Category
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Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards, as well as five Grammy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire, he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time.
Dan Castellaneta
American actor
John C. Reilly
American actor (born 1965)
Bernie Mac
American actor (1957–2008)
John Belushi
American actor (1949–1982)
Jim Belushi
American actor
Jeff Garlin
American comedian and actor
Chris Farley
American actor and comedian (1964–1997)
Harold Ramis
American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014)
Sean Hayes
American actor (born 1970)
Bonnie Hunt
American actress and comedian
Jack Benny
American comedic entertainer (1894–1974)
Tino Insana
American actor (1948-2017)
Scott Adsit
American stand-up comedian
Kathy Griffin
American actress and comedian
Ike Barinholtz
American comedian and actor
Kevin Pollak
American actor, comedian (born 1957)
Steve Allen
American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000)
Harvey Korman
American actor and comedian (1927–2008)
Bob Balaban
American actor, director and producer
Neil Flynn
American actor and comedian (born 1960)
Craig Robinson
American actor and comedian
Christine Ebersole
American actress (born 1953)
Redd Foxx
American stand-up comedian and actor (1922–1991)
Edgar Bergen
American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)
Hannibal Buress
American comedian and writer
John Mulaney
American comedian and actor (born 1982)
Kel Mitchell
American actor and stand-up comedian
Sherri Shepherd
American actress, comedian, author and television personality
Lena Waithe
Lena Waithe is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) and the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) and Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present).
Martin Mull
American actor (1943–2024)
Kellita Smith
American actress
Marla Gibbs
actress, entertainer, singer, writer, and producer (born 1931)
Matt Walsh
American actor & comedian (1964-)
Aries Spears
American comedian
Nora Dunn
American actress and comedian
Kenneth Mars
American actor (1935-2012)
Frank Caliendo
American stand-up comedian
Lil Rel Howery
American actor (born 1979)
Hal Sparks
American actor (born 1969)
Shelley Berman
American comedian, actor, writer, and teacher (1925–2017)
Rose Abdoo
American actress and comedian
Tessa Violet
American singer
Joel Murray
American actor
Jill Talley
American actress
Frank Caeti
American stand-up comedian
Polly Moran
Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952)
Paul Frees
American actor (1920–1986)
Todd Stashwick
American actor and writer
Bill Daily
American actor and writer (1927-2018)
Lamorne Morris
American actor
Emo Philips
American comedian
Stephen Full
American actor (1969-)
Jock Mahoney
American actor and stuntman (1919-1989)
Joey Soloway
American comedian, playwright, feminist, television writer and director
Robert Smigel
American actor and comedian
Robert Townsend
American actor and director
Cliff Arquette
American actor (1905–1974)
Sebastian Maniscalco
American stand-up comedian and actor