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Alan Alda—who was born Alphonso D’Abruzzo on January 28, 1936—is the only person to win acting, directing, and writing Emmys for the same program.

Scott Beggs




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By most accounts, Steve Martin—your favorite wild and crazy guy—is neither wild nor crazy. (Sorry.)

Stacy Conradt








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Sacha Baron Cohen's fearlessness in making serious people look silly has earned him a global audience, an appropriate amount of outrage, plenty of headlines, and an Oscar nomination.

Scott Beggs