(Encyclopedia) Étaix, Pierre, 1928–2016, French film actor and director. He excelled at highly physical slapstick comedy, influenced by his background as a circus and cabaret performer, and by Buster…
(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, Sarah (Sarah Lois Vaughan), 1924–90, American jazz singer, b. Newark, N.J. Nicknamed “Sassie” and “the divine one,” she studied piano and organ, began singing in her church…
designerBorn: May 30, 1970Best Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 3 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Jeffrey Sebalia was the winner of the third season…
designerBorn: May 30, 1970Best Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 3 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Jeffrey Sebalia was the winner of the third season…
actorBorn: 7/25/1967Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts Film and television actor best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC series Friends (1994– ). He started out in commercials, then…
musicianBorn: Oct. 4, 1927Birthplace: New York City A pianist during the bebop era, he played and recorded with many jazz greats, including Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Oscar Pettiford, and Miles…
actorBorn: 12/1/1929Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska A successful stage, film, and television actor, he is best remembered for playing the part of John Bosley on the TV series Charlie's Angels (1976–…
cartoonistBorn: 11/26/1922Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Cartoonist who created “Peanuts,” the most commercially successful syndicated comic strip of all time. Charlie Brown, piano-playing…
James Louis Johnsonjazz trombonistBorn: 1/22/1924Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN influential jazz musician and composer who is considered the greatest trombonist of all time. He played with such speed…
actorBorn: 6/11/1978Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada After begging his casting-director mother to let him go on auditions, Joshua Jackson began his acting career in a 1987 television…
