Celebrity River

Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At eight, she started taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the top cheerleader and the senior class president. After graduation in 1980, she started college at Cal State-Northridge, with a major in radio and TV. After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of college to dance and choreograph full-time. The Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 video "Torture" it was the first in a lengthy series of films and videos she choreographed. She started singing through her first album, "Forever Your Girl" that had a lackluster success until her single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December of 1988. she's been a household artist and singer ever since. This was made even more popular by her stint as judge on the cult show American Idol (2002). Her father, Harry Abdul, i...

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, she is well-known for her character portrayals in both contemporary and period screen roles, and the long list of acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She later attended drama school and was accepted into the famous Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) as well as opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Inde...

Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as the TV correspondent for ABC News. She is well-known for her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as being co-host of The View from 2015 to the year 2018. Prior to this, she hosted World News Now and America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to the limited opportunities in television, she landed an opportunity as a sales representative for radio. She was hired as a WRGT/WKEF production assistant and then was promoted to reporter and anchor. From 2002 until 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends as well as the sports anchor for weekdays at the WCPO-TV station in Cincinnati. She was a sports reporter for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 to December 2011, after her contract ended. She was hired by ABC News the news division in Dec...

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and started her career on films and TV shows, including Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and later on create projects such as Double Dare (1976) and she has appeared on TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her most famous TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She was featured in 156 episodes of this comedy from 1984 to 1992. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, a poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). She had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 in 1990). Was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High school in Walnut Creek. Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon a...

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child. She has an older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). In 1993, shortly after her debut film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for an alternative to the character after Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as a cheerleader who was named Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to play a character on a television show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) which was a year following Roseanne (1988). Bas...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has twice won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the 2008 Best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has performed a range of characters on "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes,"" which is a Canadian TV series. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"""Cracked,"" “Bomb Girls” as well as "Lost Girl." She was also featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She plays Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian series. In the period 2019-2020, her net worth increased dramatically. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren Ash's ...

Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch her ancestry. Her family lived just across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up and she was a huge film buff since her early days. Her mother, too, who liked good movies, was a schoolteacher, and her father was a lawyer. Paula said that she attempted to get away as an innocent child by "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. It's no surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". However, she went on to pursue a film degree at the University of Southern California in an summer program. She got a 3-month job making documentary films for PBS. As a result, she was able to serve as a production assistant on documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel’s talk show. In the following ...

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. Amy lived with her family in Chicago when she was in junior high. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the oldest of three siblings: Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe with her family , and on her own. They were both teachers and could travel and camp with each other every summer due to this. They've stayed in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and winning writing contests. In high school she was a dazzling athlete who finished in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to go back to theater , and played a variety roles such as Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wallace Shawn's directorial "Aunt Dan and Lemon...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez. When she was a baby, she was already an avid performer, who would reenact commercials from the television for her family's amusement. However, she chose to focus her energies on dance. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. When she was 15, she heeded her true purpose when she beat over 300 other dancers at an audition for a talent agency. She was then offered roles on Spanish TV and music videos. The contract brought her many roles, and opened the way to a future in the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) Then she appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production where she played one of four sisters who were trying to win the affe...

Milena Govich is an actor director, musician, and actor. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Also, she was co-producer and Co-EP on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots that are currently in the process of development. Milena was one of eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Her short film and TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober It saw its World premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened across the nation and was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedo...

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actress. Born in Dallas, Texas, and living in New Jersey, she graduated in the summa cum Laude class at Ohio University. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. The film starred her in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode, and the crime drama "10th & Wolf", she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action film "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. After that, Perabo starred as Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert...

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has received praise for her performances. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first discovered by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role , Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress who has been featured in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble movie by Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel together with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. Recently, she was awarded the Gold Nymph Award...

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland and began to perform on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she moved to London, where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first professional gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also been involved in theatre, both as an actor and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as and David Dayan Fisher (a regular part in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress landed her first US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a rebellious, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her distinctive combination of...

Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. Her character as Kathy an recurring character on Friends the fourth season was her first big break. Her first big break came when she portrayed the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds where she starred on a regular basis from 2006 to 2012 and has since returned for guest appearances and then returned frequently in 2016. Other roles she has played include Mr. Mumbles, Elise, and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs. Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered and the voice of Donald Duck's twin sister Della as well as in DuckTales 2017. The first time that she appeared in animation as the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an administrator at the school. Brewster was born in Massac...

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She portrays the role of Mantis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to an Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed as a consul in the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" Her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for one year. Her family traveled extensively due to her father's job. Before moving to France, they lived in Japan and also on the Ivory Coast. The father of Klementieff died from cancer when she was 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and was unable to care for child...