--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Sharon
Stone. By the late 1970s, Stone was a highly sought-after model, appearing in both print and television ads nationwide. Stone
decided to branch out into acting in the 1980s, only to appear in a number of little-seen films through-out the decade with
the exception of 1984's "Irreconcilable Differences".
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--Answer to "WHO AM
I?"
Richard Gere. Gere first grabbed national attention for his explosive portrayal of Italian stud Tony Lopanto in his
third big-screen project, the film version of Judith Rossner's novel "Looking for Mr. Goodbar".
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Stephen
King. He wrote his first short story at the age of seven, and was a devoted fan of 1950s horror movies.
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Chubby
Checker. Checker signed with Cameo-Parkway Records in 1959. His first two singles, "The Class" and "Dancing Dinosaur" were
minor hits. Cameo encouraged him to make his own version of "The Twist", a song originally written and performed by Hank Ballard,
which was already having modest success on the charts. But it was Checker's version and his accompanying dance routine that
gave the song new life.
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--Answer to "WHO AM
I?"
Meg Ryan. Her breakthrough role came in 1989, when she starred opposite Billy Crystal in the smart romantic comedy
"When Harry Met Sally".
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--Answer to "WHO
AM I?"
Johnny Depp. He made his film debut in 1984's "A Nightmare on Elm Street". In 1990, after numerous roles in teen
films, Depp received an opportunity to exhibit his exhausting versatility in the title role of Tim Burton's fantasy "Edward
Scissorhands".
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Julia
Child. Premiering on WGBH in 1962, "The French Chef" TV series succeeded in changing the way Americans related to food, while
also establishing Julia as a local celebrity.
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Gary
Busey. During the late 1970s, his credits included supporting roles opposite Barbra Streisand and former band mate Kris Kristofferson
in "A Star is Born", as well as Dustin
Hoffman in "Straight Time".
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Michael
Keaton. Keaton followed the success of "Mr. Mom" with Amy Heckerling's gangster spoof "Johnny Dangerously" and "Gung Ho".
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Danny
Glover. His first notable performance came in "Places in the Heart", with Sally Field and John Malkovich; followed by parts
in "Iceman" and "Witness", with Harrison Ford.
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--Answer to "WHO AM
I?"
Diane Sawyer. She enrolled at the University of Louisville
in Kentucky to study law, but changed her mind after one
semester. She decided to pursue a career in broadcasting, because of her desire to write, and the challenge of breaking into
a male-dominated field.
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--Answer to "WHO AM
I?"
Cuba Gooding Jr. Two years later,
he was given an opportunity to show his acting talent as Tre Styles in "Boyz 'N the Hood".
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--Answer to "WHO AM
I?"
Susan Sarandon. Her role in "The Witches of Eastwick", next to big names like Cher, Jack Nickolson, and Michelle Pfeiffer,
brought her into the true Hollywood playing field.
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Lucy Liu. She made her
mainstream movie debut as one of many former girlfriends of Tom Cruise's character in "Jerry Maguire", but landed more
substantial roles in such little-seen independent features as "Guy", "Gridlock'd", and "City of Industry", starring Harvey Keitel.
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--Answer
to "WHO AM I?"
Antonio Banderas. His more notable film roles have included a turn in "Interview With the Vampire", opposite
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt; a sensitive performance as the lover of Tom Hanks' AIDS-stricken lawyer in "Philadelphia"; and an impressive singing performance as Che, the voice of the people, in
"Evita", costarring the pop goddess Madonna in the title role.
