Richard Gere began his acting career in the 1970s, playing a supporting role 
in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977),  and he had a starring role in Days of 
Heaven (1978). He became well known for his role in American Gigolo
(1980), which established him as a leading man. Gere then stared in
several hit films including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Pretty
Woman (1990), Primal Fear (1996), and the musical film Chicago
(2002), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor,
as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Best Cast.

2007

Valerie Harper, a performer at 10 years old

Actress Valerie Harper is known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the
CBS-TV show The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), and for her starring
roles on the spin-off sitcoms Rhoda, (CBS 1974-1978) and Valerie, (NBC
1986-1990/CBS 1990-1091). Harper won four Emmy Awards and a Golden
Globe Award for her character in these shows.

Robert Redford, is a, film director, producer, businessman, model,
environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film
Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing the 
film Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime Achievement in 2002. His
most popular films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Great Gatsby (1974), and
All the President’s Men (1976).

Robert Redford with costar Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid

Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. was a film and television actor best known for his portrayals
of Davy Crockett in ABC/Walt Disney mini-series (1955-1956) and as NBC-TV’s
Daniel Boone (1964-1970). Parker was also known as a wine maker and a resort
owner-operator.

1954

Timothy  Hutton has the  distinction of being the youngest actor to win the 
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of the
20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People (1980). Hutton
currently stars as Nathan “Nate” Ford on the TNT series Leverage which is
produced in Portland, Oregon.

Timothy Hutton with his Best Supporting Actor Oscar

1981

Timothy Hutton (left) with costar Christian Kane on the set of Leverage

Timothy Hutton (right) with Steve Karm, one of his Portland fans.