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Chandra Wilson is an American actress and director born in 1969 in Houston, Texas. Wilson is popular for her portrayal of Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC drama Grey’s Anatomy. She has also appeared in television shows such as The Sopranos, Private Practice, Sex and the City, The Cosby Show and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Some of the movies she has been featured in include Philadelphia, Head of State, Frankie and Alice and A Single Woman. Wilson and her husband have two daughters and a son.

Chad Smith is an American musician born in 1961 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Smith is the drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot and Bombastic Meatballs. Other artists he has worked with include Jake Bugg, Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash, Kid Rock and The Avett Brothers. In 2012 the Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Smith was rated 10th on Spin Magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music in 2013.

Catherine Keener is an American actress born in 1959 in Miami, Florida. She has appeared in films such as Capote, Into the Wild, Synecdoche, New York and Being John Malkovic. Awards she has attained are the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Award and Toronto Film Critics Association Award. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress twice as well. She was formerly married to actor Dermot Mulroney and has one child.

Carrie Underwood is an American country music singer and songwriter born in 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She became popular for winning American Idol in 2005. Underwood’s debut album, Some Hearts, was the fastest selling country album in the history of Nielsen Soundscan. Some of the notables singles from the album include Jesus, Take the Wheel and Before He Cheats. Other albums she has released include Carnival Ride, Play On and Blown Away. Throughout her career, Underwood has earned six Grammy Awards, 12 American Country Music Awards and seven American Music Awards.

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo is an East Timorese Roman Catholic Bishop born in 1948 in Baucau, East Timor. In 1983, he became the Apostolic Administrator of the Dili diocese. In 2004, he began missionary work in Maputo, Mozambique and earned an Honorary Doctorate from CEU Cardinal Herrera University. He also attained the Prize for Lusophonic Personality of the Year from the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

Carl Reiner is an American actor, writer and director born in 1922 in Bronx, New York. He has appeared in shows such as Your Show of Shows, Caesar’s Hour, The Dick Van Dyke Show and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Reiner was also a television writer for shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, Your Show of Shows, The Comedy Spot and The Judy Garland Show. During his career, he has won 12 Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. He was married to Estelle Reiner until her death in 2008 and they had three children. Actor and director Rob Reiner is his son.

Cameron Dye is an American actor born in 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dye is well known for his role in the movie Valley Girl that starred Nicholas Cage and Deborah Foreman. He also has made appearances in shows such as Miami Vice. Dye created songs for soundtracks such as The Apocalypse and Scenes From the Goldmine. He was formerly married to actress Laura San Giacomo and they had one child.

Caleb Porter is an American soccer coach born in 1975 in Tacoma, Washington. He is the head coach of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Porter was formerly the head coach of the United States U-23 team and the University of Akron men’s soccer team. He played soccer for Indiana University and briefly played professional soccer for Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer League.  He is married to Andrea Porter and has two sons.

Busta Rhymes is an American rapper and actor born in 1972 in Brooklyn, New York. He has released albums such as The Coming, When Disaster Strikes…., Anarchy, Genesis and The Big Bang. His most popular songs include Touch It, Dangerous, Woo Hah!!  Got You All in Check and Pass the Courvoisier, Part II. Rhymes has also appeared in movies such as Higher Learning, Who’s The Man, Full Clip and Shaft. Awards he has won include multiple BET Hip Hop Awards and a Soul Train Music Award.

Buddy Holly was an American singer and songwriter born in 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. Holly released the albums The “Chirping” Crickets, Buddy Holly and That’ll Be the Day. Some of his most notable singles include That’ll Be the Day and Oh Boy. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 13th on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. On February 3, 1959, Holly was killed at the age of 22 in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa.