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AM I?"
Faith Hill. Her debut album, "Take Me As I Am", was released in 1993 to immediate success. The album's first single,
"Wild One," reached No. 1 on the Billboard country music chart and stayed there for four weeks, followed by the second single,
a version of Janis Joplin’s classic "Piece of My Heart." "Take Me As I Am" went on to reach triple platinum status.
Her second album, "It Matters to Me", surged to the top of the charts and cemented Hill's popularity among country fans.
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Marlon Brando. From 1955 to 1958, movie exhibitors voted him one of the top 10 box-office draws in the
nation. During the 1960s, however, his career had more downs than ups, especially after the MGM studio's disastrous 1962 remake
of "Mutiny on
the Bounty". Brando's career was reborn in 1972 with his depiction of Mafia chieftain Don Corleone in Francis
Ford Coppola's "The Godfather", a role for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Robin Williams. In 1987, Williams made the leap to the Hollywood A-list with his Oscar-nominated performance
in "Good Morning, Vietnam". Williams earned his second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in
1989, for his performance as John
Keating, the inspirational prep-school teacher at the heart of "Dead Poets Society".
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to "WHO AM I?"
John Malkovich. Considered a distinguished actor who excels at playing sinister and dastardly characters,
Malkovich has worked with equal ease on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in regional theatre, as well as in film and television.
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to "WHO AM I?"
Conan O'Brien. Despite initially struggling in the ratings (he was renewed at 13-week intervals until he
proved himself), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" persevered with his own style of off-center, quirky, self-effacing comedy,
reminiscent of Letterman's early days, when he was establishing himself as a favorite of college students and the Generation
X crowd.
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Billy Crystal. Crystal
enjoyed a successful run in blockbuster films throughout the 1980s, including "This is Spinal Tap", "The Princess Bride",
"Throw Momma From the Train" and the seminal romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally" costarring Meg Ryan.
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to "WHO AM I?"
Bruce Lee. Back in the city where he had grown up, Lee signed a two-film contract. "Fists of Fury" was
released in late 1971, featuring Lee as a vengeful fighter chasing the villains who had killed his kung-fu master.
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to "WHO AM I?"
Cher. She received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her
role in "Silkwood", and a Best Actress Academy Award for "Moonstruck", in which she played an Italian widow. Her other notable
movies include: "Mask", "Suspect", "Witches of
Eastwick", "Mermaids" and "Tea With Mussolini".
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to "WHO AM I?"
James Caan. After starring in the title role of Karel Reisz's "The Gambler", Caan made a fleeting appearance
in "The Godfather Part II".
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to "WHO AM I?"
Maria Shriver. From 1987 to 1990, she served as a co-anchor on NBC's Sunday Today. In 1990, she began hosting
a series of news specials entitled First Person with Maria Shriver.
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to "WHO AM I?"
Geena Davis. After a small part in Chevy Chase's "Fletch", Davis
made a dramatic turn in David Cronenberg's remake of "The Fly", setting the course for stardom. In 1988, she
returned
to comedy as a deceased housewife in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice".
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to "WHO AM I?"
Bernie Mac. Mac's edgy comedy seemed an unlikely fit for television, but after frequent appearances on
the series "Moesha" and gaining wide acclaim for his starring role in
"The Original Kings of Comedy", Mac was primed to
create a sitcom on his terms.
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to "WHO AM I?"
Quincy Jones. In 1965, he wrote the score
to his first film, "The Pawnbroker", directed by Sidney Lumet, becoming the first African-American to compose for a major
motion picture.
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Dave Matthews. His band's second album, "Crash", was released two years later, debuting
at No. 2. Though the album didn't receive as much critical praise, the band's follow-up concert sold out New
York's Madison Square
Garden in three hours.