Big Names I'd LOVE to Get On My Radio Show
by jbfreelancewriter | created - 18 Jul 2012 | updated - 18 Jul 2012 | PublicMy wish list of stars of those I admire and who I'd do (just about) anything to have my radio talk show "Livin' the Dream! with JBlair Brown." http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jblairbrown
1. Denzel Washington
Actor | Fences
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at ...
Requires no explanation.
2. George Clooney
Actor | The Ides of March
George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney ...
One of the coolest cats on the planet, as evidenced by the Ocean's series.
3. Derek Jeter
Actor | The Other Guys
Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Other Guys (2010), Anger Management (2003) and History's Greatest Warriors. He has been married to Hannah Jeter since July 9, 2016. They have four children.
My husband, Derek...if only he would read the memo! He seriously wouldn't have to talk...just hearing him breathe on the line would be enough. (Sigh.)
4. Bradley Whitford
Actor | Get Out
Bradley Whitford's credits in film, television and theater include work with some of the most noted writers, directors and playwrights in the arts, and constitute a career worthy of a Juilliard-trained actor -- which he is. But stardom is something else altogether, and it remained elusive, at least...
Josh Lymon. I simply adore him.
5. Don Cheadle
Actor | Crash
Donald Frank Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family: mother Bettye (née North), a teacher; father Donald Frank Cheadle Sr., a clinical psychologist; sister Cindy; and brother Colin. After graduating from high...
Self-explanatory. One of the most underrated actors in film today. Love his stuff!
6. Oprah Winfrey
Producer | The Oprah Winfrey Show
Oprah Gail Winfrey , often known simply as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ...
Okay...so, if I'm going to add females to the list (otherwise I look like I'm on the prowl...), I'll start at the top. Who DOESN'T like Oprah? (I mean...for a REALLY good reason???)
7. Gayle King
Actress | The Manchurian Candidate
Gayle King was born on December 28, 1954 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Queen & Slim (2019) and The Boss (2016). She was previously married to William G. Bumpus.
Seriously, don't you wanna hear some juicy stuff from Oprah's best friend, really????
8. Gina Torres
Actress | Serenity
Gina was born in New York City and is youngest of three children in a close-knit Cuban American family. Attended New York City's High School of Music and Art She is a gifted mezzo soprano and was trained in opera and jazz and also sang in a gospel choir.
Her elegant turn on the hit show "Suits," is nothing short of extraordinary. Also, a Cuban American woman in charge of her own prominent firm? Really? Gotta love it. (And even if YOU don't, I sure do.)
9. Tommy Lee Jones
Actor | The Fugitive
Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (Scott), a police officer and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, who worked on oil fields. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. He attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school ...
I can imagine chillin' with Jones, given his down-home demeanor. He's cool like that.
10. Tina Fey
Actress | Date Night
Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born in 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, to Xenobia "Jeanne" (Xenakes), a brokerage employee, and Donald Henry Fey, who wrote grant proposals for universities. Her mother is Greek, born in Piraeus, while her father had German, Northern Irish,...
...'cause I could use an hour of sheer laughter.
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