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From Oscar-winning actors to CEOs, these are some of the most notable people to have attended and graduated from New York University.
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Columbia University, Manhattan's Ivy League institution, boasts Alexander Hamilton, Barack Obama, and even Alicia Keys (sort of) among its former students.
One of the biggest duos in pop music history, Daryl Hall and John Oates first encountered one another during a dance hall riot in 1967 Philadelphia.
The mellow duo Air Supply found success in the 1980s thanks to their easy-listening love songs. But one lyric was so strange it had to be revised.
Katherine Johnson—the mathematician known for calculating the equations that sent the first astronauts to the moon and breaking barriers in the civil rights era, as seen in 'Hidden Figures'—died the morning of Monday, February 24, 2020 NASA has announced.
Andy Kaufman was famous for less than 10 years, but his mark on comedy—and talent for perplexing people—will live forever.
If you were alive during the first half of the 1980s and lucky enough to have access to HBO, you've probably seen 'Midnight Madness' more times than you can count.
James Dean made just three films before his death at age 24, but his impact on pop culture has lasted decades.
More than any other reggae artist, Bob Marley embodied the political righteousness and defiant joy inherent to the genre.
Emily Hampshire on getting her big break as Girlfriend Number One on Nickelodeon and when she knew 'Schitt's Creek' hit big.
One of Frank Sinatra's toilets sold for $4250—about $2000 more than what similar luxury commodes are valued at.
Bearded pitchman Billy Mays used skills honed on the Atlantic City Boardwalk to convince a nation it needed OxiClean in every kitchen.
Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale once endorsed Pac-Man cereal, proving that everyone has to start somewhere.
The 'Magnum, P.I.' and 'Blue Bloods' actor has had a career spanning six decades. He also batted for the Detroit Tigers in 1991.
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Few bands inspire faith and devotion like Depeche Mode. Over a career spanning four decades, the boys from Basildon, England, have redefined what electronic music can look and sound like.
Versatile comic actor John Candy broke out in 1984's 'Splash,' but you might not know he was once targeted for a Sylvester Stallone movie.
Cary Grant reportedly took LSD more than 100 times and was prone to cutting the buttons off his dress shirts. Those two things are probably not related, but you never know.
From legendary auteurs like Martin Scorsese to newcomers like Barry Jenkins, moviemakers found new ways to amuse, shock, and thrill us over the past decade—making it a very good time to be a cinephile.
Between seven marriages, two dead husbands, and one fraudulent baby, opera singer Lydia Locke's life had enough scandal to fill a gossip rag several times over.
Tennessee native Dolly Parton is a universally beloved country music legend. Nathan Bedford Forrest is not.