Volcano

Tommy Lee Jones (Actor) .. Mike Roark

Born: September 15, 1946 in San Saba, Texas

Best Known For: The Men in Black movies and his Oscar-winning role in The Fugitive.

Early-life: Born in San Saba, Texas, on September 15, 1946. His father worked in the oil industry, his mother spent time as a police officer, teacher and beauty salon owner. They married and divorced twice. After graduating from high school, he attended Harvard College on a scholarship, where one of his room-mates was future American vice-president Al Gore. He was also a star American Football player for the university team.

Career: Jones landed an agent and a role in a Broadway production of A Patriot for Me just 10 days after graduating from Harvard in 1969. A year later he made his film debut in Love Story, based on Erich Segal's novel of the same name. Segal claimed he based the lead character of Oliver (played by Ryan O'Neal) on Jones and Gore. Jones then spent four years in soap opera One Life to Live. The film Coal Miner's Daughter made critics sit up and notice him in 1980. Acclaimed performances in Lonesome Dove, The Fugitive, JFK and Men in Black followed. Other well-received projects include No Country for Old Men, In the Valley of Elah (for which he received an Oscar nomination), Lincolm and The Homesman.

Quote: 'It's no mean calling to bring fun into the afternoons of large numbers of people. That too is part of my job, and I'm happy to serve when called on.'

Anne Heche (Actor) .. Dr Amy Barnes

Born: May 25, 1969 in Aurora, Ohio

Best Known For: Dating Ellen DeGeneres.

Early-life: She was born in 1969, in Aurora, Ohio, one of four children. Her father Donald was a Baptist choir master who was frequently absent during her childhood. She later learned he had been living a double life, and he died of an Aids-related illness when she was 13. Meanwhile, Anne threw herself into acting, and her performances in school plays attracted the attention of an agent, who approached her about a role in a US soap opera when she was just 16. However, she decided to finish high school before pursuing a career.

Career: At the age of 18, Heche landed a dual role as twins in the US soap Another World. She left the soap in 1991, and went on to gain rave reviews for movies including The Juror, If These Walls Could Talk, Walking and Talking, and Donnie Brasco. In 1998, she landed a high-profile role opposite Harrison Ford in Six Days, Seven Nights, but stories about her private life were starting to overshadow her career. In 2001, Heche penned the memoir Call Me Crazy, and since then has put the emphasis back on her acting, with performances in the movies Birth, Gracie's Choice and Spread, and the TV series Nip/Tuck, Men in Trees and Hung.

Quote: 'I've always kind of gone with my heart.'

Trivia: Heche won a Daytime Emmy for her role on Another World.

Gaby Hoffmann (Actor) .. Kelly Roark

Keith David (Actor) .. Lt Ed Fox

Don Cheadle (Actor) .. Emmit Reese

Born: November 29, 1964 in Kansas City

Best Known For: Iron Man 2 & 3 and House of Lies.

Early-life: Donald Frank Cheadle Jr was born in Kansas City on November 29, 1964, the son of a teacher and a clinical psychologist. He has a sister and a brother. His family moved a lot during his childhood. He studied acting at the California Institute of the Arts. A recurring role in the TV series Fame led to feature film roles in Colors (1988) and Hamburger Hill (1987).

Career: Cheadle had a supporting role in The Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace but critics only really started to take notice after he appeared opposite Denzil Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). Other big-screen credits include Boogie Nights (1997), Mission to Mars (2000), Swordfish (2001), Crash (2004), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean Thirteen (2007), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013) and Flight (2012). On the small screen, he has appeared in Picket Fences and ER. In 2013, he won a Golden Globe for his role in comedy drama series House of Lies.

Quote: 'I understand what's it like to work all week and on Friday night just want to go and leave your brain at the door, buy some popcorn and be thrilled by something.'

Trivia: He won the 2007 BET Humanitarian Award for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda and shared the Summit Peace Award by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome with George Clooney for their work in Darfur.

Jacqueline Kim (Actor) .. Dr Jaye Calder

John Corbett (Actor) .. Norman Calder

Born: May 09, 1961 in Wheeling, West Virginia

Best Known For: My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Sex and the City.

Early-life: John Joseph Corbett was born on May 9, 1961, in Wheeling, West Virginia. A qualified hairdresser, he moved to California to work in a steel factory. After six years an injury forced him to quit. He enrolled at college and sat in on a friend's drama class. He was invited to take part and was immediately hooked, appearing in several college productions before his tutor encouraged him to pursue professional acting work in Hollywood. He gained valuable experience by making more than 50 commercials.

Career: Corbett's TV debut came in a 1988 Wonder Years episode. Two years later, he landed a starring role in offbeat series Northern Exposure, which made him a worldwide heart-throb. When it was axed five years later, he made various TV movies, and in 1997 took the lead in short-lived sci-fi series The Visitor. More TV work followed, along with a supporting role in movie Volcano. He hit the big time again with a regular role in Sex And the City in 2000, and with movie hits Serendipity and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Quote: 'Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad.'

Trivia: Away from acting, Corbett has released country music albums. He married actress Bo Derek in 2002.

John Carroll Lynch (Actor) .. Stan Olber

Mick Jackson (Director)

7:00 pm - 8:05 pm, Saturday, April 4 on 5STAR (32)

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