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Tom Waits  is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor born in 1949 in Pomona, California. His first paying job as a musician is at the Heritage club in San Diego. Waits served with the United States Coast Guard before he embarks on a professional music career. Waits’ albums include Closing Time, The Heart of Saturday Night, Nighthawks at the Diner,  Blue Valentine,  Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years,  The Black Rider, Real Gone, and Bad as Me. His movie appearances include Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Book of Eli, and Seven Psychopaths. Waits has two Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Waits and his wife and musical collaborator Kathleen Brennan  live in Sonoma County, California. They have three children.

Bill Clinton is an American politician born in 1946 in Hope, Arkansas.  He was the 42nd President of the United States and was the third-youngest president inaugurated at age 46. After earning a second term in 1996, he became the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt to earn election twice.  He was involved in a sex scandal with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. He was impeached in 1998 for perjury in front of a grand jury and obstruction of justice.  Clinton was later acquitted by the United States Senate and completed the rest of his term.  Once he left office, he had the highest approval rating of a leaving U. S. president since World War II.  Clinton served as the Governor of Arkansas for five terms and also served as Arkansas’s Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.  He is married to former U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.  The couple has one daughter, Chelsea.

Bill Anderson is an American country music singer and songwriter born in 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina.  During his career, he has released over 40 albums.  Anderson has had seven songs that reached number one on the country music charts and nearly 30 that have reached the top ten.  Anderson has hosted game shows such as The Better Sex and Fandango.  He also was the host of Opry Backstage and served as a producer on the talent show You Can Be A Star.  Anderson was inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

Bianca Jagger is a Nicaraguan human rights advocate and actress born in 1945 in Managua, Nicaragua.  She is a Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador as well as the founder of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation.  Jagger is well known for her articles and speeches about wars, children and women’s rights, climate change, and civil liberties.  She was formerly married to singer Mick Jagger.  They have one daughter, Jade.

Betty White is an American actress born in 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois.  According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she has appeared on television longer than any other female in history. White is well known for her roles as Rose Nylund in the Golden Girls as well as Sue Ann Nivens in the Mary Tyler Moore Show.  She has won multiple Emmy Awards, a Golden Globes Award, American Comedy Award, Disney Legends Award, and Television Critics Association Award.  She was previously married three times.

Ben Kingsley is an English actor born in 1943 in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England.  Throughout his career, Kingsley has earned a Grammy, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Golden Globes.  He is known for his role as Mohandas Gandhi in the film Gandhi, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor.  Kingsley has also appeared in movies such as Sexy Beast, Iron Man 3, The Sands of Time, Hugs, Shutter Island, and Schindler’s List.  In 2000, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.  He is married to Daniela Lavender.  Kingsley was married three previous times and has four children.

Ben Falcone is an American actor, comedian, and director born in 1973 in Carbondale, Illinois.  Falcone has appeared in films such as The Heat, Identity Thief, Bridesmaids, Enough Said, and What to Expect When You’re Expecting.  In 2014, Falcone made his directorial debut with the film Tammy.  He has also appeared in television shows such as Up All Night, Joey, New Girl, and Bones.  Falcone is married to actress Melissa McCarthy.  They have two daughters, Georgette and Vivian.

Behati Prinsloo is a Nambian model born in 1989 in Grootfontein, South-West Africa.  She became the main model for Victoria’s Secret Pink and later became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2009.  Prinsloo has participated in fashion shows for Prada, Chanel, Lacoste, Miu Miu, and Louis Vuitton.  She has also appeared on the magazine covers of Vogue, Spanish Vogue, American Velvet, Muse, Italian Elle, and Jalouse.  In 2012, swimwear company Seafolly made her the face of the brand.  She is married to Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine.

Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian columnist and satirist born in 1974 in Cairo, Egypt.  He was the host of Al-Bernameg, which was influenced by Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show.  Youssef was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013.  Also in 2013, he won the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists.  He is married to Hala Diab and they have one daughter, Nadiya Bassem Youssef.

Barbara Walters is an American journalist and television personality born in 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts.  She has hosted shows such as The View, Today, 20/20, and ABC Evening News.  TV Guide rated Walters as the 34th greatest TV star of all time in 1996.  In 1989, she was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.  Other honors she has been awarded include a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, multiple Emmy Awards, and a Disney Legends Award.  She has been married four times to three different spouses.  She was married to Robert Katz from 1955-1957, Lee Guber from 1963-1976, and Merv Adelson from 1981 -1984 and 1986-1992.  Walters has one adopted daughter, Jacqueline.