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Jean-Michel Basquiat ( BAH-skee-AH(T), French: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl baskja]; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement.

Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams all over Manhattan, particularly in the cultural hotbed of the Lower East Side where disco, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip-hop culture. By the early 1980s, his paintings were being exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. At 21, Basquiat became the youngest artist to ever take part in Documenta in Kassel, Germany. At 22, he became one of the youngest to exhibit at the Whitney Biennial in New York. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his artwork in 1992.

Basquiat's art focused on dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience. He appropriated poetry, drawing, and painting, and married text and image, abstraction, figuration, and historical information mixed with contemporary critique. He used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for introspection and for identifying with his experiences in the black community, as well as attacks on power structures and systems of racism.

Basquiat died at the age of 27 in 1988 of a heroin overdose. Since then, his work has steadily increased in value. In 2017, Untitled, a 1982 painting depicting a black skull with red-and-yellow rivulets, sold for a record-breaking $110.5 million, becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased.

John Benitez (born November 7, 1957), also known as Jellybean, is an American musician, songwriter, DJ, remixer, and music producer. He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and the Pointer Sisters. He was later the executive producer of Studio 54 Radio. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked him as the 99th most successful dance artist of all-time.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999), also referred to as JFK Jr., was an American businessman, attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was the son of the 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

Born shortly after his father's election, Kennedy spent his early childhood in the White House until the president's assassination, after which he became widely recognized for saluting his father's casket during the funeral procession. He later worked as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan before launching the political lifestyle magazine George in 1995.

A prominent social figure in Manhattan, Kennedy was the subject of sustained media attention throughout his life, including coverage of his marriage to Carolyn Bessette. He was also active in nonprofit work and in supporting his family's political campaigns. Kennedy died in a plane crash in 1999.

Henry Warren Beatty (Richmond (Virginia), 30 maart 1937) is een Amerikaans filmacteur, -regisseur en -producent. Hij is de jongere broer van actrice Shirley MacLaine.

Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success, following the 1990 release of his best-known hit "Ice Ice Baby". He is credited with breaking down racial barriers in rap and hip-hop for future white rappers, most notably Eminem.

Ice released his debut album, Hooked, on the independent Ichiban Records before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group, which released a reformatted version under the title To the Extreme; it became the fastest-selling hip hop album of all time and "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100. Followed by the live album Extremely Live (1991), Ice made a cameo appearance on the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) where he performed "Ninja Rap", which he co-wrote. He was soon offered and starred in his own film, Cool as Ice (1991), which included the single "Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)" with Naomi Campbell; the film itself was a box office failure.

His fast rise in popularity was quickly marred by media controversies about his background. Ice later regretted his business arrangements with SBK, who had also published fabricated biographical information without his knowledge. Ice's second studio album, Mind Blowin' (1994), featured a major image change but was commercially unsuccessful. Following rap rock performances in the underground scene and playing in a local grunge band, Ice released the dark nu metal album Hard to Swallow (1998), followed by the independently released Bi-Polar (2001) and Platinum Underground (2005).

In the 2000s, Ice began appearing on television reality shows including The Surreal Life. In 2010, Ice began hosting The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY Network which ran for nine seasons until 2019. In 2022, he started another home improvement television program, The Vanilla Ice Home Show. He is also involved in motocross racing and real estate.

Anthony Borden (Tony) Ward (San Jose, Californië, 10 juni 1963) is een Amerikaans acteur en model.

Ward verdiende zijn geld ooit door naakt voor homo-bladen te poseren. Veel foto's uit die tijd zijn op het internet te vinden. Ward speelde verder nog in meerdere films, voornamelijk homo-erotische:

• 1996 - Hustler White - hoofdrol
• 1998 - Sex/Life in L.A.
• 1999 - Out in Fifty
• 2002 - All About the Benjamins
• 2007 - "Story of Jen" - hoofdrol
• 2009 - L.A. Zombie

Gezegd wordt dat Ward de rollen deed als zogenaamde 'gay-for-pay': een hetero(?) die homoseksuele daden uitvoert tegen betaling.

Ook was Ward model voor verschillende merken, modehuizen en -bladen, zoals de Vogue, Sisley, Cavalli Parfum, Dewars Whisky, Sky Vodka, Fendi, J. Lindeberg, H&M, Palmers, Dolce & Gabbana en Camel.

Verder figureerde hij onder andere in de volgende videoclips:

• 1988 Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
• 1989 Madonna - Cherish
• 1990 Madonna - Justify My Love
• 1990 Tommy Page - I'll Be Your Everything
• 1992 Madonna - Erotica
• 1995 Rusty - Misogyny
• 1996 George Michael - Fastlove
• 1996 Spice Girls - Say you'll be there
• 1999 Esthero - That Girl
• 2000 Sinéad O'Connor - Jealous

Ward ontmoette zangers Madonna op een feest waar ze haar sigaret doofde op zijn rug. Hij verscheen in twee videoclips van Madonna; de omstreden Justify My Love en als zeemeerman in de clip Cherish. Ze hadden een kortstondige relatie in 1990. In 1992 poseerde hij tezamen met andere bekende namen zoals Naomi Campbell en Vanilla Ice in het boek Sex van Madonna.

Ward heeft samen met Shinobu Sato Ward drie kinderen.

José Canseco Capas, Jr. (La Habana, 2 de julio de 1964) es un exjugador de béisbol cubano. Jugó como outfielder y bateador designado en la Major League Baseball.

Jenny Shimizu (San José, Californië, 16 juni 1967) is een Amerikaans model van Japanse komaf. Zij werd onder meer bekend door haar werk voor Calvin Klein, Versace en de kalender van Pirelli. Karakteristiek is haar butch-uiterlijk en een grote tatoeage van een schaars geklede vrouw op haar rechterbovenarm.

Shimizu werd geboren in San José en groeide op in Santa Maria. Ze bezocht de California State University met behulp van een sportbeurs. Ze had belangstelling voor motortechniek en toen ze verhuisde naar Los Angeles was dat om haar droom van een eigen garage te verwezenlijken. Ze werd daar echter gescout door een modellenbureau dat op zoek was naar een nieuw gezicht voor de Calvin Klein campagne CK One. Vanaf dat moment heeft ze modeshows gelopen voor verschillende grote ontwerpers, zoals Jean Paul Gaultier, Prada, Calvin Klein, Anna Sui en Versace. Daarnaast werkte ze ook als fotomodel en was ze te zien in videoclips van Madonna, Neneh Cherry en Terence Trent D'Arby. Met haar werk doorbrak ze het vrouwelijke stereotype en vergrootte ze de zichtbaarheid van Aziatische vrouwen en lesbiennes.

Na haar modellencarrière is ze zich meer gaan toeleggen op film. Ze speelde mee in de verfilming van Joyce Carol Oates' boek Foxfire (1996), The New Women (2001) en Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007). Eind 2007 zal ze te zien zijn in het derde seizoen van televisieserie Dante's Cove als de directe tegenspeelster van Michelle Wolff.

Shimizu staat bekend om haar relaties met bekende vrouwen: Ze maakte zelf bekend dat ze sinds hun samenwerking in Foxfire acht jaar lang een affaire had met Angelina Jolie. Ook had ze lange tijd een verhouding met Madonna. In 2006 had ze enige tijd een relatie met Rebecca Loos.

In 2006 ontving ze op het Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival de Lesbian Icon Award.

Tupac Amaru Shakur (New York, 16 juni 1971 – Las Vegas, 13 september 1996), ook bekend als 2Pac en Makaveli, was een Amerikaanse rapper, dichter en acteur. Hij wordt door velen gezien als een van de invloedrijkste rappers aller tijden. Hij is ook een van de bestverkopende rap-artiesten, met meer dan 75 miljoen verkochte platen wereldwijd. In 2023 kreeg hij een postume ster op de Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Dennis Keith Rodman (Trenton, New Jersey, 13 mei 1961) is een voormalig Amerikaans basketbalspeler uit de NBA. Na zijn basketbalcarrière bleef hij bekend als presentator, acteur, ondernemer en controversiële mediapersoonlijkheid.

Carlos Leon (Cuba, 10 juli 1966) is een Cubaans/Amerikaans acteur.

Jesus Pinto da Luz (born 15 January 1987) is a Brazilian model, DJ and occasional actor. In 2009, he appeared in Steven Klein's celebrated photo spread, "Madonna: Blame it on Rio" for W alongside his future girlfriend, Madonna. He then appeared in photo editorials for L'Officiel Hommes, Interview and international editions of GQ, and Vogue. He has also modeled for Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy and Intimissimi.

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (2001–2003), and New York Yankees (2004–2013, 2015–2016). Rodriguez is the chairman and chief executive officer of A-Rod Corp as well as the chairman of Presidente beer. He owns a controlling interest in the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves with Marc Lore. Rodriguez began his professional baseball career as one of the sport's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

With a career .295 batting average, Rodriguez amassed over 600 home runs (696), over 2,000 runs batted in (RBI), over 2,000 runs scored, over 3,000 hits, and over 300 stolen bases, the only player in MLB history to achieve all of those feats. He was also a 14-time All-Star, winning three American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, 10 Silver Slugger Awards, and two Gold Glove Awards. Rodriguez is also the career record holder for grand slams. During the 2000s decade, Rodriguez led all players in home runs (435), runs batted in (1,243), runs scored (1,190), and total bases (3,362).

The Mariners selected Rodriguez first overall in the 1993 MLB draft, and he debuted in the major leagues the following year at the age of 18. In 1996, he became the Mariners' starting shortstop, won the major league batting title, and finished second in voting for the AL MVP Award. His combination of power, speed, and defense made him a cornerstone of the franchise, but he left the team via free agency after the 2000 season to join the Rangers. The 10-year, $252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history at the time. He played at a high level in his three years with Texas, winning his first AL MVP Award win in 2003, but the team failed to make the playoffs. Before the 2004 season, Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees, for whom he converted to a third baseman to accommodate their shortstop Derek Jeter. He was named AL MVP in 2005 and 2007. He opted out of his contract after the 2007 season, then signed a new 10-year, $275 million deal with the Yankees, breaking his own record for the sport's most lucrative contract. He became the youngest player to hit 500 home runs, reaching the milestone in 2007. He helped the Yankees win the 2009 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies, Rodriguez's only championship title. Toward the end of his career, he was hampered by hip and knee injuries, which caused him to become exclusively a designated hitter. He played his final game in professional baseball on August 12, 2016.

Despite denying in a 2007 interview that he had ever used performance-enhancing drugs, Rodriguez admitted in 2009 to having used steroids, saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 when playing for the Rangers due to "an enormous amount of pressure" to perform. While recovering from a hip injury in 2013, Rodriguez made headlines by feuding with team management over his rehabilitation and for having allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs as part of the Biogenesis scandal. In August 2013, MLB announced a 211-game suspension for Rodriguez for his involvement in the scandal. After an arbitration hearing, the suspension was reduced to 162 games, which kept him off the field for the entire 2014 season.

After retiring as a player, Rodriguez became a media personality, serving as a broadcaster for Fox Sports, a cast member of Shark Tank and a contributor to ABC News. In January 2018, ESPN announced that Rodriguez would be joining the broadcast team of Sunday Night Baseball.

Brahim Zaibat (born 9 September 1986 in Lyon) is a French dancer and choreographer of Algerian origin.

Timor Steffens (Roermond, 9 oktober 1987) is een Nederlands danser, choreograaf en televisiepersoonlijkheid. Hij brak door in 2008 met So You Think You Can Dance, waar hij tweede werd.

Hij was danser voor onder andere Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Usher, Britney Spears en Christina Aguilera.