Hitch

Will Smith (Actor) .. Alex `Hitch" Hitchens

Born: September 25, 1968 in Philadelphia

Best Known For: Men in Black and a string of hit movies.

Early-life: Born Willard Christopher Smith Jr on September 25, 1968, in Philadelphia, the second of four children. He received his Fresh Prince nickname from a teacher who noted his ability to talk his way out of any situation. In high school, Smith teamed up with Jeff Townes to form rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Turning down a university scholarship to concentrate on music paid off when the duo became platinum-selling recording artists.

Career: Smith's charm swayed Quincy Jones and the NBC TV network to give him a starring role in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, a series that ran for six years. In 1992, he made his film debut with Where the Day Takes You. Since then, he's enjoyed a steady string of box-office hits, including Bad Boys, Independence Day, Men in Black and its two sequels, and Ali, which gained him an Oscar nomination. Other projects include Enemy of the State, Six Degrees of Separation, I, Robot, I Am Legend, Seven Pounds and Hancock. His recent work includes Men in Black 3, After Earth, and new movie Focus.

Quote: "Give me a problem, I'll give you a solution. I just love living. That's a feeling you can't fake. I'm glad every single day. I think that even the camera can feel that I'm a happy man."

Trivia: He married actress Jada Pinkett in 1997. They have two children, Jaden and Willow.

Eva Mendes (Actor) .. Sara

Born: March 05, 1974 in Miami

Best Known For: A string of Hollywood films.

Early-life: Eva was born in Miami on March 5, 1974, to Cuban parents, and raised in Los Angeles by her mother after her parents' divorce. Eva studied marketing at California State University, Northridge, but dropped out to pursue an acting career.

Career: Mendes had small roles in a number of TV shows and films before her big break came when she played Denzel Washington's girlfriend in Training Day (2001). This led to roles in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and Stuck on You (2003). She played the female lead opposite Will Smith in Hitch (2005). Recent work includes roles in Ghost Rider (2007), We Own the Night (2007) and The Other Guys (2010). Away from acting, Mendes has appeared in promotional work for Revlon Cosmetics and a number of other brands, and she has launched a number of household products under the Vida brand at Macy's department store.

Quote: "The celebrity world can be so ugly. Everyone seems to have slept with everyone else and it's some sort of strange weird cycle."

Trivia: Mendes was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for her performance in The Women (2008).

Kevin James (Actor) .. Albert

Born: April 26, 1965 in New York

Best Known For: The King of Queens and a string of Hollywood comedies.

Early-life: Born Kevin George Knipfing in New York on April 26, 1965, Kevin is of German ancestry. He has a sister, Leslie, and a brother, comedian Gary Valentine. He attended Cortland University where he played on the American football team while majoring in sports management. He gave up his studies before graduating and returned home. He joined a community theatre and then attended his brother's improv comedy group.

Career: James began doing stand-up and it was on the comedy circuit that he met comedian and actor Ray Romano. He made guest appearances on Ray's sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond, and this led to the development of his own sitcom, The King of Queens, which ran from 1998 to 2007. James made his big-screen debut in 2005 romantic comedy Hitch, alongside Will Smith. Since then he has appeared in a number of comedy films, including I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012) and Grown Ups 2 (2013).

Quote: "There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap."

Trivia: James is a big sports fan and supports the New York Knicks, New York Jets and the New York Mets.

Amber Valletta (Actor) .. Allegra Cole

Julie Ann Emery (Actor) .. Casey

Adam Arkin (Actor) .. Max

Robinne Lee (Actor) .. Cressida

Michael Rapaport (Actor) .. Ben

Born: March 20, 1970 in New York

Best Known For: The War at Home.

Early-life: Michael David Rapaport was born on March 20, 1970, in New York. He is the son of radio personality June Brody and radio station manager David Rapaport. As a youth, he idolised some of the Big Apple's most famous actors, such as Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken. Disinterested in high school, he was eventually expelled before moving to LA to try his hand at being a stand-up comedian. He had minor success as a live comic, but soon switched to a career in front of the camera and started to concentrate on acting.

Career: After a guest spot on TV show China Beach, offers of film work began coming in. Among Rapaport's early credits are indie film Zebrahead, The Assassin, which starred Bridget Fonda, and Poetic Justice, which featured Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. Since then, the actor has managed to work on both the small and silver screen, with appearances in dramas such as NYPD Blue and ER, and films like Woody Allen vehicle Mighty Aphrodite, Cop Land, Deep Blue Sea, Dr Doolittle 2 and Hitch among many others. In 2005, he was cast as Dave Gold in sitcom The War at Home, which ran for two seasons. His recent work includes Live Free or Die, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, A Day in the Life, and Accidentally on Purpose.

Quote: "Making a character human is important, not likable or unlikable, just well-rounded."

Trivia: As a youngster, he was a die-hard fan of Eddie Murphy and got to work with his idol in the film Metro (1997) and on Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001).

Andy Tennant (Director)

9:00 pm - 11:20 pm, Tuesday, December 16 on Comedy Central HD (360)

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