Career: During the 1980s, Hunt starred in one season of sitcom It Takes Two, popped up in an episode of Highway to Heaven and had a recurring role in medical drama St Elsewhere. After playing the lead role in short-lived drama My Life and Times, Hunt's big break came in 1992 when she co-starred with Paul Reiser in hugely popular sitcom Mad About You. It ran until 1999 and during that time, she won four Emmy Awards and directed several episodes, including the series finale. In 1998, she won an Academy Award for her role in As Good as It Gets (1997). Films since then have included Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Bobby (2006) and The Sessions (2012).

Career: Paxton returned to Los Angeles, and began winning parts in movies including Stripes, Weird Science and Streets of Fire, as well as making the acclaimed short film Fishheads. During the early 1980s, he struck up a friendship with aspiring director James Cameron, who would go on to cast him in The Terminator, Aliens, True Lies and Titanic. His other notable flim appearances include Predator, Apollo 13, Twister and Spy Kids 2. He reportedly turned down the lead role in The Da Vinci Code to star in the acclaimed American TV series Big Love. On February 25, 2017, Paxton died of a stroke following complications from heart surgery.

Career: Elwes made his acting debut in Another Country (1984) and has continued working steadily ever since. His film credits include The Princess Bride (1987), Glory (1989), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Twister (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Saw (2004), Ella Enchanted (2004) and Saw 3D (2010). On the small screen, he has appeared in The X-Files, miniseries Pope John Paul II, Psych, Leverage and TV movie The Anna Nicole Story.

Career: Philip's TV debut came in an episode of Law & Order and early films included Scent of a Woman. By the late 1990s, he started to make critics take notice with indie hits Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski, Happiness, Flawless and Magnolia. On stage he also impressed critics with True West. During the last 10 years of his life, Philip had become one of Hollywood's most reliable character actors, adding depth to projects such as Cold Mountain, Capote (for which he won an Oscar), and Mission: Impossible III. Other projects include The Savages, Charlie Wilson's War, Synecdoche, New York, Doubt, The Invention of Lying, Moneyball, The Master and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He died in New York on February 2, 2014, at the age of 46.