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Dan O'Brien Called the world's greatest athlete and an Olympic hero, Dan O'Brien won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Sinead O'connor Sinead OConnor is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter.
Eric O'Neill Eric ONeill as portrayed by Ryan Phillippe is the subject of Universal's new feature film, Breach. In February 2001, ONeill helped capture the most notorious spy in United States history, Robert Phillip Hanssen. In the two months preceding Hanssens arrest, ONeill was selected to work with the spy within the newly minted information assurance division, created to protect all classified FBI intelligence. ONeill was charged with gaining Hanssens trust and then using that relationship to slowly draw the traitor out of deep cover. Engaged in a lethal game of spy-versus-spy, ONeill found himself fighting to bring down Hanssen before the treacherous double agent could destroy him, his family and the nation they are both sworn to serve. . ONeill served as a Special Consultant for Universal on Breach and provided support on all aspects of the film including assisting in writing the screenplay to preparation, prop selection, set design, character development, establishing the FBI culture, on-set consultation and post shooting publicity. ONeill has appeared on numerous television shows and radio programs, including ABCs 20/20 and Nightline, Hardball with Chris Mathews, Fox News Power Player of the Week with Chris Wallace, CNN, CSPANs Washington Journal, NPRs Fresh Air with Terry Gross, ABCs World News Now, HBOs First Look, Wealth TV, MTV and Access Hollywood. ONeill has also been featured in national newspapers, journals, internet forums, vcasts and podcasts. ONeill is an honors graduate of the Auburn University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School, also with honors. He currently practices Law in Washington DC and is available as a consultant for film and television projects and for speaking engagements.
Eric O'Shea Eric O'Shea traveled the midwest doing any show he could... paid or unpaid... then one open mic night at NYC's Caroline's Comedy Club, he got lucky and did the best 10 minutes he had.... It resulted in a coveted "holding" deal with ABC/DISNEY.... So he paid off college, moved to New York City, and discovered sushi.... When the deal ended, and still immature, he jumped into the wonderful, exciting world of the "college market"... 13 years later, he is still doing it, loving it, and won the "2007 National College Comedian of the Year" voted by over 5000 campuses nationwide.... He has kept busy traveling during that span, averaging over 70+ schools every year, along with CORPORATE SHOWS, FESTIVALS, and THEATRES----and he can oddly place every highway on a blank U.S. map.... Then one night, tring to combine his broadcasting background with comedy, he created his "Songs for Commercials" bit, which not only got over 3 MILLION hits on YOUTUBE, but also a RAVE review from Mr. Steven Spielberg.... He was so honored and simply in awe of how fast the sketch spread all over the world.... People have even written from Dubai, Iraq, and Australia.... He doesn't know where they are on a map.
Tim OBrien Author and journalist, he won national acclaim for his book, If I Die In A Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, and In The Lake of the Woods.
Conan OBrien Conan O?Brien is best known as host of NBC's late-night talk show/variety show Late Night with Conan O'Brien. O'Brien is scheduled to take over for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show in 2009.
OCHEAMI Dance Troupe African American performers with a common goal to study and share West African culture, OCHEAMI, in the "Ga" language (Ghana, Africa) means "linguist," the representative who speaks through the drums, dance, song, and storytelling.
Darryl McDaniels Of Run DMC Darryl McDaniels, or DMC as most of the world knows him, helped transform the musical landscape as one-third of the trailblazing, multi-platinum rap group Run-DMC. They sold more than 30 million album and singles worldwide and the rest is now a matter of musical history. Since forming the legendary band with Joseph (Rev. Run) Simmons and the late Jason (Jam Master Jay) Mizell, DMC has remained in the public eye. He is recognized as a pioneer in stoking the popularity of rap and hip-hop into the best-selling and most influential musical genre that it is today. DMC, along with Run-DMC bandmates Run and Jam Master Jay, grew up in Hollis, Queens, New York, a relatively stable, comfortable black community not unlike many others across America. He attended Catholic schools in the city and enrolled at St. Johns University in Queens in 1982. He nurtured his dream of being a performer and not long after the friends parlayed a connection (Runs brother, Russell Simmons), as well as a ton of talent, into their first album, 1984s, Run-DMC. Their impact was immediate. Run-DMC became the first true hip-hop superstars and the group succeeded well beyond anyones wildest dreams their own included. They embodied the endlessly creative subculture of a young black New York. They were the first rappers to earn a gold album, the first to earn a platinum album and go multi-platinum, the first to have their videos played on MTV, the first to appear on Saturday Night Live and American Bandstand, and the first to grace the cover of Rolling Stone and Spin. It would be hard to overstate Run-DMCs influence on the evolving hip-hopification of pop culture and DMCs contribution to that legacy is profound. Albums including Raising Hell, Tougher Than Leather, Down with the King and King of Rock, are some of the musical genres best. For DMC however, recording studios and concert halls would not be his only platforms for expression. Television appearances on Soul Train and the pilot episode of Yo! MTV Raps led to those on such sitcoms as 227, The Ben Stiller Show and recently The Jamie Kennedy Experiment. Along with countless award shows, specials and documentaries, he appeared on the big screen in such period films as Krush Groove, L.A. D.J. and the Run-DMC project Tougher Than Leather. Verifying his talent rather than his celebrity alone, his songs were also featured in such films as Boyz n the Hood and Die Hard. Then, in October 2002 when bandmate Jam Master Jay was suddenly killed, McDaniels and Simmons retired Run-DMC. Having lost his friend and the band that was his livelihood, McDaniels decided to rededicate his talents. It was also during this time that DMC was told by his parents that he was adopted. Suddenly everything he thought he knew about himself changed and he began to question his purpose and place in life. DMC invited VH1 on his journey to track down this other family he never knew was out there. DMC: My Adoption Journey documents that search, and illustrates DMCs search for his biological roots, as well as his spiritual journey of self-discovery. Currently, DMC is working on a new, follow up documentary titled DMC: Deliver My Children, which aims to shed light on the foster care system in the United States. DMC achieved another milestone in his career by winning an Emmy Award for his critically acclaimed VH1 "Rock Doc" documentary DMC: My Adoption Journey. After more than ten films, this is the first Emmy awarded to the VH1 "Rock Doc" production staff as well. Both the legendary rapper and VH1 topped a number of critically acclaimed documentaries at the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards black-tie dinner held September 25, 2007. With a new sense of destiny and understanding of the events that had taken place in his life, DMC put pen to paper and started to write Just Like Me, a personal interpretation of Harry Chapins Cat In the Cradle. Just Like Me also features a motherly vocal by Sarah McLachlan, whose Grammy-winning album Surfacing had a profound and timely effect on DMC. During a time when I was in a bad place in my life, I discovered Sarahs album and listened to it every day, he says. When he met McLachlan at the Grammys and told her that it had deeply affected him, she replied, Thats what music is supposed to do. When DMC approached McLachlan about performing on the song, not only did she agree to provide the vocal for Just Like Me, she offered her home studio in Vancouver to record the project. She also appears in the songs video. DMC released the singles Watchtower and Lovey Dovey from his first solo album, Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll (RomenMpire Records/Rags 2 Riches Records). Four years in the making, Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll features a virtual whos who of artists from various musical genres. They include Sarah McLachlan, Run, Doug E. Fresh, Gary Dourdan (CSI), Romeo Antonio, Kid Rock, DJ Lethal, Ms. Jade, Sonny Black and Napoleon (Outlawz). The music of Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll is sure to introduce DMC the solo artist, to a younger audience that challenges those in his own generation to re-embrace hip-hop. Musically rich, the title of the album eviscerates the lifestyle-driven mentality that has come to dominate the rap world at the expense of authenticity. In addition, the album celebrates some of DMCs own musical influences including Bob Dylan, Harry Chapin and Jimi Hendrix. DMC is currently working his second solo album for which he gave two titles, The Return Of The Son Of Byford and Hip Hop Is Alive
Charles Ogletree Prominent legal theorist and a professor of law at Harvard University School of Law. A frequent moderator and guest on television news and talkshows, Charles Ogletree has appeared regularly on C-SPAN, PBS, NBC and on other television networks. He lectures on such issues as race relations, crime, social pathologies, education, economic disparities and securing the rights guaranteed by the Constitution for everyone equally under the law.
Masayori Oka Masayori Oka plays Hiro Nakamura on the hit show "Heroes". Smart, sweet and adorkable, Oka was bound for greatness from an early age. Of course, when he appeared on the cover of Time magazine as one of "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids" at age 12, a successful performing career probably didn't seem like his destiny. Although he always harbored acting ambitions, he graduated from Brown University as a computer-science major and quickly found work as a special-effects wizard at George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic. While it must have been a thrill for the self-declared geek to work on the second Star Wars trilogy, Oka longed to be on camera. In the early '00s, he began landing bit movie parts and sitcom guest spots, even a recurring role as a lab technician on Scrubs. But nothing prepared him for his breakthrough role as Hiro, a space-bending, time-traveling master on Heroes. While the sci-fi series was a veritable smash, Oka was the show's breakout star, earning a Golden Globe nod for his work. Tapping into his real-life smarts (he reportedly has an IQ of 180) and initially speaking only in Japanese, Oka was convincing both as a nerdy office worker and as an English-speaking, sword-wielding warrior. And yet despite his overnight fame, Oka remained grounded off screen, continuing to drive a modest car (a 2000 Honda Accord) and consulting for ILM a few days a week.
Hakeem Olajuwon All star basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the NBA and a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic basketball gold medal winning team.
Stephanie Oliver Well known journalist and health expert, Stephanie Stokes Oliver is the author of Cornbread: 365 Secrets for a Healthy Mind, Body and Spirit. She shares personal tips on health, fitness and spirituality and tells the audience how to have optimum health and happiness in the new millenium. Stephanie Stokes Oliver was an editor at Essence magazine and founding editor-in-chief of Heart & Soul magazine.
John Oliver John Oliver was born and raised in England, Great Britain, in the year of punk 1977. His passport lists his occupation as 'comedian' and as we all know, passports never lie. He has worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for the last 7 years, and has regularly taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival. With his friend and long time collaborator Andy Zaltzman, John wrote and starred in three series of 'The Department' for BBC Radio 4. It centered around a three man 'think tank' who each week solved one of the world's major problems. Hopefully one day it will be available on CD, but as things stand it looks like that will be the same day that you can first don ice skates and pirouette across the fiery rivers of hell. They also wrote and presented 'Political Animal' where they linked the satirical material of various stand-ups with sketches which included firing themselves out of a water canon at a crowd of protestors, contracting bird flu and getting into a gun fight with the Queen. In the course of his career, John has received no awards worth mentioning but did receive a letter of complaint from Buckingham Palace, which is clearly a lot better. When The Daily Show with Jon Stewart came knocking at his door, John flung it open and jumped into their arms with a relish which made all parties slightly uncomfortable. He is very pleased to be coming to ply his trade in your country, as to be honest he had all but burnt his bridges in his own.
Ehud Olmert Former mayor of Jerusalem and for many years a member of the Israeli Knesset
Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos an actor Olmos has often become involved in social issues, especially those affecting the Hispanic-American community in the United States. In 1998 Olmos founded Latino Public Broadcasting and currently serves as its Chairman. The Latino Public Broadcasting funds programming for public television which focuses on issues affecting Hispanic-Americans and advocates for diverse prespectives in public television. Also, in 1998, Olmos stared in the uplifting and Latino movie The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, that breaks stereotypes and transcends the normal stigmas of most Latino oriented movies. Olmos also makes frequent appearances at juvenile halls and detention centers to speak to teenagers at risk. He has also been an international ambassador for UNICEF. In 2001, he was arrested and spent 20 days in prison for taking part in the Navy-Vieques protests against United States Navy target practice bombings of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Edward James Olmos in Blade RunnerOlmos played Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the 2001 movie In the Time of the Butterflies. He also appeared as a recurring character, Justice Mendoza, in the TV series The West Wing. In the early 2000s he starred as the recently widowed father in a Latin L.A.-family, in the PBS drama American Family. Olmos was married to actress Lorraine Bracco, but she filed for divorce in January 2002. He is currently married to actress Lymari Nadal. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2003, he starred as Commander Adama in the Sci Fi Channel mini-series remake of the series Battlestar Galactica and has since appeared in every season of the new Battlestar Galactica TV series. In 2006, Olmos produced and played the bit part of Julian Nava in the HBO movie Walkout about the 1968 Chicano Blowouts.
Tillie Olsen Best-selling author of such books as Tell Me A Riddle and Silences.
COMEDY CENTRAL ON CAMPUS This year Comedy Central on Campus features Christian Finnegan, stand-up comedian, writer and actor widely recognized for his sharp commentary as a panelist on VH1’s “Best Week Ever.” His other credits include his own half-hour special "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents: Christian Finnegan," “Chappelle’s Show” "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and regular appearances on NBC's "Today Show." The tour also features appearances by Pablo Francisco, Zach Galifianakis, Greg Giraldo, Jesse Joyce, Tracy Morgan, Aries Spears, Nick Thune, and more.
Patrice ONeal Patrice O'Neal grew up in Roxbury, MA across the street from the projects. Even though the buildings on both sides of the street were brick and looked just alike, Patrice and his friends let the kids from the projects know the distinction - Patrice's and his friend's buildings were privately owned and they took pride in that. The pickup football games became "Projects vs. Private Property" - the trash talking that went on during those games honed Patrice's early comic sensibility. In high school Patrice's talent in football was recognized and he was recruited by the coach at Northeastern University. But Patrice hated playing football... he really wanted to be a comic. And so it was. He attended Northeastern University, but studied theatre arts. He never played football again. Patrice got his first real taste of standup at a place called "Estelle's" in Boston, where he heckled a comic. The comic suggested maybe Patrice thought he could do better. Patrice did - the following week, Patrice went up at the club and brought down the house. From there he went on to work at The Comedy Connection and then moved to working at most of the clubs in and around Boston, New England and New York. Now, years later, Patrice has a wide range of comedic tools - from whispers and tiny facial expressions to animated movement and shouting. In one bit, Patrice at 6'5" and 300+ lbs, makes the audience hear and almost see the story of an eastern gymnast quietly speaking of her difficult upbringing and training. The Boston Globe said, "It is a hilarious piece, made all the more so by the contradiction between O'Neal's very visible presence and that of the tiny, tough white girl he is playing". Asked to whom he aspires, Patrice mentions only two names: George Carlin and Richard Pryor; Carlin for his distinct point of view and universal appeal; Pryor for his honesty, vulnerability and personal revelation. Patrice has appeared on many many TV shows in the USA, and will be appearing on the Comedy Factory for Dutch TV. He is making his debut appearance at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is set to become one of the regular visitors to the UK Comedy Circuit.
Yoko Ono Yoko Ono a Japanese-American artist and musician. She gained international fame because of her marriage to English musician John Lennon.
Duke Ellington Orchestra The world famous Duke Ellington Orchestra, conducted by Edward Ellingtonn, is available for a concert or dance.
JD Ordonez JD Ordonez is 23 years old and lives in Miami Florida. JD Ordonez is a person of a poor immigrant family pulling himself out of poverty and foster care to graduate college before joining The Real World Brooklyn cast. He shares many similarities with Pedro of the third Real World season in that they both are Cuban gay men from Miami and HIV activists. JD graduated from University of Miami. He currently works at the Miami Seaquarium as a dolphin and whale trainer since the age of 19. JD is rumored to have dated Anderson Cooper of CNN. College Lecture Topics Immigration, Diversity, & LGBT Issues
Gary Orfield Gary Orfield, director of the Harvard Project on School Desegregation and codirector of the Harvard Civil rights Project. Orfield, a professor education and social policy at Harvard, is known for his interest in civil rights, education policy, urban policy and minority opportunity. He writes frequently about standardized testing, changing patterns of school desegregation and the impact of diversity on the educational experiences of law students. His books include: Raising Standards or Raising Barriers: Inequality and High-Stakes in Public Education; and Chilling Admissions: the Affirmative Action Crisis and the Search for Alternatives.
Suze Orman Suze Orman a financial advisor, writer, and television personality. Orman launched a segment on The Suze Orman Show called "Can I Afford It?" During the segment viewers call in to the show and tell Orman what they want to buy Other publications: Orman also has a Q&A advice section in Oprah Winfrey's popular monthly magazine O, alongside Dr. Phil's advice section. She also writes a biweekly column (as of Jan 2007) on Yahoo!'s Finance page. Telecasts: She also hosts a weekend financial planning show for the CNBC cable television network called The Suze Orman Show.[6] Orman hosts another TV program on QVC called Suze Orman's Financial Freedom. Orman had recently celebrated her fifth year on The Suze Orman Show on CNBC. And also celebrated her tenth anniversary on QVC with Suze Orman's Financial Freedom.
Frank Ortiz Leading Hispanic NASA aerospace engineer and a Hispanic American civil rights activist.
Simon Ortiz Simon J. Ortiz was born May 27, 1941 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended Fort Lewis College and the University of New Mexico for undergraduate studies. He received his M.F.A. as an International Writing Fellow at the University of Iowas Writer's School in 1969. His books of poetry include: Telling and Showing Her: The Earth, The Land (Just Buffalo Literary Center, 1995); After and Before the Lightning (1994); Woven Stone (1992); From Sand Creek: Rising In This Heart Which Is Our America (1981), for which he received a Pushcart Prize; A Good Journey (1977); Going for the Rain (1976); and Naked in the Wind (1971). He has also published children's book, memoirs, non-fiction, and short stories, and served as editor of various books and anthologies. Ortiz is a recipient of the Lila Wallace Readers Digest Writers Award, the New Mexico Humanities Council Humanitarian Award, the National Endowment for the Arts Discovery Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and was an Honored Poet at the 1981 White House Salute to Poetry. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Returning the Gift Festival of Native Writers. Ortiz lives in the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, where he was lieutenant governor and a consulting editor of the Pueblo of Acoma Press. He has taught writing and Native American literature at various institutions, and currently teaches at the University of Toronto.
E. Randel Osburn The youngest minister on Dr. Martin Luther King's original field staff, founder of the Martin Luther King Youth Foundation and presently the national administrator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
Marie Osmond As a child and a teenager, Marie Osmond endeared herself to an entire generation. That bond with her audience not only continued, but grew stronger through the years as Marie’s career blossomed into hit records, network television shows, Broadway musicals, movies of the week, world-wide concert tours, a top ten New York Times best selling book author, television commercials, lecture tours and an extremely successful Marie Osmond Collector Dolls business. With all her successes over 40 years in the entertainment industry, Marie’s legion of fans now spans generations. Marie was first thrust into the spotlight in 1963 on “The Andy Williams Show” when the host placed the three-year old on his lap and introduced her as “the youngest Osmond Brother.” She began to make a name for herself 10 years later when at 13 years of age she exploded onto the music charts (#1 country/#5 pop) with “Paper Roses,” marking the first time in country music history that a female artist debuted with a #1 record. Her first concert performance soon after was a sold-out date at Madison Square Garden alongside The Osmond Brothers, with whom she now performed, prompting the group’s name to be changed to The Osmonds. Barely a teenager, she garnered a gold record and Grammy nominations for 1974’s Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best New Artist. After the Paper Roses album, she released In My Little Corner of the World (1974) and Who’s Sorry Now (1975). Among the many TV guest appearances she made, one featured a duet with her brother Donny of their #4 top selling pop record “I’m Leavin’ It All Up to You” and a guest hosting role with Donny. That, in turn, led to their weekly television variety series “The Donny & Marie Show” (1976-81). During the show’s run, because of her famous “Marie Cut” hairstyle and her stylish wardrobe and keen eye for fashion, she became recognized as a trend setter and a role model for women throughout the world. Ever in demand, in 1995 ABC Television asked Marie to star in the sitcom “Maybe This Time” with Betty White. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut as Anna in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I,” opening to rave reviews, and in the spring of 1998, she headlined the show’s national touring production in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Then, in the fall of 1998, Columbia Tristar Television Distribution premiered the popular daytime entertainment/talk show “Donny & Marie,” which ran for two full seasons. True international icons, NBC Television invited Marie and her brother Donny to perform for the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics, viewed by a world-wide audience. And again, in 2003, Marie and Donny were teamed with the popular Ozzie Osbourne and his family for the hilarious Pepsi Twist television commercial seen world-wide and voted the most recognized commercial spot of Super Bowl XXXVII. In August, 2003, Marie and her family received a star on Hollywood’s prestigious Walk of Fame. After 40 years of television, 47 gold and platinum records and selling over 100 million records world wide, the Osmonds are acclaimed as on of the most prolific entertainment families in the world. Marie’s highly successful career had involved her in every medium of entertainment except radio, until in 2004 she launched into a whole new experiment and vista of entertainment with her fun and informative nationally syndicated talk/music radio show “Marie & Friends.” After her final broadcast, Marie jokingly said it was fun for her because with eight children she really enjoyed the adult conversation with her radio “friends” every weekday! In August, 2006, Marie joined the Fox Television Network family as a judge on American Idol executive producer Simon Cowell’s newest singing competition “Celebrity Duets”. She had a great time working with host Wayne Brady and fellow judges rock ‘n roll icon Little Richard and famed producer/songwriter David Foster, “because all the people involved are so talented, quick and bright ---- and besides, I kind of miss giving my male counterpart(s) a bad time!”
Patton Oswalt Patton was Entertainment Weeklys "It" Comedian for 2002. Variety chose him as one of ten "Comedians to Watch" in 1999. He opened for Aimee Mann and Michael Penn on their 2000 Acoustic Vaudeville Tour, touring the U.S. as well as London and Dublin. He's a regular panelist on Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien and co-hosted on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Patton's Comedy CD Feelin Kinda Patton received rave reviews upon its release in the summer of 2004. He's written for FOXs "MAD TV" and MTVs "Austin Stories." His short film, "A Pack of Gifts Now", won honorable mention at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Hes also written for The MTV Movie Awards, VH-1 Fashion Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. His next CD "Werewolves and Lollipops" comes out this summer on Sub Pop Records. Patton is featured in the films "Reno 911:Miami", "Starsky and Hutch", "Blade III" and "Zoolander". And he can be spotted in the films "Down Periscope", "Desperate But Not Serious", "Man on the Moon", "Run, Ronnie, Run!", "ZigZag", "Calendar Girls" and "See This Movie". He also played doomed skin diver Delmer Darion in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. His TV appearances include "Seinfeld", "NewsRadio", "The Man Show" and "Crank Yankers." He is featured in numerous VH-1, Comedy Central, and MTV "list" specials. Patton also appears on Lewis Black's "Root of All Evil." The ChildCare Action Project, a Christian-based website, gave both of his 1/2 hour specials "red" alerts, especially for Patton's focus on "male demon anatomy".
Carre Otis Film star and supermodel, Carre Otis talks about how body image affects women and their self-esteem.
Dr. Mehmet Oz Dr. Oz is vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and healthcare policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters and medical books and has received several patents.