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Dan Levy

Dan Levy is the creator and star of the TV comedy Schitt's Creek (2015-20), which also starred his father, Canadian comedy legend Eugene Levy. Born and raised in Toronto, Dan Levy got his start in…

Entertainment News from September 1999

6 Allen Funt, creator and host of Candid Camera, dies of complications of a 1993 stroke. He was 84. The show, a CBS hit from 1960 to 1966, was originally created by Funt as a radio show, moved…

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino

Mike Sorrentino is one of the breakout stars of the 2009 TV show Jersey Shore. Known by his self-chosen nickname of "The Situation," he's famous for baring his belly as a statement of self-confidence…

Billy Idol

Name at birth: William Michael Albert BroadBilly Idol was a bleached-hair, fist-pounding, lip-snarling punk-pop star of MTV in the 1980s, thanks to hit songs such as "Dancing With Myself," "White…

Johnny Knoxville

Name at birth: Philip John ClappJohnny Knoxville is best known for Jackass, a series on MTV (2000-2003) and a franchise that led to more short films and features. He got his start in entertainment…

Carmen Electra

Name at birth: Tara PatrickCarmen Electra turned a role on the swimsuit series Baywatch into a career as a general-purpose voluptuous celebrity. She got her start as a musician, performing under the…

Tony Bennett Biography

Tony Bennett(Anthony Dominick Benedetto)Born: 8/3/1926jazz singerBirthplace: Queens, New York Grammy Award-winning singer of classic jazz-inflected music who was popular in the late 1950s and 1960s…

Andy Dick

Andy Dick got his start in comedy TV in the 1990s, as a regular on The Ben Stiller Show (1992) and News Radio (1995-99). His career peaked in 2001, as the star of MTV's The Andy Dick Show a talk…

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Name at birth: Alfred Matthew Yankovic"Weird Al" Yankovic has made a career out of poking fun at pop musicians. Thanks to radio host Dr. Demento, Yankovic broke into the novelty song business in 1979…

Andy Milonakis

Comedian Andy Milonakis landed his own series on MTV in 2005, thanks in large part to "The Superbowl Is Gay," a short comedy film he posted on the Internet in 2003. The film, featuring Milonakis…