Leah Remini

Leah Remini is a member of The Church of Scientology. In December 2005, Leah Remini helped promote the gala opening of Church of Scientology's "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum.

Brad Pitt

The Yugoslavian–U.S. co-production The Dark Side of the Sun (1988) gave Brad Pitt his first leading film role, as a young American taken by his family to the Adriatic to find a remedy for a skin condition. However, the film was shelved on the outbreak of the Croatian War of Independence, and was released only in 1997. Pitt made two motion picture appearances in 1989: the first in a supporting role in the comedy Happy Together; the second a featured role in the horror film Cutting Class, the first of Pitt's films to reach theaters. Brad Pitt made guest appearances on television series Head of the Class, Freddy's Nightmares, Thirty something, and (for a second time) Growing Pains.

Shakira

Between the ages of ten and thirteen Shakira was invited to various events in Barranquilla and gained some recognition in the area. It was at about this time that she met local theater producer Monica Ariza, who was impressed with her and as a result tried to help her career. During a flight from Barranquilla to Bogotá, Ariza convinced Sony Colombia executive Ciro Vargas to hold an audition for Shakira in a hotel lobby. Vargas held Shakira in high regard and, returning to the Sony office, gave the cassette to a song and artist director. However, the director was not overly excited and thought Shakira was something of "a lost cause". Vargas, not daunted, was still convinced that Shakira had talent, and set up an audition in Bogotá. He arranged for Sony Colombia executives to arrive at the audition, with the idea of surprising them with Shakira's performance. She performed three songs for the executives and impressed them enough for her to be signed to record three albums.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams started playing professional tennis in September 1995. Her first professional event was the Bell Challenge in Quebec City, where Serena Williams lost in the first round of qualifying to World No. 149 Annie Miller in less than an hour of play and earned US$240 in prize money.

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Christopher Anne "Chris" (née Boldt), a school district employee and teacher, and Timothy Byers Affleck, a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, and former actor with the Theater Company of Boston. Ben Affleck's mother attended Harvard University and currently teaches in Cambridge Public Schools. His younger brother is actor Casey Affleck. Ben Affleck has Irish and Scottish ancestry. His family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts when Ben Affleck was very young and his parents divorced in 1984.