Adopted as a baby, Ray Liotta was a star athlete in New Jersey until deciding to pursue dramatics while at the University of Miami. He owes his break into Hollywood to Melanie Griffith, who promoted him for a big part in Something Wild. His intense demeanor has since served him well, especially in 1990's Goodfellas.

Credits include: Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries, Runaway Bride, Beverly Hills Cop III and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Born Benjamin Sherman Crothers in Terre Haute, Indiana. Songwriter, actor, composer, singer, comedian and guitarist who, after high school, appeared in nightclubs, hotels, films and on television. He joined ASCAP in 1959, and his popular-song compositions also include "The Gal Looks Good", "Nobody Knows Why", "I Was There", "A Man's Gotta Eat" and "When, Oh When". Scatman Crothers died at age 76 of pneumonia and lung cancer at his home in Van Nuys, California on November 22, 1986.

Credits include: Zelig and Casablanca

Credits include: Hook, Halloween, Young Frankenstein, Toys and The Secret of NIMH

Credits include: Magnum Force, Johnny Got His Gun, Salem's Lot, Appointment with Death and Starsky and Hutch

Credits include: Assassins, Top Dog, Red Shoe Diaries and Casablanca

Credits include: Hell Boats, Sadat, The Stolen Smile and Casablanca