DeRay Davis is best known for his role as Ray-Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Davis has also appeared in other films, including Semi-Pro (2008). Davis' television roles and appearances have included programs such as BET's ComicView, MTV'sNick Cannon's Wild 'N Out and 'Short Circuitz, and HBO's Entourage. The comedian also sounds on several... read full bio

Diahann Carroll is the consummate entertainer. So varied and dynamic are her gifts that she continually astounds fans and critics alike with her versatility and magnetism. She is one of America's major performing talents appearing in nightclubs, the Broadway stage, a Las Vegas headliner, in motion pictures, and television. Carroll is a Tony Award winner, an Emmy and Grammy nominee,... read full bio

Diamond Rio were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1998, the first band in 14 years to receive that honor. Their album from that same year emerged as a creative high, with the hits: You're Gone, and Unbelievable. The 2001 hit ballad from Diamond Rio, One More Day, revitalized the group's career, after becoming a song of healing following... read full bio

Awarded two Grammys as the best jazz vocalist, twice played the White House and her recordings top the charts. She was discovered by Dizzy Gillespie who brought her on stage at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival. Stan Getz became her mentor. Vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. A longtime disciple of Dinah Washington and... read full bio

Known for his fearsome intensity and ferocious style as a pro linebacker, Dick Butkus played with only one goal in mind - to be the best. During his nine-year career with the Bears, Butkus was elected to eight consecutive Pro Bowl teams and seven All-NFL teams. He was twice named NFL Defensive Player of the Year and was inducted into... read full bio

Probably the most prominent American political consultant, Dick Morris is almost universally credited with piloting Bill Clinton to a stunning comeback re-election victory after the president lost Congress to the Republican two years before. Called the most influential private citizen in America" by Time Magazine Morris helped steer Clinton to the center and away from the liberal policies he had... read full bio

Dion DiMucci came out of the Bronx, rising to teen-idol status with his group The Belmonts. Striking out on his own, he had a string of Top 10 hits including The Wanderer" and "Runaround Sue." In the turbulent era of the 1960s, he moved into a new phase with the folk-tinged hit single "Abraham, Martin and John," a gentle, elegiac... read full bio

DJ Marc Thrasher has created the first true Video DJ experience for audiences of all kinds. He doesn't just play videos on a screen while he spins music; he mixes multiple videos together into one moving image. His work is innovative and exciting and engages crowds in ways that traditional DJs can never achieve. ... read full bio

Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s, and became a central figure in the development and popularization of electronic dance music. Through their track variety and mixing techniques, Sasha and Digweed were instrumental in the evolution of progressive trance and house music. Sasha has produced numerous UK-charting singles and has remixed tracks for artists... read full bio

Dolph Lundgren belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomize the movie action hero stereotype including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Seagal, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, some of whom he has worked with in his career. Lundgren's breakthrough came when he starred in Rocky IV in 1985 as the imposing Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, he has starred... read full bio

Don Shula is a former American football cornerback and coach. He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins with... read full bio

Donald Braswell II is an American actor, classical crossover tenor and composer. Braswell was on a fast track to become an internationally acclaimed opera singer when he suffered a car accident in 1995 that made him unable to speak for almost two years. After that, he had lived a quiet life outside of the spotlight until his appearance on the... read full bio

Donna Mills began her acting career on television with a guest role on the CBS daytime soap opera The Secret Storm. Following this she gained a regular role as ex-nun Laura Donnelly on the soap Love is a Many Splendored Thing. Mills appeared on Broadway in Woody Allen's comedy, Don't Drink the Water, as the Sultan of Bashir's wife. She... read full bio

She skated her way into hearts across the nation when she took home the gold medal at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. America's sweetheart, Dorothy Hamill, is a champion not only in the skating rink, but in life as she battled depression and came out victorious. ... read full bio

Chair, David Suzuki Foundation; Award Winning Scientist; Environmentalist and Broadcaster. Dr. David Suzuki, environmentalist, scientist, and broadcaster, is known for his passion for science and his ability to explain complex scientific issues with clarity and simplicity in person and on the television. He is well known to millions as the host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's popular science television series,... read full bio

Inge Auerbacher was born in Germany and spent three years between 7-10 years of age in the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, where out of 15,000 children, about 1 percent survived. She remembers when the now famous children's opera Brundibar was first written and performed while she was in Terezin. She tells her life story in three books; I... read full bio

Julius Erving is an NBA Legend and 1983 Champion with the Philadelphia Sixers. Since his retirement, Erving has forged a successful business and broadcasting career. His investments include: ownership of a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Philadelphia, as well as cable television stations in New York and New Jersey. After working as an in-studio analyst for NBC during it's coverage of... read full bio

Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author and visionary business advisor. For over 30 years, James Canton has been insightfully predicting the key trends that have shaped our world. Dr. Canton is a leading authority on future trends in innovation. James Canton is the author of The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will... read full bio

Dr. Michael D. Watkins is the Chairman of Genesis Advisers, an executive on-boarding and transition acceleration company located in Newton, MA. He has worked with leaders in both corporate and public as they transition to new roles, negotiate the future of their organizations, and craft their legacy as leaders. Dr. Watkins is the author of Your Next Move: The Leader�۪s... read full bio

Dr. Susan M. Love is a pioneer in the field of women's health and breast cancer. She is President and Medical Director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. A former member of the National Cancer Advisory Board and one of the founding mothers of the breast cancer advocacy movement, Susan Love serves on the boards of the National Breast... read full bio