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Dean Martin Biography

Dean Martinsinger, actorBorn: 6/7/1917Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio Singer and television and film actor who appeared in 55 films, had 40 singles on the Billboard charts between 1950 and…

Dennis Quaid Biography

Dennis Quaidactor, directorBorn: 4/ 9/1954Birthplace: Houston, Texas An actor known for playing tough but sensitive types, Dennis Quaid has carved out a niche far different than that of his…

Dick Cavett Biography

Dick Cavetttalk-show host, entertainerBorn: 11/19/1936Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska Cavett began his career as a writer for Jack Paar, Merv Griffin,Jerry Lewis, and Johnny Carson. His series of talk-…

Seal Biography

Seal (Sealhenry Olumide Samuel)singer, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1963Birthplace: London, England Of Nigerian and Brazilian extraction, Seal looked into electrical engineering and designing leather…

Jason Alexander Biography

Jason Alexander(Jay Scott Greenspan)actorBorn: 09/23/1959Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Jason Alexander is known to most Americans as George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeld's neurotic friend on the hit TV…

Carl Perkins Biography

Carl Perkinssinger, songwriterBorn: 4/9/1932Birthplace: Tiptonville, Tennessee In 1955 country-rock artist Perkins recorded his song “Blue Suede Shoes,” which achieved gold record status in…

Edmonia Lewis Biography

Edmonia Lewis sculptorBorn: 1845Birthplace: New York, Ohio, or New Jersey   Details of her early life are uncertain. Her father was a Black American and her mother an Ojibwa Indian who named her…

Entertainment Bios — L

Alan LaddDiane LaddKarl LagerfeldChristine LahtiRicki LakeVeronica LakeHedy LamarrDorothy Lamour Burt LancasterMartin LandauAnn LandersJohn LandisMichael LandonBurton LaneNathan LaneRonnie Lanek.d.…

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“Weird Al” YankovicYanniTrisha YearwoodWilliam Butler YeatsDwight YoakamMichael YorkSusannah YorkLoretta YoungNeil YoungRobert YoungHenny Youngman Saul ZaentzPaula ZahnBilly ZaneDarryl F. ZanuckFrank…

Ron Silver Biography

Ron Silver(Ron Zimelman)actorBorn: 7/2/1946Birthplace: New York City After a series of minor roles in film in the 1970s, Silver won acclaim for his portrayal of Claus von Bulow's defense…