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Paul Giamatti is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Cinderella Man and is also known for his roles in the films Private Parts, Sideways, American Splendor, The Illusionist, Cold Souls, Barney's Version, Big Fat Liar, Love & Mercy, Straight Outta Compton, and Win Win, as well as the miniseries John Adams and Downton Abbey. He has won two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Giamatti was born June 6, 1967, in New Haven, Connecticut, the youngest of three children. His father, A. Bartlett Giamatti (Angelo Bartlett Giamatti), was a Yale University professor who later became president of the university and commissioner of Major League Baseball. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

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Miley Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, she held minor roles in the television series Docand the film Big Fish in her childhood. Cyrus became a teen idol for her portrayal of the starring character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006; her father Billy Ray Cyrus additionally starred in the show. Cyrus subsequently signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records; her debut studio album Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) was certified triple-platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for exceeding three million shipments. Cyrus released her second album Breakout and launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated filmBolt in 2008. Cyrus starred in the feature film Hannah Montana: The Movie and began cultivating a maturing image with her EP The Time of Our Lives in 2009. In 2010, she released her third album Can't Be Tamed, which stands as the lowest-selling record of her career, and starred in the coming-of-age film The Last Song. Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, to Letitia Jean Tish (Finley) Cyrus and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

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XXX arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

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Tori Spelling is an American actress, television personality and author. Her first major role was Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1990, produced by her father. She appeared in a string of made-for-television films, including A Friend to Die For (1994) and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996), and rose to prominence through her roles in independent films such as The House of Yes (1997), Trick (1999) and Cthulhu (2007). She reprised her prominent role of Donna Martin in Beverly Hills, 90210's spin-off, 90210, in 2009. Spelling's autobiography, Stori Telling, debuted on top of the New York Times Best Seller list and was named the best celebrity autobiography of 2009.[4] Spelling was born on May 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Candy and television and film producer Aaron Spelling (1923–2006). (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and author. She made her film debut in 1978 by starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). A big hit, the film established her as a notable actress in horror, and she subsequently starred in Halloween II (1981), The Fog (1980), Prom Night (1980), Terror Train (1980), and Roadgames (1981), gaining the status of "scream queen" to mainstream audiences. Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many genres, including the cult comedy films Trading Places (1983), for which she won aBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, A Fish Called Wanda (1988), and True Lies (1994), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Musical or Comedy. Curtis was born in Santa Monica, California, to actor Tony Curtis and actress Janet Leigh. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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Chevy Chase is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Born into a prominent New York family, he worked a plethora of strange jobs before moving into comedy and began acting with National Lampoon. He immediately became a key cast member in the debut season of Saturday Night Live, where his recurring Weekend Update segment soon became a staple of the show. Chase was born in Lower Manhattan, New York, and was raised in Woodstock, New York. His father, Edward Tinsley ‘Ned’ Chase, was a prominent Manhattan book editor and magazine writer. His mother, Cathalene Parker, a concert pianist and librettist, was the daughter of Admiral Miles Browning, who served a critical role at the Battle of Midway in World War II; she was adopted as a child by her stepfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, heir to The Crane Company, and took the name Cathalene Crane. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

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Nicole Richie is an American fashion designer, author, actress and television personality. Richie rose to prominence for her role in the Fox reality television series, The Simple Life, alongside her childhood best friend and fellow socialite Paris Hilton, which lasted five seasons. The Simple Life was a hit for the Fox network, premiering with 13 million viewers. Richie's personal life attracted significant media attention during The Simple Life's five-year run, and she was a constant fixture of tabloid journalism before and after her appearance. Richie was born in Berkeley, California, and has Mexican, English and African-American ancestry. Her biological father is Peter Michael Escovedo, a musician who briefly played with singer Lionel Richie, and her biological mother, Karen Moss, was the executive assistant for Nicole's aunt, Sheila E. When she was three, her parents agreed to let her move in with Brenda Harvey and Lionel Richie because they could not afford to provide for her financially. My parents were friends with Lionel, she told People in 2003. They trusted that they would be better able to provide for me. Initially, Lionel Richie became her guardian. Brenda and Lionel legally adopted Nicole when she was nine. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

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Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left, and singer Robert Plant appear at a press conference ahead of the worldwide theatrical release of "Celebration Day," a concert film of their 2007 London O2 arena reunion show, in New York, in this Oct. 9, 2012, file photo. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Don McLean rides a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, in this Nov. 22, 2012, file photo. McLean and his wife have finalized their divorce and agreed to a $10 million settlement. A spokesman for McLean said Monday, June 20, 2016, that the singer “chose to ignore a premarital agreement” and provide the settlement. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

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This image released by Starpix shows actresses Kate Flannery, left, and Jane Lynch performing for the press before Lynch's concert debut at 54 Below in New York on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Lynch will perform a four-night stand in front of a three-piece band at the New York club in the cellar of what was a notorious, coke-fueled disco in the 1970s. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)

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Comedian Steven Crowder used his popular YouTube channel to draw a picture of the Islamic prophet Muhammad while in character as painter Bob Ross. (YouTube, Steven Crowder)

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Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey will co-teach a film class at his alma mater, the University of Texas, this fall. Behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of "The Free State of Jones" will be part of the course material. This image released by STX Productions shows Mr. McConaughey in a scene from "The Free State of Jones." (Murray Close/STX Productions via AP)