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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At age eight, she began dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. Her graduation was in 1980 and entered the college process at Cal State Northridge to major 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" which was their first of a series of films and videos she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and became a popular performer and dancer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother is Jewish and was born in Canada

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is best known for her performances on screen in traditional and contemporary roles. She also has a long history of roles both on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant, both from Irish heritage. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She then attended theatre school, after which she was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her first film role came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character of "Stands with a Fist" as a Sioux Indian-born white woman. In exchange for the role, she received her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) in which she starred alongside veteran actors such as Robert R

Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously a television correspondent at ABC News. Her most well-known work is her work as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this, she hosted 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. Due to the limited opportunities on TV she was employed in sales for radio. Her next job was one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT . She then occasionally anchor or report. From 2002 to 2005 she was the sports anchor for weekends and the weekday sports anchor for WPO-TV in Cincinnati. After her contract was up in 2005, she was a anchor and sports reporter at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago between November 2005 and December 2011. In December 2011, she was hired by ABC News the division for news of ABC. On January 2, 2012

Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her career began in television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she worked on such projects as Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared on television shows like 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). One of her most memorable TV role was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was featured in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up in the vicinity of Walnut Creek in California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. Lewis & Clark College in Portland

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television film, City Boy (1992). Following her debut film Sarah was a candidate for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college, the show was searching for an alternative. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the making of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In these films she played the character of Krista Wilson who was a cheerleader. Sarah was asked to be a part in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one year following Roseanne (1988). It was based on the TV film of the

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's twice a winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the Best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She's played various roles in "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Her credits in television and film also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." In 2019-2020, her net worth has risen substantially. How much money does Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash's primary source

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American , and her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived on the same street as the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a big fan of movies in her early age. Her mother was a teacher , and her father was an attorney. Paula says that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be a different person as an infant. It's not too surprising that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most loved role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer program in film. It was during this time that she was awarded a three-month project to create documentaries for PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant for television documentaries as well as Howie Mandel'

The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. But at the time Amy was in junior high, she and her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe both with her family and also on her own. Both of her parents worked as teachers so they could spend every summer camping together and travel all across the United States. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda following the 1994 war to assist in relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as winning writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who placed in the very first 3200 meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After a college accident, she returned to the stage with a variety of roles on stage. Her first was Lanford Wilson&#

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. She was a compulsive performer as a young girl and often reenacted TV commercials for family amusement. However, she decided to focus her attention on dance. After pursuing classical ballet for 9 years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of highly acclaimed dancers. She discovered her true calling at the age 15 when she topped 300 contestants in an audition for an agency that represented talent. The resulting contract landed her a variety of roles in Spanish television shows as well as music videos. This in turn paved the way for a career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly was in Framed (1992) in a Timothy Dalton thriller. Her next film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production in which she played one the four sis

Milena Govich is a director, actor, and musician who has directed many episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was one of eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable, her short film as well as a TV series proof of concept, was shown at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. It won the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a TV, stage, and film actress. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. She was featured in Coyote Ugly's breakthrough role in 2000. She has been in a variety of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So" featuring Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me & You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama featuring a cast which also comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper.". On TV, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's

Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Since arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion, a Lawrence Kasdan cast and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel, opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release of her film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen. Recently, she received the Gold Nymph Award

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland where she started performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London and soon got involved in indie filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). In addition, she has been involved in theatre, both as an actor and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" that she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to excellent reviews. Her next project was her first US film role as the manipulative new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed

Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. She was 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 breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she was a regular on the show between 2006 and 2012 and is now back for guest appearances , before returning frequently in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community, the voice of Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and playing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales, marking the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a state official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an adm

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She portrays the role 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 the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed as a consul there for the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" because it is similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff lived in Canada for a year. Her family traveled extensively as a result of her father's job. Prior to making the move to France they resided in Japan and also on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father, who died at the age o