Hometown... Waterloo, Iowa Claims to Fame... Pitch Perfect 1 & 2, Workaholics, Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates Seen Lately... As Andy in Modern Family, and the soon to be released, Isn’t It Romantic? But Did You Know... He has sung the national anthem at a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game
AL ROKER
Producer, actor, writer
Hometown... Queens, New York Claims to Fame... Voiced characters in Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and Robots and appeared in The Big Year Seen Lately... In the movie Sharknado 5: Global Warming and Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps But Did You Know... Roker wanted to be a cartoonist before he got into television
ANGELA KINSEY
Actor, writer
Hometown... Lafayette, Louisiana Claims to Fame... Playing the workplace kill joy, Angela, in The O ce Seen Lately... As Amy Chestnut in the TV show Fresh Off The Boat and in the romantic comedy, Half Magic But Did You Know... She grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia until age 14
BETH DOVER
Actor, writer
Hometown... Chicago, Illinois Claims to Fame... Memorable comedic roles in Comedy Central’s Another Period and the 2014 film Life Partners Seen Lately... As anti-villain and love-to-hate Director of Purchasing Linda Ferguson in the Netflix hit Orange Is the New Black But Did You Know... Dover has a not-so-hidden passion for karaoke
BLAKE VOGT
Magician, creator, consultant, performer
Hometown... Lebanon, Indiana Claims to Fame... One of the most respected magicians in the industry, he’s created magic for David Copperfield, David Blaine, Dynamo and other top magicians Seen Lately... lending his expertise to movies such as Now You See Me 1 & 2, and Marvel’s Ant-Man. You can also see Blake in action on NBC’s America’s Got Talent But Did You Know... You’ll never see Blake pull a rabbit out of a hat, because he’s actually very allergic to those adorable creatures
BRET SABERHAGEN
All-Star MLB Pitcher (Royals), entrepreneur
Hometown... Chicago Heights, Illinois Claims to Fame... All-star pitching star for the Kansas City Royals, 2-tim Cy Young winner Seen Lately... Working with his organization, The Bret Saberhagen Make a Difference Foundation But Did You Know... Bret appeared in an episode of Married With Children
CHARISSA THOMPSON
Actor
Hometown... Seattle, Washington Claims to Fame... Host on ESPN2 and NHL commentator Seen Lately... Co-Host of Fox Sports Live But Did You Know... She was also a co-host on the Speed Network
CHARLIE DAY
Actor, writer
Hometown... New York, New York Claims to Fame... Charlie on It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Horrible Bosses Seen Lately... In Pacifc Rim: Uprising and Hotel Artemis But Did You Know... He’s a skilled musician on guitar and piano and actually writes all the songs his character contributes on Always Sunny
CHRIS DAUGHTRY
Musician
Hometown... Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Claims to Fame... Well-known contestant on American Idol, Season 5. Nominated for four Grammys Seen Lately... On tour for his new album, Backbone But Did You Know... Chris has Has three dogs Chloe, Harlow, and Miley, a guinea pig, and chickens as pets.
CHRIS HARRISON
Actor, producer
Hometown... Dallas, Texas Claims to Fame... Date Movie, The Short Cut and Hot in Cleveland and host of The Bachelor Seen Lately... As the voice of Painter in Charming But Did You Know... Chris attended college on a soccer scholarship
DAVID COOK
Musician, songwriter
Hometown... Blue Springs, Missouri Claims to Fame... American Idol winner, platinum recording artist Seen Lately... Performing around the country on the Digital Vein tour But Did You Know... Cook earned his degree in graphic design from the University of Central Missouri in nearby Warrensburg
DAVID DASTMALCHIAN
Actor
Hometown... Overland Park, Kansas Claims to Fame... His roles in box office hits The Dark Knight, Ant-Man, Animals and Prisoners Seen Lately... Appearing in The Flash, Gotham and Twin Peaks But Did You Know... After college, David worked as a professional fisherman in Alaska, a circus performer, movie theatre usher and playwright
DAVID WAIN
Writer, actor, producer
Hometown... Shaker Heights, Ohio Claims to Fame... As co-writer of Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, and the MTV series The State Seen Lately... His work on Wet Hot American Summer: First day of Camp and his reoccurring role of Rabbi Jewy McJewJew on the TV series Children’s Hospital, where he is also the Executive Producer But Did You Know... David’s won 3 primetime Emmys
ELIZA COUPE
Actor, writer
Hometown... Plymouth, New Hampshire Claims to Fame... You’ve seen her on the TV shows Happy Endings and Benched Seen Lately... In the TV series, Future Man But Did You Know... Her dad taught her to box when she was nine
EUGENE MIRMAN
Actor, comedian
Hometown... Moscow Russia Claims to Fame... The TV shows Delocated and Flight of the Concords Seen Lately... You’ll recognize his voice talents in the animated TV shows Bob’s Burgers and Archer But Did You Know... Eugene appeared on the Colbert Report in 2011 as a Fertility Clown
HILARIE BURTON
Actor
Hometown... Sterling Heights, Virginia Claims to Fame... One Tree Hill and The Secret Life of Bees Seen Lately... As Karen Palmer on the Lethal Weapon TV series But Did You Know... She was a VJ on M TV despite not being allowed to watch the show as a kid
IAN GOMEZ
Actor
Hometown... New York City, New York Claims to Fame... Devoted husband and loving father Andy Torres on Cougar Town Seen Lately... Guest starring on ABC’s The Real O’Neil’s and Fresh off the Boat, as well as reprising the role of Mike in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 But Did You Know... Gomez was the basis for the “Ian Miller” character in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, written by his real-life wife (and Big Slick alum) Nia Vardalos
JAKE TAPPER
Journalist, host, author
Hometown... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Claims to Fame... Host of The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN, former Senior White House Correspondent for ABC News, author of the bestseller The Outpost Seen Lately... As a frequent guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The View, and Real Time with Bill Maher But Did You Know... In 2006 Tapper married his wife, Jennifer, right here in Kansas City
JOE LO TRUGLIO
Actor, writer, producer
Hometown... Queens, New York / Margate, Florida Claims to Fame... MTV’s The Slate, Comedy Central’s Reno 911!, plus big-screen turns in I Love You, Man, Role Models, Superbad, Pineapple Express and several others Seen Lately... Buddying up with Andy Samberg in Brooklyn Nine-Nine But Did You Know... Lo Truglio is also an animator and cartoonist
KEVIN POLLAK
Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Hometown... San Francisco, California Claims to Fame... Roles in films like The Usual Suspects, A Few Good Men and Avalon, plus comedy that includes dead-on impressions of Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro and William Shatner Seen Lately... As Ralph Slutsky in War Dogs, the satirical Netflix film Special Correspondents and hosting Kevin Pollack’s Chat Show online But Did You Know... Pollak is an avid poker player, hosting a regular game with his celebrity pals
KEVIN RAHM
Actor, writer
Hometown... Bossier City, Louisiana Claims to Fame... Major roles on Mad Men, Desperate Housewives and Judging Amy Seen Lately... As a featured player on CBS’s Madam Secretary and a regular on the Fox series Lethal Weapon But Did You Know... As a student at BYU, Rahm won the Irene Ryan Award for best college actor
LAURA MARANO
Actor, singer
Hometown... Los Angeles, California Claims to Fame... She’s the title character, Ally Dawson, in Disney’s Austin & Ally Seen Lately... As Ravenna in the TV series short Princess Rap Battle But Did You Know... Laura has done many voice-over jobs including the commercially successful animated films, Finding Nemo and Ice Age: The Meltdown
MARTIN STARR
Actor
Hometown... Santa Monica, California Claims to Fame... TV’s Freaks and Geeks, Ed, Community, Park and Recreation, plus films such as Knocked Up, Superbad and This is the End Seen Lately... The guileless Gilfoyle on HBO’s Silicon Valley But Did You Know... Martin’s mother, actress Jean St. James, is a Kansas native
MARY LYNN RAJSKUB
Actor, writer
Hometown... Detroit, Michigan Claims to Fame... Playing Chloe O’Brian on the hit show 24 Seen Lately... In the quirky comedy motion picture, Wilson But Did You Know...You can catch Mary Lynn performing stand up at clubs around LA
MICHAEL IAN BLACK
Actor, writer, producer
Hometown... Chicago, Illinois Claims to Fame... Part of the sketch comedy group, Stella as well as it’s well-known predecessor, The State Seen Lately... In the mockumentary history comedy, Another Period as well as on the TV series, The Good Fight But Did You Know... He was named as Bradley Cooper’s favorite on screen kisser resulting from a scene they did in Wet, Hot American Summer
RICH EISEN
Sports journalist
Hometown... Brooklyn, New York Claims to Fame... TV journalist for the NFL Network, CBS Sports and NBC Sports and a TV/radio host for DirecTV, FOX Sports Radio, Sirius Radio and NFL Now Seen Lately... Appearing on the sports comedy Brockmire with Hank Azaria But Did You Know... Rich runs a 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine every year to raise money for another great children’s hospital, St. Jude’s
ROBERT SMIGEL
Actor, writer
Hometown... New York, New York Claims to Fame... Long time writer on Saturday Night Live and voice/hand behind Triumph, the insult comic dog Seen Lately... As a writer on the charity fundraiser, A Night of Too Many Stars But Did You Know... He’s a long-time friend and collaborator with Adam Sandler as well as the longest-running writer on Saturday Night Live
SAMM LEVINE
Actor, comedian, producer
Hometown... Chicago Illinois / Fort Lee, New Jersey Claims to Fame... Freaks and Geeks, Entourage, Lost, Modern Family, Wet Hot American Summer and Inglorious Basterds Seen Lately... As Markley Kaufmann in WTF: World Thumbwrestling Federation and returning as the voice of Arty for Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later But Did You Know... Levine performed stand-up at his own bar mitzvah before taking his act to New York comedy clubs while he was still under age
SARAH CHALKE
Actor
Hometown... Vancouver, British Columbia Claims to Fame... Dr. Elliot Reid on Scrubs, Dr. Stella Zinman on How I Met Your Mother and (the second) Becky on Roseanne Seen Lately... As the voice of Beth Smith on Rick and Morty and as Kate in the dramedy After the Reality But Did You Know... Chalke is a competitive race-walker
SARAH TIANA
Actor, writer
Hometown... Hayward, California Claims to Fame... Known for her part in the movie, Idol as well as Reno, 911! Seen Lately... On The Pitch Off with Doug Benson But Did You Know... She performed at Six Flags Over Georgia while she was in college.
SETH HERZOG
Actor, comedian
Hometown... Princeton, New Jersey Claims to Fame... Stalwart of the New York comedy scene, roles in the films such as Prime, Role Models and The Baxter Seen Lately... As a warm-up comic and regular sketch player on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon But Did You Know... Herzog’s signature move is the Wonder Woman Dance, which he performed regularly (in costume) at the Slipper Room in NYC
TARAN KILLAM
Actor, writer
Hometown... Culver City, California Claims to Fame... Longer time star of Saturday Night Live and frequent actor on Drunk History Seen Lately... In the hit man comedy Killing Gunther as well as the upcoming comedy, Night School But Did You Know... Well-known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, Taran was also the youngest ever cast member to join the sketch comedy show, MadTV, at age 19.
TONY GONZALEZ
Former Hall of Fame NFL tight end, sports journalist
Hometown... Torrance, California Claims to Fame... NFL Hall of Fame tight end Seen Lately... In the action movie, xXx: Return of Xander Cage But Did You Know... He holds the record for the most career receptions for a tight end
WILL FORTE
Actor, writer, producer
Hometown... Moraga, California Claims to Fame... A decade in the cast of Saturday Night Live, then took MacGruber to the big screen, plus his acclaimed dramatic role in Nebraska Seen Lately... Starring in Fox’s The Last Man on Earth, which he also created, and popping up in the new comedy Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping But Did You Know... Forte started a career as a financial broker, before quitting to take improv classes