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NFL Legend and Hall of Famer
Even from the beginning it seemed destined that football would become Larry Csonka's life. Born on December 25, 1946 in Stow, Ohio a husky 9 pound 13 ounce Christmas gift…
Former Super Bowl-Winning Coach; Studio Analyst for the NFL Today on CBS
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher joined CBS Sports as an analyst for the Network’s NFL studio show, THE NFL TODAY, in February 2007. This season he once again…
TV Personality & Former Judge on The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol
From 16-year-old high-school dropout and EMI mailboy to world-famous record producer and notorious TV personality, Simon Cowells success is the fruit of decades of hard work, an uncanny knack for…
Award-Winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author, & Co-founder of Stand Up to Cancer
Katie Couric is an award-winning journalist and TV personality, well-known cancer advocate, documentary film producer and The New York Times best-selling author of "The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons…
Stand-Up Comedian, Impressionist and Television Personality; Best Known for "Full House"
Dave Coulier is perhaps best known as “Joey” from the hit ABC television series, Full House, which aired for eight seasons (1987-1995, with 192 episodes produced) and can now be…
Award-Winning Sportscaster, Broadcaster and Best-Selling Author
Bob Costas has won twenty-five Emmy awards—more than any sports broadcaster. His versatility has been recognized with awards and nominations in the categories of hosting, play-by- play, writing, journalism, news,…
Author, Guest Speaker, PodiumPower Coach and Executive Speechwriter
Founder and president, Matthew Cossolotto, has enjoyed a multifaceted communications career that includes eight years as a congressional aide followed by senior-level speechwriting and executive communications positions at GTE, Pepsi-Cola…
Award-Winning Journalist & Author
One of America's most renowned journalists and media commentators, Ellis Cose addresses the most pertinent issues of the day, from politics and race to conflict in societies, dedicated to spurring…
Television News Anchor and Correspondent, Radio Host, and Best Selling Author
Rita Cosby is one of the most recognized and respected broadcasters in America and has been quoted and profiled by hundreds of media outlets across the country and overseas. Born…
Comedian, Writer and Broadcaster
One of the most requested acts in the comedy chains, Pete Correale was recently named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the Top 10 Comics To Watch. The debut showing…
Award-Winning Relationship Specialist and Former TV Talk Show Advice Expert
People across the United States and abroad know Dr. Grace Cornish Livingstone, as "Dr. Grace," the award-winning relationship specialist, dynamic minister, keynote speaker, former TV talk show advice expert, and…
Former Reporter and Editor at the New York Times, is the best-selling author of the "Black Pearls"
Eric V. Copage was a reporter at the New York Times and has also been an editor at the New York Times Magazine. He is also a book author and…
Anchor, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
Anderson Cooper is the anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°, a nightly newscast that goes beyond the headlines—keeping politicians and policy makers honest with in-depth reporting and investigations. The show…
Comedienne, Actress & Writer
Quickly on her way to the top of the comedy food chain, mainstream comedienne, Alycia Cooper, is a force to be reckoned with. Her “take no prisoners” stand up is…
Olympic Gold-Medalist, Two-Time WNBA MVP
Universally considered one of the best women's basketball players of all time, Cynthia Cooper helped lead the Houston Comets to four consecutive national championships. She won two NCAA basketball titles…
Physician and Novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health
Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word "medical" to the thriller genre, and thirty-four years after the publication of his breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues…
Rock Singer-Songwriter; Season Seven "American Idol" Winner
Sitting outside a Nashville coffee shop soaking up the sunshine on a golden Indian summer afternoon, David Cook wears the contented smile of an artist in the midst of a…
Former Sergeant in the USA Army, Author and Known as a cast member on the MTV reality television series, The Real World: Brooklyn
Ryan Conklin is an Iraq war veterean along with being an accomplished guitarist and prankster on The Real World Brooklyn. Ryan spent one yearlong tour in Iraq where he took…
The World-Renowned Diavolo, a Los Angeles-based dance company known for its unique “architecture in motion” style
The world-renowned Diavolo Dance Company, a Los Angeles-based dance company known for its unique “architecture in motion” style,uses dance to explore the relationship between the human body and its architectural…
40 Years Of Experience Working In Education & 2014 former President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Comer to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Dr. James P. Comer is the Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center, and has been a Yale medical faculty member…
Author, Business Coach, occasional media personality and a Hall of Fame inspirational speaker
Patrick Combs is a Hall of Fame Inspirational speaker, a bestselling author of three books, and a critically acclaimed, internally successful comedic theatre performer and writer. Patrick is renowned for…
NFL Wide Receiver, NBC Sunday Night Football Commentator
Chris Collinsworth is a game analyst for Sunday Night Football, earning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of the past six seasons.
Legendary Folk Singer & Activist
Few artists have as much staying power as music icon Judy Collins. She has celebrated over 50 years of recording with 37 albums, top ten hits, Grammy wins, and gold…
Stand-Up Comedian, Musician and Actor, most recently seen in the Netflix series “The Get Down.” He has appeared on NBC, CBS, HBO, Comedy Central and more.
Wali Collins is a regular at all of the main stream Comedy clubs in the United States including New York City and Los Angeles. He even headlines and tours at…
Real-life 'Hitch,' Dating Doctor
Real-life date coach David Coleman sees plenty of parallels between Will Smith's character in the new movie Hitch and his own career helping others find love. Coleman says he has…
Anthropologist, Educator and Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Cole Was The First African-American Female President of Spelman College
One of the most powerful and well-regarded African American women in the US, Johnnetta B. Cole has a way with making history. She was the first female African American president…
Host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS
Stephen Colbert, the host, co-writer and executive producer of Comedy Central’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series “The Colbert Report,” Stephen Colbert is a best-selling author, political satirist, writer, comedian, former…
Founder and Editor in chief of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment
Leigh Cohn, MAT, CEDS is the founder and editor in chief of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, an internationally recognized peer review journal and is the author…
Writer and Humorist known as the author of The Ethicist column in The New York Times Magazine between 1999 and 2011
For 12 years, Randy Cohen penned "The Ethicist," a weekly column for The New York Times Magazine syndicated throughout the US and Canada. The column answered readers' ethical questions on…
NPR Commentator, "All Things Considered"
Well known poet, author and National Public Radio commentator. Andrei Codrescu was born in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania. His first poetry book "License to Carry a Gun" won the Big Table…
Actor, Director and Screenwriter
George Clooney, actor who is best known for his work in various films like Ocean’s Eleven, Batman & Robin, Leather Heads and Good Night and Good Luck. Along with acting…
Playwright & Novelist
Pearl Cleage is an Atlanta based writer whose work has won commercial acceptance and critical praise in several genres. An award winning playwright whose Flyin' West was the most produced…
Musican, DJ, Host and MTV Real World Austin
First known for his appearance on ‘MTV’s The Real World Austin’, Nehemiah Clark has since followed his passion into music to become one of today’s most versatile Musicians. Unifying the…
Mystery Author and Actress. She is the daughter of suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark, with whom she has co-authored several Christmas novels, and the former sister-in-law of author Mary Jane Clark
Carol Higgins Clark is the author of four bestselling Regan Reilly mysteries, Decked, nominated as Best First Novel for both the Agatha and Anthony Awards, Snagged, Iced, Twanged, published by…
Executive Chairman, CityView; Former U.S. Secretary, Housing and Urban Development; Former Mayor of San Antonio
Co-chair of the Bipartisan Center's Immigration Task Force, former HUD secretary, and housing innovator Henry Cisneros
Actress, Blogger, and Former Reality Television Personality
Jamie Chung is a actress, blogger and former reality television personality.
Highly Recognized Diversity Advocate & Television Personality
Three-time Emmy Award-winner Connie Chung started her television journalism career in 1969 at a local station in her hometown, Washington, D.C. She worked for all the major networks, starting in…
Civil Rights Activist, MLK's Smallest Freedom Fighter and The Recipient Of The Congressional Gold Medal from President Obama in 2016
Civil rights & voting rights activist, author, humanitarian & the recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal From President Barack Obama.
Best-Selling Author & One of the World's Top Motivational Seminar Leaders
Deepak Chopra is the author of more than seventy-five books translated into over thirty-five languages, including twenty-three New York Times bestsellers in both the fiction and nonfiction categories. Chopra’s medical…
One of the United States Most Prominent Gospel Choirs
The world famous Harlem Gospel Choir is the most renowned gospel choir in America and a preeminent gospel choir worldwide. It travels the globe, sharing the joy of faith through…
Stand-Up Comedian, Actress, Fashion Designer, Author and Singer- Songwriter
Margaret Cho started performing stand-up at age 16 in a comedy club called The Rose & Thistle above a bookstore her parents ran. Soon after, she won a comedy contest…
Award-Winning Author & Analyst on the Future of Work, Jobs, Presidential Politics & Race Relations
Farai Chideya has combined media, technology, and diversity during her 20-year career as an award-winning author and journalist. Chideya is currently a political contributor to WNYC, where she also hosts…
Feminist artist, art educator, and writer known for her large collaborative art installation pieces, which examine the role of women in history and culture
Judy Chicago is an artist, author, feminist, educator, and intellectual whose career now spans five decades. -- and men in particular. The thought processes involved in PowerPlay,
Former Chairman and CEO American Express Co. He was the CEO and Chairman of American Express from 2001 until 2018.
Kenneth Chenault joined American Express in September 1981 as Director of Strategic Planning. He was named President of the Consumer Card Group in 1989, and in 1993 he became President…
Co-host of CBS's Daytime Talk Show "The Talk," Host of "Big Brother"
Julie Chen serves as co-host and moderator of THE TALK, CBS’s Daytime Emmy Award-nominated talk show that examines topical events and contemporary issues through the eyes of five female hosts.…
Author, is a prize-winning best-selling writer well known for her memoir, her writing about alcoholism, and her intimate understanding of American history
Susan Cheever is the author of twelve books including five novels. Her nonfiction books include My Name is Bill, a biography of Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill Wilson; Note Found in…