The son of director Stephen Gyllenhall and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Jake began acting at age ten.
Jake has appeared in diverse roles since his first lead role in 1999's October Sky, followed by the 2001 indie cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a psychologically troubled teen and onscreen brother to his real-life sister, actress Maggie Gyllenhall.
In the 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow he portrayed a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event, alongside Dennis Quaid as his father.
Jake then played against type as a frustrated Marine in Jarhead (2005).
The same year, he won critical acclaim as Jack Twist in the film Brokeback Mountain opposite Heath Ledger.
Jake has become an activist, promoting various political and social causes.
Jake appeared in Rock the Vote advertising, campaigned for the Democratic Party in the 2004 election, and promoted environmental causes and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Jake's Bar Mitzvah celebration took place at a homeless shelter because his parents wanted to instill in him a sense of gratitude for his privileged lifestyle.
Jake worked as a lifeguard, and as a busboy at a restaurant operated by a family friend in his youth.
As an 11-year-old he made his acting debut as Billy Crystal's son in the 1991 comedy film City Slickers.
Jake attended Columbia University, where his sister was a senior and from which his mother had graduated, to study Eastern religions and philosophy. Jake dropped out after two years to concentrate on acting, but has expressed intentions to eventually finish his degree.Tom is best known for playing the role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, the movie adaptations of the best-selling Harry Potter fantasy novels by author J.K. Rowling, for which he auditioned at age twelve.
Tom started filming in commercials when he was eight years old and in films at the age of ten, appearing in The Borrowers and Anna and the King.
After being cast as Draco Malfoy Tom has subsequently appeared in all six Harry Potter films, from 2001 to 2009, and is filming the last two.
A fishing aficionado, Tom helped form the World Junior Carp Tournament, a "family-friendly" fishing tournament.
Tom was in four choirs throughout his childhood, starting with his church choir at age seven.
At age 11, he worked at a fishery.
Tom began acting in commercials by winning a role in a coveted advertising campaign; he won the role over 400 young actors.
Tom played witness Thomas Ingham opposite Clive Owen in Second Sight in 1999.Jonathan has an OBE.
Jonathan is best known as a critic and presenter of radio and television. Working extensively with the BBC, Ross has presented The Film Programme since 1997, his own chat show, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross since 2001.
Jonathan has appeared for years as a panelist on They Think It's All Over and was the annual host of the British Comedy Awards from 1991-2007.
Jonathan is known for his distinctive voice, flamboyant style of dress, and his light-hearted banter.
Jonathan has a boldness in presenting, which some would consider often risqué, and as a result, he has sometimes been surrounded by controversy.
Jonathan was won three BAFTA Awards for his work on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.
Jonathan attended Southampton College of Art and studied Modern European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.
Jonathan began his career as a researcher on the Channel 4 show Loose Talk.
In June 2006, when Conservative party leader David Cameron appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Jonathan began a line of questioning relating to Conservative ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, culminating in the question -"Did you or did you not have a wank thinking of Margaret Thatcher?". Ross was defended by the BBC publicly but repeat showings of the interview have been banned.
In 2006, Jonathan was criticised when he made a joke against Heather Mills, soon after she and Paul McCartney announced they were to divorce. Jonathan branded Mills, who only has one leg, a "fucking liar" and that he "wouldn't be surprised if we found out she's actually got two legs".
Following a guest appearance by Jonathan on the The Russell Brand Show broadcast on 18 October 2008, Jonathan was suspended for 12 weeks without pay by the BBC. The BBC was later fined 150,000 pounds by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls made in Brand's show.Along with Ben Affleck (a close friend since childhool), Matt won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for Good Will Hunting. Matt garnered multiple nominations for Best Actor for his lead performance in the same film.
Matt has gone on to star in films such as Saving Private Ryan, The Talented Mr Ripley, the Ocean's series, the Bourne series, Syriana, The Good Shepherd, and The Departed.
Matt has received multiple award nominations for his film performances and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Matt is one of the top thirty-five highest grossing actors of all time.
In 2007, he was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.
Matt has been actively involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, and Water.org.
Matt is of Finnish, English, and Scottish ancestry.
Matt has a brother, Kyle, who is an accomplished sculptor and artist.Farrah was a multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee.
Farrah rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie's Angels in 1976.
Farrah also appeared off-Broadway to the approval of critics and in highly rated television movies in roles often challenging and unsympathetic(The Burning Bed, Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, small Sacrifices).
Farrah was also a pop culture figure whose hairstyle was emulated by millions of young women and whose poster sales broke records, making her an international sex symbol in the 1970s and 1980s.
Farrah was of French, English and Choctaw Native American ancestry.
Farrah said that the name "Farrah" was "made up" by her mother because it went well with her last name.
In 1978, Farrah developed her own brand of hair care products.
A poster of Farrah in a one-piece red bathing suit, is estimated to have sold between 5-12 million copies.
Farrah died at approximately 9:28 on June 25, 2009, in the intensive care unit of Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, with Ryan O'Neal and her son Stewart by her side.
The night of Farrah's death, ABC aired an hour-long special episode of 20/20 featuring clips from several of Barbara Walters' past interviews with Fawcett as well as new interviews with Ryan O'Neal, Jaclyn Smith, Alana Stewart, and her Dr. Lawrence Piro.
Larry King Live planned a show exclusively about Farrah and her battle against cancer that evening until the unexpected death of Michael Jackson caused the program to shift to cover both stories.
NBC aired a Dateline NBC special "Farrah Fawcett: The Life and Death of an Angel" the following evening, June 26, preceded by a rebroadcast of Farrah's Story in prime time.Howard describes himself as "The King of All Media" for his successes not only in radio but in print, film and television.
Although described by the media as a "shock jock" for his sometimes controversial commentary and segments, Howard argues it not his intention to "shock" people.
Howard is the highest-paid radio personality in the United States, including the most fined, following a long history with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) since 1987.
Howard began his career in the radio industry in February 1975 at his campus station at Boston University, presenting a one-hour comedy program with college riends.
Despite numerous disputes with management, Howard would have the top afternoon show by mid-1985.
Howard now broadcasts over satellite free from content restrictions imposed by the FCC.
Howard's two books, Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995), received great media attention and sales, topping The New York Times Best Seller list within weeks of their release.
The Film Private Parts was later adapted into a 1997 film of the same name directed by Betty Thomas, which grossed over $40 million in the United States .
Howard often said that his parents verbally abused him as a child.
Howard said his mother ran her house with "the intensity of Hitler" and that his father's "favorite sport was yelling."
Howard has long-claimed that he has a small penis, although when measured it was found to be an average six inches in length.John Edwards is an American politician who served one term as U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
John Edwards was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
John Edwards defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in North Carolina's 1998 Senate election and toward the end of his six-year term sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2004 presidential election.
John Edwards eventually became the 2004 Democratic candidate for vice-president, the running mate of presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.
After Edwards and Kerry lost the election to incumbents President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney, Edwards began working full-time at the One America Committee, a political action committee he established in 2001, and was appointed director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.
John Edwards was also a consultant for Fortress Investment Group LLC.Jesse rose to fame in the early 2000s as member of the boy band Dream Street.
Jesse branched into a solo career, having appeared in the television series Summerland and as a recurring character in the ABC Family series Greek.
Jesse began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, before joining the national tour of The King and I at age ten along with Phil of the Future star Ricky Ullman.
Jesse moved to Los Angeles to become an actor and singer when he was 11.
Jesse once earned a Daytime Emmy nomination.
In 2005, Jesse appeared as himself in the Disney Channel show, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
In 2007, Jesse appeared as himself in the Disney Channel television show Hannah Montana.
According to Entertainment Weekly in December 2008, Jesse was negotiating to play against type in the role of the Fire Nation's prince Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan's feature film adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In February 2009, British actor Dev Patel replaced Jesse, whose tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts.
Jesse has expressed an interest in directing and producing films and even considered enrolling in a film school.
Jesse has described the experience of being in the Dream Street as a good "stepping stone" for his solo career.
Jesse released his first solo EP in July 2004.Kathy is known as a former model, actress, CEO and designer of her eponymous brand product marketing company, Kathy Ireland Worldwide.
At age 17, Kathy was "discovered" by an agent for the Elite Model Management company.
By the time Kathy had graduated from high school, she was working steadily as a model.
Kathy was featured in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for 13 consecutive years.
Kathy appeared on the cover of the annual issue three times, a feat tied by Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs and surpassed only by Elle Macpherson.
Kathy's first cover was for the 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Edition, which became SI's best selling swimsuit issue to date.
In 1993, Kathy put her name on a line of socks. After they proved a best-seller for Kmart, the retailer gave Ireland her own clothing line.
By 2005, KIWW products were sold at over 50,000 locations, in 15 countries and generating an estimated $1.4 billion in retail sales. Kathy's annual take is thought to be around $10 million.
Forbes named her the "prototype for model-turned-mogul," in an article about the trend of modelpreneurs.
Kathy has written five books (including three for children), and a sixth book is due out in Fall 2009.Johnny is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, which ran for 30 years (1962-92).
Johnny received six Emmy Awards including the Governor Award and a 1985 Peabody Award; he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987.
Johnny was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992, and received Kennedy Center Honors in 1993.
Johnny became host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, after Jack Paar quit in October 1962.
Johnny's opening line, "Heeeere's Johnny" became a hallmark.
Johnny's trademark was a phantom golf swing at the end of his monologues, aimed stage left where the Tonight Show Band was.
Paul Anka wrote the theme song ("Johnny's Theme"), a reworking of his "Toot Sweet". Paul Anka gave Johnny co-authorship and they split the royalties for three decades.
Johnny was a major investor in the ultimately failed DeLorean Motor Company.
Johnny had a successful clothing line, through which his turtlenecks became a fashion trend.
Johnny retired from show business on May 22, 1992. Jay Leno became the new host.
In November 2004, Carson Johnny announced a $5.3 million gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to support the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts' Department of Theatre Arts, which created the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
On January 23, 2005, Johnny died at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, at the age of 79 years old.Kurt was best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the rock band Nirvana.
With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Nirvana's second album Nevermind (1991), Nirvana entered into the mainstream, popularizing a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden also gained wider audiences, and as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-middle 1990s.
Kurt's band Nirvana became the "flagship band" of "Generation X", and Kurt, as its frontman, found himself anointed by the media as the generation's "spokesman." Kurt was uncomfortable with the attention.
During the last years of his life, Kurt struggled with drug addiction as well as the professional and personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love.
On April 8, 1994, Kurt was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.
The circumstances of Kurt's death have become a topic of fascination and debate.
Since their debut, Nirvana, with Kurt as a songwriter, sold over twenty-five million albums in the US alone, and over fifty million worldwide.
Kurt's talent as an artist was evident from an early age; his bedroom being described as taking on the appearance of an art studio, where he would draw his favorite characters from films and cartoons, such as Aquaman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Kurt began developing an interest in music early in his life.
According to his Aunt Mary, he began singing at the age of two, and at the age of four began singing and playing the piano, writing a song about their trip to the park.
Kurt would listen to artists like the Ramones, and sing songs like Arlo Guthrie's "Motorcyle Song", "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun" and the theme song to The Monkees television show.
Kurt was described as having "a lot of charisma from a very young age." A photograph of Kurt from his second grade school yearbook; the picture was handed out at his memorial service.
Kurt renounced Christianity. Kurt would regard himself as both a Buddhist and a Jain during different points of his life.
The band name Nirvana was taken from the Buddhist concept, which Kurt described as "freedom from pain, suffering and the external world", which paralleled his punk rock ethic and ideology.Dermot is best known for presenting Big Brother's Little Brother and, currently, The X Factor.
Dermot studied for a BA degree in Media and Television, with modules in politics, at Middlesex University.
Dermot is of Irish descent.
Dermot started as a television runner on the TV Show Late Lunch with Mel and Sue Perkins and then as one of the original presenting line up for Channel 4's T4.
Dermot shares the same talent agency as Russell Brand and Davina McCall.
On the 27 November 2007, it was announced that Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack was to be Dermot's last series of Big Brother, and that he would not return in summer 2008.
After seven years he made his final Big Brother appearance on 28 January 2008. A special 'Best Bits' trail was played, after which, Dermot looked close to tears.
On 29 March 2007, it was announced that Dermot would replace Kate Thornton as the new host of ITV's The X Factor for at least two series.
In March 2009, Dermot introduced Michael Jackson to a large audience of fans in London in what turned out to be Jackson's final public appearance before his death, with the two sharing an affectionate hug.

Dermot host a radio show on Radio 2.
Dermot won a Sony Gold Award for Music Programme of the Year in 2008.
Dermot is also a practising Roman Catholic, having contributed to the collection of essays Why I am Still Catholic in 2005.
When in his late teens Dermot played American Football for local team the Colchester Gladiators.
Dermot is also a patron of the male cancer awareness campaign, Everyman.Rev Run is one of the founding members of hip hop group Run-D.M.C.
Rev Run is a practicing reverend.
Rev Run was born in Hollis, Queens, New York, he is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr and Russell Simmons, Def Jam Records co-founder.
Rev Run entered the scene via his older brother Russell, as a DJ for his first big act for Kurtis Blow.
Rev Run found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Rev's House.
Rev Run's daughter Victoria died shortly after birth on September 26, 2006. The Simmons family decided to allow camera crews to be in the hospital room as they broke the news to their children. They wanted to show viewers how, as a family, they dealt with such a situation.Adriana is best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000 and a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009.
At age 15, Adriana finished first place in Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition and took second place the following year in the Ford "Supermodel of the World" competition.
After acquiring representation, Adriana's modeling portfolio quickly began to expand, and she appeared in numerous international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire.
As a runway model, Adriana has walked the catwalks for designers such as Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Ralph Lauren and Valentino, among others.
Adriana became a GUESS? girl in 2000, appearing in that year's fall ad campaign.

Adriana is a spokesmodel for Maybelline.
Adriana has also worked for notable fashion brands bebe, Mossimo, Armani, Bulgari, De Beers, FCUK, Intimissimi, Keds, Swatch, Versace, and BCBG.
Adriana's April 2006 GQ cover was the highest-selling issue of that magazine for the year, while her April 2008 cover brought a record number of hits to the magazine's website.
In February 2008, she was featured on the cover of Esquire, re-creating the classic 1966 Angie Dickinson cover on Esquire's 75th anniversary along with fellow Victoria's Secret Angels Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Izabel Goulart and Selita Ebanks
Adriana appeared only in shoes, diamonds and gloves for the November 2007 issue of Vanity Fair celebrating 20 years of supermodels with her fellow Angels.
In 2007 and 2008, she ranked as the world's fourth highest paid supermodel by Forbes Magazine.
Adriana does charitable work helping with an orphanage, located in her hometown. Usher rose to fame in the 1990s, releasing the multi-platinum album My Way (1997) and 8701 (2001).
Usher's success continued with the release of his breakthrough album, Confessions (2004), which has sold over ten million copies in the United States, and been certified diamond by the RIAA.
Usher has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards.
In 2008, Usher was ranked as the 21st most successful Hot 100 Singles Artist of all-time by Billboard magazine.
Usher is ranked higher than any other artist of his eneration.
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Usher has sold over 21.5 million albums in the United States.
Usher has his own record label, US Records, and is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise.
Usher has appeared in films, debuting in the 1998 film The Faculty.
As a child, Usher joined a local church youth choir in Chattanooga when he was nine years old.
When Ushers family discovered he could sing they moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to help him develop his talent.
Usher founded New Look, a non-profit charity organization which aims to "provide young people with a new look on life through education and real-world experience".
In 2006, Usher's charity started an initiative called Our Block, for which it helped rebuild and revitalize city blocks in New Orleans. The project went on one street at a time, and the funding was helped through part of the proceeds of Usher's team-up with Armani Exchange in creating "Love 4 Life" dog tags, which were made available at the company's stores and Web site.
In 2005, Usher was among the artists who signed on for a Hurricane Katrina relief concert.In the four-and-a-half decades since Dolly's national-chart debut she remains one of the most-successful female artists in the history of country music, which achieves her the title of 'The Queen of Country Music',
Dolly has the distinction of having performed on a top-five country hit in each of the last five decades and is the only artist to score a number-one country single in each of the past four decades.
Dolly is known for her distinctive soprano, sometimes bawdy humor, flamboyant dress sense and voluptuous figure.
Dolly described her family's shortness of money in her song "Coat of Many Colors" They lived in a rustic, dilapidated one-room cabin in Locust Ridge, Tennessee.
Music formed a major part of her early church experience.
Dolly once told an interviewer that her grandfather was a Pentecostal "holy-roller" preacher.
Today, when appearing in live concerts, Dolly frequently performs spiritual songs.
Dolly began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television programs in the East Tennessee area.
By age nine, Dolly was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee.
She first met Jonny Cash at the Opry and he encouraged her to go where her heart took her, and not to care what others thought.
The day after she graduated from high school in 1964, Dolly moved to Nashville taking many traditional elements of folklore and popular music from East Tennessee with her.
Dolly's initial success came as a songwriter.
Dolly and her husband partly raised several of Dolly's younger siblings at their home in Nashville, leading her nieces and nephews to refer to her as "Aunt Granny"; she has no children of her own.A self-proclaimed "D-list celebrity", Kathy first gained recognition for appearances on two episodes of Seinfeld, and then for her supporting role on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan.
Kathy is now the star of the Bravo reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, for which she won two Emmy Awards as executive producer.
Kathy has also worked as a voice artist and red carpet commentator, in addition to several other career pursuits.
In 2008 she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
Kathy made a cameo appearance in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction.
Kathy has appeared on the show Ugly Betty as a fashion channel reporter.
Kathy also has a secondary career in voiceover work, and has been featured on a variety of projects such as the animated series Dilbert and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series.
Kathy's TV production company is called Inappropriate Laughter, a reference to her sometimes shocking form of humor.
While Kathy paints herself as a Hollywood outsider, she has a group of close celebrity friends such as Rosie O'Donnell, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Brooke Shields, Gloria Estefan, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Larry David, and Ricky Gervais.In professional wrestling, John is a seven-time world champion having won the WWE Championship one time while on SmackDown and four times while on Raw and the World Heavyweight Championship twice while on Raw.
In addition to these championships, John has also won the WWE United States Championship three times and the World Tag Team Championship two times (once with Shawn Michaels and once with Batista).
John also won the 2008 Royal Rumble match.
John started his professional wrestling career in 2000, wrestling for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), where he held the UPW Heavyweight Championship.
In 2001, John signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) where he held the OVW Heavyweight Championship and the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (with Rico Constantino).
John has also made appearances on television shows including Manhunt, Deal or No Deal, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, and Punk'd.
John was also a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, where he made it to the final round before being eliminated, placing third in the overall competition.
After graduating from Cushing Academy, John attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
John graduated from Springfield in 1998 with a degree in exercise physiology, after which he pursued a career bodybuilding, and also worked as a chauffeur for a limousine company.Ewan is perhaps best known for his role as Mark Renton in the 1996 film Trainspotting, his portrayal of the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and his role as the romantic penniless writer Christian in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!.
Ewan also appeared in television series such as The Scarlet and the Black, Lipstick On Your Collar, Tales from the Crypt, and ER.
Ewan was ranked No. 36 in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
Ewan attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1988.
Six months before graduating, Ewan won a leading role in Dennis Potter's six-part BBC series Lipstick on Your Collar, and has been working steadily ever since.
Ewan earned widespread praise and won an Empire Award for his performance in the thriller Shallow Grave.
Ewan has been featured as the male romantic lead in Hollywood films such as Moulin Rouge! and Down With Love, and in the British film Little Voice.
Ewan was offered the lead role as James Bond in the 2006 remake Casino Royale but he turned it down because he feared becoming typecast.
Ewan is one of the few major male actors to repeatedly do full-frontal nudity in many of his films.
Ewan was the voice of Rodney Copperbottom in the animated feature Robots. />Ewan was also nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Ewan married Eve Mavrakis, a French production designer, and they have two daughters.
In April 2006, Ewan and his wife adopted Jamiyan, a four-year-old girl from Mongolia.
In an episode of Parkinson in 2007, Ewan said that he has given up alcohol after a period where he was arguably a functioning alcoholic, and that he has not had a drink in seven years.