Career: Broderick's first taste of cinematic success came with the 1983 blockbuster WarGames. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the big-screen version of Torch Song Trilogy, award-laden Civil War drama Glory and satirical drama Election followed. He lent his voice to the 1990 animated smash The Lion King. On the stage, he won a Tony for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and teamed up with Nathan Lane for the Broadway musical The Producers. More recently, he voiced the animated movie The Tale of Desperaux, and appeared in the films Wonderful World, Margaret and Tower Heist.

Career: A series of TV roles, including Diane Keaton's Wildflower and miniseries Return to Lonesome Dove, got Witherspoon noticed. After several unremarkable movie projects, she starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in commercial success Fear in 1996, winning an army of young fans. A string of hits soon followed, including Freeway, Pleasantville, Cruel Intentions, Election, American Psycho and Legally Blonde, establishing her as a major Hollywood star and prompting her to set up production company Type A Films. Movies since include The Importance of Being Earnest, Sweet Home Alabama, and Legally Blonde 2. She wowed critics with a breathtaking performance in Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, for which she landed an Academy Award. Her recent films include Penelope, Four Christmases, How Do You Know, Water for Elephants and This Means War.

Career: Klein achieved worldwide recognition for his second film when he played Chris `Oz" Ostreicher in the hugely popular American Pie (1999). He reprised the role in American Pie 2 (2001) and American Reunion (2012). His other film credits include Rollerball (2002), We Were Soldiers (2002), Just Friends (2005) and American Dreamz (2006). Since 2011, he has had a recurring role in TV comedy Wilfred.