Career: The rapper's career didn't really generate much interest until he joined forces with production team Trackmasters and signed to Columbia Records. However, before his album Power of the Dollar could be released, he was shot outside a music studio in New York, and subsequently dropped by his label. He continued to record, and his underground releases eventually came to the attention of rap superstars Eminem and Dr Dre. They worked closely with him to produce the massively successful album Get Rich or Die Tryin', which spawned the chart-topping single In da Club. The follow-up, The Massacre, was also a huge hit. Since then, he's also branched out into acting, starring in Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Righteous Kill (2008), Dead Man Running (2009), Escape Plan (2013) and Spy (2015). He also stars in and produces the American drama Power.

Career: After working on stage, Kilmer got his big break in 1984 comedy Top Secret!, in which he also sang all the songs. After a year spent backpacking through Europe, Kilmer landed the role of Iceman in Top Gun, and his career took off. Films including Willow (in which he met his future wife Joanne Whalley), The Doors, Tombstone, Batman Forever and The Island of Dr Moreau followed. After the failure of Dr Moreau, Kilmer turned his attention to crafting character parts, and won praise from critics for his turns in The Salton Sea and Kiss Kiss, Bang, Bang. Other films include The Bad Lieutenant: Port Call of New Orleans, MacGruber and Kill the Irishman.