James Caan

Season 6, Episode 612

Original Airdate: September 24, 2000

James Caan was born on March 26, 1940, in the Bronx. Deciding that the family meat-packing business wasn't for him, he chose to study at Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse and then with acting coach Wynn Handman. read more > >

Nicholas Cage

Season 9, Episode 909

Original Airdate: March 3, 2003

The nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Cage changed his name so that his acting career would not be chalked up to nepotism. read more > >

Michael Caine

Season 6, Episode 606

Original Airdate: January 9, 2000

Born into a poor working class family in South London, Maurice Micklewhite declined to follow in his father's footsteps as a porter in the fish market, and chose to try his hand at acting instead. read more > >

George Carlin

Season 11, Episode 1013

Original Airdate: October 31, 2004

Six-time Emmy-nominated comedian George Carlin has produced twenty HBO comedy specials, created six comedy albums and written two books, and continues to choose film and television roles that surprise. read more > >

Stockard Channing

Season 8, Episode 809

Original Airdate: January 20, 2002

Stockard Channing was born Susan Stockard on February 13, 1944 in New York City. From her privileged youth in Manhattan, she went on to study history and literature at Harvard-Radcliffe, where she graduated cum laude. read more > >

Dave Chappelle

Season 12, Episode 1206

Original Airdate: February 12, 2006

Dave Chappelle first debuted his comedic talents at the age of fourteen while studying acting and literary media at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. read more > >

Don Cheadle

Season 12, Episode 1212

Original Airdate: May 21, 2006

Originally known for his portrayal of the district attorney on the popular show "Picket Fences," Cheadle has risen to fame steadily in some of Hollywood's biggest films. read more > >

Glenn Close

Season 2, Episode 27

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Jennifer Connelly

Season 10, Episode 1016

Original Airdate: November 7, 2004

In this episode, Jennifer Connelly reflects on her experiences as a kid growing up in New York, on becoming a model at the age of ten and acting in her first film at eleven, on why she left Yale, and on what it was like to win an Oscar. read more > >

Francis Ford Coppola

Season 7, Episode 711

Original Airdate: May 6, 2001

Francis Ford Coppola was born April 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up in a New York suburb, he was surrounded by a creative and supportive family, his father, a composer, and his mother a former actress. read more > >