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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was the senior class president and was the school's chief cheerleader. Her graduation was in 1980 and started college at Cal State Northridge to major 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. She was recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a long list of films and videos she would choreograph. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and became a popular dancer and singer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother is also Jewish and was born...

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, she is well-known for her character roles that span both present and past screen roles, as well as many acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was the daughter of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She attended the drama school and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) with such famous actors such as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), with ...

Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as a television correspondent for ABC News. She is most famous for her stint as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, between 2014 and 2018, as well as hosting of The View, 2015-2018. She was previously co-anchor of 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. She was employed in sales for radio, due to the lack of television opportunities. After one year working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT, she eventually was able to report and anchor periodically. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until. After her contract was up she took on the role of anchor and sports reporter for the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 through December 2011. In December 2011, she was recruited by ABC News, the division for news of A...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a television and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks," (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She appeared in more than 156 episodes of the comedy from 1984 until 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990) was her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Her birthplace was Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek in California. She attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. Receive...

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child having 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. After her first film, Sarah auditioned for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was in search of the replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue university. Sarah graduated high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In these films she played the part of Krista Wilson and was an athlete. In 1998, just a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to act in a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It was based on the show the show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (2000), Sa...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser and has also won for the best Comedic Performance in 2008 as well as Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has performed a range of characters on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes,"" which is a 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." She was also featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices Sam in animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has increased dramatically in the period 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37? Laur...

Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African American, while her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch roots. Her family resided across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a lover of movies from her early childhood. Her mother, a schoolteacher and her father who was a lawyer were both avid film buffs. Paula claims that she used to hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else while a child. It's not too surprising that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school plays. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After having graduated from the University of Southern California's summer school, she studied film and was given a 3-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. The result was that she was hired as a production assistant on documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel's talk...

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in junior high, she and 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, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family and on her own. Because her parents worked as teachers which allowed them to travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. They've camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy has also traveled to Rwanda following the 1994 war to help in relief efforts. Amy was an accomplished actor in school plays and won writing contests. In high school, she was a promising athlete who was a part of the first ever 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she went back to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson's ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. She was an obsessive performer as a child and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. However, she chose to focus her attention on dancing. After pursuing classical ballet for 9 years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of prominent dancers. She discovered her true passion at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 other girls at an audition at an agency for talents. The resultant contract secured her numerous roles on Spanish TV shows and music videos. This in turn opened the door to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She then briefly was in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. Her next film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played one of four sisters fighting to win the heart of a handsome deserter from the...

Milena Govich is an actress, director, and musician. She has directed a number of episodes of TV that include Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and she is slated to direct two pilots currently in development. Milena was one of the eight women chosen by AFI for their famous Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable the short film she created, as well as a television show proof of concept, was shown at SXSW. It also received Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) was screened throughout the nation. She was awarded the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. And the Director's Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeare...

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and television actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. She appeared in Coyote Ugly's breakout role in 2000. She has appeared in many films since then, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me and You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama with a cast that included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's television role in five seasons of USA Network’s spy drama "Covert Affairs....

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best loved actresses, is a special lady. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood after 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). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion which is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble casting that features Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release date of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese di...

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she moved to London where she quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's been involved in theatre, as an actor and a director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as and David Dayan Fisher (a regular star on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. She then landed her first US movie role as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) as played by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her uniqu...

Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, as well as voice actor. Her fame was first recognized due to her role as Kathy on the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. The first time she was recognized was her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent in the crime drama Criminal Minds. She appeared often on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned regularly since then , making guest appearances. 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 was the first time that the character appeared in animation the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brewster grew up in Massachusetts and later moved ...

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3, 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She is the voice 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 born in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He worked as a consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff was an American citizen for a single year. Her family had travelled extensively as a result of her father's job. After moving to France and then to France, she lived in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her aun...