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Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). Among other accolades, his films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director, despite five nominations.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for her work in blockbusters and independent films across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s. Her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, six Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Volpi Cup.
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of cinema. He has received many accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. He has been honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997, the Film Society of Lincoln Center tribute in 1998, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2007, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2012. Five of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Kim Kardashian
Kimberly Noel Kardashian is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She first gained media attention in 2007 following the unauthorized release of a sex tape with American singer Ray J. Afterwards, she and her family began to appear on the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The show aired until 2021, and its success led to the formation of several spin-offs before its revival in the form of, Hulu's The Kardashians (2022–present) as part of her and her family's multi-year deal with the streaming service.
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known by his ring name "The Rock", is an American-Canadian actor and professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Johnson was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation during the Attitude Era. He wrestled for the WWF full-time for eight years before pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $11.4 billion worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing actors of all time. He is a co-owner of the United Football League, a member of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings—the parent company of UFC and WWE—and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions.
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen discovered the wrecks of various famous warships, like the IJN Musashi and USS Indianapolis, and was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.
Garry Shandling
American comedian (1949–2016)
Ashton Kutcher
Christopher Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, film producer and businessman. His accolades include a People's Choice Award and fifteen Teen Choice Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Mel Brooks
Melvin James Brooks is an American actor, filmmaker, comedian, songwriter, and playwright. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 28 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and an Honorary Academy Award in 2024.
Paul Rudd
American actor
Sofía Vergara
Colombian-American actress and model
Matt Groening
American cartoonist (born 1954)
Steve Carell
Steven John Carell is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office, and also worked at several points as a producer, executive producer, writer, and director. Carell has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for The Office. He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life.
Shannen Doherty
American actress (1971–2024)
Billy Crystal
William Edward Crystal is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is known as a stand-up comedian and for his film and stage roles. Crystal has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for three Grammy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2007, the Critics' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2023.
Sam Raimi
American filmmaker (born 1959)
David Hasselhoff
American actor, singer, producer, and businessman (born 1952)
Darren Aronofsky
American filmmaker (born 1969)
Trey Parker
American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1969)
Sarah Silverman
American comedian, actress, and writer
Chris Hardwick
American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and musician
Matt Stone
American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1971)
Roseanne Barr
American actress and comedian (born 1952)
Kris Jenner
Kristen Mary Jenner is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–2021) with her family. The success of their show led her and her family to star in multiple spin-off series, including Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami (2009), Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011), Khloe & Lamar (2011), Rob & Chyna (2016) and Life of Kylie (2017). She acted as executive producer for most of her family's reality programs. In 2013, she hosted a six week long pop culture-driven daytime talk show, called Kris. Following her family's decision to sign off from E! in 2021, they then went on to star in The Kardashians on Hulu from 2022.
Joel McHale
American actor and comedian
Peter Krause
American actor (born 1965)
Neil Simon
American playwright, writer, academic (1927-2018)
David Cross
American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)
Andy Griffith
American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012)
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American film and television producer (born 1943)
Bill Hader
American comedian and actor
Aziz Ansari
American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director
Gabriel Iglesias
American stand-up comedian
Chuck Jones
American animator and filmmaker (1912–2002)
Tracey Ullman
British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer and director
Wilmer Valderrama
American-Venezuelan actor
Alan Ritchson
Alan Michael Ritchson is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. He subsequently had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel. He also headlined the SyFy action series Blood Drive (2017), and returned to superhero television as Hank Hall / Hawk on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2021. He gained wider recognition for portraying the title character in the ongoing Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Reacher since 2022. In his latest film appearance, War Machine (2026), Ritchson depicted an army ranger candidate fighting an extraterrestrial killing machine.
Nick Kroll
American comedian and actor
Patty Jenkins
American film director
F. Gary Gray
American film director
Ralph Bakshi
American animator and filmmaker
Avi Arad
Israeli-American film producer
Doug Liman
American film director and producer (born 1965)
Lance Bass
American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer
Mike Henry
American voice actor and director (born 1965)
Chuck Lorre
American television director, screenwriter, producer, composer and actor
Sam Simon
American television producer (1955–2015)
Jeffrey Hunter
American actor and producer (1926–1969)
Damon Lindelof
American screenwriter and producer (born 1973)
Kevin Williamson
American screenwriter, director, and producer (born 1965)
William Conrad
American actor and director (1920-1994)
Eric André
American comedian and actor
Peter Farrelly
American film director, producer and screenwriter
Bebe Daniels
American entertainer (1901–1971)
Jim Abrahams
American movie director and writer (1944–2024)
Justin Hurwitz
American composer and screenwriter
Eddie Griffin
American actor and comedian
Robert Kirkman
American comic book writer
Michael Dante DiMartino
American animation director
Dave Filoni
American film director (born 1974)