Billy Crystal is an actor, comedian writer/producer, and film director. He gained
prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and
became a popular film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the
box office comedy successes When Harry Met Sally (1989), and City Slickers
(1991). He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.
The Peace Corps is a volunteer agency run by the U.S. Government. The mission of
the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand U.S. culture, and Americans to understand
the cultures of other countries. Generally, the work is related to social and economic development. On March 1, 1961,President John F. Kennedy (on the right above)
signed the Executive Order that officially started the Peace Corps. Kennedy then
appointed his brother-in-law Sargent Shriver (above left) to be the program’s first
director.
President Kennedy greets the first Peace Corps volunteers in August,1962.
Ron Howard, actor, director, and producer came to prominence as a child actor,
playing Opie Taylor in the CBS-TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to
1969 and later as the teenaged Richie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days
on ABC from 1974 – 1984. Ron made film appearances in American Grafiti in
1973 and in The Shootist in 1976 with John Wayne. He made his directorial
debut with the 1977 comedy film Grand Theft Auto.
Ron Howard as Opie in The Andy Griffith Show
Ron In Happy Days
Actor Ron Howard behind the wheel in a scene from American Graffiti
Director Ron behind the camera
Alan Rickman is an English actor and theater director. Rickman is known
for his film performances as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988) and Severus
Snape in the Harry Potter film series and as the Sheriff of Nottingham in the
1991 film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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
