Month: July 2022

Zach Braff broke onto the Hollywood scene in the early 2000s when he was cast as the lead actor in the hit medical comedy “Scrubs.” In the show, Braff portrayed the hapless J.D., who became a fan favorite because of his humor and eccentric personality. During the show’s lengthy run from 2001-2010, Braff was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005; and for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to 2007…

John Mulaney is an award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his stand-up specials “The Top Part” (2009), “New in Town” (2012), “The Comeback Kid” (2015), and “Kid Gorgeous” (2018), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. After completing his university education…

Brian Dennehy was nearly 40 when he first broke into Hollywood, but this didn’t stop him from putting together a career that spanned over 60 films and 100 TV productions and stage plays. After completing his education, Dennehy started working as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch in Manhattan during the mid-1970s…

Famous for his oratorical gifts, Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of nineteenth century America, leaving his mark on the country as a lawyer and statesman. During his nearly 30 years in government, Webster served as Secretary of State three times, under three different Presidents; he served twice in the Senate; and he served twice in the U.S. House of Representatives…

A futurist and pioneer of human-computer interfacing, Raymond Kurzweil has enriched our society with inventions that improve the quality of life for disabled people, while also merging technology with the arts. In 1976, he developed the Kurzweil Reading Machine—the first machine that could read printed and typed documents aloud…

If Ray Mabus isn’t one of the most interesting people in the world, he’s certainly one of the most successful. Throughout his life he’s been called Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Governor, Ambassador, and CEO. From 2009 to 2017, Mabus served as the 75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, the longest tenure as leader of the Navy and Marine Corps since World War I…

Few people have influenced the game of football more than John Heisman. Born in 1869, Heisman earned a law degree before becoming a prominent college football coach in the early years of the sport. Heisman’s career as a coach lasted 36 years and included stints at Auburn University, Clemson University, Georgia Tech, and Rice University, among others…