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Ben Kingsley
Season 8, Episode 808
Original Airdate: April 28, 2002
Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943. He lived with his parents, an Indian general practitioner and an English fashion model, in Yorkshire, England. read more > >
Ethan Hawke
Season 8, Episode 807
Original Airdate: April 21, 2002
Ethan Hawke was born on November 6, 1971 in Austin, Texas to teenage parents who split up shortly after he was born. When his mother remarried, the family moved to Princeton, New Jersey where Ethan began studying acting at the McCarter Theater. read more > >
Dennis Quaid
Season 8, Episode 811
Original Airdate: April 7, 2002
Dennis Quaid was born April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas. He and older brother Randy were sons of an electrician father and housewife mother. read more > >
Sissy Spacek
Season 8, Episode 803
Original Airdate: March 10, 2002
Sissy Spacek was born in Quitman, Texas on Christmas Day 1949. Her initial career goal was to become a singer. In the late 1960's, Sissy moved to New York and began singing in Grenwich Village coffeehouses under the name "Rainbo". read more > >
Sarah Jessica Parker
Season 8, Episode 805
Original Airdate: March 3, 2002
Sarah Jessica Parker was born in Nelsonville, Ohio on March 25, 1965. As a child, Sarah trained in singing and ballet. Her family relocated to New Jersey when she landed roles on Broadway. read more > >
Debra Winger
Season 8, Episode 804
Original Airdate: February 17, 2002
Debra Winger was born in Cleveland, Ohio May 16, 1955 to a Kosher frozen food distributor. When she was 16, she dropped out of high school, moved to Israel and joined a kibbutz. This led to a 3-month stint in the Israeli army. read more > >
Bruce Willis
Season 8, Episode 801
Original Airdate: February 10, 2002
Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany on an American military base. When he was two, his family returned to the US to live in Penns Grove, New Jersey. 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 > >
Will Smith
Season 8, Episode 806
Original Airdate: January 13, 2002
Many have attempted to cross from the music world to the film and television world (and vice versa), but few have achieved greater success than Will Smith. read more > >
Kevin Costner
Season 8, Episode 802
Original Airdate: November 25, 2001
Kevin Costner was born January 18, 1955 in Lynnwood, California. He became interested in theater while attending California State University in Fullerton despite majoring in marketing. read more > >









