Vic Gerami

Ashlee Marie Preston is an award-winning media personality, producer and civil rights activist. She was the first trans woman to become editor in chief of a national publication and the first openly trans person to run for state office in California. Preston was named one of The Root 100’s “Most Influential African Americans of 2017,” profiled as one of LOGO/NewNowNext’s 30 Most Influential LGBTQ Influencers of 2017 & 2018, PopSugar’s top 40 LGBTQs of 2017...

Emma Bell has been on so many hit TV shows since the onset of her illustrious acting career on the New York stage that she is already television royalty. “Walking Dead” and “Dallas” are just a few shows to make fans swoon when they meet her. But Broadway and TV success has not stopped Emma from taking her career to the next level by writing and directing her first feature film. She took time from...

Jan Luis Castellanos seems to have it all—former model turned actor who won the jackpot, playing Topher in Marvel’s “Runaways.” But winning the lotto has not made him jaded or caused him to take anything for granted. The popular actor celebrates the challenges that have brought him to this point, appreciates his fans and works hard to take his career to the next level. If that’s not enough for humility and modesty, he prays every...

Rapsody is a tour de force in hip hop, blazing the trail for a new generation of emcees, showcasing effortless lyrical mastery in celebrating the culture of a hip hop. But this Grammy Award nominee represents much more than just the female side of hip hop culture; she is an emcee who represents hip hop culture beyond the lines of gender, proving that anything the boys can do, she can do too, and better. Her...

Best known for her iconic roles in films and television series spanning generations, EG Daily is a Los Angeles native who started her career at an early age with roles on shows including “Laverne and Shirley,” “Chips” and “Fame.” In the ‘80s, she had three Top 10 hits, including “Say It, Say It” by Benitez, which went #1 on the Billboard dance charts. EG also stunned judges on NBC’s “The Voice” once they realized that...

Ed Asner personifies Hollywood at its best. Although most associated as tough but lovable newsman Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” his star has shined bright for decades, having countless accomplishments and accolades. Asner’s steadfast political activism made him a beloved president of the Screen Actors Guild in the 1980s. But his most public agenda was his fight to hamper the U.S. government’s involvement in Central America, particularly in El Salvador. I had...

Pauly Shore first came to our consciousness with his popular MTV show, “Totally Pauly,” which led to numerous TV and film roles such as “Jury Duty,” “In the Army Now,” “Biodome,” “Encino Man,” “Son In Law” and “The Goofy Movie.” After several successful albums, “The Future of America” and “Scraps from the Future,” and producing his projects “Pauly Shore Is Dead,” “Vegas Is My Oyster” and “Pauly-Tics,” Shore released “Pauly Shore Stands Alone,” a true-life...

Greg Louganis is the greatest diver in history. In Los Angeles at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Louganis achieved gold medals in both the men’s three-meter springboard and 10-meter platform events. He became the first diver to break 700-point mark in scoring of the men’s platform in Olympic history. At the 1988 Olympic Summer Games held in Seoul, South Korea, he won the gold for the three-meter springboard competition, as well as the gold for the...

Dawn Wells garnered widespread fame for playing Mary Ann Summers in the longest-running sitcom of all time, “Gilligan’s Island.” Over the last five decades, she has also been a producer, author and a champion for many causes and charities. But despite her many achievements and recognition for her talent, intellect and generosity, she has a sense of humor about being a sex symbol. She is being featured at the 1st Annual Palm Springs International Comedy...