Shanola Hampton (born May 27, 1977) is an American actress.

Hampton has appeared in several television series, such as: Reba, Popular, Scrubs, Related, and Miami Medical. She has also had roles in the movies: The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green, The Hanged Man, and You Again.

She has face modeled for the videogame Left 4 Dead 2.^{[citation needed]}

She is a graduate of Winthrop University (with a degree in Theater), and also holds a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Illinois.

In Summer 2010, Hampton was cast as a series regular on the Showtime dramedy Shameless as Veronica Fisher, a role for which she has received critical acclaim. The second season premiered January 8, 2012, with Hampton remaining part of the main cast.

Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for hosting The Arsenio Hall Show.

Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show, Thicke of the Night. He was the winning contestant on NBC's reality show, Celebrity Apprentice 5, after defeating singer and American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken in the Celebrity Apprentice live finale.

Arsenio was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Fred and Anne Hall. His father is a Baptist minister. Hall performed as a magician when he was a child. He graduated from Warrensville Heights High School in Warrensville Heights, Ohio in 1973. After he graduated, he attended Ohio University, where he was on the speech team with Nancy Cartwright and Leon Harris. He then transferred to and graduated from Kent State University.

He later moved to Chicago, and then Los Angeles, to pursue a career in comedy, making a couple of appearances on Soul Train. In 1984, he was the announcer/sidekick for Alan Thicke during the short-lived talk show Thicke of the Night (a role for which he has on occasion noted his confusion with Monty Hall). Arsenio was the original voice of Winston Zeddemore in the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters from 1986–1987. In 1988, he co-starred in the comedy film Coming to America with Eddie Murphy.

Ben Lyons (born October 8, 1981) is an American film critic and entertainment journalist. He is the son of the NBC film and theater critic Jeffrey Lyons and the grandson of the American newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons.

Lyons started his own production company in 2002, producing segments for Hip-Hop Nation. In 2004, MTV hired him to co-host Your Movie Show. In 2006, Lyons hosted entertainment segments on The Daily 10, covering red carpet events and festivals. In addition, he began to write the E! Online column "The Lyons Den", whose name refers to the old New York Post newspaper column by his grandfather, which his father has also used for his show on the New York City radio station WCBS. He then became a regular contributor on "Daily 10" as their resident film critic and interviewer, appearing several times a week, in many instances. He also appears on the channel's red carpet coverage of the SAG, Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and Oscar telecasts. He has been on their red carpet coverage of the BAFTA awards as well from London.

Omari Lateef Hardwick (born January 9, 1974) is an American actor, known for his roles in the TV series Saved and Dark Blue, and in the movies Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna (2008), The A-Team (2010), Kick-Ass (2010) and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010).

In 2003 and 2004, he participated award-winningly in the National Poetry Slam; and he's also played football.

In 2011, Hardwick received his best films reviews to date for his role as "Troy" in the critically acclaimed indie hit I Will Follow (film) (2011). Hardwick has guest starred on an episode of NBC's Chase as Chris Novak, a hard luck criminal facing prison. In 2010, Hardwick was featured in the urban lifestyle publication, Prominence Magazine for its Holiday issue.[4]

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Jeremy Allen White (born February 18, 1991) is an American actor.

White has appeared in several films including: Beautiful Ohio, The Speed of Life, Afterschool, Twelve, and will co-star in the upcoming Relativity comedy Movie 43.

In Summer 2010, White joined the main cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless, portraying Phillip "Lip" Gallagher. After a successful first season, the show was renewed for a second season, which subsequently premiered on January 8, 2012. White remains a series regular.

Jeremy Allen White at the Internet Movie Database