Ben Stein is an accomplished writer, lawyer, teacher, actor and game show host. Stein has authored more than 15 books, and during 1973-4, he wrote speeches for President Richard Nixon. He currently hosts "Win Ben Stein's Money" weekdays on Comedy Central and teaches libel and securities law courses at Pepperdine University. But Stein is probably best known for his role as a teacher in the cult classic "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." His scene was recently ranked one of the fifty most famous scenes in American film.
			Naomi Judd is probably best known for being one half of country music's most famous mother/daughter team, The Judds. The Judds sold over 20 million albums and earned 20 top 10 hits, 15 of which went to number 1. They won five Grammy Awards and were undefeated for eight consecutive years at all three major country music awards shows. Judd is also an accomplished actress, motivational speaker and author. Additionally, Judd donates her time to a number of charities, including Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Make-a-Difference Day and SHARE, a Los Angeles-based children's organization, among others. Judd founded the Naomi Judd Education and Research Fund for the American Liver Foundation and is the National Spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation.
			Ahmet Zappa is a successful musician and actor. Zappa's feature film credits include "Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror," "Frost" and "Ready to Rumble." His television credits include "Roseanne," "Mad TV," "Conan O'Brien," "MTV Live" and as host of "Happy Hour." Along with his brother Dweezil, Zappa recorded two albums, "Shampoo Horn" and "Music For Pets." Currently, Zappa is the voice of Lexus cars.
			Grammy Award-winning artist Usher is an accomplished actor and singer, having started his career at the age of 12 singing in his church choir. While still in high school, he was recruited by a talent scout and subsequently released an album produced by P. Diddy, which went on to spawn a Top 10 hit. Usher has appeared in a number of movies, including "The Faculty," "She's All That," and on television, appearing on "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Moesha" and "7th Heaven."
			Kathie Lee Gifford is an entertainer, businesswoman, wife and mother. Gifford's training in performing arts began early, as she and her siblings were constantly staging some backyard theatrical activity, typically casting their beloved family dog in the starring role. Four years of piano lessons provided Gifford with the only formal music training of her childhood. However, her parents took the family to most of the stage productions that toured through the area, and those outings proved to be a major influence on her later performing career. Gifford's professional singing career began at the age of 14, when she and her sister organized a folk group called Pennsylvania Next Right. They gained experience in various aspects of the music business: booking gigs, arranging the music and making costumes. While Gifford was visiting a friend on the set of the daytime soap "Days of Our Lives," a producer happened by and asked if she could act. For the next year, she played a minor character known as Nurse Callahan. While a regular on "Days," she continued her work in commercials (often singing the jingles), and she shot numerous network television pilots. In 1977, Gifford became the featured singer on the game show "Name That Tune" and later a co-star in the musical situation comedy "Hee Haw Honeys," a spin-off of "Hee Haw." Gifford's nightclub career skyrocketed as a result of her exposure on "Name That Tune," giving her the opportunity to display her talents as the opening act for such headliners as Bill Cosby, Rich Little and Bob Hope. Realizing the importance of singing properly to ensure longevity in her career, Gifford began formal, weekly voice training that she continues today. After spotting her guest-hosting on "A.M. Los Angeles" the producers of "Good Morning America" offered her a job. Soon she was serving as substitute anchor for Joan Lunden and traveling more than a quarter-million miles a year as a special correspondent covering human-interest stories. Three years later when the position as Regis Philbin's co-host on "The Morning Show" became available, Gifford auditioned with a bevy of others. From the first moment she sat on the stool next to the veteran "talkmeister," it was obvious that Gifford was the natural choice for the job. Gifford added the co-hosting job to an already grueling schedule and found herself literally sprinting between the two studios each morning. After a year, she realized something had to give and chose to leave "Good Morning America" for the permanent slot on "The Morning Show." In an effort to provide her favorite non-profit charities with a continuing source of funding, Gifford has developed a clothing line, the Kathie Lee Collection at Wal Mart, and has written a best-selling book with her 5-year-old son, Cody, titled "Listen to My Heart." Proceeds from these and other Gifford projects continue to support various charities. Gifford's desire to help others also led her to write "I Can't Believe I Said That," a book detailing her personal and professional triumphs and tragedies.
			Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris started out as young boys from Philadelphia with a dream to become professional singers. After forming "Boyz II Men" and getting signed to Motown Records, "Boyz II Men" became immensely popular. They were the #1 group of the 90s (Billboard Magazine), the best-selling R&B group of the entire 20th Century (RIAA), the best-selling artist ever on Motown Records, the best-selling R&B group ever, the #1 Billboard Singles Artists in over 40 years and one of the artists of the decade for the 90s (Billboard Magazine). Their beautiful harmonies and casual style have made them extremely successful over the past eleven years. They have sold over sixty million albums worldwide and are back on the charts with their new album, entitled "The Future."
			Hilary Duff began her professional career at age 6 as a dancer with the Columbus Ballet Met touring company of "The Nutcracker." Soon she landed a role in a television commercial, was bitten by the "acting bug" and quickly racked up a list of television and film acting credits. Duff has the title role in "Lizzie McGuire." She crossed over to other platforms, making her singing debut with the single "I Can't Wait" on the "Lizzie McGuire" soundtrack from Walt Disney records. Duff received a nomination for Favorite Television Actress in Nickelodeon's 15th Annual Kids' Choice Awards and accepted the award for "Lizzie McGuire," which was voted Favorite Television Series at the event.
			After three successful seasons as co-host and co-creator of Comedy Central's hit "The Man Show," Adam Carolla has become somewhat of an expert on men. Carolla and counterpart Jimmy Kimmel have created a show that simply celebrates all things male. "The Man Show" has become Comedy Central's second-highest rated show, behind "South Park." Carolla's career path has been anything but conventional. He began working as a carpenter and boxing instructor in Los Angeles. It was his knowledge of boxing that introduced him to radio. An opportunity presented itself when LA-based radio station KROQ-FM announced they were looking for a trainer to prepare "Jimmy the Sports Guy" (Jimmy Kimmel, "Man Show" co-host) for an on-air boxing event. Carolla's many calls to the station were never returned. Frustrated, he drove to the building and sneaked in with a delivery guy. Luckily for Carolla, at that moment Kimmel went for a bathroom break. Appropriately, Adam met Jimmy outside the men's room. Kimmel lost the fight, but despite that, the two quickly became best friends. Carolla's success on KROQ led to a hosting job on the radio show "Loveline," with Dr. Drew Pinsky, currently entering its sixth year of national syndication in 70 markets. Due to the enormous success of "Loveline," MTV developed a television version of the show, which Adam co-hosted with Dr. Drew for four seasons.
			Magic Johnson is probably best known for being the point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. At six feet nine inches, he was the tallest point guard in basketball history. Ervin earned his nickname, Magic, when he was 15 years old playing for Everett High School in Michigan. It was said that Magic's smile would lead his opponents into a false sense of security. The "Magic Man" revolutionized the game of basketball by making passing fun. Johnson is also a very successful businessman who founded a chain of movie theatres, Magic Johnson Theatres, Starbucks and Fatburger restaurants located in inner-city neighborhoods across the country. Johnson accomplished virtually everything a player could dream of during his 13-year NBA career, all of which was spent with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a member of five championship teams. Johnson won the Most Valuable Player Award and the Finals MVP Award three times each. He was a 12-time All-Star and a nine-time member of the All-NBA First Team. Johnson won a gold medal with the original "Dream Team" at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Johnson's all-around play inspired the addition of the term "triple-double" to basketball's lexicon. Johnson did all of this while maintaining a childlike enthusiasm born of a pure love of sport and competition. Beyond all the money, success and fame, Johnson was just happy to be playing basketball.

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