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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the head cheerleader as well as the class president. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. Following graduation she entered college at Cal State Northridge. There she majored in radio and TV. 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 enlisted by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a series of movies and videos she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" was released, she began singing and soon became a well-known dancer and singer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her m...

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is best famous for her performance on screen in historical and modern roles. She also has a long list of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant both from Irish heritage. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She later attended drama school and was admitted to the well-known Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. At the age of 22, she was when she got her first film part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she was "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman that is white. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the character. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such well-known actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kings...

Paula Faris is an American journalist. She was previously the TV reporter for ABC News. She is famous for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as being co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. She was also co-anchor on 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. Due to the lack of opportunities on television, she was offered the position of an agent for radio sales. Then she was able to work for one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor or report. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. She was appointed by ABC News the news division in December 2011. On January 2, 20...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a film and TV producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). Post went on to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was famous for her poetry and as a nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters were born to her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 90, 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek, California. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. The Bachelor of Arts degree from ...

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. Sarah is the middle child having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career on TV in a made-for-TV film called City Boy (1992). In 1993, after her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college, the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah completed her high school graduation in the year 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. She also appeared in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In these films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson as who was a cheerleader. In 1998, one year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to perform in ...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also received the 2008 Best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"" “Cracked,""Bomb Girls," and "Lost Girl." Her film and television credits also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown significantly in 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a su...

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She has German, English, Dutch and English roots. Her family lived right next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was an avid enthusiast of films from the beginning of her life. Her mother, a schoolteacher and her father, a lawyer, were both avid fans of films. Paula says that she used to hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else as young. It's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her favorite role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at University of Southern California, where she completed a course in film. In that time, she was awarded a three-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for television documentaries as well as Howie Mandel's talk ...

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. Amy lived with her family in Chicago while she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe with her family and independently. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and camp with each other every summer due to this. In fact, they have camped in every state except Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 following the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy was a gifted actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a promising athlete during high school, and was a participant in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After an injury, she was able to return to theater , and played a variety roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wallace Shawn's film ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a baby she was already an avid performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to concentrate her efforts on dancing. After nine years of ballet classes at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the direction of several prominent dancers. Her true calling was discovered at age 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls during an audition at a talent agency. The contract she was offered secured her roles on Spanish television shows as well as music videos. It opened the way to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production in which she played one the four sisters c...

Milena Govich, who is a director and actor, has directed many episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots that are currently in progress. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable is her short film and TV show proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. It also received Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 produced by Milena Vandervoort) was screened across the nation. It won the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also ...

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, television, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. In 2000, she was chosen in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow", with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th & Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. 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 TV part in five seasons of USA Network's spy show "Covert Affairs." Then, Perabo ap...

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has received praise 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 part, playing Eric Bana's character's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since arriving in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts, which starred Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble of Lawrence Kasdan that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She waited for the release of The Last Knights, a film written by Kazuaki Kiriya that stars Clive Owen....

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she moved to London and soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as an actress and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows and productions, including "The Woolgatherer", in which she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005) she got her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written created by Heathers (1988) author...

Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, and voice actor. Most famously, she was known for her character in the role of Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends in addition, she was vocalist and voice actress. Her breakout role was as the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012 and has since returned to for guest appearances , before returning regularly in 2016. She 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, marking the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) was employed by the the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was raised ...

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was the child of a Korean mother, as well as an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Because it sounds similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff lived in Canada for one year. Her family had travelled extensively as a result of her father's work. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Her father, who passed away from cancer at age 5, was her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia , a...