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Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Hollands Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Hustle and Flow.Howard ... ... ( read more! ) Christopher Brian Bridges(born September 11, 1977), known professionally asLudacris(ludkrs, spoken as "ludicrous" inAmerican English), is an American rapper and actor. Born inChampaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved toAtlanta, Georgia, at age nine, where he first began rapping. Starting with a brief stint as aDJ, he formed his record label,Disturbing th ... ... ( read more! ) Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on K-Ville, and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama Law & Order and comedy sitcom television series Guys with Kids as well as leading roles in comedy series such a ... ... ( read more! ) Taryn Manning (born November 6, 1978) is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat and co-owner of the clothing brand Born Uniqorn. Manning gained her first major role as an actress in 2001 when she played the role of Maddy in CrazyBeautiful. She is well-known for her film portrayal ... ... ( read more! ) Taraji P. Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, producer and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career as guest star on several television shows before making her breakthrough in the movie Baby Boy (2001). In 2005, she starred in Hustle andamp Flow and played Queenie in David Finchers The Curi ... ... ( read more! ) DJ Qualls grew up in the small city of Manchester in the Middle Tennessee, one of five children. After studying at The University of London, he returned to Tennessee where he began acting in a local theatre. During that time, he was discovered by photographers David La Chappelle and Steve Klein, which led to modeling work for Prada, as well as othe ... ... ( read more! ) Paula Jai Parker (born August 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the films Friday (1995), Sprung (1997), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), Phone Booth (2002), Hustle and Flow (2005) and Idlewild (2006).Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Jai Parker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of co ... ... ( read more! ) Elise Neal was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 14, 1966. She graduated from OvertonHigh School for the Creative and Performing Arts in 1984, and attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Elise left college after two years and moved to New York City where she landed roles in musical theater and found herself traveling the world with v ... ... ( read more! ) Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-196 ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... ... ... ... ...