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Author and Actress Known for "Dirty Dancing" & "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"; Winner of Season 11 of "Dancing with the Stars"
Jennifer Grey is an author and actress. She made her acting debut with the film "Reckless" (1984), and had her breakthrough with the teen comedy film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"…
Award-Winning Actor, Director and Screenwriter, CEO, HITRECORD, a unique production company and online platform for creative collaboration
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. His acting career spans three decades, and ranges from television (3rd Rock from The Sun) to arthouse (Mysterious Skin, Brick) to multiplex…
Actress Writer Comedian
Jenny Slate is a stand-up comedian, actress, author, and creator. Her debut original comedy special STAGE FRIGHT was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special, and can…
Creator, "Orange is the New Black"
Jenji Kohan is the creator and executive producer of Netflix's Orange is the New Black. To date, the critically acclaimed series has earned four Golden Globe nominations, 10 Emmy Award nominations, including…
Award-winning Writer, Director, Producer, and Comedian
Judd Apatow, one of the most sought-after comedic minds in the industry, has directed, produced, and written many of the biggest comedy films and hit TV shows of the last…
Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Bringing his business acumen and passion for creative and responsible business practices to life at the podium, Greenfield's presentation delivers an inspiring tribute to America's entrepreneurial spirit, full of anecdotes…
CEO of Anti-Defamation League
Jonathan Greenblatt is a successful businessman, social entrepreneur and innovative leader with extensive experience in the public and private sectors. Before becoming the CEO and national director of ADL (anti-defamation…
Hospitality Thought leader, Entrepreneur, Executive Producer & Host of Bar Rescue, Founder of Taffer’s Tavern & Taffer’s Mixologist
Jon Taffer is the entertainer, the entrepreneur, the strategic advisor, the thought leader that transforms industries. Utilizing his four decades of unprecedented industry experience, Taffer guides companies through remodeling, reprogramming,…
Best-Selling Author of All Fall Down & In Her Shoes
Weiner brings her charm and wit to the podium, discussing her books, personal experiences and women’s search for a sense of self. In the same sharp and entertaining tone that…
Award-Winning Columnist, Executive Producer of Amazon's Alpha House, and Author
Known at the podium for his insight, wit and first-hand anecdotes, Jonathan Alter is one of America’s most-respected journalists and modern historians.
Stand-Up Comedian and Film and Television Actor. He is ranked #63 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all-time
Jackie Mason is once in a generation, a performer emerges who is so extraordinary, so brilliant, that he or she become the standard to whom all others are compared. Jackie…
Author and Host of The John Batchelor Show Radio News Magazine
On September 12, 2001, the day after the fall of the Twin Towers, WABC-AM in New York City recruited John Batchelor to go on the air until Osama bin Laden…
Former Director of the C.I.A.
R. James Woolsey is Chairman of Woolsey Partners LLC. He is also a Venture Partner and Senior Advisor to VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, California. Mr. Woolsey currently chairs…
Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN; Author, The Devil May Dance
A prolific journalist and writer, Jake Tapper’s work has been lauded by such legendary newsmen Bob Woodward as
Emmy-Award Winning Journalist & "20/20" Anchor and Correspondent, known for his career on both ABC News and Fox Business Channel
John Stossel joined Fox Business Network (FBN) in 2009. He is the host of "Stossel" (Fridays at 9 PM/ET), a weekly program highlighting current consumer issues with a libertarian viewpoint.…
Cultural Icon & Talk Show Host
Throughout an illustrious career, Jerry Springer has become a cultural and civic icon. In addition to talk show host, he has been the mayor of Cincinnati, political pundit, lawyer, award-winning…
Talk Show Host, Comedian and Producer
Known for his unique brand of political satire as the host of Comedy Central's runaway hit The Daily Show, Jon Stewart is considered one of America's most respected comedic voices…
Actress, Eating Disorder and MS Spokesperson. She is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos
As Meadow Soprano on HBO’s blockbuster hit “The Sopranos,” Jamie-Lynn Sigler portrays
New York Times Bestselling Author of THE LAST JIHAD also a political columnist for World magazine
Joel C. Rosenberg is a New York Times bestselling author of 11 novels and five nonfiction books, with more than 3 million copies sold. He has been interviewed on hundreds…
Director, Spokesperson, and Founder of Jewish Media Resources, an organization which attempts to clarify journalists' understanding of Haredi Jewish society
Jonathan Rosenblum is a columnist for the Jerusalem Post and the Israeli director of Jewish Media Resources, a media organization devoted to furthering an understanding of Haredi Jewish society. Jewish Media…
Computer Scientist and Philosopher; Father of Slain Wall Street Journal Reporter Daniel Pearl; President of the Daniel Pearl Foundation
Judea Pearl was born in Tel Aviv and is a graduate of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He came to the United States for postgraduate work in 1960, and the…
Widely known as the Creator, Executive-Producer, Writer and Host of Inside the Actors Studio
James Lipton is widely known as the creator, executive-producer, writer and host of Inside the Actors Studio, which is seen in 94 million American homes on Bravo and in 125…
Film and Television Actress, Voice Actress and Comedian. She is best known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons
Julie Kavner, perhaps best known as the voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons, the longest-running animated show in TV history, is born in Los Angeles.
Well-Known Judaica Expert and Auctioneer
Jonathan Greenstein is the president and expert-in-charge at J. Greenstein & Company, Inc. in Cedarhurst, New York. It is the country’s only auction house specializing in antique Jewish Ritual art,…
Award Winning Stand-Up Comedian, Actress, Television Writer, and Producer. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Judy Gold has written and starred in 2 critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway hit shows: The Judy Show – My Life As A Sitcom, (Outer Critics Circle Nom) and 25 Questions for…
Author, Journalist and Editor-In-Chief of the Conservative Website WorldNetDaily
Joseph Farah is the co-founder, editor and chief executive officer of WorldNetDaily.com, the world’s leading independent Internet news source. In addition, Farah writes a daily column for WND and a…
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,
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2005-2006)
One of Americas most prominent policy voices, John Bolton is a lawyer and career diplomat who has spent his career fighting to preserve American sovereignty. As the U.S. Ambassador to…
Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian and Director. Also best known for his prominent role as George Costanza in the hit television series Seinfeld
The persona of George Costanza, created by versatile actor/writer/director Jason Alexander, has been dubbed by Entertainment Weekly as one of the “Best Television Sidekicks of All Time” (#3 actually, behind…
Lawyer, Former Judge, Television Personality, Producer, and Author. Host of Daytime Emmy Award–Winning Reality Courtroom Series, Judge Judy
After nearly 25 years in New York's Family Court, Judge Sheindlin retired from the bench in 1996 to start the syndicated program that bears her name. Judge Sheindlin began her…