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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was where she was the senior class president and chief cheerleader. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. After graduation she started the college process at Cal State Northridge. There, she majored in radio and television. After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of college to dance and choreograph full-time. The Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" which was the first in a long line of movies and videos she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career began to take off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a massive success and she has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This is aided by her time on American Idol (2002-200

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well known for her portrayals on screen in both modern and historical roles. She also has a long history of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), the daughter of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. A decade later she got her first film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" she was a white girl that is raised by Sioux Indians. The role was so well-loved that she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's credits in films include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such veteran actors such as Robert Red

Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as an anchor for television at ABC News. Her time as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) as well as co-host on The View (2015-2018) are well-known. Prior to that, she was co-anchoring World News Now as well as America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. The position she held was in radio sales, due to the lack of television opportunities. After a year of working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT she was allowed to anchor and report periodically. Between 2002 and 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends and sports anchor on weekdays at WPO-TV in Cincinnati. Following the expiration of her contract and she became a anchor and sports reporter at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011, she was appointed by ABC News, the division fo

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a television and film producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). She continued to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most notable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was featured in 156 episodes of this comedy from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a noted poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015.). Two daughters were born to her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1997) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up in the vicinity of Walnut Creek, California. Was a student at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlete.

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child, having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), a made for television movie. In 1993, shortly after her first film, she was a candidate for the part of "Becky" in the TV series Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college The show was looking for an alternative. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995. She was also involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In these films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson and was who was a cheerleader. Sarah was invited to perform in a 1998 TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year after Rosea

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she received the Best Comedic Play award and in 2006, she was awarded the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She's appeared in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She is also the voice of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has increased significan

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She is of German, English, Dutch and English roots. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a big fan of movies in her early years. Her mother, also enjoyed good films, was a schoolteacher, as was her father, a lawyer. Paula admitted that she tried to escape when she was an infant by "pretending" to become someone else. Therefore, it's no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite role was the one of Abigail in "The Crucible". But, she decided to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in an summer program. She got a 3-month job making documentaries for PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant in documentary films on TV, as well as for Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. Amy resided in Glen Ellyn in Illinois until she was in junior college. Her family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe both with her family and also independently. Both of her parents worked as teachers so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They have camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy was sent to Rwanda to assist in relief efforts after the war of 1994. In the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning writing contests. In high school she was an accomplished athlete who was a part of the very first 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she returned to school and played many parts on

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a young girl she was already an avid performer who would recreate commercials on TV for her parents' amusement. However, she chose to focus her energies on dancing. She continued to train alongside a group of highly respected dancers after spending 9 years studying classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her passion at the age of 15 after she defeated over 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talent. The resultant contract secured her numerous roles on Spanish television shows as well as music videos, which in turn led to a career on the big screen. Cruz made her film debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film in which she was one of the four sisters seeking to win the lov

Milena Govich is an actor as well as a director and musician. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV that include Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots currently in progress. Milena was one of the eight women selected by AFI's highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. The short film she made and the TV series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, had its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. It won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Awar

Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has received praise for her performance. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first attracted the attention of Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking part, playing Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point and Vantage Point, starring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces alongside Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected along with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion with Lawrence Kasdan and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. The actress filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release of her film The Last Knights by the Japanese directo

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland and began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she left for London and soon became involved in indie filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" an original play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was the director. The play was praised by critics. She was then offered her first US movie role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). Her first film appearance was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) The film, which was shot in London and LA and was her subsequent film. It was nomi

Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. First recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also vocalist and voice actress. Her breakout role was as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds, on which she appeared regularly from 2006 until 2012. She has since returned for guest appearances , before returning regularly in 2016. Her other roles include the voice of Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final season of Community and as her voice as Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered, and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales which was the first time that she appeared in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in government. Her father, Galen Brewster

Pom Klementieff, a French actress was born on the 3rd of May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She is the voice of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to her Korean mother and a French-Russian father, who was working there as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it is identical in pronunciation to Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff lived for a year in Canada prior to moving her family around extensively due to her father's job. Prior to making the move to France they resided in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was als