This former salesman must have a true knack for comedy, or a stroke of luck playing in his favor. Many might favor that it's a definite knack. Not so long ago Kevin Hart was selling shoes in Philadelphia when he decided to try his hand at comedy. After winning a few local amateur comedy contests, Hart kissed the shoe store... read full bio

Kevin Spacey's first professional stage appearance was as a spear-carrier in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, part 1 in 1981. The following year, Kevin Spacey made his first Broadway appearance as Oswald in a production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, starring Liv Ullmann. For the past five years Kevin's main focus has been to serve as... read full bio

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi (pronounced /??k�?d "k�?di/), sometimes stylized as KiD CuDi, is a Grammy nominated American rapper and singer. He first gained major attention after the release of his debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi. In 2009, his single Day 'n' Nite" reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot... read full bio

Kiefer Sutherland is the star of the TV series 24. The show, with Sutherland as counter-terrorism expert Jack Bauer, broke convention by having each hour-long episode represent an hour in Bauer's day. Sutherland's success on television came after a respectable 15 years in the movies: Sutherland's memorable turn as a bully in Stand By Me led to a string of... read full bio

In the summer of 1993 a young unknown gospel musician from Fort Worth, Texas, released to little initial Fanfare his self-titled debut album, Kirk Franklin & The Family. Wildly accepted and embraced almost Immediately by the masses, it went on to spend 100 weeks at the top of Billboard magazines gospel charts, while also crossing over to the R&B side,... read full bio

The Kirov Ballet, is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Kirov Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies. The Kirov Ballet is the parent company of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, a leading international ballet school.... read full bio

Kirstie Alley is an actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which she playedRebecca Howe from 1987-1993, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1991. She is also known for her role in the Look Who's Talking film series as Mollie Ubriacco.... read full bio

Kobe Bryant and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. After O'Neal's departure following the 2003-04 season Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring, setting numerous scoring records in the process. Bryant scored a career high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second most... read full bio

In 1995, Kristin Davis had her 'big break', landing the role of soap opera villainess Brooke Armstrong Campbell on Melrose Place. Davis also had roles in other television series including Friends, Will and Grace and Seinfeld. After that she was cast as Charlotte York in Sex and the City and remained an integral cast member until the series ended in... read full bio

Although this slender blonde actress started out on a daytime soap as a teen, Kyra Sedgwick made her name in films playing a variety of smart, sassy, usually supporting characters. While she rarely lacked for work, her talent was often squandered on substandard movies. In her midthirties, Sedgwick attempted to transition to television with the failed sitcom Talk To Me.... 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

Laurence Fishburne is an actor of screen and stage, as well as a playwright, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy, and as singer-musician Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. He became the first African American to portray Othello... read full bio

Grammy Award winning rapper and songwriter, also an actress, activist and mother. Having spent her much of her formative years in the nation's spotlight, first as an actress and now as a multi-platinum artist who still finds time for charitable causes (she is the founder of non-profit organization, The Refugee Camp Youth Project, whose manifesto is based on giving back... read full bio

Lisa Kudrow is best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends, for which she received many accolades including an Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. While starring in Friends, Kudrow also appeared in the comedy film Analyze This, directed by Harold Ramis, as well a its 2002 sequel Analyze That. Since Friends ended,... read full bio

Liv Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director, as well as one of the muses of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. A winner of the Golden Globe, Ullmann has also been nominated for the Palme d'Or, two times for theAcademy Award, and a BAFTA Award.... read full bio

In 2003 Lloyd Banks was crowned the street's number one artist, appeared on the year's top-selling record, and sold another 2 million-plus copies of an album with his own rap troupe. Lloyd Banks was born Christopher Lloyd and raised in Jamaica, Queens. My mom is Puerto Rican, my pops is black," he informs. Banks appeared on local mixtapes, becoming one... read full bio

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor. He earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Stand and Deliver and a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I. Outside of acting, he has become notable for finishing 186th in the the 2009 World Series of Poker World Championships... read full bio

Louis Szekely known professionally as Louis C.K. (AKA Louie C.K.), is an American stand-up comedian, Emmy-winning television and film writer, actor, producer and director. He currently stars in the FX comedy series Louie, which he also writes, directs and edits. The show features his stand-up routines blended with skits of things that have happened in his life and has been... read full bio

Ludacris is the stage name of Chris Bridges, a rapper and actor from Atlanta, Georgia who became a video and radio star after the success of his 2000 album Back for the First Time. Bridges began his career as a radio DJ in Atlanta, where he was known on the air as Chris Lova Lova. His self-produced record, Incognegro, led... read full bio

Lyle Lovett was one of the most distinctive and original singer/songwriters to emerge during the '80s. Though he was initially labeled as a country singer, the tag never quite fit him. Lovett had more in common with '70s singer/songwriters, combining a talent for incisive, witty lyrical detail with an eclectic array of music, ranging from country and folk to big-band... read full bio