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John Cusack

John Cusack proved himself to be a reliable and unconventional leading man in films like The Grifters (1990), Being John Malkovich (1999, also starring Cameron Diaz) and High Fidelity (2000, with…

M. Night Shyamalan

Name at birth: Manoj ShyamalanFilmmaker M. Night Shyamalan's suspense thriller The Sixth Sense (1999) was a surprise sensation that launched his career. Raised in Philadelphia, Shyamalan studied…

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman won the Academy Award as best supporting actor for his role as a world-weary ex-boxer in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby. Morgan Freeman kicked around TV and movies during the 1970s…

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm played Don Draper, the creative and womanizing anti-hero of the hit TV series Mad Men, from 2007-2015. The show made Hamm, dark-haired and clasically handsome, into one of TV's most popular…

Editorial Policy

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Richard E. Grant

Name at birth: Richard Grant EsterhuysenRichard Grant is the veteran actor who earned his first Oscar nomination as a hard-drinking, not-too-moral AIDS patient in the 2018 film Can You Ever Forgive…

Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is the superstar boxer who used mettle and defensive prowess to go undefeated in 48 pro fights from 1996-2015. Boxing runs in Mayweather’s family: his father, Floyd Mayweather…

Warranties and Guarantees

An important feature to consider before buying a product or service is the warranty that comes with it. When reviewing warranties, use the guidelines below.Do not wait until the product…

Richard Attenborough

Name at birth: Richard Samuel AttenboroughRichard Attenborough was a filmmaker and actor, best known for directing epic movies such as Gandhi and, in front of the camera, as the rich guy who built…

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty was known for the role that was his first part in the movies — a southern city slicker who gets brutally raped in the backwoods in 1970’s Deliverance. Throughout the 1970s Beatty was a…