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Brad Pitt (Actor) .. Joe Black

Born: December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma

Best Known For: Being one of the world's sexiest men.

Early-life: Born William Bradley Pitt in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on December 18, 1963. His father ran a trucking firm. At school, his interests included sports, debating, student government and appearing in musicals. At the University of Missouri he studied journalism and advertising, but dropped out before graduating and moved to California to become an actor. He worked in various jobs, including driving limos and as a delivery man. He has two younger siblings.

Career: Early roles came in Dallas, Growing Pains, Head Of The Class and several TV movies. Pitt's big break was playing young stud JD in Thelma And Louise. Hits include True Romance, Se7en, Interview With The Vampire, Snatch, Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven and Spy Game. Keen to stretch himself, he turned down a role in Apollo 13 to make Twelve Monkeys, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Since then his films include Mr & Mrs Smith, two sequels to Ocean's Eleven, Babel, Burn After Reading and The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. He received an Oscar nomination for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button in 2008. His recent work includes Inglourious Basterds, Moneyball, World War Z, 12 Years a Slave and Fury.

Quote: 'Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.'

Trivia: In August 2014, Pitt married actress Angelina Jolie in a private ceremony in France.

Anthony Hopkins (Actor) .. William Parrish

Born: December 31, 1937 in Margam, near Port Talbot

Best Known For: The Silence of the Lambs

Early-life: Born Philip Anthony Hopkins on December 31, 1937, in Margam, near Port Talbot, South Wales, the only child of a baker. He claims he was an introverted child who did poorly at school, finding solace in playing the piano; he is now considered a virtuoso. He was inspired to become an actor after meeting local boy Richard Burton. After national service, Hopkins studied at the Cardiff College of Music and Art before enrolling at Rada.

Career: Hopkins's first professional work was on stage. He later joined Laurence Olivier's National Theatre, but left to make acclaimed movie The Lion in Winter. A steady stream of TV and film work followed (as well as some theatre appearances), including War and Peace, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The Bunker, A Bridge Too Far, The Elephant Man, and Across the Lake. But Hopkins didn't become a major Hollywood star until after giving up alcohol. He won an Oscar for 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, and since then has starred in such hits as The Remains of the Day, Howards End, Hannibal, Shadowlands, Thor and Hitchcock.

Quote: 'The Welsh people have a talent for acting that one does not find in the English. The English lack heart.'

Trivia: Hopkins was knighted in 1993 and away from movies, he loves to paint and take road trips across the US.

Claire Forlani (Actor) .. Susan Parrish

Jake Weber (Actor) .. Drew

Marcia Gay Harden (Actor) .. Allison

Jeffrey Tambor (Actor) .. Quince

David S Howard (Actor) .. Eddie Sloane

Diane Kagan (Actor) .. Jennifer

Lois Kelly-Miller (Actor) .. Jamaican woman

Jahnni St John (Actor) .. Jamaican woman's daughter

Richard Clarke (Actor) .. Butler

Marylouise Burke (Actor) .. Lillian

June Squibb (Actor) .. Helen

Gene Canfield (Actor) .. Construction foreman

Suzanne Hevner (Actor) .. Florist

Martin Brest (Director)

6:27 pm - 9:00 pm, Sunday, March 29 on Great! TV (34)

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