Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, singer, director, comedian, and musician whose trademark is his laugh. The box office take from Murphy's films makes him the second highest grossing actor in the United States. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time...(Wikipedia)

Credits include: Baby Geniuses, Freaky Friday, The Ritz, Broadway: The Golden Age and Falling in Love Again

Credits include: Beetlejuice, I Am Not Your Negro, Woody Allen: A Documentary, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired and Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

Credits include: Jack, Ghost Dad, Fat Albert and The Meteor Man

Credits include: The Lion King, Ghost, Rat Race, Sister Act and Girl, Interrupted

Harold George Belafonte was born in New York City. He attended George Washington High School, where he was on the track team. In 1944 he left high school and joined the Navy. His wife, Julie Robinson, was a featured dancer in Katherine Dunham's dance troupe. His debut was at the Village Vanguard in New York. Also, he appeared in the Broadway revues "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" and "Three for Tonight". He owns his own music publishing firm and film production company. He won a Tony award in 1

Credits include: Seinfeld, The Heartbreak Kid, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Hairspray and Lion King 1½

Credits include: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, It's Pat, Shakes the Clown, Lovewrecked and Dirty Love

Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field. The significance of this achievement was later bolstered in 1967 when he starred in three well-received films--To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night; and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner--making him the top box office star of that year...(Wikipedia)

Credits include: Fame, Everybody Hates Chris, Next Day Air, A Different World and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

One the most successful entertainers of the Black vaudeville stage, also known as the Chitlin Circuit, was Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born Loretta Mary Aiken in 1894. At the apex of her long career, she was earning $10,000 a week at Harlem's Apollo Theatre. Mabley focused on conventional topics such as family and others not normally covered by comedians of the era, white or Black, such as infidelity, poverty, welfare, and inebriation.Billed as the Funniest Woman in the World, she adopted her orig

Credits include: Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You