Career: De Niro made a handful of films in the 1960s and early 1970s, but it wasn't until 1973's Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets (his first collaboration with Martin Scorsese) that his career took off. He received an Oscar for The Godfather Part II a year later and was nominated Academy Awards for Taxi Driver and The Deer Hunter, and took home his second Oscar for Raging Bull. The King of Comedy, Once Upon A Time in America, Brazil, The Mission, Angel Heart and The Untouchables followed. Over the past few decades, De Niro has made crowd pleasers such as Cape Fear, Casino, Heat, Meet the Parents and Analyze This, as well as directing A Bronx Tale and The Good Shepherd. He gave a fabulous comic performance in the fantasy movie Stardust, before starring alongside fellow big-screen icon Al Pacino in cop thriller Righteous Kill. His more recent films have included Silver Linings Playbook and The Family.

Career: Made her film debut in 1994's Camp Nowhere. Originally cast in a minor role, she was offered a bigger part when another actress dropped out, and the film gave her a chance to make her mark. Her part in children's TV series Flipper and The Secret World of Alex Mack won her fans, who also became hooked on Dark Angel when it first aired in the US in 2000. She became a sex symbol and was voted No 1 on Maxim's Hot 100 Babe List in 2001. Recently she starred on the big screen in Sin City and The Fantastic Four, as well as its follow-up.

Career: Seagal worked as a martial arts supervisor on several films before making his leading man debut in 1988's Nico, aka Above the Law, and followed it up with a string of relatively low-budget action thrillers, including Hard to Kill, Marked for Death and Out for Justice. In 1992, Under Siege became one of his biggest hits, and gave him enough authority to star in and direct 1994 thriller, On Deadly Ground. Despite being savaged by the critics, he pressed on with Under Siege 2, Executive Decision, The Glimmer Man, The Patriot, Exit Wounds and Half Past Dead. An accomplished musician, he's a member of the band Thunderbox and can be seen in reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman as a real-life deputy sheriff. After a number of direct-to-video releases, he returned to the big screen in 2010 with the film Machete.

Career: Rodriguez appeared as an extra in the films Summer of Sam and Cradle Will Rock. She went to a New York casting call for the movie Girlfight, and landed the lead role. It brought her to the attention of leading casting agents, and before long she was snapped up for the projects 3AM, The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil, Blue Crush and SWAT. A keen video game fan, she lent her dulcet tones to Driver 3 and Halo 2, and currently provides one of the voices for animated series IGPX. Aside from appearing in Lost, she can soon be seen in horror thriller The Breed.

Career: A string of popular family comedies followed, including Freaky Friday and Mean Girls, before the tabloids started reporting that she was going off the rails. While she has continued to win decent reviews for her performances in such critic-friendly fare as the Emilio Estevez-directed Bobby, she is still best known for her tearaway behaviour. Some Lohan vehicles, including 2007's I Know Who Killed Me, have been savaged by critics. Among her more impressive credits are A Prairie Home Companion and Herbie Fully Loaded.

Career: It was in Vancouver where Marvin met his future comedy partner Tommy Chong. As part of Cheech & Chong, Marin released a number of comedy albums and starred in several movies during the 1970s and 1980s. After the duo parted ways in 1985, Marin went on to star in a number of films, including Born in East LA, Tin Cup, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and appeared in the TV series The Golden Palace, and Nash Bridges. He has also voiced characters in several Disney animated films such as The Lion King and the Cars movies. Cheech & Chong reunited in 2008 for a comedy tour and lent their voices in 2013 to Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie.