critical acclaim as well as prestigious accolades for his dramatic and comedic roles. Cusack first gained the attention of audiences by starring in a number of 1980s film classics such as "The Sure Thing,"...

John Leguizamo

A multi-faceted performer and Emmy Award winner, John Leguizamo has established a career that defies categorization. With boundless energy and creativity, his work in film, theatre, television, and literature covers a variety of genres, continually threatening to create a few of its own.

Johnathan Katz

Author, producer, actor, comedian and musician, Jonathan Katz is one of the entertainment industry’s most original and versatile creative personalities. Katz co-created and starred in the hit animated series Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, which, during the six seasons it aired on Comedy Central, was credited with branding that network as the home for sophisticated, smartly stupid...

Jon Voight

Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight (born December 29, 1938) is an American film and television actor. He has had a long and distinguished career as both a leading man and, in recent years, a character actor, with an extensive and compelling range. He came to prominence at the end of the sixties, with a performance as a would-be hustler in 1969's Best Picture winner, Midnight Cowboy, for which he...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been working as a professional actor for twenty-three years. He recently starred in award-winning sleeper hit (500) Days of Summer for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe. After adolescence on the TV show 3rd Rock From The Sun, he took a break from acting to attend Columbia University and returned to earn his "indie cred" with films Mysterious Skin...

Kevin Spacey

For the past five years Kevin's main focus has been to serve as the Artistic Director of London's Old Vic Theatre Company. Since launching this new company in 2004 he has appeared in productions of National Anthems, The Philadelphia Story, Richard II (directed by Trevor Nunn) and Moon For The Misbegotten, directed by Howard Davis, which transferred to Broadway last year.

Matthew Lillard

Constantly delivering memorable performances, Matthew Lillard is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most sought-after talents. Lillard will soon be seen in the comedy The Groomsmen opposite Edward Burns and John Leguizamo. The film, directed by Burns, follows the groom and his four attendants as they wrestle with issues related to friendship and maturity a week before the big day. In a...

Mike O'Malley

Actor Mike O'Malley stars as Jimmy Hughes in the CBS television situation comedy Yes, Dear. He previously had a short-lived, self-named sitcom on NBC. Prior to his big break with the networks, O'Malley was best known for hosting Nickelodeon game shows such as Get the Picture, Guts and Global Guts. O'Malley has a recurring role in ESPN commercials in which he plays "The Rick" a rabid Boston...

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman earned his first Academy Award nomination for his chilling performance as a homicidal pimp in the drama Street Smart, which also brought him the LA, N.Y., and National Society of Film Critics Awards for best supporting actor of 1987, as well as an Independent Spirit Award and a Golden Globe nomination. The part of the pimp, Fast Black, was a far cry from his big screen debut as...

Nathan Lane

Award-winning actor, singer, and librettist, and star of such blockbusters as The Birdcage and The Producers, Nathan Lane brings his gigantic talent center stage in regaling audiences with the stories behind his spectacular Broadway and Hollywood triumphs. Nathan also enjoys imparting to fellow actors the secrets to success on stage, screen and television, as he inspires them to reach for the...

Nev Schulman

Yaniv "Nev" Schulman can currently been seen in the critically acclaimed film, CATFISH, which had its world premiere at the Sundance film festival, selling in a bidding war to Relativity and Universal. In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel's brother, Nev. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most...

Richard Thomas

While indelibly linked with the role of the somewhat naive would-be writer John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons (and its spin-off TV-movies), Richard Thomas has had a richly diverse career that has encompassed stage, screen and TV. The son of ballet dancers, Thomas began his career as a juvenile performer making his Broadway debut at age seven as one of the Roosevelt children...

Ryan Kwanten

Nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses film and television, as his career continues to evolve with exciting and challenging projects, Ryan Kwanten has positioned himself as one of Hollywood’s most promising talents. This fall, Ryan can be seen starring alongside Academy Award winner Anna Paquin in the highly anticipated new HBO series True Blood, from Alan Ball, the acclaimed...

Sidney Poitier

Academy Award-winning actor, writer, director, and diplomat (he serves as the Bahamas’ ambassador to Japan and UNESCO), Sidney Poitier has been a political and artistic trailblazer for more than half a century. On the lecture stage he recounts the uplifting story of his life from his childhood as the son of poor tomato farmers to his pioneering cinematic career in inspiring audiences to pursue...

Sir Ben Kingsley

Sir Ben Kingsley is one of the most accomplished actors of the last quarter century. Best known for his Oscar winning portrayal of Ghandi in 1982, Kingsley has never looked back since the overnight success the film brought him.

Ted Danson

Scientists believe our oceans will face a bleak future if nothing is done. Large-scale industrial fishing takes too much ocean wildlife from the water; land-based industries, meanwhile, put too many pollutants back in; and the laws meant to check this destruction are ignored or selectively enforced.

Warren Beatty

Equally renowned for his contributions to cinema and to politics, Warren Beatty is among the most versatile and gifted figures in Hollywood. On the lecture stage he is a passionate and compelling speaker, whether discussing his life in film or addressing the political issues-state, national and global-that most deeply concern him.

Woody Harrelson

One of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, Academy Award nominated actor Woody Harrelson has long considered his work on behalf of the environment to be as important to him as his ever-burgeoning film career. In the summer of 2001, Harrelson created and took part in the SOL (Simple Organic Living) Tour, a spiritual and physical journey that had him and several other participants...

Zach Braff

Zach Braff has distinguished himself from his peers-not only as an actor, but as a writer and director. With his feature writing and directorial debut, GARDEN STATE, Zach Braff revealed himself in all three capacities-acting, writing and directing. The film garnered numerous awards. On the writing side, Braff received a coveted WGA nomination for "Best Original Screenplay." The film has also...

Terrence  Howard

The multi-talented Terrence Howard is best known for his Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated work in Hustle & Flow, as well as for his supporting role in Crash, for which he received a National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. Born in Chicago, IL, Howard began his acting career as Jackie Jackson in the ABC miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which was quick...