Trivia: Versatile American actor Giancarlo Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but grew up in Manhattan from the age of six. His mother was an African-American nightclub singer (who once shared a bill with Josephine Baker) and his father was an Italian stagehand. In show business most of his life, Esposito made his Broadway debut in a 1966 production of Maggie Flynn. His other stage credits include Sacrilege, Miss Moffatt, and Balm in Gilead. He won a 1981 Theatre World Award for his performance in Zooman and the Sign.On the big screen, Esposito started appearing in Spike Lee films during the late '80s in a wide range of roles with great character names. He was the frat leader Julian "Big Brother Almighty" in School Daze, the outspoken reactionary Buggin' Out in Do the Right Thing, the dandy pianist Left Hand Lacey in Mo' Better Blues, and the criminal Thomas Hayer in Malcolm X. Esposito's other film roles include an investigative journalist in Bob Roberts, an activist in Amos & Andrew, and a game show host in Reckless. In 1995, he earned an Independent Spirit award nomination for his supporting role of doting drug dealer Esteban in Boaz Yakin's debut drama Fresh. Esposito also appeared in Wayne Wang and Paul Auster's Smoke, along with the sequel Blue in the Face. The next year, he turned briefly to producing with the independent prison film The Keeper, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.On television, Esposito appeared on NYPD Blue, Law & Order, and the short-lived Fox comedy Bakersfield, P.D. In 1999, he earned an Image award nomination for his role as FBI Agent Michael Giardello on Homicide: Life on the Street. He also has contributed to the Fox television dramas The $treet and girls club. While teaching at the Atlantic Theatre Company, Esposito found time to portray real-life figures in the biopics Ali (as Cassius Clay Sr.) and Piñero (as Miguel Algarin). Projects for 2004 included James Hunter's feature Back in the Day and the television movie NYPD 2069. He played a detective in the thriller Derailed, and appeared in the indie drama SherryBaby. In 2008 he directed, starred in, and helped write the drama Gospel Hill. In 2010 he joined the cast of the highly-respected AMC drama series Breaking Bad, and appeared in the 2012 big-screen thriller Alex Cross.

Trivia: Actress Amy Madigan is the daughter of Chicago political commentor John Madigan, well known in the Windy City for his WBBM radio signoff, "John Madigan...News Radio Ssssseventy-eight." After studying piano at the Chicago Conservatory and philosophy at Milwaukee's Marquette University, Madigan spent the next decade as a touring rock musician. In the late 1970s, she began preparing for an acting career at L.A.'s Lee Strasberg Institute, making her TV bow on an episode of Hart to Hart. While she may have looked like a standard blonde ingenue, Madigan's endearingly raspy voice and '60s-style ebullience secured her a series of offbeat leading roles, culminating with her performance as Kevin Costner's ex-activist wife in Field of Dreams (1989). In 1985, Amy Madigan was Oscar-nominated for her performance as Gene Hackman's embittered daughter in Twice in a Lifetime. She is married to actor Ed Harris, with whom she has co-starred in Places in the Heart (1984) and Alamo Bay (1985). Madigan would continue to act in the decades to come, memorably starring on Carnivale and Grey's Anatomy.

Trivia: Widely hailed as one of the greatest urban music discoveries of the new millennium, glamorous R&B recording sensation Ashanti entered the public eye thanks, in large part, to the efforts of record mogul Irv Gotti, the powerhouse also responsible for launching Ja Rule's career. Such albums as Chapter II, Concrete Rose, and The Declaration sold an unholy number of copies in a brief span of time, ensuring superstardom for the ascendant diva. In actuality, however, the young woman -- born Ashanti S. Douglas -- had already established a viable presence in a key number of theatrically released feature films and telemovies long prior to her 2002 debut album. She received her formal training in dance at the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center, and made one of her earliest television appearances as a dancer, at age nine, in the Phylicia Rashad-headlined musical update of Pollyanna, Polly (1989). Bit parts in feature films ensued, including Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? (1993). Unsurprisingly, Ashanti's acting career received a boost from musical stardom; she landed small roles in the quasi-Bollywood comedy Bride and Prejudice (2004) and the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer before tackling her first lead, as Dorothy Gale, in the made-for-television special The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005). Ashanti then rose to higher billing with plum roles in the teen sex comedy John Tucker Must Die (2006) and the action-filled video-game adaptation Resident Evil: Extinction (2007).

Trivia: Was a cheerleader in high school and college, and also grew up studying music, including piano and cello; training in the martial arts such as Tae Kwon Do; taking dance lessons; and competing in gymnastics. Won Miss Korea Chicago as a college student in 2004, which qualified her to compete in the Miss Korea pageant in Seoul. After college, spent two months in Kenya on a humanitarian mission before deciding to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In addition to becoming the face for Clinique cosmetics in their advertising campaign in Asia in 2010, other modeling gigs include Reebok in South Korea and Nike in Japan. A singer-songwriter, released her debut album, My True Happy, in 2013.

Trivia: Started performing at age 6, doing modeling before acting.Both of his parents are musicians and by age 10 he was already singing and playing drums and guitar.Former lead singer and guitarist of the band Taking Chances.Collaborates with 5J Barrow on the drums.Lead singer and guitarist of the Blink 182 tribute band: The Dude Ranch.

Trivia: Made his film debut in the 2011 comedy-drama Young Adult.Performed on Broadway in productions of Next to Normal at Booth Theatre, and Dear Evan Hansen at Music Box Theatre.Trained in semi-pro hip-hop dance with the Fr3sh Dance Troupe.Served as a vocalist on the 2017 biographical-drama-musical The Greatest Showman.Has listed puppeteer, trapeze, gymnastics, ukulele, piano, mime, boxing, hip-hop dance, improvisation and impressionist amongst his skills on his resume.

Trivia: Performed motion capture for the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.Provided the voice of Marnie Allen in the video games Grand Theft Auto IV and V.Theatre credits include The Whale, Luna Gale, The Secret Agenda of Trees and Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom.Made her feature film debut in the 2011 drama Coming Up Roses, playing Cat.

Trivia: Trained in acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York.Has listed Advanced Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Acro and Irish Step among her dance skills.Has been the president of SC Talent Management since 1999 and has managed professional performers on Broadway, national tours, commercials, TV, film, and YouTube.Is the owner of celebrity dog, Tinkerbelle the Dog.Adopted Tinkerbell from an animal shelter, and soon booked a Ralph Lauren shoot with her after an animal agent noticed Tinkerbell during one of their walks.