Emmy Award winner Christina Applegate received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Samantha Newly on ABC’s “Samantha Who?” Applegate’s career spans television, feature films and Broadway. She first gained widespread attention as the sexy and sarcastic Kelly Bundy on the long-running Fox series, “Married with Children.” She would later appear as a guest star on “Friends,” which earned her her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. On Broadway she made her debut in the revival of “Sweet Charity,” in the starring role of Charity Hope Valentine, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, as well as a Drama Desk Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical. She can currently be seen opposite Rainn Wilson in the feature film comedy “The Rocker.” Applegate’s film credits include “Sweetest Thing,” the DreamWorks comedy “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” with Will Farrell, Lionsgate Films’ “Wonderland,” Miramax’s “View from the Top” with Gwyneth Paltrow and “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.”
Candice Bergen received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Shirley Schmidt on ABC’s “Boston Legal.” She currently appears in “The Woman,” a remake of the 1939 classic which reunited her with “Murphy Brown” creator Diane English, who also wrote and directed the film. This summer Bergen reprised the character of Enid Mead in “Sex & the City,” and she recently finished work on the comedy “Bridewars,” co-starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. Bergen received five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her groundbreaking role on “Murphy Brown,” which ran for 10 seasons.
David Boreanaz can currently be seen in the FOX drama series “Bones” as Special Agent Seeley Booth. He has wrapped production on the independent sports drama “Our Lady of Victory,” in which he stars alongside Carla Gugino and Ellen Burstyn. His other film credits include the animated feature “Justice League: The New Frontier,” to which he lent his voice to Hal Jordan/The Green Lantern, and he recently starred opposite Anne Heche in Alan Cummings’ independent black comedy, “Suffering Man’s Charity.” Boreanaz is best known for his role as Angel on the hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” He later starred in the title role on the series spin-off, “Angel.”
This fall Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady will resume his role as host for the third season of FOX’s “Don’t Forget the Lyrics.” Currently he can be seen performing at the Las Vegas Venetian Hotel with his hit stage show “Makin It Up,” an improv and musical extravaganza. This September Brady will release his first musical album for Peak Records entitled “A Long Time Coming.” Best known for his improvisational skills on ABC’s “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?,” which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2003 for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program,” Brady later appeared as host of his own syndicated talk/variety series, “The Wayne Brady Show,” which earned him two Daytime Emmys, for Outstanding Talk Show Host and Outstanding Talk Show. Other television credits include “The Dave Chappelle Show,” “30 Rock,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Dirt” and “Everybody Hates Chris.”
Lauren Conrad, a celebrity designer and star of MTV's reality show “The Hills,” will design a one of a kind couture red carpet gown for the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards’ trophy girl. An entrepreneur and designer, Conrad began her own fashion line and launched Lauren Conrad Collection in 2007. Her fashion line reflects her upbringing in Southern California with dresses, tops and silhouettes that include novelty detailing, playful accents and clean lines and shapes. She has graced the covers of SHAPE Magazine, Rollingstone, Teen Vogue, Seventeen Magazine and CosmoGIRL! Conrad has also appeared in the pages of such publications as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.
Marcia Cross stars on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” as Bree Van De Kamp, for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in the show’s first season. She also received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series. In addition to her work on “Housewives,” Cross has recently wrapped shooting the upcoming indie comedy “Peck.” Prior to “Desperate Housewives,” she starred as Dr. Linda Abbot on the WB’s critically-acclaimed series, “Everwood.” She is also well-known for her role as Dr. Kimberly Shaw on FOX’s hit drama, “Melrose Place.”
Dana Delany appears as Katherine Mayfair on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” She made her mark as Army nurse Colleen McMurphy on ABC’s critically-acclaimed “China Beach,” for which she received two Primetime Emmy Awards and four nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Other television credits include CBS’ “Presidio Med,” FOX’s “Pasadena” and NBC’s “Kidnapped.” She also appeared in “Family Law,” for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Delany has appeared in numerous films, including “Tombstone,” “Housesitter,” “Fly Away Home,” “Exit to Eden” and “Almost You.” This year she appeared in three independent films: “Route 30,” “Multiple Sarcasms” and “Camp Hope.”
America Ferrera received her second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series as the title character in the ABC series “Ugly Betty.” In 2007 she received her first Primetime Emmy for this role. In 2008 she was honored with the Chevy Entertainer of the Year Award at the ALMA Awards, and received an Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy. On the big screen Ferrera can currently be seen in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.” Other film credits include Ken Kwapis’ “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” Catherine Hardwicke’s “Lords of Dogtown” and the 2005 Sundance Film Festival entry, “How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer,” written and directed by Georgina Riedel.
Tina Fey can currently be seen on NBC’s “30 Rock,” which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and a third nomination for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for her reprise on “Saturday Night Live.” Fey earned her second Emmy Award in 2007 for her work on “30 Rock.” Earlier this year she won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and a Writers Guild Award for Comedy Series. Her big screen credits include “Baby Mama” and “Mean Girls.”
Primetime Emmy Award winner Laurence Fishburne recently signed on to CBS’ drama series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” where he will join the cast as a former pathologist who is now working as a traveling college lecturer. He was recently seen in “21,” opposite Kevin Spacey, and can soon be seen in “Days of Wrath,” opposite Amber Valetta and Wilmer Valderrama. Additionally Fishburne returned to Broadway on April 2008 at the Booth Theatre for a limited engagement of the one man show, “Thurgood,” about the life of Thurgood Marshall. His performance earned him a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance and a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play.
Teri Hatcher received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series her role as Susan Mayer in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” During the show’s first season, she also received a Golden Globe Award for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and a SAG Award for Female Actress in a Comedy. Hatcher also portrayed Lois Lane in the long-running TV series “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” with Dean Cain. Her film credits include the James Bond thriller “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Spy Kids,” “Dead in the Water” and “The Cool Surface.”
Jennifer Love Hewitt plays Melinda Gordon on CBS’ drama series “Ghost Whisperer.” She most recently appeared in Twentieth Century Fox’s live action/CGI features, “Garfield” and “Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties.” She was also recently seen starring in two independent features, “The Truth About Love” and “If Only,” which she produced with her production company, LoveSpell Entertainment. Hewitt is also known to television audiences as Sarah Reeves from the award-winning drama “Party of Five.”
Felicity Huffman earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in “Transamerica,” as well as a Golden Globe Award and Independent Spirit Award. For her role as Lynette Scavo on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” Huffman received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005. Her other television credits include “Reversible Errors” with her husband, William H. Macy, “Out of Order,” “Door to Door,” “Chicago Hope,” “Law & Order” and many others. She will be seen next in THINKFilm’s “Phoebe in Wonderland,” which screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2007 she appeared in Universal Pictures’ “Georgia Rule.”
Jimmy Kimmel is the host and executive producer of the late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC. He has hosted such high profile events that include the 2007 American Music Awards and the 2007 ESPY Awards. Kimmel co-hosted Comedy Central’s “The Man Show,” served for four seasons as on-air prognosticator for “Fox NFL Sunday,” and co-hosted Comedy Central’s long-running and popular game show, “Win Ben Stein’s Money,” for which he received two Daytime Emmy nominations and one win for Best Game Show Host in 1999. Kimmel’s company, Jackhole Industries, formed with partners Daniel Kellison and Adam Carolla, is responsible for “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Man Show,” “Crank Yankers,” “The Andy Milonakis Show,” “Gerhard Reinke’s Wanderlust,” “Too Late with Adam Carolla,” “The Adam Carolla Project” and the made-for-Comedy Central feature film, “Windy City Heat.”
Hugh Laurie earns his third Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Dr. Gregory House on FOX’s “House.” In addition to his nomination, Laurie’s role on “House” garnered two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Drama and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. On the big screen Laurie was most recently seen in the 20th Century Fox release, “Flight of the Phoenix,” opposite Dennis Quaid. He will next be seen in David Ayer’s “The Night Watchman,” opposite Chris Evans and Keanu Reeves.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus received her third Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Christine Campbell in the CBS sitcom “The New Adventures of the Old Christine.” She earned worldwide acclaim for her portrayal of Elaine Benes on the hit series “Seinfeld.” She received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, a Golden Globe Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards and four American Comedy Awards during the show’s nine-year run. Louis-Dreyfus’ other television credits include a recurring role in “Arrested Development” and playing herself in a handful of episodes on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” She also starred in the series “Watching Ellie” and lent her voice to the television movie “Animal Farm.”
Hayden Panettiere is best known as the indestructible cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC's drama “Heroes,” which earned a Primetime Emmy Nomination in 2007 for Outstanding Drama Series. In July 2008, she received a Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Actress in a Television Drama Series. Panettiere received the Genesis Wyler Award from The Humane Society of the United States for her impassioned efforts in raising awareness of animal welfare worldwide. Her film credits include “Fireflies,” opposite Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe and Emily Watson, “The Architect,” opposite Anthony LaPaglia and Isabella Rosselini, and “Mr. Gibb,” co-starring Bill Sadler and Tim Daly.
Eva Longoria Parker has been the host and executive producer of the ALMA Awards for the past three years. She is currently starring as Gabrielle Solis on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” for which she received two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series in 2006. Longoria Parker rose to fame by playing Isabella Brana Williams on the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.” She has also become a nationally recognized model after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men’s magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM Sexiest Women 2008 poll.
William Petersen portrays Gil Grissom on CBS’ Emmy-nominated drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” In addition to his character role, Petersen is also an executive producer. He recently appeared in a five-week run of the Trinity Repertory Company production of “Dublin Carol.” His major film credits include “The Contender,” “The Skulls,” “Fear,” “Mulholland Falls” and “Manhunter.”
Amy Poehler is nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in NBC's “Saturday Night Live,” making her the first member of the show to be nominated for an Emmy Award in this category. Poehler joined the cast of “SNL” in 2001, bringing a slew of great performances on every show with her impersonations of celebrities like Kelly Ripa or Sharon Osbourne. When Jimmy Fallon left at the end of the 2003-04 season, Poehler joined Tina Fey as a co-anchor for “Weekend Update.” Her feature film credits include “Blades of Glory” with her husband, Will Arnett, and “Baby Mama” with Tina Fey.
Nicollette Sheridan first won a worldwide audience for her starring role on the long-running CBS drama series “Knots Landing.” She now appears as Edie Britt, the serial divorcee on ABC's “Desperate Housewives,” for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Sheridan was recently honored in her native England, receiving the 2006 Glamour Women of the Year Award for Best U.S. TV Actress, as well as back-to-back Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2005 and 2006. Additionally, Sheridan recently completed voicing the role of Zenna in Promenade Pictures' animated film, “Noah's Arc: The New Beginning,” along with Michael Keaton, Jason Lee, Eliza Dushku, Rob Schneider, Marcia Gay Harden and Sir Ben Kingsley.
Kiefer Sutherland currently star’s in FOX’s drama series “24” as Jack Bauer, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His role has also earned him two Screen Actor Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award and the Golden Nymph Award. FOX’s “24” will return for its seventh season in January 2009, with a special “24” prequel airing in November 2008. Sutherland can currently be seen starring in New Regency’s thriller “Mirrors,” opposite Amy Smart and Paula Patton. He also starred in “The River Queen,” opposite Samantha Morton.
Vanessa Williams received her second nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series this year for her role as Wilhelmina Slater on ABC’s “Ugly Betty.” In 2008 Williams’ role also earned her an Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. Her career has encompassed Broadway, music, videos, television and motion pictures. She has sold over four million albums worldwide, and her skills as an actress on stage, in film and on television have earned praise from the most seasoned critics. Williams has played many diverse roles on television in such productions as “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” “The Boy Who Loved Christmas,” “The Jacksons: An American Dream,” “Bye, Bye Birdie,” “Nothing Lasts Forever,” “The Odyssey,” “Don Quixote,” “The Courage to Love” and “A Diva’s Christmas Carol.”