Co-founder of the new wave band DEVO, musician, composer, singer, and artist Mark Mothersbaugh was born on May 18, 1950. The DEVO lead singer’s other musical projects include work for television ...

Noam Chomsky is a renowned intellectual, an eminent theoretical linguist, cognitive scientist, philosopher, author, political activist and a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of ...

Anne Rice’s books have sold nearly 100 million copies, placing her among the most popular authors in recent American history. She is perhaps best known for her series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles ...

Christopher Rice published four New York Times bestselling novels before the age of 30. He made his fiction debut in 2000 with A Density of Souls and wrote many more novels including The Snow Garden ...

Widely recognized as one of the greatest voices in the history of rock and roll, Ann Wilson is known far and wide as lead singer and songwriter of the groundbreaking rock band Heart. Ann, and her ...

Jonathan Lemire is the host of the morning news show Way Too Early on MSNBC and a regular on Morning Joe, as well as a frequent guest on Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace and The 11 th Hour ...

Fannie Flagg is The New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, A Redbird Christmas, The ...

Born on December 30, 1940, James Burrows has directed over 1,000 episodes of television, a milestone he achieved in November 2015 with the NBC sitcom Crowded. His other directorial work includes ...

Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time. She has garnered 11 Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. All-inclusive sales of singles, ...

Jonathan Alter is an award-willing historian, columnist, author, documentary filmmaker and television producer. In 2019, he co-produced and co-directed Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists, and the ...

Hard rock/heavy metal band Great White was founded by vocalist Jack Russell and Mark Kendall about 30 years ago. To date the band has released over 20 albums including the platinum Once Bitten … and ...

Actor and writer Treat Williams has appeared on film, stage and television in over 120 credits. He had a starring role in the 1979 musical film Hair, and appearances in other films including The Ritz, ...