Trivia: B.J. Novak plays permanently apathetic temp Ryan so well on the hit comedy The Office, that you'd never guess he's actually a producer of the show. The actor and comedian grew up near Boston in the suburb of Newton, and graduated from high school with his Office co-star John Krasinski. He then attended Harvard University, where he earned a degree in English and Spanish Literature, graduating in 2001. Novak worked in standup comedy and joined the show Punk'd in 2002, where he helped pull pranks on celebrities like Hilary Duff and Mya. In 2005, he joined the team of The Office as not only a cast member but also a producer and occasional writer. He also began making appearances in movies like Reign Over Me, Knocked Up, and Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds.

Trivia: Began acting in community theatre at age 8. Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting when she was 14. Legally changed her name to Dove, a childhood nickname, after her father died in 2011. Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Female Breakout Star for her work on Liv and Maddie in 2014. Sings on 12 tracks on Liv and Maddie: Music from the TV Series, which was released in 2015.

Trivia: At age 28 became a model after being discovered while working as a carpenter at a theatre. Went on to model for designer brands such as Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein and Marc Jacobs. Aside from acting he plays the banjo and guitar, and is a sculptor who has held several exhibitions. Sent director Gus Van Sant a script, which lead to him being given his first acting role, in the film Milk.

Trivia: Having acquired legions of loyal female followers with his portrayal of the ever-horny and dimwitted Kelso in the popular television comedy series That 70s Show, it may come as a surprise that male model-turned-actor Ashton Kutcher ironically majored in biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa before his "discovery" in an Iowa bar and subsequent stint on the catwalk for such fashion industry luminaries as Versace and Calvin Klein.Born in Cedar Rapids, IA, along with a fraternal twin named Michael, Kutcher was bitten by the acting bug in high school. Balancing his love for the stage with his talent for wrestling before gravitating toward the former in such high school productions as Annie, Kutcher worked numerous odd jobs during his tenure at the University of Iowa before winning the Fresh Faces of Iowa contest in 1997 and heading for New York. Competing in that same year's International Model and Talent Agency competition before being signed to the next agency, Kutcher relocated to Los Angeles the following year and soon landed his breakthrough role on That 70s Show. Though he had small roles in Down to You and Reindeer Games (both 2000), Kutcher's first major big-screen role was in Dude, Where's My Car? (also 2000), in which he teamed his airheaded goofiness with that of American Pie's Sean William Scott. Breaking out of the mold with a more serious turn alongside James Van Der Beek in 2001's Texas Rangers, a return to comedy wasn't far behind with a role in My Boss's Daughter scheduled for release later that same year. Though My Boss's Daughter would ultimately be pushed back to a late February 2003 release date, Kutcher and actress Brittany Murphy (8 Mile) scored a modest hit when Just Married was released into theaters in early January of the same year. Despite receiving only a lukewarm reception from critics, positive audience turnout ensured that Just Married would nevertheless hold on to a position in the box office top-ten for nearly a month after its release. Though My Boss's Daughter failed to stir up much at the box-office, the one-two punch of his immensely popular MTV prank show Punk'd and a high-profile romance with Demi Moore (whom he later married and then divorced) shot Kutcher's celebrity stock through the roof in 2003. He subsequently closed out the year with a self-depricating role in the holiday hit Cheaper by the Dozen.2004 saw Kutcher trying his hand at drama once again with the supernatural thriller The Butterfly Effect. Though the reviews were mixed, the film had its share of fans among critics and went on to makeup its budget more than three-times over. Kutcher continued finding success on the small-screen by producing the series Beauty and the Geek. In 2005 he teamed with Bernie Mac for the racial comedy Guess Who, and 2006 found Kutcher trying his hand at more action oriented fare teaming up with Kevin Costner for The Guardian. The actor would continue to find his place in the romcom niche with 2008's What Happens in Vegas, 2010's Valentine's Day and 2011's No Strings Attached, but made particular waves with a return to television, when he famously signed on to replace Charlie Sheen on the sitcom Two and a Half Men in 2011. His movie career slowed due to his television commitments, but he did find time to play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the 2013 bio-drama Jobs. Two and a Half Men wrapped up in 2015, leaving Kutcher free to return to movies and producing.

Trivia: Born Jo-Issa Rae Diop, Senegalese-American writer, producer and actor Issa Rae adopted her stage name in 2008 after tiring of explaining that her surname is pronounced "Jope." She grew up in predominantly white suburban Maryland with her father, an African pediatrician, her mother, a teacher from Louisiana, and four siblings, but before she reached sixth grade the family moved to an affluent neighborhood of black families in Los Angeles, a transition that cemented her outsider status in both white and black communities.During her senior year at Stanford, this lifetime of fish-out-of-water experiences inspired a Web series called Dorm Diaries. But it also became the basis for the Internet sitcom The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, an overnight YouTube sensation in 2011 that garnered millions of hits and hundreds of thousands of subscribers but still left Rae broke. With nowhere else to turn, she and Tracy Oliver, a fellow 2007 Stanford graduate who was also a producer and costar on the series, launched a successful Kickstarter campaign that assured the show would go on. And go on it did, winning the award for Best Web Show at the 2012 Shorty Awards, which recognizes achievements in social media.Rae has been all over a number of influential up-and-comer lists, including two appearances on Forbes' "30 Under 30," but suffered a minor setback in 2013 when ABC passed on her sitcom with Shonda Rhimes called I Hate LA Dudes, which would have been the first foray into half-hour comedy from the Scandal producer's Shondaland. In February 2015, however, HBO ordered a pilot for Insecure, a project starring Rae that she began developing in 2013 with Larry Wilmore, host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show, and in the same month, Simon & Schuster published a collection of Rae's essays under the same name as her Awkward Black Girl Web series.

Trivia: J. Smith-Cameron is an Obie-winning actress for her performance in the Broadway presentation of As Bees In Honey Drown. She has made numerous television appearances, ranging from Spin City to Law & Order.

Trivia: Began competitive figure skating at age 8. Was awarded regional champs in the pairs division twice for figure skating. Attended the New York Film Academy's summer program in 2005. Came in third place on the reality series America's Next Top Model in 2008. Supports the charity Invisible Children.