Brillant actors & voice actors

Kath Ellen Soucie is an American voice actress, born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. One of the most well known voice-over actors working today, Kath Soucie began her career in New York as a theatrical actress. While Kath has been the voice of many campaigns and award-winning commercials, it is her work voicing thousands of episodes of animation that has won her an international fan base.

Soucie created the roles of Phil, Lil and Betty for Nickelodeon's Emmy Award-winning series, Rugrats, as well as for all three of the phenomenally successful Rugrats feature films for Paramount. She is the voice of young Nick inZootopia (2016);Lola Bunny in the Warner Brother's classicSpace Jam (1996);and Kanga inThe Tigger Movie (2000),The Book of Pooh (2001),Piglet's Big Movie (2003),Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002),Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004),Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005),Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005),My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007),Pooh's Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007),Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009),andSuper Duper Super Sleuths (2010).She was the voice of Chet, the hero reindeer, inThe Santa Clause 2 (2002)and Wendy in Disney's animated featureReturn to Never Land (2002).

Soucie has brought hundreds of animated characters to life, both in prime time and day time television, playing diverse roles in such shows asFuturama (1999),Curious George (2006),Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008),The Tom and Jerry Show (2011),Trick Moon (2020),Lost in Oz (2015),Handy Manny (2006),Hey Arnold! (1996),The Real Ghost Busters (1986),Danny Phantom (2003),The Replacements (2006),The Weekenders (2000),Young Justice (2010),Tiny Toon Adventures (1990),Dexter's Laboratory (1996),Recess (1997),Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000),Young Justice (2010),The Cramp Twins (2001),Pepper Ann (1997),Casper (1996),Invasion America (1998),As Told by Ginger (2000),101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997),Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990),The Critic (1994),Baby Blues (2000),God, the Devil and Bob (2000),Firebuds (2022),and more.

In the games' world, she can be heard onStar Wars: The Old Republic (2011),Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008),Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (2006),The Elder Scrolls Online (2014),Fallout (1997),Syndicate (2012),World of Final Fantasy (2016),Full Throttle (1995),Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate II - Shadows of Amn (2000),andLost Odyssey (2007)among many, many others.

Jaleel White is an American actor, producer, and writer who is known for playing Steve Urkel from "Family Matters" and voicing Sonic the Hedgehog in three cartoon series released during the 1990s. He also acted in "Big Fat Liar" starring Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes, "Scooby-Doo", "Guess Who", "Dreamgirls", "Grown Ups", and "Bones."

Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (forBlack Swan (2010)).

Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an American-born artist (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's agent. Her parents are both of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Natalie's family left Israel for Washington, D.C., when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard University. She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movieLéon (1994)(aka "Léon" ). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films asHeat (1995),Beautiful Girls (1996),andMars Attacks! (1996).

It was not until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequelStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas,Anywhere But Here (1999)andWhere the Heart Is (2000),followed byCloser (2004),for which she received an Oscar nomination. She reprised her role as Padme Amidala in the last two episodes of the Star Wars prequel trilogy:Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)andStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).She received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress inBlack Swan (2010).

She received a second nomination for Best Actress, for playingJacqueline KennedyinJackie (2016).

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one named 'The Kids'. When he marriedLori A. Depp,he took a job as a ballpoint-pen salesman to support himself and his wife. A visit to Los Angeles, California, with his wife, however, happened to be a blessing in disguise, when he met up with actorNicolas Cage,who advised him to turn to acting, which culminated in Depp's film debut in the low-budget horror film,A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984),where he played a teenager who falls prey to dream-stalking demon Freddy Krueger.

In 1987 he shot to stardom when he replacedJeff Yagherin the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series21 Jump Street (1987).In 1990, after numerous roles in teen-oriented films, his first of a handful of great collaborations with directorTim Burtoncame about when Depp played the title role inEdward Scissorhands (1990).Following the film's success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprised critics and audiences alike. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing in many features before re-joining with Burton in the lead role ofEd Wood (1994).In 1997 he played an undercover FBI agent in the fact-based filmDonnie Brasco (1997),oppositeAl Pacino;in 1998 he appeared inFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998),directed byTerry Gilliam;and then, in 1999, he appeared in the sci-fi/horror filmThe Astronaut's Wife (1999).The same year he teamed up again with Burton inSleepy Hollow (1999),brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane.

Depp has played many characters in his career, including another fact-based one, Insp. Fred Abberline inFrom Hell (2001).He stole the show from screen greats such asAntonio Banderasin the finale toRobert Rodriguez's "mariachi" trilogy,Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).In that same year he starred in the marvelous family blockbusterPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003),playing a character that only the likes of Depp could pull off: the charming, conniving and roguish Capt. Jack Sparrow. The film's enormous success has opened several doors for his career and included an Oscar nomination. He appeared as the central character in theStephen King-based movie,Secret Window (2004);as the kind-hearted novelist James Barrie in the factually-basedFinding Neverland (2004),where he co-starred withKate Winslet;and Rochester in the British film,The Libertine (2004).Depp collaborated again with Burton in a screen adaptation ofRoald Dahl's novel,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005),and later inAlice in Wonderland (2010)andDark Shadows (2012).

Off-screen, Depp has dated several female celebrities, and has been engaged toSherilyn Fenn,Jennifer Grey,Winona RyderandKate Moss.He was married to Lori Anne Allison in 1983, but divorced her in 1985. Depp has two children with his former long-time partner, French singer/actressVanessa Paradis:Lily-Rose Melody, born in 1999 and John Christopher "Jack" III, born in 2002. He married actress/producerAmber Heardin 2015, divorcing a few years later.

Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990)but leading roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994)and The Mask (1994)established him as a bankable comedy actor.

James Eugene Carrey was born on January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, and is the youngest of four children of Kathleen (Oram), a homemaker, and Percy Carrey, an accountant and jazz musician. The family surname was originally "Carré", and he has French-Canadian, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Carrey was an incurable extrovert from day one. As a child, he performed constantly, for anyone who would watch, and even mailed his résumé to The Carol Burnett Show (1967) at age 10. In junior high, he was granted a few precious minutes at the end of each school day to do stand-up routines for his classmates (provided, of course, that he kept a lid on it the rest of the day).

Carrey's early adolescence took a turn for the tragic, however, when the family was forced to relocate from their cozy town of Newmarket to Scarborough (a Toronto suburb). They all took security and janitorial jobs in the Titan Wheels factory, Jim working 8-hour shifts after school let out (not surprisingly, his grades and morale both suffered). When they finally deserted the factory, the family lived out of a Volkswagen camper van until they could return to Toronto.

Carrey made his stand-up debut in Toronto after his parents and siblings got back on their feet. He made his (reportedly awful) professional stand-up debut at Yuk-Yuk's, one of the many local clubs that would serve as his training ground in the years to come. He dropped out of high school, worked on his celebrity impersonations (among themMichael Landonand James Stewart), and in 1979 worked up the nerve to move to Los Angeles. He finessed his way into a regular gig at The Comedy Store, where he impressed Rodney Dangerfieldso much that the veteran comic signed him as an opening act for an entire season. During this period Carrey met and married waitress Melissa Womer, with whom he had a daughter (Jane). The couple would later go through a very messy divorce, freeing Carrey up for a brief second marriage to actress Lauren Holly.Wary of falling into the lounge act lifestyle, Carrey began to look around for other performance outlets. He landed a part as a novice cartoonist in the short-lived sitcom The Duck Factory (1984); while the show fell flat, the experience gave Carrey the confidence to pursue acting more vigorously.

Carrey also worked on breaking into film around this time. He scored the male lead in the ill-received Lauren Huttonvehicle Once Bitten (1985),and had a supporting role in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), before making a modest splash with his appearance as the alien Wiploc in Earth Girls Are Easy (1988). Impressed with Carrey's lunacy, fellow extraterrestrial Damon Wayansmade a call to his brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans,who was in the process of putting together the sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990). Carrey joined the cast and quickly made a name for himself with outrageous acts (one of his most popular characters, psychotic Fire Marshall Bill, was attacked by watchdog groups for dispensing ill- advised safety tips).

Following his time on In Living Color (1990), Carrey's transformation from TV goofball to marquee headliner happened within the course of a single year. He opened 1994 with a starring turn in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), a film that cashed in on his extremely physical brand of humor (the character's trademark was talking out his derrière). Next up was the manic superhero movieThe Mask (1994), which had audiences wondering just how far Carrey's features could stretch.

Finally, in December 1994, he hit theaters as a loveable dolt in the Farrelly brothers' Dumb and Dumber (1994)(his first multi-million dollar payday). Now a box-office staple, Carrey brought his manic antics onto the set of Batman Forever (1995),replacing Robin Williamsas The Riddler. He also filmed the follow-up to his breakthrough, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), and inked a deal with Sony to star in The Cable Guy (1996)(replacing Chris Farley) for a cool $20 million--at the time, that was the biggest up-front sum that had been offered to any comic actor. The movie turned out to be a disappointment, both critically and financially, but Carrey bounced back the next year with the energetic hit Liar Liar (1997).Worried that his comic shtick would soon wear thin, Carrey decided to change course.

In 1998, he traded in the megabucks and silly grins to star in Peter Weir's The Truman Show (1998)playing a naive salesman who discovers that his entire life is the subject of a TV show, Carrey demonstrated an uncharacteristic sincerity that took moviegoers by surprise. He won a Golden Globe for the performance, and fans anticipated an Oscar nomination as well--when it didn't materialize, Carrey lashed out at Academy members for their narrow-minded selection process. Perhaps inspired by the snub, Carrey threw himself into his next role with abandon. After edging out a handful of other hopefuls (including Edward Norton) to play eccentric funnymanAndy Kaufmanin Man on the Moon (1999),Carrey disappeared into the role, living as Kaufman -- and his blustery alter-ego Tony Clifton -- for months (Carrey even owned Kaufman's bongo drums, which he'd used during his audition for director Milos Forman). His sometimes uncanny impersonation was rewarded with another Golden Globe, but once again the Academy kept quiet.

An indignant Carrey next reprised his bankable mania for the Farrelly brothers in Me, Myself & Irene (2000), playing a state trooper whose Jekyll and Hyde personalities both fall in love with the same woman (Renée Zellweger). Carrey's real-life persona wound up falling for her too--a few months after the film wrapped, the pair announced they were officially a couple. By then, Carrey had already slipped into a furry green suit to play the stingy antihero ofRon Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).

Although Carrey maintains a foothold in the comedy world with films such asBruce Almighty (2003)and Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), he is also capable of turning in nuanced dramatic performances, as demonstrated in films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and the drama/comedyYes Man (2008).In 2013, he costars withSteve Carellin The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013).

Carrey has one child with his first wife, Melissa Carrey,whom he divorced in 1995. He married actressLauren Hollyin 1996, but they split less than a year later.

Voice actor and former stand-up comic Roger Craig Smith is a man of a thousand voices. In just one animation production alone, Roger voiced more than 170 characters for the Emmy award-winning Cartoon Network series Regular Show. He's the titular character "Mouse", as well as "Moose" for Amazon Prime's Emmy-nominated children's series If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. For Netflix, Roger voices "Brock", "Mayor Fowler", "Cousin Ashley" and many more on Dreamworks' hit series from Tony Hale, Archibald's Next Big Thing. Also on Netflix, Roger voices "Pinkeye", "Bobby", and "Billy" in Dreamworks Animation's Harvey Girls Forever. On Cartoon Network, he voices "Sonic the Hedgehog" in Sonic Boom, "Hawkodile" and "Richard" for WB/LEGO's Unikitty!, "Diamondhead", "Forever Knight" and "Steam Smythe" on Ben-10, "Percy" and "Belson" in Clarence, "Bob" and "Schedulebot" in Powerpuff Girls. On Disney XD's NAACP Image Award-nominated Avengers: Black Panther's Quest, Roger has been voicing legendary superhero "Captain America" since 2012. He voices "Batman" in in the DC/WB film Superman: Red Son, as well as in the trilogy Batman Unlimited. His impact in the genre of anime includes voicing "Batman" in WB's feature film Batman Ninja, the maniacal "Deidara" in Naruto and "Shinji Hirako" in Bleach. Roger voiced "Sonic the Hedgehog" in Disney's blockbuster features Wreck-It Ralph and Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet and was called on by Disney in 2013 to voice lead villain "Ripslinger" in Disney's hit feature Planes.

Roger's legacy as an actor in video games is extensive. Voice of gaming icon "Ezio Auditore da Firenze" from Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, with more than 28 million copies sold worldwide. He's the voice of the charming Legend "Mirage" in Respawn's record-setting Apex Legends, with over 70 million players in 2019 alone. WB chose Roger to voice the legendary "Batman" in WB's Batman: Arkham Origins and Arkham Origins: Blackgate. Roger has been voicing "Sonic the Hedgehog" for SEGA since 2010 and earned early gaming fandom when he voiced "Chris Redfield" in the Resident Evil series of games.

Roger is the announcer/narrator for NBC's smash hit World of Dance, averaging millions of viewers each episode. He's narrated more than 1,000 episodes of other shows, including TLC's longest-running prime-time series Say Yes to the Dress and DIY Network's Crashers series. He's voiced multiple promo campaigns for major networks and is the imaging/promo voice for the world-famous KROQ 106.7FM in Los Angeles. Multiple national retail campaigns continue to utilize Roger to enhance their message to consumers across all mediums.

An average day begins with sessions from his home studio at 7am for national retail clients, heading into LA from 9am-6pm for animation/game sessions, then back to his home studio for more promo/narration sessions in the evening.

Raised in SoCal and voted "Class Clown" in 8th grade, he focused his creativity toward training in musical theater. He spoke at both his 8th and 12th grade graduations, was elected freshman class president in high school, and hosted a live local TV talk show while earning his B.A. in Screenwriting from Chapman University...all while pursuing a career in stand-up comedy. After working as a comic for 5 years, he left stand-up to pursue voice acting full-time in 2005.

Knowing he's got fans of all ages on social media, Roger keeps his posts apolitical and family-friendly. An avid supporter of CHOC (Chidlren's Hospital Orange County), he frequently visits the hospital to meet with patients. He's currently learning ASL (American Sign Language) and enjoys getting outdoors as often as possible to pursue his passion for nature, hiking/mountain biking, and nightscape/astrophotography, which he shares regularly with his followers on Instagram and Twitter. (@rogercraigsmith).

Born James Jonah Cummings on November 3, 1952, he grew up in Youngstown, Ohio.

Sooner or later, he moved to New Orleans. There, he designed Mardi Gras floats, was a singer, door-to-door salesman, and a Louisiana riverboat deckhand.

Then Cummings moved to Anaheim, California, where he started his career playing Lionel from the program Dumbo's Circus (1985).

Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis is a Ukrainian-American actress born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

Kunis' family moved to the United States due to antisemitism in the former Soviet Union. Her parents, despite Soviet restrictions on religious practices, instilled in her as much of their Jewish heritage as possible. Once in Los Angeles, she was enrolled at Rosewood Elementary School. She struggled in school due to her lack of English skills and hyperactivity, which quickly led to a diagnosis of ADHD and a prescription for Ritalin-a medication she continues to take as an adult. She started acting when she was nine years old, when her father heard about an acting class on the radio and decided to enroll Mila in it. There, she met her future agent. Her first gig was when she played a character named Melinda inMake a Wish, Molly (1995).From there, her career skyrocketed into big-budget films.

Although she is mostly known for playing Jackie Burkhart onThat '70s Show (1998),she has shown the world that she can do so much more. Since 1999, she provided the voice of self-conscious daughter Meg Griffin on the animated sitcomFamily Guy (1999).Her breakthrough film wasForgetting Sarah Marshall (2008),in which she played a free-spirited character named Rachel Jansen. She has since starred or co-starred in the filmsMax Payne (2008),The Book of Eli (2010),Black Swan (2010),Friends with Benefits (2011),Ted (2012)andOz the Great and Powerful (2013).

Mila Kunis is married to actorAshton Kutcher,with whom she has two children.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Meyers on July 27, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland, to Mary Geraldine (Meyers) and John O'Keeffe, a musician. He and his family moved to County Cork, Ireland, when the actor was nearly a year old, and then, at the age of 3, his father left the family, leaving his mother to care for Jonny and his 3 younger brothers alone.

Rhys Meyers grew up with a tumultuous childhood and being permanently expelled from school at age 16. Happy to be out of school, he began spending time in a local pool hall where he was discovered by Hubbard Casting. The casting agents were talent-spotting for theDavid Puttnam production of War of the Buttons (1994),and asked Rhys Meyers to appear for an audition. After three days of auditions, however, he did not get the role, and Rhys Meyers gave up on his acting aspirations. Soon afterward, he received a call to audition for a national ad campaign for Knorr Soup, and though embarrassed by the attention from the ad, he soon found himself considered for a major film. His movie acting debut was a very small role in the film A Man of No Importance (1994), where his simple cast credit is as "First Young Man". His first lead role was in the film The Disappearance of Finbar (1996). During a 6-month postponement in production, he returned home to Cork and there received a call about the film Michael Collins (1996).He traveled to Dublin to meet with director Neil Jordanand successfully won the role of Collins' assassin. Jordan wrote about his meeting with the actor, "I have found someone to play Collins' killer. Jonathan Rees-Myers (sic), from County Cork, apparently, who looks like a young Tom Cruise.[He] Comes into the casting session with alarming certainty. Obviously gifted ".

Rhys Meyers continued working constantly from that point and appeared in such films asThe Maker (1997), Telling Lies in America (1997), andThe Tribe (1998).Going on to film The Governess (1998), B. Monkey (1998), Titus (1999)and Ride with the Devil (1999), he has received critical acclaim for several performances, most notably as "Brian Slade" in Velvet Goldmine (1998),as "Steerpike" in the British mini-series Gormenghast (2000),and as a sympathetic football coach in Bend It Like Beckham (2002). Rhys Meyers is also a talented singer and musician, having performed his own vocals in Velvet Goldmine (1998)and appearing on the film's soundtrack. Rhys Meyers still resides in County Cork, Ireland.

Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, toKent Damon,a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, andNancy Carlsson-Paige,an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. Matt has an older brother, Kyle, a sculptor. His father was of English and Scottish descent, and his mother is of Finnish and Swedish ancestry. The family lived in Newton until his parents divorced in 1973, when Damon and his brother moved with his mother to Cambridge. He grew up in a stable community, and was raised near actorBen Affleck.

Damon attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and he performed in a number of theater productions during his time there. He attended Harvard University as an English major. While in Harvard, he kept on skipping classes to pursue acting projects, which included the TNT original film,Rising Son (1990),and prep-school drama,School Ties (1992).It was until his film,Geronimo: An American Legend (1993),was expected to be a big success that he decided to drop out of university completely. Arriving in Hollywood, Matt managed to get his first break with a part in the romantic comedy,Mystic Pizza (1988).However, the film did not do too well and his film career failed to take off. Not letting failure discourage him from acting, he went for another audition, and managed to get a starring role inSchool Ties (1992).Up next for Matt was a role as a soldier who had problems with drug-addiction in the movie,Courage Under Fire (1996).Matt had, in fact, lost forty pounds for his role which resulted in health problems.

The following year, he garnered accolades forGood Will Hunting (1997),a screenplay he had originally written for an English class at Harvard University.Good Will Hunting (1997)was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, one of which, Matt won for Best Original Screenplay along withBen Affleck.In the year 1998, Matt played the title role inSteven Spielberg's film,Saving Private Ryan (1998),which was one of the most acclaimed films in that year. Matt had the opportunity of working withTom HanksandVin Dieselwhile filming that movie. That same year, he starred as an earnest law student and reformed poker player inRounders (1998),starring oppositeEdward NortonandJohn Malkovich.The next year, Matt rejoined his childhood friend,Ben Affleckand fellow comedian,Chris Rock,in the comedyDogma (1999).

Towards the end of 1999, Matt played "Tom Ripley", a working-class young man who tastes the good life and will do anything to live it. BothJude LawandGwyneth Paltrowalso starred in the movie.The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)earned mixed reviews from critics, but even so, Matt earned praise for his performance. Matt lent his voice to the animated movie,Titan A.E. (2000)in the year 2000, which also earned mixed reviews from the public. He also starred in two other movies,All the Pretty Horses (2000)and the golf comedy-drama,The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000),starring alongsideWill Smith.In the year 2003, he signed on to star inThe Informant! (2009)bySteven Soderberghand the Farrelly Brothers'Stuck on You (2003).He also starred inGerry (2002),a film he co-wrote with his friends,Gus Van SantandCasey Affleck.One of Matt's most recognizable work to date is his role in the "Bourne" movie franchise. He plays an amnesiac assassin, "Jason Bourne", inThe Bourne Identity (2002),The Bourne Supremacy (2004)andThe Bourne Ultimatum (2007).Another praised role is that as "Linus Caldwell" in the "Ocean's" movie franchise. He had the opportunity to star oppositeGeorge Clooney,Brad Pitt,Julia RobertsandDon CheadleinOcean's Eleven (2001).The successful crime comedy-drama eventually had two other sequels,Ocean's Twelve (2004)andOcean's Thirteen (2007).Among other highly acclaimed movies that Matt has been a part of areTerry Gilliam'sThe Brothers Grimm (2005),George Clooney'sSyriana (2005),Martin Scorsese'sThe Departed (2006)andRobert De Niro'sThe Good Shepherd (2006).

In his personal life, Matt is now happily married to Argentine-bornLuciana Damon,whom he met in Miami, where she was working as a bartender. They married in a private civil ceremony on December 9, 2005, at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. The couple have four daughters Alexia, Luciana's daughter from a previous relationship, as well as Isabella, Gia and Stella. Matt is a big fan of the Boston Red Sox and he tries to attend their games whenever possible. He has also formed great friendships with his Ocean's co-stars,George ClooneyandBrad Pitt,whom he works on charity projects with. He and actorBen Affleckhave remained lifelong friends and collaborators.

John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as Dan Conner on the TV showRoseanne (1988),which ran until 1997 & for which he earned him a Best Actor Golden Globe in 1993. He's also noted for appearances in films of the Coen brothers, w/ prominent roles inRaising Arizona (1987)as an escaped convict, inBarton Fink (1991)as a congenial murderer, inThe Big Lebowski (1998)as a volatile bowler & inO Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)as a cultured thief. Additionally, he has done voice work in numerous Disney & Pixar films, including the Sulley inMonsters, Inc. (2001).Having contributed to more than 50 films, he has also won 2 American Comedy Awards & hostedSaturday Night Live (1975)14 times.

Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau.Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where he majored in Criminology and Sociology, but he dropped out before completing his degree. He worked as a comedian in various Canadian nightclubs and managed an after-hours speakeasy, Club 505, in Toronto for several years. He worked with Second City Stage Troupe in Toronto and started his acting career at Carleton University with Sock'n'Buskin, the campus theater/drama club. Married toDonna Dixonsince 1983, they have three daughters. His parents are named Peter and Lorraine and his brotherPeter Aykroydis a psychic researcher. Dan received an honorary Doctorate from Carleton University in 1994 and was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998.

Willard Carroll "Will" Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards.

In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show ran for six seasons (1990-96) on NBC and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. After the series ended, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, eleven consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally, and eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the number one spot in the domestic box office tally.

Smith is ranked as the most bankable star worldwide by Forbes. As of 2014, 17 of the 21 films in which he has had leading roles have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million each, five taking in over $500 million each in global box office receipts. As of 2014, his films have grossed $6.6 billion at the global box office. He has received Best Actor Oscar nominations for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness.

Smith was born in West Philadelphia, the son of Caroline (Bright), a Philadelphia school board administrator, and Willard Carroll Smith, Sr., a refrigeration engineer. He grew up in West Philadelphia's Wynnefield neighborhood, and was raised Baptist. He has three siblings, sister Pamela, who is four years older, and twins Harry and Ellen, who are three years younger. Smith attended Our Lady of Lourdes, a private Catholic elementary school in Philadelphia. His parents separated when he was 13, but did not actually divorce until around 2000.

Smith attended Overbrook High School. Though widely reported, it is untrue that Smith turned down a scholarship to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); he never applied to college because he "wanted to rap." Smith says he was admitted to a "pre-engineering [summer] program" at MIT for high school students, but he did not attend. According to Smith, "My mother, who worked for the School Board of Philadelphia, had a friend who was the admissions officer at MIT. I had pretty high SAT scores and they needed black kids, so I probably could have gotten in. But I had no intention of going to college."

Smith started as the MC of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, with his childhood friend Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes as producer, as well as Ready Rock C (Clarence Holmes) as the human beat box. The trio was known for performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime". They gained critical acclaim and won the first Grammy awarded in the Rap category (1988).

Smith spent money freely around 1988 and 1989 and underpaid his income taxes. The Internal Revenue Service eventually assessed a $2.8 million tax debt against Smith, took many of his possessions, and garnished his income. Smith was nearly bankrupt in 1990, when the NBC television network signed him to a contract and built a sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, around him.

The show was successful and began his acting career. Smith set for himself the goal of becoming "the biggest movie star in the world", studying box office successes' common characteristics.

Smith's first major roles were in the drama Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and the action film Bad Boys (1995) in which he starred opposite Martin Lawrence.

In 1996, Smith starred as part of an ensemble cast in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day. The film was a massive blockbuster, becoming the second highest grossing film in history at the time and establishing Smith as a prime box office draw. He later struck gold again in the summer of 1997 alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the summer hit Men in Black playing Agent J. In 1998, Smith starred with Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State.

He turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix in favor of Wild Wild West (1999). Despite the disappointment of Wild Wild West, Smith has said that he harbors no regrets about his decision, asserting that Keanu Reeves's performance as Neo was superior to what Smith himself would have achieved, although in interviews subsequent to the release of Wild Wild West he stated that he "made a mistake on Wild Wild West. That could have been better."

In 2005, Smith was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for attending three premieres in a 24-hour time span.

He has planned to star in a feature film remake of the television series It Takes a Thief.

On December 10, 2007, Smith was honored at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Smith left an imprint of his hands and feet outside the world-renowned theater in front of many fans. Later that month, Smith starred in the film I Am Legend, released December 14, 2007. Despite marginally positive reviews, its opening was the largest ever for a film released in the United States during December. Smith himself has said that he considers the film to be "aggressively unique". A reviewer said that the film's commercial success "cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood." On December 1, 2008, TV Guide reported that Smith was selected as one of America's top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for a Barbara Walters ABC special that aired on December 4, 2008.

In 2008 Smith was reported to be developing a film entitled The Last Pharaoh, in which he would be starring as Taharqa. It was in 2008 that Smith starred in the superhero movie Hancock.

Men in Black III opened on May 25, 2012 with Smith again reprising his role as Agent J. This was his first major starring role in four years.

On August 19, 2011, it was announced that Smith had returned to the studio with producer La Mar Edwards to work on his fifth studio album. Edwards has worked with artists such as T.I., Chris Brown, and Game. Smith's most recent studio album, Lost and Found, was released in 2005.

Smith and his son Jaden played father and son in two productions: the 2006 biographical drama The Pursuit of Happyness, and the science fiction film After Earth, which was released on May 31, 2013.

Smith starred opposite Margot Robbie in the romance drama Focus. He played Nicky Spurgeon, a veteran con artist who takes a young, attractive woman under his wing. Focus was released on February 27, 2015. Smith was set to star in the Sci-Fic thriller Brilliance, an adaptation of Marcus Sakey's novel of the same name scripted by Jurassic Park writer David Koepp. But he left the project.

Smith played Dr. Bennet Omalu of the Brain Injury Research Institute in the sports-drama Concussion, who became the first person to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a football player's brain. CTE is a degenerative disease caused by severe trauma to the head that can be discovered only after death. Smith's involvement is mostly due to his last-minute exit from the Sci-Fi thriller-drama Brilliance. Concussion was directed by Peter Landesman and-bead filmed in Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. It received $14.4 million in film tax credits from Pennsylvania. Principal photography started on October 27, 2014. Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw played his wife. Omalu served as a consultant.

As of November 2015, Smith is set to star in the independent drama Collateral Beauty, which will be directed by David Frankel. Smith will play a New York advertising executive who succumbs to an deep depression after a personal tragedy.

Nobel Peace Prize Concert December 11, 2009, in Oslo, Norway: Smith with wife Jada and children Jaden and Willow Smith married Sheree Zampino in 1992. They had one son, Trey Smith, born on November 11, 1992, and divorced in 1995. Trey appeared in his father's music video for the 1998 single "Just the Two of Us". He also acted in two episodes of the sitcom All of Us, and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and on the David Blaine: Real or Magic TV special.

Smith married actress Jada Koren Pinkett in 1997. Together they have two children: Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born 1998), his co-star in The Pursuit of Happyness and After Earth, and Willow Camille Reign Smith (born 2000), who appeared as his daughter in I Am Legend. Smith and his brother Harry own Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills-based company named after Trey. Smith and his family reside in Los Angeles, California.

Smith was consistently listed in Fortune Magazine's "Richest 40" list of the forty wealthiest Americans under the age of 40.

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri to Jane Etta Pitt (née Hillhouse), a school counselor & William Alvin "Bill" Pitt, a truck company manager. At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for El Pollo Loco.

Pitt's earliest credited roles were in television, starting on the daytime soap operaAnother World (1964)before appearing in the recurring role of Randy on the legendary prime time soap operaDallas (1978).Following a string of guest appearances on various television series through the 1980s, Pitt gained widespread attention with a small part inThelma (1991),in which he played a sexy criminal who romanced and connedGeena Davis.This led to starring roles in badly received films such asJohnny Suede (1991)&Cool World (1992).

But Pitt's career hit an upswing with his casting inA River Runs Through It (1992),which cemented his status as an multi-layered actor as opposed to just a pretty face. Pitt's subsequent projects were as quirky and varied in tone as his performances, ranging from his unforgettably comic cameo as stoner roommate Floyd inTrue Romance (1993)to romantic roles in such visually lavish films asInterview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)andLegends of the Fall (1994),to an emotionally tortured detective in the horror-thrillerSe7en (1995).His portrayal of frenetic oddball Jeffrey Goines in12 Monkeys (1995)won him a Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

Pitt's portrayal of Achilles in the big-budget period dramaTroy (2004)helped establish his appeal as an action star and was closely followed by a co-starring role in the stylish spy-versus-spy flickMr. (2005).It was on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith that Pitt, who marriedJennifer Anistonin a highly publicized ceremony in 2000, metAngelina Jolie.Pitt left Aniston for Jolie in 2005, a break-up that continues to fuel tabloid stories years after its occurrence.

He continues to wildly vary his film choices, appearing in everything from high-concept popcorn flicks such asMegamind (2010)to adventurous critic-bait likeInglourious Basterds (2009)andThe Tree of Life (2011).He has received two Best Actor Oscar nominations, forThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)andMoneyball (2011).In 2014, he starred in the war filmFury (2014),oppositeShia LaBeouf,Logan Lerman,Jon Bernthal,andMichael Peña.

Pitt and Jolie have 6 children, 3 adopted & 3 biological.

Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role inGirl, Interrupted (1999),playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well asMr. (2005),Wanted (2008),Salt (2010)andMaleficent (2014).Off-screen, Jolie has become prominently involved in international charity projects, especially those involving refugees. She often appears on many "most beautiful women" lists, and she has a personal life that is avidly covered by the tabloid press.

Jolie was born Angelina Jolie Voight in Los Angeles, California. In her earliest years, Angelina began absorbing the acting craft from her actor parents,Jon Voight,an Oscar-winner, andMarcheline Bertrand,who had studied withLee Strasberg.Her good looks may derive from her ancestry, which is German and Slovak on her father's side, and French-Canadian, Dutch, Polish, and remote Huron, on her mother's side. At age eleven, Angelina began studying at theLee StrasbergTheatre Institute, where she was seen in several stage productions. She undertook some film studies at New York University and later joined the renowned Met Theatre Group in Los Angeles. At age 16, she took up a career in modeling and appeared in some music videos.

In the mid-1990s, Jolie appeared in various small films where she got good notices, includingHackers (1995)andFoxfire (1996).Her critical acclaim increased when she played strong roles in the made-for-TV moviesTrue Women (1997),and inGeorge Wallace (1997)which won her a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination. Jolie's acclaim increased even further when she played the lead role in the HBO productionGia (1998).This was the true life story of supermodelGia Carangi,a sensitive wild child who was both brazen and needy and who had a difficult time handling professional success and the deaths of people who were close to her. Carangi became involved with drugs and because of her needle-using habits she became, at the tender age of 26, one of the first celebrities to die of AIDS. Jolie's performance inGia (1998)again garnered a Golden Globe Award and another Emmy nomination, and she additionally earned a SAG Award.

Angelina got a major break in 1999 when she won a leading role in the successful featureThe Bone Collector (1999),starring alongsideDenzel Washington.In that same year, Jolie gave a tour de force performance inGirl, Interrupted (1999)playing oppositeWinona Ryder.The movie was a true story of women who spent time in a psychiatric hospital. Jolie's role was reminiscent ofJack Nicholson's character inOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975),the role which won Nicholson his first Oscar. Unlike "Cuckoo," "Girl" was a small film that received mixed reviews and barely made money at the box office. But when it came time to give out awards, Jolie won the triple crown -- "Girl" propelled her to win the Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award and the Academy Award for best leading actress in a supporting role.

With her newfound prominence, Jolie began to get in-depth attention from the press. Numerous aspects of her controversial personal life became news. At her wedding to herHackers (1995)co-starJonny Lee Miller,she had displayed her husband's name on the back of her shirt painted in her own blood. Jolie and Miller divorced, and in 2000, she married herPushing Tin (1999)co-starBilly Bob Thornton.Jolie had become the fifth wife of a man twenty years her senior. During her marriage to Thornton, the spouses each wore a vial of the other's blood around their necks. That marriage came apart in 2002 and ended in divorce. In addition, Jolie was estranged from her famous father,Jon Voight.

In 2000, Jolie was asked to star inLara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).At first, she expressed disinterest, but then decided that the required training for the athletic role was intriguing. The eponymous character was drawn from a popular video game. Lara Croft was a female cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. When the movie was released, critics were unimpressed with the final product, but critical acclaim wasn't the point of the movie. The public paid $275 million for theater tickets to see a buffed up Jolie portray the adventuresome Lara Croft. Jolie's fatherJon Voightappeared in the movie, and during filming there was a brief rapprochement between father and daughter.

One of the Lara Croft movie's filming locations was Cambodia. While there, Jolie witnessed the natural beauty, culture and poverty of that country. She considered this an eye opening experience, and so began the humanitarian chapter of her life. Jolie began visiting refugee camps around the world and came to be formally appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Some of her experiences were written and published in her popular book "Notes from My Travels" whose profits go to UNHCR.

Jolie has stated that she now plans to spend most of her time in humanitarian efforts, to be financed by her actress salary. She devotes one third of her income to savings, one third to living expenses and one third to charity. In 2002, Angelina adopted a Cambodian refugee boy named Maddox, and in 2005, adopted an Ethiopian refugee girl named Zahara. Jolie's dramatic feature filmBeyond Borders (2003)parallels some of her real life humanitarian experiences although, despite the inclusion of a romance between two westerners, many of the movie's images were too depressingly realistic -- the movie was not popular among critics or at the box office.

In 2004, Jolie began filmingMr. (2005)with co-starBrad Pitt.The movie became a major box office success. There were rumors that Pitt and Jolie had an affair while filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Jolie insisted that because her mother had been hurt by adultery, she herself could never participate in an affair with a married man, therefore there had been no affair with Pitt at that time. Nonetheless, Pitt separated from his wifeJennifer Anistonin January 2005 and, in the months that followed, he was frequently seen in public with Jolie, apparently as a couple. Pitt's divorce was finalized later in 2005.

Jolie and Pitt announced in early 2006 that they would have a child together, and Jolie gave birth to daughter Shiloh that May. They also adopted a three-year-old Vietnamese boy named Pax. The couple, who married in 2014 and divorced in 2019, continue to pursue movie and humanitarian projects, and now have a total of six children. She was appointed Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George at the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to United Kingdom foreign policy and the campaign to end warzone sexual violence.

Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcomGrowing Pains (1985)and low budget horror movies, such asCritters 3 (1991),to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s, as the hunky lead actor in movies such asRomeo + Juliet (1996)andTitanic (1997),to then become a leading man in Hollywood blockbusters, made by internationally renowned directors such asMartin ScorseseandChristopher Nolan.

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles, California, the only child ofIrmelin DiCaprio(née Indenbirken) and former comic book artistGeorge DiCaprio.His father is of Italian and German descent, and his mother, who is German-born, is of German, Ukrainian and Russian ancestry. His middle name, "Wilhelm", was his maternal grandfather's first name. Leonardo's father had achieved minor status as an artist and distributor of cult comic book titles, and was even depicted in several issues of American Splendor, the cult semi-autobiographical comic book series by the late 'Harvey Pekar', a friend of George's. Leonardo's performance skills became obvious to his parents early on, and after signing him up with a talent agent who wanted Leonardo to perform under the stage name "Lenny Williams", DiCaprio began appearing on a number of television commercials and educational programs.

DiCaprio began attracting the attention of producers, who cast him in small roles in a number of television series, such asRoseanne (1988)andThe New Lassie (1989),but it wasn't until 1991 that DiCaprio made his film debut inCritters 3 (1991),a low-budget horror movie. WhileCritters 3 (1991)did little to help showcase DiCaprio's acting abilities, it did help him develop his show-reel, and attract the attention of the people behind the hit sitcomGrowing Pains (1985),in which Leonardo was cast in the "Cousin Oliver" role of a young homeless boy who moves in with the Seavers. While DiCaprio's stint onGrowing Pains (1985)was very short, as the sitcom was axed the year after he joined, it helped bring DiCaprio into the public's attention and, after the sitcom ended, DiCaprio began auditioning for roles in which he would get the chance to prove his acting chops.

Leonardo took up a diverse range of roles in the early 1990s, including a mentally challenged youth inWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993),a young gunslinger inThe Quick and the Dead (1995)and a drug addict in one of his most challenging roles to date, Jim Carroll inThe Basketball Diaries (1995),a role which the lateRiver Phoenixoriginally expressed interest in. While these diverse roles helped establish Leonardo's reputation as an actor, it wasn't until his role as Romeo Montague inBaz Luhrmann'sRomeo + Juliet (1996)that Leonardo became a household name, a true movie star. The following year, DiCaprio starred in another movie about doomed lovers,Titanic (1997),which went on to beat all box office records held before then, as, at the time,Titanic (1997)became the highest grossing movie of all time, and cemented DiCaprio's reputation as a teen heartthrob. Following his work onTitanic (1997),DiCaprio kept a low profile for a number of years, with roles inThe Man in the Iron Mask (1998)and the low-budgetThe Beach (2000)being some of his few notable roles during this period.

In 2002, he burst back into screens throughout the world with leading roles inCatch Me If You Can (2002)andGangs of New York (2002),his first of many collaborations with directorMartin Scorsese.With a current salary of $20 million a movie, DiCaprio is now one of the biggest movie stars in the world. However, he has not limited his professional career to just acting in movies, as DiCaprio is a committed environmentalist, who is actively involved in many environmental causes, and his commitment to this issue led to his involvement in The 11th Hour, a documentary movie about the state of the natural environment. As someone who has gone from small roles in television commercials to one of the most respected actors in the world, DiCaprio has had one of the most diverse careers in cinema. DiCaprio continued to defy conventions about the types of roles he would accept, and with his career now seeing him leading all-star casts in action thrillers such asThe Departed (2006),Shutter Island (2010)andChristopher Nolan'sInception (2010),DiCaprio continues to wow audiences by refusing to conform to any cliché about actors.

In 2012, he played a mustache twirling villain inDjango Unchained (2012),and then tragic literary character Jay Gatsby inThe Great Gatsby (2013)and Jordan Belfort inThe Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

DiCaprio is passionate about environmental and humanitarian causes, having donated $1,000,000 to earthquake relief efforts in 2010, the same year he contributed $1,000,000 to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, andNick Clooney,a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singerRosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney spent most of his youth in Ohio and Kentucky, and graduated from Augusta High School. He was very active in sports such as basketball and baseball, and tried out for the Cincinnati Reds, but was not offered a contract.

After his cousin,Miguel Ferrer,got him a small role in a feature film, Clooney began to pursue acting. His first major role was on the sitcomE/R (1984)as Ace. More roles soon followed, including George Burnett, the handsome handyman onThe Facts of Life (1979);Booker Brooks, a supervisor onRoseanne (1988);and Detective James Falconer onSisters (1991).Clooney had his breakthrough when he was cast as Dr. Doug Ross on the award-winning drama seriesER (1994),oppositeAnthony Edwards,Noah WyleandJulianna Margulies.

While filming "ER" (1994), Clooney starred in a number of high profile film roles, such asRobert Rodriguez'sFrom Dusk Till Dawn (1996),andOne Fine Day (1996),oppositeMichelle Pfeiffer.In 1997, Clooney took on the role of Batman inJoel Schumacher'sBatman & Robin (1997).The film was a moderate success in the box office, but was slammed by critics, notably for the nipple-laden Batsuit. Clooney went on to star inSteven Soderbergh'sOut of Sight (1998),Terrence Malick'sThe Thin Red Line (1998),andDavid O. Russell'sThree Kings (1999).

In 1999, Clooney left "ER" (1994) (though he would return for the season finale) and appeared in a number of films, includingO Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000),The Perfect Storm (2000)andOcean's Eleven (2001).Collaborating once again withSteven Soderbergh,Ocean's Eleven (2001) received critical acclaim, earned more than $450 million at the box office, and spawned two sequels:Ocean's Twelve (2004)andOcean's Thirteen (2007).

In 2002, Clooney made his directorial debut withConfessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002),an adaptation of TV producerChuck Barris' autobiography. This was the first film under the banner of Section Eight Productions, a production company he founded withSteven Soderbergh.The company also produced many acclaimed films, includingFar from Heaven (2002),Syriana (2005),A Scanner Darkly (2006)andGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005).Clooney won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Syriana (2005), and was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005).

In 2006, Section Eight Productions was shut down so that Soderbergh could concentrate on directing, and Clooney founded a new production company, Smokehouse Productions, with his friend and longtime business partner,Grant Heslov.

Clooney went on to produce and star inMichael Clayton (2007)(which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor), directed and starred inLeatherheads (2008),and took leading roles inBurn After Reading (2008),The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009),Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009),andJason Reitman'sUp in the Air (2009).Clooney received critical acclaim for his performance in Up in the Air (2009) and was nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award. He didn't win that year, but took home both Best Actor awards (as well as countless nominations) for his role as a father who finds out his wife was unfaithful as she lays in a coma inAlexander Payne'sThe Descendants (2011).Through his career, Clooney has been heralded for his political activism and humanitarian work. He has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since 2008, has been an advocate for the Darfur conflict, and organized the Hope for Haiti telethon, to raise money for the victims of the 2010 earthquake. In March 2012, Clooney was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting at the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C.

Clooney was married to actressTalia Balsam,from 1989 until 1993. After their divorce, he swore he would never marry again.Michelle PfeifferandNicole Kidmanbet him $10,000 that he would have children by the age of 40, and sent him a check shortly after his birthday. Clooney returned the funds and bet double or nothing he wouldn't have children by the age of 50. Although he has remained a consummate bachelor, Clooney has had many highly publicized relationships, including with former WWE wrestlerStacy Keibler.In 2014, he married lawyer and activistAmal Clooney,with whom he has two children, twins.

Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up withDean Martinin 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis. In addition to the duo's popular nightclub work, they starred in a successful series of comedy films for Paramount Pictures. Lewis was also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and Venice Film Festival, and he had two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2005, he received the Governors Award of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors, which is the highest Emmy Award presented. On February 22, 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Lewis the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Jerry died on August 20, 2017, in Las Vegas.

British actor Eddie Redmayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor (forThe Theory of Everything (2014)).

Edward John David Redmayne was born and raised in London, England, the son of Patricia (Burke) and Richard Charles Tunstall Redmayne, a businessman. His great-grandfather was Sir Richard Augustine Studdert Redmayne, a noted civil and mining engineer. He has English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Redmayne is the only member of his family to follow a career in acting, and also modeled during his teen years. He was educated at Eton College before going on to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied History of Art. Encouraged by his parents, Redmayne took drama lessons from a young age. His first stage appearance was in theSam Mendesproduction of "Oliver!", in London's West End. He played a workhouse boy. Acting continued through school and university, including performing with the National Youth Music Theatre.

Redmayne's first professional stage performance came in 2002 at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre where he played Viola in "Twelfth Night". In 2004, he won the prestigious Evening Standard Outstanding Newcomer Award for his working inEdward Albee's play "The Goat". Further stage successes followed, and in 2009, he starred in John Logan's "Red" at the Donmar Warehouse in London. He won huge critical acclaim for his role, winning an Oliver Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The play transferred to Broadway in 2010, and Redmayne went on to win a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.

Alongside his stage career, Redmayne has worked steadily in television and film. Notable projects includeRobert De Niro'sThe Good Shepherd (2006),Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007),Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008),The Pillars of the Earth (2010)andMy Week with Marilyn (2011).He co-starred as Marius Pontmercy in the musicalLes Misérables (2012).He played scientistStephen Hawkingin the biographical dramaThe Theory of Everything (2014),oppositeFelicity Jones,as Stephen's wife Jane Hawking. For his performance, Redmayne won multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. As such, he became the first man born in the 1980s to win an acting Oscar. He received further critical acclaim for his portrayal of Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, inThe Danish Girl (2015).For his performance, he was nominated for multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor.

In 2014, Redmayne married publicist Hannah Bagshawe.

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants Natalina Della (Garaventa), from Northern Italy, and Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra, a Sicilian boxer, fireman, and bar owner. Growing up on the gritty streets of Hoboken made Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. Starting out as a saloon singer in musty little dives (he carried his own P.A. system), he eventually got work as a band singer, first with The Hoboken Four, then with Harry Jamesand then Tommy Dorsey.With the help of George Evans (Sinatra's genius press agent), his image was shaped into that of a street thug and punk who was saved by his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra.In 1942 he started his solo career, instantly finding fame as the king of the bobbysoxers--the young women and girls who were his fans--and becoming the most popular singer of the era among teenage music fans. About that time his film career was also starting in earnest, and after appearances in a few small films, he struck box-office gold with a lead role in Anchors Aweigh (1945)with Gene Kelly,a Best Picture nominee at the 1946 Academy Awards. Sinatra was awarded a special Oscar for his part in a short film that spoke out against intolerance, The House I Live In (1945). His career on a high, Sinatra went from strength to strength on record, stage and screen, peaking in 1949, once again with Gene Kelly, in the MGM musicalOn the Town (1949)and Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949). A controversial public affair with screen siren Ava Gardnerbroke up his marriage to Nancy Barbato Sinatraand did his career little good, and his record sales dwindled. He continued to act, although in lesser films such as Meet Danny Wilson (1952),and a vocal cord hemorrhage all but ended his career. He fought back, though, finally securing a role he desperately wanted--Maggio in From Here to Eternity (1953). He won an Oscar for best supporting actor and followed this with a scintillating performance as a cold-blooded assassin hired to kill the US President inSuddenly (1954). Arguably a career-best performance--garnering him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor--was his role as a pathetic heroin addict in the powerful drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1955).

Known as "One-Take Charlie" for his approach to acting that strove for spontaneity and energy, rather than perfection, Sinatra was an instinctive actor who was best at playing parts that mirrored his own personality. He continued to give strong and memorable performances in such films as Guys and Dolls (1955), The Joker Is Wild (1957)and Some Came Running (1958).In the late 1950s and 1960s Sinatra became somewhat prolific as a producer, turning out such films as A Hole in the Head (1959), Sergeants 3 (1962)and the very successful Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964). Lighter roles alongside "Rat Pack" buddies Dean Martinand Sammy Davis Jr.were lucrative, especially the famed Ocean's Eleven (1960).On the other hand, he alternated such projects with much more serious offerings, such as The Manchurian Candidate (1962), regarded by many critics as Sinatra's finest picture. He made his directorial debut with the World War II picture None But the Brave (1965), which was the first Japanese/American co-production. That same year Von Ryan's Express (1965)was a box office sensation. In 1967 Sinatra returned to familiar territory inSidney J. Furie's The Naked Runner (1967),once again playing as assassin in his only film to be shot in the U.K. and Germany. That same year he starred as a private investigator in Tony Rome (1967),a role he reprised in the sequel,Lady in Cement (1968). He also starred withLee Remickin The Detective (1968),a film daring for its time with its theme of murders involving rich and powerful homosexual men, and it was a major box-office success.

After appearing in the poorly received comic western Dirty Dingus Magee (1970), Sinatra didn't act again for seven years, returning with a made-for-TV cops-and-mob-guys thriller Contract on Cherry Street (1977), which he also produced. Based on the novel by William Rosenberg,this fable of fed-up cops turning vigilante against the mob boasted a stellar cast and was a ratings success. Sinatra returned to the big screen in The First Deadly Sin (1980), once again playing a New York detective, in a moving and understated performance that was a fitting coda to his career as a leading man. He made one more appearance on the big screen with a cameo in Cannonball Run II (1984)and a final acting performance in Magnum, P.I. (1980),in 1987, as a retired police detective seeking vengeance on the killers of his granddaughter, in an episode entitledLaura (1987).

Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world".

He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancerElvera Davis(née Sanchez) and vaudeville starSammy Davis Sr..His father was African-American and his mother was of Cuban and African-American ancestry. Davis Jr. was known as someone who could do it all, sing, dance, play instruments, act, do stand-up and he was known for his self-deprecating humor; he once heard someone complaining about discrimination, and he said, "You got it easy. I'm a short, ugly, one-eyed, black Jew. What do you think it's like for me?" (he had converted to Judaism).

A short stint in the army opened his eyes to the evils of racism. A slight man, he was often beaten up by bigger white soldiers and given the dirtiest and most dangerous assignments by white officers simply because he was black. He helped break down racial barriers in show business in the 1950s and 1960s, especially in Las Vegas, where he often performed; when he started there in the early 1950s, he was not allowed to stay in the hotels he played in, as they refused to take blacks as customers. He also stirred up a large amount of controversy in the 1960s by openly dating, and ultimately marrying, blonde, blue-eyed, Swedish-born actressMay Britt.

He starred in the Broadway musical "Golden Boy" in the 1960s. Initially a success, internal tensions, production problems and bad reviews--many of them directed at Davis for playing a role originally written for a white man resulted in its closing fairly quickly. His film and nightclub career were in full swing, however, and he became even more famous as one of the "Rat Pack", a group of free-wheeling entertainers that includedDean Martin,Frank Sinatra,Joey BishopandPeter Lawford.

A chain smoker, Davis died from throat cancer at the age of 64. When he died, he was in debt. To pay for Davis' funeral, most of his memorabilia was sold off.

Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, to Gaetano Alfonso "Guy" Crocetti, an Italian immigrant and barber, and his Ohio-born wife, Angela (Barra) Crocetti. He spoke only Italian until age five. Martin came up the hard way, with such jobs as a boxer ( "Kid Crochet" ), a steel mill worker, a gas station worker and a casino croupier/dealer. In 1946, Martin got his first ticket to stardom, as he teamed up with another hard worker who was also trying to succeed in Hollywood:Jerry Lewis.Films such asAt War with the Army (1950)sent the team toward super-stardom. The duo were to become one of Hollywood's truly great teams. They lasted 11 years together, and starred in 16 movies. They were unstoppable, but personality conflicts broke up the team. Even without Lewis, Martin was a true superstar.

Few thought that Martin would go on to achieve solo success, but he did, winning critical acclaim for his role inThe Young Lions (1958)withMarlon BrandoandMontgomery Clift,andSome Came Running (1958),withShirley MacLaineandFrank Sinatra.Movies such asRio Bravo (1959)brought him international fame. One of his best remembered films is inOcean's Eleven (1960),in which he played Sam Harmon alongside the other members of the legendary Rat Pack:Frank Sinatra,Sammy Davis Jr.,Joey BishopandPeter Lawford.Martin proved potent at the box office through the 1960s, with films such asBells Are Ringing (1960)andRobin and the 7 Hoods (1964),again with Rat Pack palsSammy Davis Jr.and Sinatra. During much of the 1960s and 1970s, his film persona of a boozing playboy prompted a series of films as secret agent Matt Helm and his own television variety show.Airport (1970)followed, featuring Martin as a pilot. He played a phony priest inThe Cannonball Run (1981).

In 1965, Martin explored a new method for entertaining his fans: Television. That year he hosted one of the most successful TV series in history:The Dean Martin Show (1965),which lasted until 1973. In 1965, it won a Golden Globe Award. In 1973, he renamed it "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour", and from 1974 to 1984 it was renamed again, this time "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts". It became one of the most successful TV series in history, skewering such greats asBob Hope,Frank Sinatra,Lucille Ball,James Stewart, George Burns,Milton Berle,Don Rickles,Phyllis Diller,andJoe Namath.

His last public role was a return to the stage, for a cross-country concert tour with Davis and Sinatra. He spoke affectionately of his fellow Rat Packers. "The satisfaction that I get out of working with these two bums is that we have more laughs than the audience has", Martin said. After the 1980s, Martin took it easy until his son,Dean Paul Martin,was killed in a plane crash in March 1987.

Devastated by the loss, from which he never recovered, he walked out on a reunion tour with Sinatra and Davis. Martin spent his final years in solitude, out of the public light. A heavy smoker most of his life, Martin died on Christmas Day 1995 at age 78 from complications to lung cancer.

Born two months premature at four pounds, Kate Noelle Holmes made her first appearance on December 18, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio. She is the daughter of Kathleen Ann (Craft), a philanthropist, and Martin Joseph Holmes, Sr., a lawyer. She is of German, Irish, and English ancestry. Her parents have said that her strong-willed personality is probably due to her early birth. Being the youngest in the Holmes clan, completing the family of three other sisters and one brother, Katie was always the baby.

As a teenager, she began attending modeling school. When she was sixteen, her teacher invited her to go to a modeling competition with other girls from her class. She competed in the International Modeling and Talent Association by singing, dancing, and reciting a monologue fromTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962).By the end of that time in New York, Katie won many awards. But she said she didn't want to model because it wasn't challenging enough. So when she was seventeen, Katie went to Los Angeles to audition for movies. Luckily, on her second audition, she was cast in the movie,The Ice Storm (1997),directed byAng Lee.Katie's character was Libbets Casey, a rich New Yorker, who is pursued by two of the main characters. It was a small part, but it marked the beginning of her professional acting career.

After the excitement of her first movie, Katie began sending in audition tapes for pilot shows. During that time, she was also starring in her all-girls Catholic high school musical, Damn Yankees, as Lola. AfterKevin Williamsonreceived her audition tape for his new show,Dawson's Creek (1998),the producers wanted her to come to Hollywood right away and read live for them. But because they wanted her to come on the opening night for Damn Yankees, Katie had to tell them she couldn't make it. Fortunately, the show's producers wanted her so much for that role, they rescheduled her callback and the result was she got the part as Joey Potter. During her first year withDawson's Creek (1998),Katie was able to do two movies,Disturbing Behavior (1998)andGo (1999),and, for the former, she won Best Breakthrough Female Performance at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.

The following year, she starred next toMichael DouglasinWonder Boys (2000),playing Hannah Green, a published author and a boarder at her teacher's (Douglas) house, who has a crush on him, and tries to seduce him. Her first leading role came in 2002, withAbandon (2002).She played a college student named Katie Burke, who is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her boyfriend who vanished two years prior. WithDawson's Creek (1998)coming to a close after six years in May of 2003, it was a bittersweet moment for all the cast. Accustomed to being in North Carolina filming ten months out of a year, the cast members now had the opportunity to make more movies.

Katie demonstrated this in October, when she had two new movies,Pieces of April (2003)andThe Singing Detective (2003),coming out in that month alone.Pieces of April (2003)is a charming Thanksgiving movie about April (Holmes), the black sheep of her family, who wants to give her family the perfect dinner before her mother passes on.The Singing Detective (2003)is a dark musical where the main character (Robert Downey Jr.) was a writer in a hospital for skin conditions who writes a dark world of seduction and murder in his mind. Katie Holmes played the kind Nurse Mills who tends to his every need. She also gets to lip sync and dance in this movie. In 2004, she starred in the romantic movieFirst Daughter (2004),in which she played the President's (Michael Keaton) daughter, Samantha, who wants to go to college without any Secret Service tagging along. In 2005, Holmes co-starred inBatman Begins (2005),where she played Rachel Dawes, a childhood sweetheart and love interest to Batman/Bruce Wayne.

Katie has a daughter with her ex-husband,Tom Cruise.

Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other beingMichael Caine- who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through the '00s.

Nicholson was born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune, New Jersey. He was raised believing that his grandmother was his mother, and that his mother, June Frances Nicholson, a showgirl, was his older sister. He discovered the truth in 1975 from a Time magazine journalist who was researching a profile on him. His real father is believed to have been either Donald Furcillo, an Italian American showman, or Eddie King (Edgar Kirschfeld), born in Latvia and also in show business. Jack's mother's ancestry was Irish, and smaller amounts of English, German, Scottish, and Welsh.

Nicholson made his film debut in a B-movie titledThe Cry Baby Killer (1958).His rise in Hollywood was far from meteoric, and for years, he sustained his career with guest spots in television series and a number ofRoger Cormanfilms, includingThe Little Shop of Horrors (1960).

Nicholson's first turn in the director's chair was forDrive, He Said (1971).Before that, he wrote the screenplay forThe Trip (1967),and co-wroteHead (1968),a vehicle for The Monkees. His big break came withEasy Rider (1969)and his portrayal of liquor-soaked attorney George Hanson, which earned Nicholson his first Oscar nomination. Nicholson's film career took off in the 1970s with a definitive performance inFive Easy Pieces (1970).Nicholson's other notable work during this period includes leading roles inRoman Polanski's noir masterpieceChinatown (1974)andOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975),for which he won his first Best Actor Oscar.

The 1980s kicked off with another career-defining role for Nicholson as Jack Torrance inStanley Kubrick's adaptation ofStephen King's novelThe Shining (1980).A string of well-received films followed, includingTerms of Endearment (1983),which earned Nicholson his second Oscar;Prizzi's Honor (1985),andThe Witches of Eastwick (1987).He portrayed another renowned villain, The Joker, inTim Burton'sBatman (1989).In the 1990s, he starred in such varied films asA Few Good Men (1992),for which he received another Oscar nomination, and a dual role inMars Attacks! (1996).

Although a glimpse at the darker side of Nicholson's acting range reappeared inThe Departed (2006),the actor's most recent roles highlight the physical and emotional complications one faces late in life. The most notable of these is the unapologetically misanthropic Melvin Udall inAs Good as It Gets (1997),for which he won his third Oscar. Shades of this persona are apparent inAbout Schmidt (2002),Something's Gotta Give (2003),andThe Bucket List (2007).In addition to his Academy Awards and Oscar nominations, Nicholson has seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. He also became one of the youngest actors to receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement award in 1994.

Nicholson has six children by five different women:Jennifer Nicholson(b. 1963) from his only marriage toSandra Knight,which ended in 1966;Caleb Goddard(b. 1970) withFive Easy Pieces (1970)co-starSusan Anspach,who was automatically adopted by Anspach's then-husbandMark Goddard;Honey Hollman(b. 1982) with Danish supermodelWinnie Hollman;Lorraine Nicholson(b. 1990) andRay Nicholson(b. 1992) with minor actressRebecca Broussard;andTessa Gourin(b. 1994) with real estate agentJennine Marie Gourin.Nicholson's longest relationship was the 17 nonmonogamous years he spent withAnjelica Huston;this ended when Broussard announced she was pregnant with his child.

Greg Kinnear was born on June 17, 1963, in Logansport, Indiana, USA to Edward Kinnear, a career diplomat with the US State Department, and Suzanne (nee Buck) Kinnear, a homemaker. He has two brothers -- James, vice president-investments at Wachovia Securities in Arizona who was born in 1957, and Steve, a business manager with the Billy Graham Training Center in North Carolina who was born in 1959. His family moved often, including Lebanon and Greece. While a student in Athens, Greg first ventured into the role of talk show host with his radio show "School Daze With Greg Kinnear".

Returning to college in the States, he attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, graduating in 1985 with a degree in broadcast journalism. He headed out to Los Angeles, landing his first job as a marketing assistant with Empire Entertainment. He auditioned to be an MTV VJ, but was not selected and became an on-location reporter for the channel. He had bit parts onL.A. Law (1986)andLife Goes On (1989).He would later become the creator, co-executive producer, and host ofBest of the Worst (1991)(1990-91). His breakthrough was as first host ofTalk Soup (1991)(1994), when he left the show for the NBC late-night talk show,Later with Greg Kinnear (1994).

In 1994, Kinnear had his first big screen role, as a talk show host in theDamon WayanscomedyBlankman (1994).In 1995 he won the role of David Larrabee inSydney Pollack's remake ofBilly Wilder's 1954 classicSabrina (1995).Next was the lead in the 1996 comedyDear God (1996).In 1997, he was cast inJames L. Brooks's blockbuster comedy-dramaAs Good as It Gets (1997),receiving an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor. In his next film, the romantic comedyA Smile Like Yours (1997),he starred oppositeLauren Hollyas part of a couple trying to have a baby. The film met with lukewarm reviews and a low box office.

His next film,You've Got Mail (1998),struck gold. He playedMeg Ryan's significant other, a newspaper columnist. Next he played Captain Amazing in Mystery Men (1999).His more recent films haveNurse Betty (2000), Loser (2000),andSomeone Like You... (2001).