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Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
3-Time Golden Globe Award Nominee

Television

Penny Marshall is an American actress, director, and producer. She rose to fame in the 1970s for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom "Laverne & Shirley" (1976 - 1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award.

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Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
Emmy Award Winner

Television

Kenan Thompson is an actor and comedian. He has been a cast member of the NBC series "Saturday Night Live" since 2003, and is the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award from three nominations.

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Barry White
Barry White
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Barry White was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and composer. A 3-time Grammy Award winner known for his distinctive bass-baritone voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer.

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Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson
Inductee, Canada's Walk of Fame

Television

Pamela Anderson is a Canadian American actress and model. She is best known for her roles on the television series "Home Improvement", "Baywatch", and "V.I.P.". She is an activist for the animal rights movement.

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Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson
MTV Best Breakthrough Performance Award Winner

Film

Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress, writer, and producer. She appeared as Becky in "Bachelorette"and starred in the musical comedy "Pitch Perfect" film series as Fat Amy, a role that earned her several award nominations and wins.

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Metallica
Metallica
9-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. As of 2017, Metallica is the third best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling a total of 58 million albums in the United States.

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Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond
Member, The Osmonds

Music

Donny Osmond is an American singer, dancer, actor, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid-1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as The Osmonds.

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Queen
Queen
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Queen are a rock band that formed in 1970. Estimates of their record sales range from 150 million to 300 million records, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. In 2018, they were presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Lead Singer, Queen

Music

Freddie Mercury was a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. He was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. As a member of Queen, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

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The Osmonds
The Osmonds
Recording Group

Music

The Osmonds are a family music group who gained their highest profile in the early 1970s. The group consists of siblings who are all members of the Osmond family, a family of musicians from Ogden, Utah, who have been nationally recognized since the 1960s.

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Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. They have sold more than 220 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland
Ballet Dancer, American Ballet Theatre (ABT)

Dance

Misty Copeland is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, she became the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer.

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Xzibit
Xzibit
Recording Artist and Actor

Music

Xzibit began his musical career after the release of his debut studio album in 1996. The album generated both critical and commercial success. He has also gained notoriety as an actor and television host, notably for his role in the series "Empire".

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Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
14-Time Grammy Award Winner and Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Chet Atkins, known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician, occasional vocalist, songwriter, and record producer. Among many other honors, he received 14 Grammy Awards and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Kanye West
Kanye West
21-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Kanye West, also known as Ye, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time.

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Sarah Reeves
Sarah Reeves
Recording Artist

Music

Sarah Reeves is an American Christian musician who primarily plays a Christian pop and worship style of music. She has released three extended play albums (two of those with Sparrow Records) and two independently-released studio albums.

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John Mayer
John Mayer
Grammy Award Winner

Music

John Mayer is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Your Body Is a Wonderland".

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Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard
Murder Victim

Activism

Matthew Shepard was a student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramieon the night of October 6, 1998. He was taken by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital, where he died six days later from severe head injuries.

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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Gwen Stefani is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a co-founder and the lead vocalist of the band No Doubt that experienced major success after their breakthrough studio album "Tragic Kingdom" (1995). Stefani has won three Grammy Awards.

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Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington
2-Time Emmy Award Nominee

Television

Kerry Washington has gained recognition for starring in "Scandal". For her role, she has been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series.

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Los del Río
Los del Río
Recording Group

Music

Los del Río, also known as The Del Rios, are a Spanish Latin pop and dance duo which formed in 1962 by members Antonio Romero Monge (born 1947) and Rafael Ruíz Perdigones (born 1949). They are best known for their smash-hit dance single "Macarena".

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Anthrax
Anthrax
Recording Group

Music

Anthrax is a heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Anthrax sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, with worldwide sales of 10 million.

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Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Actor

Film

Tony Curtis was a film actor whose career spanned six decades but who achieved the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama.

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Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
Recording Artist

Music

Clay Aiken first gained fame when he came in second place on the second season of the reality singing competition "American Idol" in 2003. His debut album, "Measure of a Man", released in October 2003, went multi-platinum.

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Riz Ahmed
Riz Ahmed
Emmy Award Winner and Golden Globe Nominee

Film

Riz Ahmed, also known as Riz MC, is a British Pakistani actor, rapper, and activist. As an actor, he has won one Emmy Award, out of two Emmy nominations, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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