Career: After graduating, Liotta moved to New York and began appearing in commercials. Six months later he became a star thanks to a recurring role in soap Another World. He quit after four years in 1981, but struggled to get a break in movies, appearing instead in numerous TV dramas and low-budget productions. In 1986, his friend Melanie Griffith got him a role in her movie Something Wild, which was the lucky break he needed. He hasn't looked back. Projects since include Field of Dreams, Goodfellas, Turbulence, Cop Land, Hannibal, Blow and Narc. As busy as ever, his recent work includes Revolver, Wild Hogs, Crossing Over, Observe and Report, Youth in Revolt, Date Night, and Charlie St Cloud.

Career: MacDowell's modelling career took off in a big way, but it also led her to the movies. In 1984, she landed a role in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (though her voice was dubbed by Glenn Close), and a year later gained a small role in the blockbuster St Elmo's Fire. It would be another four years before she gained widespread success, and it started with indie flick sex, lies and videotape (1989). Since then, she has gone on to establish a solid acting career, with films such as Green Card (1990), Groundhog Day (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Multiplicity (1996). More recently she's appeared in The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009), The 5th Quarter (2009) and Footloose (2011). Since 2013, she has starred in American drama Cedar Cove.

Career: Schneider moved from writer to performer on SNL when he made his on-screen debut in October 1990. At the time, the main cast included Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller and Mike Meyers. After leaving SNL in 1994, he played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Judge Dredd (1995) and Down Periscope (1996) and starred in the short-lived American remake of British sitcom Men Behaving Badly. Schneider's first big success in a lead role came in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999). It cost $17million to make and went on to earn more than $90million at the box office. It spawned a sequel Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005). His other film credits include The Animal (2001), The Hot Chick (2002) and Grown Ups (2010). In 2012, he played the title role in short-lived sitcom Rob. Schneider has also had a long working association with Adam Sandler. They performed together on SNL and Schneider has had supporting roles in a number of Sandler's films, including The Waterboy (1998), Little Nicky (2000), 50 Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005) and Bedtime Stories (2008).