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Andy Kaufman

Although known and recognized for his eccentric personality, love for performing, and his role as the foreign auto mechanic Latka Gravas in the television show Taxi , Andrew Geoffrey Kaufm... [more]

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl was born on February 28, 1948 in Queens, New York. Ruehl won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Fisher King (1991). She has 5 children from... [more]

Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barris an actress, writer, talk-show host and comedienne. Born Roseanne Cherrie Barr in Salt Lake City, Utah, at various times in her career she has been known as Roseanne and Rose... [more]

Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta), is a Canadian musician and painter. Initially working in Toronto and western Canada, she was associ... [more]

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew is an American actress, most famous for her role in Star Trek: Voyager . She was born in Dubuque, Iowa on April 29, 1955 and is the second oldest of 8 siblings. Kate Mulgrew ... [more]

Hank Williams, Sr.

Hiram Williams, better known as Hank Williams, wrote his first song at the age of 13. Known for songs such as “Honky Tonk Blues,” “Cold, Cold Heart,” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” Will... [more]

Faith Ireland

After serving 15 years as a judge of the Superior Court, Washington Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland was elected to the Supreme Court. In 2000, on statewide cable television, Ireland r... [more]

David Crosby

David Van Cortland Crosby (born August 14, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Floyd Crosby, an Academy Award winning cinematographer. ... [more]

Clark Gable

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, and the biggest box-office star of the early sound film era. He was born in Cadiz, Ohio. When he... [more]

Strom Thurmond

James Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina, the son of John William and Eleanor Gertrude (Strom) Thurmond. Educated in the Edgefield County public school... [more]