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Billy Joel
Name at birth: William Martin JoelBilly Joel's first major album, Piano Man, was released in 1974. It showcased his gift for writing ambitious pop tunes that were both catchy and sentimental.…Maya Angelou
Name at birth: Marguerite JohnsonMaya Angelou's 1969 autobiography, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, was nominated for a National Book Award and made her a symbol of pride for Black Americans. In…Diana Rigg
Longtime leading lady Dame Diana Rigg was best known for her television roles: as Mrs. Emma Peel in the 1960s swinging British series The Avengers, and, beginning in 1989, as the elegant host of the…Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton was a character actor and sometime screenwriter who took Hollywood by storm in 1996 with Sling Blade, a movie he wrote, directed and starred in. After a long career mostly in…Eva Marie Saint
A cool and intelligent blonde, Eva Marie Saint won an Oscar for her supporting role as Edie Doyle in the 1954 film On the Waterfront. Saint played the empathetic friend who encouraged Marlon Brando…Rod Steiger
Name at birth: Rodney SteigerRod Steiger won the 1967 Academy Award for playing a bigoted Mississippi cop opposite Sidney Poitier's black Philadelphia cop in the film In the Heat of the Night.…Art Blakey
Name at birth: Arthur William BlakeyArt Blakey co-founded the Jazz Messengers in the mid-1950s and led the band the rest of his life, recording, touring and introducing solos with his explosive "…Gene Kelly
Name at birth: Eugene Curran KellyScreen legend Gene Kelly is best known for dancing through movie musicals of the 1940s and '50s, especially An American in Paris (1951) and Singin' in the Rain (1952…Martin Balsam
Martin BalsamactorBorn: 11/4/1919Birthplace: Bronx, New York A veteran character actor of stage and television, he made his film debut in On the Waterfront (1954). His most memorable roles include…Kevin Kline
Kevin KlineactorBorn: 10/24/1947Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his comedic and musical roles. His films include The Big Chill (1983), A…Trending
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