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Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as the private investigator Thomas... Magnum, based in Hawaii, in the television series Magnum, P.I. . He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B. Parker novels. Since 2010 he has appeared as the NYPD Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama Blue Bloods on CBS-TV. Selleck has acted a good deal in TV roles such as Dr. Richard Burke on Friends and A.J. Cooper on Las Vegas. In addition to his series work, Selleck has appeared in more than fifty made for TV and general-release movies, including Mr. Baseball, Quigley Down Under, Lassiter and his most successful movie release Three Men and a Baby, which was the highest grossing movie in 1987. Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he was the son of Martha S. , a homemaker; and Robert D. Selleck, an executive and real estate investor. The family moved to Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, when Selleck was growing up. His siblings include brothers Robert and Daniel , and sister Martha.
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Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies , earning a Golden Globe nomination for best actor debut. He... starred as the protagonist in the 1980 dramatisation of Willa Cather's 1905 short story, Paul's Case. He earned both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Runaway Train . Through the 1990s and 2000s he maintained dramatic film and TV-movie roles while appearing in TV series. His television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less Than Perfect and a recurring role on the NBC drama Heroes. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, are also actors. Eric got his start on the now defunct NBC daytime soap opera Another World originating the role of Ted Bancroft from February 14, 1977, to June 17, 1977. Roberts received Golden Globe nominations for his early starring roles in King of the Gypsies and Star 80 . He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his role as the escaped convict Buck in the film Runaway Train.
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David Stephen Caruso is an American film and television actor and producer, best known for his role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the TV series... CSI: Miami. The role that gained him initial significant recognition was the role of Detective John Kelly on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue. Caruso was born in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, New York, the son of Joan, a librarian, and Charles Caruso, a magazine and newspaper editor. He is of Irish and Italian descent and was raised as a Roman Catholic. Caruso attended Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School, in Forest Hills. He later attended Archbishop Molloy High School in nearby Briarwood, graduating in 1974. His first film appearance was in the 1980 film Getting Wasted as "Danny". Caruso then spent most of the next decade in film supporting roles, appearing in such films as First Blood, An Officer and a Gentleman, Blue City, Thief of Hearts and China Girl. Caruso also appeared in Twins and Hudson Hawk . Caruso credits his role as Daniels, "the cadet who nearly drowned", in An Officer and a Gentleman as what got him noticed.
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Christopher Lee "Chris" Kattan is an American actor/comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live. Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks,... California. His father, Kip King, was an actor and voice actor who appeared on the series Reno 911! as Larrie Plum. His mother, Hajnalka E. Biro, was once photographed for Playboy and worked as a model in '60s London. His father was of Iraqi Jewish descent and his mother, a native of Budapest, Hungary, is a Buddhist. Kattan lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington, where he attended Bainbridge High School, and graduated in 1989. Kattan was a member of several improv/sketch comedy troupes one of them being The Groundlings in Los Angeles. His father was an original member of the troupe. Kattan also did some minor roles on TV, including the first episode of the second season of NewsRadio, "No, This Is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life," as a photo shop employee. He moved to New York City to work on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2003. His recurring characters included Mr.
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Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor who became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and made his... film debut in Holes . In 2007, he starred as the leads in Disturbia and Transformers. His other films include Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps , and Transformers: Dark of the Moon . In 2004, he made his directorial debut with the short film Let's Love Hate and later directed and shot the music video for "I Never Knew You" by rapper Cage. LaBeouf was born in Los Angeles, the only child of Shayna and Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf. His mother is a dancer and ballerina turned visual artist and clothing jewelry designer. His father is a Vietnam War veteran who had numerous jobs. LaBeouf's mother is Jewish, and his father, who is of Cajun descent, is Christian. LaBeouf was raised in his mother's Jewish religion and had a Bar Mitzvah; He was also baptized in the Angelus church.
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Wally George, born George Walter Pearch , was an American conservative radio and television commentator. Calling himself the "Father of Combat TV" he... gained national fame hosting the television talk show Hot Seat, which began in 1983 as a local show produced for KDOC, a UHF TV station in Anaheim, Orange County, California. Born George Walter Pearch in Oakland, California, his father Walter Pearch worked in the marine shipping industry. His mother Eugenia Clinchard had been a vaudeville performer and child movie actress in Essanay Studios westerns starring Broncho Billy Anderson. George grew up in San Mateo and was in high school when his parents divorced, after which his mother moved to the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. At age 14 George was a disk-jockey at AM radio station KIEV in Glendale, California, followed by work at other radio stations in the state. In 1965 he was credited with writing an episode of the long-running television series Bonanza. In 1969 he launched The Wally George Show on FM radio station KTYM in Inglewood, California.
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Allison Lurie, aka Fannius 3 or Fan 3 is an American musician and rapper. Her first release was in 2002, a song on the soundtrack for Lizzie... McGuire. She has since contributed to the soundtracks of other films, including Shark Tale, and her debut album, Let Me Clear My Throat, was scheduled to be released in the summer of 2005 on Geffen Records but was shelved. She also toured with Aaron Carter that year. Fan 3 recorded the theme song for the TV show, Darcy's Wild Life in 2004. In 2006, Fan 3 joined a pop/rock/hip-hop band called Shut Up Stella, and the band signed to Epic Records. In March 2008, the band split up without having released any material. Fan is currently working on an indie solo album, due out for release in 2009. The album's first single will be "Girlfriend ", which is now on Fan's MySpace page to listen.
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Douglas Osborne "Doug" McClure was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. Born in Glendale,... California, to Donald Reed McClure and the former Clara Clapp, he is best known for his appearances as Trampas in the NBC western series The Virginian. McClure's acting career included such movies as The Enemy Below, South Pacific, The Unforgiven, and Because They're Young, before landing the part of Trampas on The Virginian - a part that would make him famous. He also starred in three other series: as Frank "Flip" Flippen on NBC's western, Overland Trail , with co-star William Bendix, as Jed Sills on the CBS detective series Checkmate opposite Anthony George as Don Corey and Sebastian Cabot as Dr. Carl Hyatt, and finally in the sci-fi/detective series Search in which he rotated the lead with Hugh O'Brian and Tony Franciosa as a high-tech PROBE agent. In 1958 and 1959, McClure appeared in three episodes of the syndicated western series 26 Men, stories of the Arizona Rangers.
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Travis Johnson is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston... Texans in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. He has also played for the San Diego Chargers. Johnson was born Los Angeles, Ca and raised in Oak Park/Agoura , a suburban town about 30 miles north of Los Angeles. Johnson attended Oak Park High School his Freshman year before transferring to Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He earned Parade, PrepStar, Football News and USA Today All-America first-team honors as a senior. Johnson recorded 104 tackles, including 32 for loss, and 17 sacks as a senior for the Knights while also setting school records for career sacks , tackles for loss , forced fumbles and blocked punts . Before attending Notre Dame High School, Johnson played for his hometown of Oak Park, CA for one year, playing JV football and Varsity basketball.
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Mary-Kate Olsen is an American actress, producer, author and fashion designer. She made her career debut in 1987 alongside her twin sister Ashley... Olsen in the television series Full House. Following the huge success of Full House in America, Mary-Kate and Ashley established a successful career starring in television and film roles that saw her become an international household name. Founded in 1993, the production company Dualstar was created to produce and merchandise films and TV shows starring Mary-Kate and Ashley, becoming an extremely profitable enterprise. Mary-Kate became joint CEO of Dualstar in 2004, securing her position in the Forbes celebrity rich list. Mary-Kate is the older sister of Elizabeth Olsen. Since 2006, Mary-Kate has been pursuing acting roles independent of her sister and the "Mary-Kate and Ashley" tag. Her first part was a supporting role in the 2006 film Factory Girl. She has also appeared in TV shows such as Weeds and Samantha Who?. The 2011 release Beastly was her first major role in a film without her sister Ashley. Mary-Kate's personal life has also been the subject of tabloid attention.
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Blake Heron is an American screen actor. He starred as Marty Preston in the 1996 film Shiloh. Heron was born in Sherman Oaks, California. After his... parents divorced, he moved with his mother to Atlanta, Georgia, then to New York, New York, and finally to Burbank, California, where he started his acting career. At the age of 13 he made his film debut in the Disney film Tom and Huck , series Reality Check . When the series did not last, Blake starred in several television movies, including Trilogy of Terror II . Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher was his biggest role at the young age of 14. He played the flirtatious jock, Jordan. In 1997, he was recognized for his portrayal as Marty Preston in the Warner Bros. hit Shiloh . After graduating from high school in 2000, Blake has avoided child roles and has been taking on more serious adult roles. For his role in Cheaters he played a conspiring dark teen, then had the same type of role in Blast . After appearing in television hits such as Boston Public , Family Law and Guardian, he took on the role of Specialist Galen Bungum in We Were Soldiers .
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Jack DeLeon was an American actor. He is best known for playing Marty Morrison on the television series Barney Miller from 1975 to 1982. His grave... is located at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, California. He was the voice of Sergeant Samuel McPherson in the Dr. Seuss animated telefilm Halloween Is Grinch Night.
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