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FORTUNE FEIMSTER I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy ... ZACHARY KNIGHTON I saw my first two Broadway shows when I was 4 years old, 'The Lion King' and 'Beauty an... MAX SCHNEIDER My dad used to love Steely Dan, the Stones, Jethro Tull and all that. There was always Steely Dan go... ST. VINCENT I'm in love with 'Bravo.' Me and my girlfriends love 'Bravo-ing,' which doesn... ASHLEY TISDALE Because I tend to kind of hide under the sheets when it comes to reality television. I've seen p... DIANE LANE I've always been kind of a mutt creatively. I started off in journalism, and I've actually d... J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourit... BECKI NEWTON In '92, I got my first Broadway show as a performer - 'Crazy for You.' I was in the ense... CASEY NICHOLAW Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. 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LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA I've got two brothers and two sisters, so there's five of us and we're all very close, w... THEO JAMES I've always liked older women. One sad thing about being my age is that there are no older women... HOWARD JACOBSON I got my feet wet in a couple of shows. I did a cameo on my favorite show, 'The Vampire Diaries.... GABBY DOUGLAS I'm not really a 'puppet' person in particular; I think they are very theatrical, and I&... ROBERT LOPEZ I went to work. That was a turning point. When you have to do eight shows a week and your name is on... MARLA MAPLES I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON I've always loved records, even when I was a kid, my parents would buy me records instead of a l... MAYER HAWTHORNE Carbondale, Ill. is where I went to college, and it's where I first started putting on shows. HANNIBAL BURESS I have always loved science fiction. One of my favorite shows is 'Star Trek.' I like the tri... LESLIE NIELSEN I love the NBC comedies. I DVR 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Community,' 'The Office,... STEPHEN COLLETTI It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I us... SALLY PEARSON I realised that if you get yourself labeled as the funny one, people don't look any further. I... CATHERINE TATE I love watching reality shows - I'm up to date with 'America's Next Top Model' and I... EMMA BUNTON People can tell when you're happy with being you and when you're not. It's only cheesy b... HAYDEN PANETTIERE I'm the youngest of five girls, and I don't know about you, but it's really hard to be h... TAMAR BRAXTON When I saw my first Broadway show, 'Beauty and the Beast,' I was like, 'Okay, I'm de... LILLA CRAWFORD I write all my own songs. Everything I did on 'The X Factor' was basically original, except ... ASTRO Norman Lear is my all-time, ultimate hero. He's an amazing man. That's one person I'm lo... TYLER PERRY I think there is sexy. 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