director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 11/16/1943Birthplace: New York City He is best known for his movie The Deer Hunter (1978), which he conceived, directed, and produced; the film won Academy…
(Maurice Micklewhite)actorBorn: 3/14/1933Birthplace: London Academy Award-winning British actor whose versatility and unlimited acting range has lead to constant work. His films include Alfie (…
actor, director, producerBorn: 9/25/1944Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Academy Award-winning actor, director and producer whose films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987…
pop singerBorn: 8/29/1958Birthplace: Gary, Indiana Grammy Award-winning pop singer and dancer known for his controversial behavior on- and offstage, his phenomenal commercial success and his big-…
actorBorn: 7/24/1949Birthplace: Culver City, California Emmy Award-winning television and film actor best known for his role as the outrageous, master-of-the-big-entrance Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld (…
singerBorn: 1/4/1960Birthplace: Decatur, Georgia Lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band R.E.M., one of the first bands to earn the alternative label. R.E.M.'s recordings include Murmur (1983…
director, producerBorn: 2/10/1941Birthplace: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Earning critical acclaim for his films Agatha (1979) and Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), he later directed Gorillas…
director, producer, writerBorn: 2/5/1943 Birthplace: Chicago After writing for the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch and Police Story, Mann won an Emmy Award as cowriter for the TV movie The…
actorBorn: 4/5/1941Birthplace: Detroit This actor of screen, stage, and television first won critical praise for his role in the film Bang the Drum Slowly (1973). Soon he won a Tony Award (Find…
actorBorn: 7/31/1956Birthplace: Anniston, Alabama Having left the drama program at the University of Arizona to pursue his acting career, his first big break came playing the title role opposite…
