Judge Judy: Almost a Quarter-Century of Meting Out Justice on TV
Judge Judith Sheindlin hardly needs an introduction here: Her semi-eponymous reality courtroom…
Jacque Fresco: Visionary Futurist Who Wanted to Re-engineer Humanity
Jacque Fresco (March 13, 1916 – May 18, 2017) was a controversial futurist, social engineer, structural engineer, architectural designer, industrial designer, author, and lecturer. Four of his primary focuses were sustainable cities, energy efficiency, natural resources management, and what role science should play in society. Fresco created and directed the Venus Project, which proposes a…
Benny Leonard: Acknowledged as One of the Greatest Prizefighters of All Time
Benny Leonard (April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) is considered one of the greats in the history of professional boxing. The world lightweight champion from 1917 to 1925, Leonard was named number eight on The Ring magazine’s list “80 Best Fighters of the last 80 Years,” and seventh in ESPN’s “50 Greatest Boxers of…
Peter Sagal: Host of NPR’s Popular Quiz Show “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!”
Peter Sagal (pronounced SAY-gahl) is best known as the witty host of the long-running National Public Radio news quiz program Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! He, the show’s staff, and celebrity (and quasi celeb) panelists take the program on the road, recording episodes before large and enthusiastic live audiences around the county. In addition, the…
Tom Friedman: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Columnist, Commentator
Thomas (Tom) Friedman, 65, is a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and the author of a weekly New York Times column. While working for United Press International, he was assigned to Beirut, Lebanon, from 1979 to 1981, during which time he covered the Lebanese civil war. For nearly four years, he was the Jerusalem bureau chief for…
Dr. Eric Topol: Renowned Expert in Cardiology, Genetics, and Wireless Medicine
Dr. Eric Topol (no relation to the Israeli actor Chaim Topol) is a prominent expert in cardiology, genetics, and digital medicine. Dr. Topol, 64, has authored several books: The Creative Destruction of Medicine (2012), The Patient Will See You Now (2015), and Deep Medicine (2019). In 2009, GQ and the Geoffrey Beene Foundation named him…
Charlie Kaufman: A Look Inside the Mind of an Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
Screenwriter, director, producer and lyricist Charlie Kaufman, 60, wrote the scripts for Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). His work has been nominated for four Academy Awards; he won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Being John Malkovich. The list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever…
Sacha Baron Cohen: Master of Many Hilarious Characters for TV and Movies
Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Bruno, Admiral General Aladeen, Erran Morad — these are only some of the hilarious characters…
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