Sam Haskell was born in 1955 in the small town of Armory, Mississippi, population 7,000. He got his first taste of showbiz as a boy in a television studio mailroom. He became a great producer and director of some of the best, most popular prime time shows ever to hit television, helping to produce and direct shows like "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Who Wants to be

He was born in Marshville, North Carolina on May 4th, 1959, the second of six kids. Randy loved to sing and the talent was there from the start. By the age of ten he was performing in a duo act with his brother. Even then the deep voice booming from the small body astounded all who heard it. Unfortunately, his lack of focus soon became

He was born the youngest of three children in El Campo, Texas on October the 18th, 1932. As a young man Charles thought he might become a mechanical engineer, a vocation defined as applying scientific knowledge to practical problems through the use of machines and tools. It was during his tour of duty with the U.S. Marines that he became convinced he was supposed to

This native Mississippian was born in 1960. Her father was a retired Air Force Colonel; a dignified African American who flew for the legendary Tuskegee Airmen during WWII despite being often told that his race would deny him such an opportunity. Her mother was a schoolteacher who held her children to impeccable standards of grammar and speech. Little wonder that Robin Roberts would one day

Five days a week, eight hours a day, the father worked underground in the Oklahoma lead mines, inhaling the bluish white dust of the zinc and dreaming of a better future for the child his wife carried. When their firstborn son was born on October 20th, 1931, Mutt named the baby Mickey after the legendary catcher “Mickey” Cochrane. Once the boy could hold a bat,

She was born in the charity ward of a Georgia hospital on December the 11th, 1944. Five years later she won top prize singing in a talent contest. The achievement led to repeat performances on an Atlanta radio station and a regular singing job on local television WAGA-TV, all by the age of seven. The television job offered publicity, the radio gig paid in ice

Lila Diana was born on December 22, 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky. Her father was a local judge and prominent politician. Her mother taught school and saw to it that her daughters took lessons in speaking, fencing and voice. Although she remembers being a straight "A" nerd, the striking blond also had personality and poise. The combination helped her secure the 1962 National Junior Miss title

He was born on May 18th, 1952 in Poteet, Texas. He grew up riding and roping on his family's cattle ranch and making music with his friends in their own garage band. After graduating from high school, George spent a short time in college, before eloping with his high school sweetheart. Over thirty years later, that union is still as strong as ever. Following a

He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 26th, 1880. As a child he learned to ride and shoot before he could read and write. Those early days were spent in New Mexico where his father, Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, a Medal of Honor Recipient from the Civil War, was now commanding an infantry assigned to protect settlers and railroad workers from Indian attacks.

She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 21, 1941 and christened Patricia Neal. From the age of six she dreamed of becoming a writer, but the goal seemed unattainable. Patricia spent her school years and much of her adult life as an undiagnosed dyslexic. Words came easy. Getting them on paper was extremely difficult. During her early teens, Patricia discovered another outlet for that