Trivia: Actress Rachel Melvin's decision to enter show business can be traced to a most unusual circumstance. The Phoenix resident harbored dreams of acting from early childhood, and found herself torn between accepting a full-ride scholarship to Arizona State University and moving to Los Angeles to make it as an actress. At the last minute, a massive Bingo win at a Las Vegas casino enabled Melvin to pay for Los Angeles-area acting classes in full, and she took this a sign that acting should be her life's calling. Indeed, success after success followed Melvin's move to Los Angeles, including series guest appearances on 8 Simple Rules and Jack & Bobby, extensive commercial work, and -- most significantly -- an ongoing portrayal of teenager Chelsea Benson on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, which she signed for in 2005, at the age of 20, and which brought her substantial Emmy consideration. On the side, Melvin also remained active as a musical theater performer.

Trivia: Has a background in gymnastics.Placed third in a Miss Teen Denver competition.While attending California Lutheran University, was nominated for an Irene Ryan Award.Has a Master's degree in Forensic Psychology and was one of the best students in her school.Studied acting with Yonda Davis at the Ivana Chubbuck acting studio and Rick Walters at Theatercraft Playhouse.

Trivia: Hutch Dano started his career off with a bang, debuting with the starring role of Zeke on the Disney series Zeke and Luther in 2009. That same year, Dano signed on for a guest appearance on an episode of The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.

Trivia: Perhaps best known for playing Luke Snyder on the CBS soap opera, As the World Turns.Made his film debut as a hall monitor in the 2008 neo-noir comedy, Assassination of a High School President, with Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton and Zoë Kravitz.Played central antagonist, Kevin, in 2012's Fred: The Movie, its two sequels and Nickelodeon television adaptation, Fred: The Show.Is also an accomplished musician, and has been writing, producing and recording his own music since the age of 12.Released his album Agendas in 2011, Tons in 2012 and Reflections of the Dead in 2018.

Trivia: Did 300 stand-up shows a year early in his career. Voice is featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. In 2009, was the first stand-up comedian to appear on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien. Joined comics Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa to produce, write and star in a 2011 comic short called Cheat, which was a hit at the Tribeca Film Festival. Received the 2011 Comedian of the Year Award from the Boston Comedy Festival. Contributed material to the 2011 and 2012 ESPYs. With fellow comedian Al Madrigal, launched Allthingscomedy.com in 2012, which features a selection of podcasts by stand-up comics. Given the Alumni Award of Distinction by his alma mater Emerson College in 2013.

Trivia: Started playing the guitar at age 13. After high school, took time off to practice his songwriting skills while working at a gas station. In 2005, made a surprise visit to his high school for his Hall of Fame induction but was not allowed to attend the ceremony for security reasons. Received the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2006 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards. In October 2011, was diagnosed with an inflammatory condition in his throat that required surgery. The condition was later complicated and in March 2012, he was forced to cancel his scheduled tour. He recovered and began a world tour in July 2013. Is a collector of rare and expensive timepieces.

Trivia: With his bald head and beefy exterior, Hollywood character player Rex Linn quickly built up an acting resumé replete with many portrayals of toughs, feds, cops, thugs, and -- occasionally -- unremarkable, beleaguered everymen. Born in the panhandle of the Lone Star State, Linn came of age in the small Texas town of Spearman. He discovered a lingering interest in drama during his teenage years, but buckled under the weight of discouragement from an acting coach, and put acting on the shelf to focus on career pursuits in banking and the oil industry. Dissatisfied with these fields, Linn convinced an Oklahoma talent agent to sign him, and made the leap from commercials to feature roles with his portrayal of serial murderer Fred Epps in the Peter Masterson-directed thriller Night Game (1989), opposite Roy Scheider. The pleasure of this experience prompted Linn to head to the West Coast, where he worked construction, landed intermittent acting assignments, and studied the craft under the tutelage of Silvana Gallardo in Studio City, CA. Linn was memorable as the rogue treasury agent who assists terrorist John Lithgow in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Cliffhanger (1993), which brought the actor the recognition he so persistently sought and led to a series of supporting roles in dozens of feature films. Linn's portrayal of Frank McLaury in Wyatt Earp (1994) marked the first in a series of several onscreen collaborations with Kevin Costner that also included the romantic comedy Tin Cup (1996) and the laborious sci-fi epic The Postman (1997). Linn also landed guest appearances on such series as JAG and 3rd Rock From the Sun. He is best known, however, for his fine portrayal of Miami-Dade Police Department detective Frank Tripp on the hit crime series CSI: Miami.