La Mafia has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas and has charted a course as a Latin Music band. La Mafia received Grammy Awards for its CDs "Un Million De Rosas" and "En Tus Manos" and Latin Grammy Awards for its CDs "Para El Pueblo" and "Nuevamente". It also has received eight Premio Lo Nuestro Awards and... read full bio

Lacey Elizabeth Brown (born August 13, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Amarillo, Texas, who was the twelfth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Brown released her debut EP Let It Go on May 31, 2011. Lacey Elizabeth Brown is the daughter of the pastors of Victory Church, a local Christian Church, in Amarillo. There,... read full bio

Lacey Schwimmer was born into a family of championship dancers. Although she began dancing at age 6, it wasn't until she hit her teens that she realized dancing was her passion. In 2006, Lacey won 1st place at the U.S. National Youth Latin Championships as well as earned the Emerald Ball Youth Latin Championship. In 2007, she was chosen as... read full bio

Ever wondered what would happen if you could combine Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt and Joan Baez into one performer? Ever wondered what equal parts "Country" and "UFO'" would create? Look no further than Lacy J. Dalton. She's one of the most instantly recognizable voices in music - the woman People magazine called "Country's Bonnie Raitt." From the first time Lacy... read full bio

Lady Antebellum is comprised of singers Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley and multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood. Kelley and Haywood were classmates at the University of Georgia, studying finance, when they started writing songs together. In time, they decided to move to Nashville to pursue music careers. Hillary Scott, the daughter of country singer Linda Davis and musician Lang Scott, once had... read full bio

New Jersey native, Big Roz or Lady Roz G is one of the funniest up and coming female comedians in the country. She was a finalist on NBC-TV's 2006 season of their hit reality competition Last Comic Standing. As soon as she enters the stage with her comedic skills, thunderous voice, and her loveable persona, promoters are waiting to... read full bio

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal style of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide fame as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards. Lady Black Mambazo was formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960 and is one... read full bio

Laila Ali, an athlete and champion of health and fitness, is a perfect role model for today's healthy, on-the-go woman. The youngest daughter of Veronica Porsche Anderson, and of the legendary Muhammad Ali, she is a strong, intelligent, woman, daughter, and wife. Equally as important, Laila possesses a unique blend of personality and celebrity status, yet retains an innate... read full bio

Brooklyn-born Lainie Kazan is an entertainer who has excelled as an actress and a singer. Long known as a sexy, sultry and outspoken nightclub chanteuse, Kazan switched gears several years ago and is now concentrating on acting. Today she moves easily from singing to soldout concert dates and showrooms to acting in roles for both the big screen and television.... read full bio

Born to R&B/Soul music royalty, most people know Lalah Hathaway simply as the daughter of late Soul music legend, Donny Hathaway. But there is more to her than that. A trained pianist and vocalist, she is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music and her career has spanned two decades and continues to thrive. It was 1990 when Lalah... read full bio

Lamar Thomas is a former NFL player and former color commentator. Thomas played college football, college basketball and ran Track at the University of Miami before being drafted in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thomas was interviewed about his time at Miami for the documentary The U, which premiered December 12th, 2009... read full bio

In 1980, shortly after his 20th birthday, Lance Burton became the first winner of the coveted "Gold Medal for Excellence" from the International Brotherhood of Magicians. He was soon introduced to all of America by Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show." This one appearance put Lance Burton permanently into the pages of magic history. Lance was brought back to "The... read full bio

One cold November day in 2010, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. of Logan, W. Va. and his wife Jennifer stood for hours outside of the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. They were among the thousands of people - young and old, singers, dancers, jugglers, mimes, and more -- lined up to audition for NBC's "America's Got Talent." It would take... read full bio

Lanny Wadkins is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988. He began play on the Champions Tour in 2000, and picked up a win in his first event at the ACE Group Classic in a four-way playoff. As a senior, he divided... read full bio

Lara Flynn Boyle is an American film and television actress best known for her performances as Laura Palmer's best friend Donna Hayward in Twin Peaks and Assistant District Attorney Helen Gamble in The Practice. She has had a number of movie roles from the late 1980s through the present but has found the most recognition through her roles in television... read full bio

Lara Jackson is a member of USA Swimming's national team. She is a former American record holder in the 50 m freestyle, set at 2008 Olympic Trials, where she later narrowly missed a place on the Olympic team. After Jessica Hardy tested positive for clenbuterol and was kicked off the team, Jackson was not added to the roster in the 50 m... read full bio

Lari White first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition that aired on The Nashville Network. A recording contract withRCA Records Nashville followed a year later, producing three studio albums, a greatest hits package, and several chart singles. A fourth studio album was released in 1998 on Lyric Street Records,... read full bio

Larry Bird, referred to as The Living Legend" by Sports Illustrated, is credited with the resurgence of the National Basketball Association in the 1980s on a national scale as well as in the '90s on an international scale, by being co-captain of the very first Olympic Dream Team, and as the indisputable leader of the great Boston Celtics teams. Larry... read full bio

2006 TED Prize winner Dr. Larry Brilliant has spent his career solving the ills of today -- from overseeing the last smallpox cases to saving millions from blindness -- and building technologies of the future. Now, as executive director of Google.org, he's redefining how we solve the world's biggest problems.... read full bio

Larry Bubbles Brown is a San Francisco based comedian. In the first grade he was watching clouds go by at recess and realized we were all going to die. This made him so depressed he just laid under the swings until the teachers came out and brought him back to class. He was sent home with a note. Growing... read full bio