Arts & Humanities
Theater
Broadway, Film and TV Actor
Known for his role on NBC's "Homicide" and several starring roles in Spike Lee's films. International lecturer and motivator. |
Star of 'Arrested Development'
Jeffrey Tambor has earned multiple Emmy Award nominations for his roles, and has appeared in The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development & The Hangover. |
Award-Winning Actor
A versatile actor on screen, stage, and television, speaker Michael York is an authority on Shakespeare, the poetry of Rudyard Kipling, and the history and art of acting. |
Actress, Choreographer & Activist
A film actress and choreographer, AIDS activist and women's rights advocate, Perez has been nominated for both an Emmy and an Oscar. She has recently produced, directed, and starred in Yo Soy Boricua, Pa Que Tu... |
Tony Award-Winning Actor
Brian Dennehy has won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, in 2003 for Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” and in 1999 for the 50th anniversary production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.”... |
Broadway Star
Arguably one of the greatest voices of the new millennium, Holliday gives concerts throughout the world and performs with many symphonies across the country. Having lived with depression for over ten years, she found... |
Award-Winning Entertainer
Speaker Ben Vereen's credits include Broadway's "Wicked," Roots, and Law and Order. He addresses such topics as black history and overcoming adversity. |
Actress & Foster Care Advocate
Emmy-nominated actress Victoria Rowell founded the Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan to help foster children explore their potential through the arts. |
Emmy-Winning Actress
With an award-winning career spanning across a diversity of roles in television, theater and film, Light is best known for having captivated audiences with her portrayal of “Angela Bower” on the hit comedy series ... |
Award-Winning Actor, Lost
An award-winning actor known for his role as "Benjamin Linus" in the hit series Lost, Michael Emerson is a 2009 Emmy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a 2010 Golden Globe nominee for... |
"Maria" on Sesame Street & Author
Those who grew up learning their ABC's with Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Kermit and the Cookie Monster will immediately recognize Manzano as the bilingual "Maria" on Sesame Street. Manzano attributes her appeal... |
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright for "Glengarry Glenn Ross" and an award-winning film and television director, Mamet has also made a name for himself as author of The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred,... |
Actor, Writer, Producer & Activist
A successful actress and well-known civil rights activist, Dee's acting career has crossed all major forms of media over a span of eight decades. |
Actress & Civil Liberties Activist
One of the great actresses of all time, speaker Kathleen Turner is a civil liberties activist who strives to create a future in which society respects women's health choices. |
Actress & Comedian
Speaker Lily Tomlin's success as a comedian and actress has spanned a range of media for decades. In her entertaining keynotes, she recalls her career with candor and charm. |
Dramatist
American dramatist John Guare wrote his first play, "Universe," at the tender age of eleven. Guare's plays are highly theatrical. He finds the bizarre and comic in the human condition, magnifies it to massive... |
Award-Winning Actress
From her portrayal of "Rizzo" in Grease to her Emmy-winning role as "Abigail Bartlet" on The West Wing, Stockard Channing is a true chameleon on screen. |
Emmy Award-Winning Actress
Emmy-winning Alfre Woodard has acted in Desperate Housewives and The Practice. She co-founded Artists for New South Africa, a nonprofit promoting AIDS awareness. |
Actor, Rapper, Playwright & Educator
Will Power is an award-winning actor, rapper, playwright, and educator. As one of entertainment’s new shining stars, he has been called “electrifying” by Newsday, “dynamic performer” by Variety and “the... |
Inspirational Executive Producer
Speaker Martha Williamson is an entertainment industry veteran who executive produced Touched by an Angel. |
