Tea Leoni has starred in a wide range of films including Jurassic Park lll
(2001), Deep Impact (1998), and co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2006
comedy film Fun with Dick and Jane.
Tea as a TV news anchor in Deep Impact
Tea Leoni with Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane
Astronaut John Glenn became the fifth person in space and the first American to
orbit the Earth, aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule (shown above). He
circled the globe three times during a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes, and
23 seconds.
Astronomer/professor Clyde W. Tombaugh (above) was the first to discover the
planet Pluto while taking photos of the night sky from Lowell Observatory in
Flagstaff, Arizona. The discovery made headlines across the world.
Lowell Observatory
LeVar Burton, is a German-born actor, director, producer and author. He is
well-known for portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC-TV
miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also known for
his portrayal of Geordi LaForge on the syndicated science fiction series
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
LeVar Burton in Roots
Actor Miguel José Ferrer is often cast in roles as a villain. Ferrer was
born the oldest of five children of Academy Award-winner Jose’Ferrer
and singer Rosemary Clooney. Ferrer began his career in the early
1980s making guest appearances on episodic television. He had a
small part in Star Trek lll: The Search For Spock (1984) as the helm
officer Excelsior. A major role for the actor came in the 1987 action
movie Robocop.
Miguel Ferrer as helm officer in Star Trek lll.
Ferrer, far right, in a scene from Robocop
