A gangly wise guy with a surprising liberal core, Alda is a joker with a heart of gold best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H.

The pint-sized Lil' Kim is hip-hop's "Queen Bee" and the former boo of the late Notorious B.I.G.

One of the most feared defensive football players of all time, Taylor, a Hall of Fame linebacker for the New York Giants, is remembered for his brutal effectiveness on the field and his drug problems off it.

Dafoe is the weirdly compelling Oscar-nominated character actor who has played everyone from Jesus Christ to the Green Goblin.

Francesa is host of the influential daily sports talk show formerly called Mike and the Mad Dog.

The Irish bloke with serious acting chops may be best known as Oskar Schindler, but has recently taken a turn for the bad ass.

Moore is the generously-proportioned, baseball-capped documentarian who's a thorn in the side of big business, the Bush White House, and liberals who don't agree with him. Love him or hate him, you probably know his name, which is all he's really after in the end.

Equipped with her mother's beauty and her father's charming accent, the still-ethereal Rossellini has been David Lynch's muse, Martin Scorsese's wife, and the face of Lancôme cosmetics.

Aronofsky is the director of such feel-good films as Pi, the traumatic heroin saga Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. His ex is Rachel Weisz.

Indie queen Sofia Coppola is a favorite of moviegoing hipsters, who appreciate her quiet, cerebral flicks like Lost in Translation.

Bob Crowley

One of America's foremost playwrights, Albee has penned dozens of plays, including the seminal Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Harit Allan Buchman is the founder and artistic director of The Culture Project, a non-profit, SoHo-based theater house known for producing political dramas like The Exonerated.

America's preeminent curmudgeon, Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney, was an American writer and reporter who was best known for "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," the last segment on 60 Minutes. Rooney was also recognized for his eyebrows: white, long, and totally unkempt.

Catherine Malandrino

Freddie Gershon, or "Freddie the Lawyer," is the top theater industry attorney and a founder of theatrical licensing firm, Musical Theater International.

Miller is the Oscar-nominated director who is best known for the 2005 film Capote and 2011's Moneyball.

Party promoter Michael T., erstwhile host of the legendary "Motherfucker" parties, is a DJ and NYC clubland fixture.

Parker is the entrepreneur behind kitschy, punk-rock theme bars like NoTell Motel, Babyland, Beauty Bar, Barmacy, and Tainted Lady Lounge.

Keith Barish