Trivia: Though initially typecast in comedic roles -- including a small turn in Old School (2003), a contribution to Tracey Ullman in The Trailer Tales (2003), and work on MADtv -- American character actor Simon Helberg quickly branched out into diverse genres. He appeared as a CBS page in George Clooney's revered Edward R. Murrow biopic Good Night, and Good Luck., as a junior agent in Christopher Guest's For Your Consideration (2006), and in a recurring role on the Aaron Sorkin comedy drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2007, Helberg was cast in the regular role of Howard Wolowitz on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, about a couple of nerdy physicists (Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons) who struggle with women, and everything else outside the lab. In 2007, Helberg also made appearances in the comedies Mama's Boy and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. He played a young rabbi in the Coen brothers film A Serious Man (2009), and continued to make guest appearances on TV shows such as Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil and Drunk History, while maintaining his regular status on The Big Bang Theory.

Trivia: Choreographer Bruno Tonioli knew he wanted to be a dancer from the time he was a small child, when he would entertain family by dancing to whatever was on the radio. He built up a steadily more impressive resumé dancing on-stage and in music videos, eventually stepping behind the scenes to choreograph dance routines for major films like Ella Enchanted. He's best known as the more flamboyant judge on the ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars.

Trivia: Ran out of money on his honeymoon in 1968 and got his sister to send him some in the post. Started the Alan Sugar Foundation to raise money for the disadvantaged in 1986. Became a millionaire after founding the British computer company AMSTRAD, an acronym of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. After a take-over battle with Robert Maxwell, Sugar teamed up with Terry Venables and bought Tottenham Hotspur football club in June 1991; he sold his stake in the club in 2007. Was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire (Kt) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium New Years Honours List for his services to the Home Computer and Electronics Industry. Gave £200,000 to the Labour Party in 2001. Created a life peer as Baron Sugar by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2009. Is a critic of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act, saying that women would find it harder to gain employment, because it is illegal to ask at interview whether they intend to have children. Holds two honorary Doctorates of Science, awarded by City University and Brunel University. Supports charities such as Jewish Care and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Supporter and former owner of Tottenham Hotspurs Football Club.

Trivia: A Saturday Night Live cast member who received his grooming in the familiar Groundlings comedy breeding ground, a few of funnyman Chris Parnell's favorite parody subjects include Tom Brokow in addition to his frightfully funny Eminem impression.Born and raised in Memphis, TN, Parnell took to acting and comedy after his family relocated to nearby Germantown and he got involved with the Poplar Pike Playhouse. Constantly auditioning for nearly every production while taking multiple acting and music classes, Parnell attended the North Carolina School of Arts after graduation and later worked at Houston's Alley Theater after obtaining his B.F.A. Later teaching acting, film, and video back at Germantown High before moving to Los Angeles, the future SNL star worked at FAO Schwartz while taking classes at the Groundlings theater and acting in small roles in commercials and television sitcoms. Parnell was flown to New York for an SNL audition after he was spotted by a talent scout from the show, joining the cast in the fall of 1999 alongside fellow freshmen Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz. After his feature debut in 1996's Jingle All the Way, Parnell could be seen on the big screen in fellow SNL cast member Tim Meadows' The Ladies Man in 2000. He had a part in Anchorman, but he became part of SNL history when he starred along with Andy Samberg in the digital short Lazy Sunday, often cited as the first bit from the show to go viral. He had a recurring role as the seriously demented Dr. Spaceman on 30 Rock, and teamed with Samberg again for the comedy Hot Rod.He appeared in the music biopic spoof Walk Hard, and was in the comedy Labor Pains. In 2010 he was cast in the animated series Archer, providing the voice for Cyril Figgis, and two years later he appeared in three of the biggest comedies of the year including The Dictator, 21 Jump Street, and The Five-Year Engagement.

Trivia: Before moving to the UK in 1989, appeared in several television advertisements in Australia. Appeared in the original concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Choreography for the musical Spend, Spend, Spend in 1999. Became a British citizen in 2011. Was diagnosed with osteoarthritis at the age of 48 and has had two hip replacements since.

Trivia: His grandfather was High Sheriff of Belfast in the 1920s. Secured a place to study law at Trinity College in Dublin but his parents could not afford the fees. Started working at a PR company at the age of 20 and within 6 years he had become a board member and eventually bought out the owner. Received an Honourary Doctorate of Letters from Kingston University in 2012. Raised over £12,000 in 2008 by taking part in the Mongol Rally, driving from London to Ulan Bator in Mongolia. Is the fifth presenter of the Channel 4 programme Countdown and the longest-serving since the death of the original host, Richard Whiteley in 2005. Both his father and grandfather were veterinarians. Appeared in the role of adviser to Sir Alan Sugar on The Apprentice TV series from 2004 until 2014. Spent 21 years in Sir Alan Sugar's Amstrad management group. Became President of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in April 2019.

Trivia: U.K.-born Len Goodman had begun a career as an engineering apprentice when he changed his mind and became a dancer at the age of 20 in 1964. He excelled in Latin and ballroom dance and soon turned pro, winning many competitions, including the British Championships. He married his dance partner, Cherry, though they later divorced, and retired from professional dancing in his late twenties. He continued to teach dance and eventually became a judge on the hit ABC reality series Dancing With the Stars.

Trivia: Became principal dancer at the age of 20 for the Royal Ballet School in 1989. In 1995, was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) and a Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006 for her contribution to society. In 2012, became the President of the Royal Academy of Dance in London. Retired from the Company at the age of 38 in June 2007 with the performance of MacMillan's Song of the Earth, broadcast live on BBC2. In 2009, released six books in a new children's series entitled The Magic Ballerina. Came out of retirement to dance the Spirit of the Flame at the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony.

Trivia: Is proficient in over 40 American and European dialects. Is an alumnus of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings. Is an accomplished motion capture artist. Has provided voices in over 200 video games. Played John Wilkes Booth in the Philadelphia premiere of Assassins.

Trivia: Grandfather Harry Piddock had a music-hall act with Charles and Sydney Chaplin, before Charles left for the U.S. Was in the original Broadway production of Noises Off (1983). Created, produced and wrote the BBC series Too Much Sun. Has appeared in a number of Christopher Guest comedies, including Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003) and For Your Consideration (2006), and teamed with Guest to create and star in the cable comedy Family Tree. Provides a faux commentary extra in the director's cut of Joel and Ethan Coen's Blood Simple.