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| 7051 :21x01 - Reese Witherspoon (Jun/25/2007) | | A profile of actress Reese Witherspoon, who rose to prominence following her role as Elle Woods in the “Legally Blonde” films and won an Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line.” | |
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| 7052 :21x02 - Michael J. Fox (Jun/26/2007) | | A profile of actor Michael J. Fox, who rose to fame in the '80s for his roles in the TV sitcom “Family Ties” and the “Back to the Future” films. In 2000, Fox left the sitcom “Spin City” two years after announcing that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. | |
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| 7055 :21x05 - Anthony Hopkins (Jul/18/2007) | | Anthony Hopkins, who won an Academy Award for “The Silence of the Lambs” and Emmys for “The Bunker” and “The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case,” is profiled. | |
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| 7056 :21x06 - The Coreys (Jul/25/2007) | | Profiling former teen stars Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, who first shared the screen in 1987's “The Lost Boys.” | |
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| 7057 :21x07 - Robert Downey Jr. (Aug/01/2007) | | A profile of actor Robert Downey Jr., who rose to fame in the late '80s and early '90s, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the 1992 biopic “Chaplin.” Despite critically praised performances in film and TV, Downey's career has been hampered by drug arrests. | |
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| 7058 :21x08 - Tina Turner (Aug/09/2007) | | Profiling singer Tina Turner, who rose to fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before going solo and reemerging in the 1980s with a string of hits. | |
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| 7059 :21x09 - Rob Lowe (Aug/15/2007) | | A profile of actor Rob Lowe, who rose to fame in the 1980s as part of a group of popular young actors dubbed the “Brat Pack.” Lowe weathered scandal and reemerged with a role on the TV series “The West Wing” and in “Brothers & Sisters.” | |
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| 7060 :21x10 - Aretha Franklin (Aug/16/2007) | | A profile of soul legend Aretha Franklin, who has been called “Lady Soul,” and who, in 1987, was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. | |
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| 7061 :21x11 - Demi Moore (Aug/22/2007) | | Profiling actress Demi Moore, who was born Demetria Gene Guynes and began her career in the TV soap “General Hospital” and went on to fame in the films “St. Elmo's Fire,” “Ghost” and “A Few Good Men.” | |
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| 7062 :21x12 - Howard Schultz and Starbucks (Aug/29/2007) | | The story of Starbucks Coffee Co. and its chairman Howard Schultz, who, in the 1980s, transformed the Seattle-based company that had previously only sold coffee beans. | |
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| 7063 :21x13 - Queen Latifah (Sep/13/2007) | | Profiling Grammy-winning rapper, singer and actress Queen Latifah, who was born Dana Owens, and signed her first recording contract while in her teens. | |
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| 7065 :21x15 - The Brat Pack (Oct/10/2007) | | A look at the lives of Hollywood's Brat Pack from the 1980s, including Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Andrew McCarthy. | |
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| 7066 :21x16 - LL Cool J (Sep/30/2007) | | Grammy-winning hip-hop artist LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith, is profiled. Included: his music and acting careers; his clothing line; his books. | |
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| 7067 :21x17 - Boy George (Oct/10/2007) | Profile of the "Culture Club" star who shocked the world with his flamboyant androgynous style. Born George Alan O'Dowd into a working class Irish family, Boy George ruled the 80s music charts with such hits as "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" and "Karma Chameleon," but soon fell into drug addiction. He disappeared from public view until 2006, when he was busted on a drug charge and had to perform community service with the New York City Department of Sanitation.
Source: Biography Channel | |
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| 7068 :21x18 - Weird Al Yankovic (Oct/10/2007) | | He's carried the torch of musical humor more proudly, more strangely, and more successfully than anyone else. This profile of Weird Al chronicles his rise to fame from his days studying architecture in college to his wacky musical career, which involves creating hilariously silly songs and mocking every musical genre from New Wave to Gangsta. | |
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| 7069 :21x19 - Kelsey Grammer (Oct/17/2007) | Profile of the actor who overcame alcoholism and a childhood filled with tragedy to become the highest paid star in the history of American television ($1.6 million per episode for Frasier.) Grammer is the only actor to be nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for portraying the same character--Dr. Frasier Crane--on three different television shows: Cheers, Frasier, and Wings. His endearing personality and very public struggles with his personal demons have made him one of the most popular American actors on screen or off.
Source: Biography | |
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| 7070 :21x20 - Robin Williams (Oct/17/2007) | A look at the career of the wild, outrageous, and frantic actor-comedian who's become one of the entertainment world's most familiar faces. Soaring to stardom with the hit TV show Mork and Mindy and the movie Good Morning, Vietnam, Williams's prolific but up-and-down film career has included roles in the acclaimed Good Will Hunting, the corny Patch Adams, and dark dramas like One Hour Photo. We'll look at his work on behalf of the homeless, and his seemingly inexhaustible energy--he currently has six projects in production.
Source: Biography | |
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| 7071 :21x21 - Whitney Houston (Oct/18/2007) | A look at the life of the great pop star who found enormous success on the stage but misery away from it. Signed by the legendary Clive Davis, Houston burned up the charts with such hits as "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and "Greatest Love of All," and became one of the most successful recording artists of all time with 170 million records sold. But her personal life became a train wreck. Her tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown was plagued by persistent rumors of drug abuse, and their reality TV show, Being Bobby Brown, did more to harm Whitney's career than help it.
Source: Biography | |
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| 7072 :21x22 - Beyoncé (Oct/18/2007) | Her all-girl band started out singing at hair salons, and her family risked virtually everything to get her career off the ground. But her band--Destiny's Child--went on to become one of the biggest selling girl groups of all time, and Beyoncé Knowles became a superstar. This portrait of Beyoncé follows her rise from church choir soloist to international celebrity, movie star, fashion designer, and model. Today, she and her boyfriend, record mogul Jay-Z, form one of the top power couples in the world.
Source: Biography | |
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| 7073 :21x23 - Jon Stewart (Nov/07/2007) | A look at the comic whose "fake news" TV show, The Daily Show, has made him one of America's leading social and comedic voices. After a career as a stand-up, Stewart became the host of the first talk show ever produced on MTV, which became an instant hit. In 1999, Stewart began hosting The Daily Show, which won acclaim for its incisive political satire. Stewart has won nine Emmy's for the show despite complaints from some critics that too many Americans get their news from the show, regardless of the fact that it's put together by comics and not by serious journalists. Stewart hosted the Academy Awards show in 2006, and was invited to do it again in 2008.
Source: Biography Channel | |
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| 7074 :21x24 - Fleetwood Mac (Nov/08/2007) | | A history of the band Fleetwood Mac examines their long career spanning more than 40 years. Includes their changing members and numerous breakups over the years. | |
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| 7075 :21x25 - Denis Leary (Nov/14/2007) | | Denis Leary, known as a comic for his off beat rants and later as a dramatic actor in the series Rescue Me. | |
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| 7076 :21x26 - Jennifer Lopez (Nov/15/2007) | | A look at the career of Jennifer Lopez, from her start as a Fly Girl on In Living Color, to her rise in fame as a music recording artist, movie actress and her many well publicized romances. | |
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| 7077 :21x27 - Rachael Ray (Nov/21/2007) | | A profile of Rachael Ray, the effervescent TV cooking-show host and cookbook author who rose from the candy counter at Macy's in New York to the Food Network, where she became a household name. | |
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| 7079 :21x29 - *NSYNC (Dec/06/2007) | | Portrait of the five-member boy band that experienced a remarkably powerful ride up the pop charts and then an equally dramatic breakup. Their success led to millions of album sales, multiple television specials, controversy about the quality of their music, and a management scandal. The band's Justin Timberlake has emerged as a mega-star and tabloid headliner in his solo career, and the five band members have remained surprisingly close to this day. | |
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| 7080 :21x30 - Billy Bob Thornton (Dec/12/2007) | | A profile of Billy Bob Thornton follows him from his Arkansas roots to his rise to fame in the 1996 movie “Sling Blade” and the film roles that followed. | |
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| 7081 :21x31 - Britney Spears (Dec/13/2007) | | From a Mouseketeer to pop-music phenomenon with the release of her 1999 debut CD, Britney Spears has fueled the tabloids with stories of unusual behavior, which includes a marriage in 2004 to her childhood friend which lasted 2 days. | |
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| 7082 :21x32 - The Harry Potter Kids (Dec/19/2007) | | A profile on Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Gint, the principal three actors from the Harry Potter movies series, with a look at how their lives have been affected by their success. | |
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| 7083 :21x33 - The Monkees (Dec/19/2007) | US pop group, formed in 1966 with members Davy Jones (1945– , vocals, guitar), Mike Nesmith (1942– , vocals, guitar), Peter Tork (1944– , vocals, keyboards, bass guitar), and Micky Dolenz (1946– , drums). Created by the producers of the successful television show of the same name, the music was originally played by session musicians. Their first single, ‘Last Train To Clarkesville’ (1966), reached US number 1, and their second, ‘I'm A Believer’ (1966), written by Neil Diamond, was a transatlantic number 1 hit. In 1967 Nesmith insisted that The Monkees be allowed to play on their own records. Success continued until they finally split up in 1970. The group performed in a revival tour in 1996.
Source: Biography Channel | |
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| 7084 :21x34 - Billy Ray Cyrus (Dec/20/2007) | | Singer-actor Billy Ray Cyrus is profiled, detailing his Kentucky upbringing, rise to fame with his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart," plus a look at his family life with interviews from Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and his daughter Miley. | | Guest Stars: Lorianne Crook as Herself, Balázs Szöllõskei as Himself, Harold Shedd as Himself, Buddy Cannon as Himself, Rich Bartholomew as Narrator, Tanya Tucker as Herself, Charlie Chase as Himself, Johnny Cash as Himself, Mary Chapin Carpenter as Herself, Michael Poryes as Himself, Steven Peterman (2) as Himself, Dolly Parton as Herself, Loretta Lynn as Herself, Miley Cyrus as Herself, Billy Ray Cyrus as Himself, Kathy Mattea as Herself | |
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| 7085 :21x35 - Sheryl Crow (Dec/20/2007) | | She is the new Revlon spokeswoman, ex-girlfriend of Lance Armstrong, and a 9-time winner of a Grammy award. This profile is for Sheryl Crow, following her career from her burst onto the music scene in 1993, to her 2003 romance with Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong as one of the most recognized couples, to her own cancer scare. With the cancer now in remission and her recently adopted baby, she has once again filled the seats for her performances. | |
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| 7086 :21x36 - Bono (Dec/27/2007) | | The profile of the musical superstar and political activist who's list of friends include Bill Clinton, Jack Nicholson and Muhammad Ali. His early years started tragically when at the age of 15 his mother died of a brain aneurysm while attending her own father's funeral. This is when he threw his life into music, absorbing as much as possible from an eclectic group of artists. This is also when Paul Hewson changed his name to Bono, after a friend took the name from a hearing aid device called a Bono Vox. After answering an ad the band U2 was formed and history was made as the group became spokesmen for poverty and as political activists. | |
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| 7087 :21x37 - The Spice Girls (Jan/03/2008) | Born out of a concept--a counterpoint to the 1990s \"boy bands\"--and a single trade industry ad, the five \"Spice Girls\" rocketed to the top of the pop music world. Their success began to unravel with the group\'s abrupt firing of the manager behind their meteoric rise, Simon Fuller. Six months later and near the end of a 102 city tour, \"Spice Girl\" Geri Halliwell announced her departure, a mere four years after the group\'s founding.
Source: Biography Channel | |
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| 7089 :21x39 - Lindsay Lohan (Jan/31/2008) | | A look at the quick rise in Hollywood for Lindsay Lohan, with her debut in the 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap," and has been in the press ever since with her on and off screen troubles. | |
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| 7090 :21x40 - Hugh Laurie (Feb/06/2008) | | Best known for his lead role in the Emmy and Peabody Award winning series, House. He was born and raised in Oxford, becoming a comedic performer at the Cambridge Footlights, and then went on to minor roles in dramatic movies in America and is now one of the top-paid actors on TV. | |
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| 7091 :21x41 - Goldie Hawn (Feb/20/2008) | | A look at TV and movie actress Goldie Hawn's career, from her early days as a dancer, to her big break on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," which helped launch her career into star status and a Oscar winning role in Cactus Flower in 1969, to her relationship with Kurt Russell. | |
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| 7092 :21x42 - Halle Berry (Feb/21/2008) | | She began her rise to fame as a beauty pageant winner, from there Halle Berry became an Academy Award winning actress, the first by a black woman. Her first recognition came in Spike Lee's film Jungle Fever and won her award for Monster's Ball (2001). | |
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| 7093 :21x43 - Kenny Chesney (Feb/28/2008) | | A look at the career of country superstar Kenny Chesney, who started slow but the took off in 1995 with his CD "All I Need to Know," and them CMA Entertainer of the Year. Then, a glimpse into his short lived marriage to actress Renee Zellweger. | |
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| 7094 :21x44 - Bret Michaels (Mar/05/2008) | | From lead singer of Poison to the subject of his own reality show, Bret Michaels has become a Rock n Roll icon. | |
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| 7095 :21x45 - Jamie Foxx (Mar/19/2008) | | From his start on the series In Living Color, to his own self-titles show, Jamie Foxx would become a well known comedy talent. But it was his role in Ray as musical great Ray Charles that won him an Oscar and Golden Globe in 2004 and made him a box office attraction. | |
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| 7096 :21x46 - Bob Saget (Mar/26/2008) | | A look at the career of Bob Saget, from his rise to fame on the sitcom Full House, to hosting America's Funniest Videos, bot which earned him a squeaky clean, All-American face which is the exact opposite to his stand up comedy act. | |
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| 7097 :21x47 - Sarah Silverman (Mar/26/2008) | | A closer look at the life of edgy comedian Sarah Silverman, known for pushing the envelope with her humor. | |
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| 7098 :21x48 - Billy Idol (Mar/27/2008) | | 80's rocker Billy Idol came to fame with his hits White Wedding and Dancing By Myself along the time MTV was a fledgling network, showing off his snarling, bad-boy persona. | |
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| 7099 :21x49 - Leonardo DiCaprio (Apr/02/2008) | | A look at the rising career of actor Leonardo CiCapro who began on TV, joining the cast of Growing Pains, but rose to superstardom in the motion picture Titanic, followed by such flicks as Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed. | |
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| 7100 :21x50 - Matt Damon (Apr/02/2008) | | A look at the career of Matt Damon, who rose to stardom in Good Will Hunting, Ocean's Eleven and the Bourne Identity film series. | |
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| 7101 :21x51 - Mathew McConaughey (Apr/03/2008) | | Actor Mathew McConaughey received his first big break in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused, and later rose to prominence in the starring role of the 1996 film A Time to Kill. | |
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| 7102 :21x52 - Jude Law (Apr/03/2008) | | British actor Jude Law began in the theater at the age of 12, and later starred in an English soap in his teen years before become a Hollywood star. | |
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| 7103 :21x53 - The New Mickey Mouse Club (Apr/10/2008) | | A look back at the return of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1989, and the young entertainers who emerged from this group, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Cristina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. | |
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| 7104 :21x54 - Run-DMC (May/01/2008) | | A profile of Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell, better known as the 1980's hip-hop group, Run-DMC. | |
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| 7105 :21x55 - Shia LaBeouf (May/22/2008) | | Shia LaBeouf made his splash into acting with the TV series Even Stevens, before taking on the film Holes in 2003. After appearing in three hit films in 2007, Shia was cast in the movie Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. | |
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| 7106 :21x56 - Scott Baio (May/28/2008) | | A profile on the life and career of former teen idol Scott Baio, from his beginnings on Happy Days, to Charles in Charge, and later on Diagnosis Murder. Scott has also had a who's who list of former girlfriends during his life. | |
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| 7107 :21x57 - Pee Wee Herman (May/29/2008) | | A profile on Pee Wee Herman, a character made by Paul Ruebens for film and TV. At the height of his popularity, Paul was caught in a raid of a pornographic movie house and charged with indecent exposer, not a good move for a children's show character. | |
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| 7109 :21x59 - Justin Timberlake (Jun/05/2008) | | A profile of Justin Timberlake, from his beginnings on The Mickey Mouse Club, to future stardom in the boy band N'Sync and super-stardom as a solo artist. | |
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