Drew Carey is an American actor, comedian and game show host who first gained notoriety on a national scale through his work on the nationally televised Drew Carey Show. Carey was born in Parma, Ohio and attended Kent State where he was expelled two separate times for poor academic performance. After flunking out of school…
Actor, film producer and Celebrity Speaker Samuel L. Jackson became involved in the Civil Rights Movement before pursuing a career in acting at the theater at Morehouse College. His beginning roles included Goodfellas where he met his mentors Morgan Freeman and director Spike Lee. His first critical acclaim came when he had a role in…
First making his acting debut, Robert Downey Jr. made an appearance in his father’s film, Pound and ever since has worked in film and TV. He was in the ‘Brat Pack’ and his role in Less Than Zero made him critically acknowledged, because the role pushed Robert’s already existing drug habits one step further. After…
At the age of 20, Robert De Niro made his first appearances opposite friend, Jill Clayburgh in The Wedding Party and then played in the 1970’s film, Bloody Mama. His first popular attention came with his role in Bang Drum Slowly. This same year, he played in Mean Streets. The next year, Robert played in…
Rob Lowe received his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries for playing in the 1983 TV movie Thursday’s Child. His first movie debut came as his role in Schoolboy Father and Class with Andrew McCarthy, but his breakthrough performance came with he and Emilio Estevez were cast in St. Elmo’s…
Midnight Madness was the first feature film role that Michael J. Fox played in 1980 and in 1982 Class of 1984. On NBC’s Family Ties Michael was cast as Alex P. Keaton for seven seasons. He won three Emmy Awards for his role and a Golden Globe in 1989. During filming of Family Ties, Michael…