Football player and current head coach of the Carolina Panthers Ron Rivera has had a spectacular career. During his time at UC Berkeley, when he displayed his abilities on the field, Rivera developed a liking for the game. When the Chicago Bears selected him in the 1984 NFL Draft, his abilities were noted. Rivera had a fruitful nine-year playing career with... read full bio
Richard Florida is an American urban studies theorist. Florida's focus is on social and economic theory. He is currently a professor and head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is best known for his concept of the creative class and urban regeneration. Prof. Florida received a PhD from Columbia... read full bio
Raiding the Rock Vault is a live rock-n-roll show that plays at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The members of the show are actual rockstars who know how to play instruments. During the show you’ll hear music from artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Aerosmith, AC/DC, and more.... read full bio
Richard Browning is a British inventor, entrepreneur, and speaker, who has been named the “real-life Iron Man” by multiple outlets around the world. Browning is the founder of Gravity Industries Ltd., a pioneering aeronautical innovation company that has been the creator of Daedalus Mark 1, a jet pack that uses several mini jet engines to be able to achieve vertical... read full bio
Rafe Spall is an English actor best known for his roles in films such as Millburn in “Prometheus”, Danny Moses in “The Big Short”, Mr. Tibbs in “The BFG”, and Eli Mills in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”. He started his career as an actor in the National Youth Theatre at 15 years old and went on to make his acting... read full bio
Roger Fisk is an American politician who is best known for being the campaign strategist for Barack Obama during his Presidency. During his work with Obama, Fisk working on global communications and marketing strategies. He first started off working as the Director of Special Events where he worked on Obama’s appearances with television series such as 60 Minutes, The Daily... read full bio
Rebecca Ann Alexander, a psychotherapist and author from the United States, is well known for her fortitude and accomplishments despite having Usher syndrome-related deafblindness. She is also known for her outstanding athletic achievements and her motivational narrative. Rebecca Alexander is the daughter of attorney David Alexander and Terry Pink Alexander. She was raised in a Jewish household in Oakland, California. She... read full bio
In his capacity as the 12th Commander of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Richard D. Clarke is a highly regarded military figure. Clarke has had a successful military career and has proven to be an extraordinary leader with keen strategic judgment. Clarke oversaw and commanded the activities of every Special Operations Force (SOF) of the US military while serving... read full bio
A multidimensional creative force, Robert Fogarty is renowned for his outstanding accomplishments as a businessman, social activist, photographer, and documentarian. He continually uses his abilities to develop projects that have an influence on the world by fusing his artistic vision with a strong dedication to social change. Robert has a unique knack for seeing business opportunities that connect creativity with meaning.... read full bio
Comprised of rockers Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Loz Colbert, and Steve Qeuralt, the England based band Ride emerged during the ""shoegazing"" scene of the early 1990s. Known for their grungy, distorted guitars and introspective, disconnected performance style (hence the term shoegazer), they produced a total of four albums together before embarking on a hiatus that carried them well into the... read full bio
Twenty-year music industry veteran and Grammy Award winning producer, Randy Jackson is a prolific musician who also spent eight years as the Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records followed by four years as Senior Vice President of A&R at MCA Records. However, it was AMERICAN IDOL that propelled Jackson into public consciousness. The show has proved to be one... read full bio
What makes working with a massively charitable, attractive, and caring man such as Richard Marx even more sought-after Perhaps that he was the first male solo artist in history to have his first seven singles go Top 5 - a feat that has remained unchallenged to this day. Richard Marx' years in the music business can be praised as much... read full bio
Roseanne Barr's hit show, Roseanne, ran for nine successful seasons on television. The brilliant comedic talents of this award-winning actress has dominated television and distinguished her among the funniest ladies on the air along side the legendary Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett. She won the coveted Peabody Award, television’s highest honor, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globes,... read full bio
With his Top Five single ""That Ain't My Truck,"" Rhett Akins became a sensation, however briefly, in the summer of 1995. Like many new country singers, he wasn't able to follow the record up with an equally successful second record, but he managed to cultivate a following of dedicated fans. A Thousand Memories, Akins' debut album, was released in 1994.... read full bio
Ralph Macchio first appeared on American television commercials for products such as Bubble Yum and Dr. Pepper. His on-screen debut was in the film Up the Academy and his first major role was playing Jeremy Welsh in the television series Eight Is Enough. He appeared as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders alongside many young actors who had yet to become... read full bio
As a star basketball athlete, Fox attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was coached by the legendary Dean Smith. He graduated in 1991 with a B.A in Radio Television and Motion Pictures. He began his pro basketball career when he was drafted into the NBA by the Boston Celtics Red Auerbach as a first round pick.... read full bio
Richard Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times, winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 races (ten... read full bio
The critically-acclaimed improv comedy show, Ryan Stiles & Friends: An Evening with the Stars of The CW's "Whose Line is it Anyway", is now touring. A master of improvisational comedy, tall, rangy and rubber-faced, Ryan Stiles is best known for playing comic Drew Carey's best friend in the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show. He is also a featured comedian... read full bio
Shawn Randolph ‘Randy’ Houser is an American country music artist. While signed to Universal South Records, he charted the single “Anything Goes”. It was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country singles chart and the title track to his debut album of the same name, which also produced his first Top 10 hit, “Boots On”. His second album, “They... read full bio
Rufus Wainwright is the son of singer-songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (of the McGarrigle Sisters). He began playing piano at the age of six. By thirteen, he was touring the U.S. with his sister, mother and aunt; they were billed as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. When he was fourteen, his song “I’m A-Runnin’” was nominated for a... read full bio
