Career: While working in Hartford, Falk joined a local theatre group called the Mark Twain Masquers. He also took acting classes at the White Barn Theatre in Westport, Connecticut. In 1956, he moved to New York to pursue an acting career. He made his professional stage debut in an Off-Broadway production of Moliere's Dom Juan - it closed after just one performance. He had better luck with other Broadway roles. After a number of small film parts, Falk was praised for his supporting role in Murder, Inc. (1960), for which he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. In 1961, he starred in Frank Capra's final film, Pocketful of Miracles and earned his second Academy Award nomination. Falk continued to make films and make guest appearances on TV shows. He is best known as the star of the TV detective series Columbo, which he first played in the 1968 TV movie Prescription: Murder. He went on to play the crumpled detective on and off on TV between 1971 until 2003. Falk died at his Beverly Hills home on June 23, 2011 at the age of 83.

Career: Curtis's film debut came in the smash-hit 1978 horror Halloween; she's appeared in several sequels. After several more horror movies, she established herself as a major talent. Her role in 1983's Trading Places helped establish her as a sex symbol. Five years later, A Fish Called Wanda was a huge hit, and showcased her as a first-rate comic actress. She won a Golden Globe for her work in 1994's True Lies. Other film roles include Disney's Freaky Friday, opposite Lindsay Lohan. In October 2006, Curtis announced she had quit acting to focus on family. However, she soon returned to showbusiness with appearances in Beverly Hills Chihuahua and NCIS.