actorBorn: 12/1/1951Birthplace: Rowayton, Connecticut A veteran actor, Williams's career spans 20 years and some 50 roles on the big and small screen. He burst onto the scene in the 1970s, scoring…
film, television and stage actorBorn: 19/19/1928Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Though Hickey had been acting since the 1940s, it wasn't until 1985 that he gained fame for his role as the aging,…
actressBorn: 9/9/1979Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana Until her Golden Globe and Oscar nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain (2005), this pouty-lipped, wide-eyed, slow-burn, blonde was best…
(Anthony Williams)musicianBorn: 12/12/1945Birthplace: Chicago A noted jazz drummer in the vanguard of the fusion movement, a combination of rock music and jazz. His band, Lifetime, is considered a…
Born: Sept. 26, 1981Tennis beat Martina Hingis for 1999 U.S. Open championship to become the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title since Althea Gibson in 1958; won Wimbledon, the…
Born: June 17, 1980Tennis won career doubles grand slam with sister Serena; winner of 3 Wimbledon (2000,01,05) and 2 U.S. Open (2000, 01) singles titles; 2000 Olympic singles and doubles (with…
actor, director, writerBorn: 3/22/1931Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Best known as the original Captain of the Enterprise, Shatner was part of Star Trek's original cast (1966–69) and reprised…
actress, singerBorn: 3/18/1963Birthplace: Milwood, New York After making headlines as the first African-American to be crowned Miss America (1983) and for the photos subsequently published in…
film editorBorn: 1910Birthplace: Elmira, New York This adept film editor garnered many awards during his six-decade career in Hollywood. Reynolds won Academy Awards for his editing of The Sound of…
Born: September 11, 1983 American Runner Earned silver in the 100m at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 2004 NCAA 100m champion; 2003 Pan Am 100m, and 4x100m relay gold medalist.
