Enduring Star of the Silent Pictures

Even though he made his mark during the early days of cinema – before the advent of “talkies” or movies with sound – Charlie Chaplin remains among the most revered Hollywood stars. The actor was born and raised in England, the son of two music hall performers. He adjusted quickly to the life of a [...]

More than Just a Funnyman

Like so many successful comedians before him, Adam Sandler cut his teeth on the sketch-comedy institution “Saturday Night Live.” He worked alongside such hilarious cohorts as David Spade and Chris Farley, eventually moving on to an acting career that’s still going strong. Although he had traded in silly juvenilia and toilet humor from the beginning, [...]