Drake - 1986
RAPPER
Born Aubrey Drake Graham he is a former Degrassi TV actor who became a rap phenomenon after his album Thank Me Later went platinum in 2010. His second album Take Care won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was certified quadruple platinum.
He traveled between Memphis and Toronto quite often as a child, due to his parents' divorce.
His album Take Care popularized the phrase "YOLO," and the accompanying tour grossed over $42 million in 2012. He provided the voice for the character Ethan in the 2012 film Ice Age: Continental Drift.
Wayne Rooney - 1985
SOCCER PLAYER
Star forward who became one of Manchester United's all-time top scorers and led the club to 5 Premier League titles between 2007 and 2013; named PFA Players' Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 2010. He played for the youth team of Everton when he was nine, and attended a Catholic school along with his brothers. He became the youngest player to represent England when he made his senior international debut in 2003, and soon thereafter became England's youngest goal scorer.
Monica 1980
R&B SINGER
R&B recording artist who sang at the 1996 Olympics at age fifteen and sang "Don't Take It Personal" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life." She became the youngest member of Charles Thompson and the Majestics when she was only ten. She has sold more than twenty million albums internationally. She sang "The Boy Is Mine" with Brandy.
PewDiePie - 1989
YOUTUBE STAR
Born Felix Kjellberg, he is a YouTube celebrity whose comedy and video game commentary channel has earned over 57 million subscribers. He was voted Most Popular Gaming Web Star at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards. In 2016, he was included on Time Magazine's list of The World's 100 Most Influential People.
He dropped out of the Chalmers University of Technology to pursue a career as an internet personality.
He used his internet popularity to raise funds for such charities as the World Wildlife Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In 2015, he released a parody self-help book called This Book Loves You.
Kevin Kline 1947
MOVIE ACTOR
Accomplished actor who made his feature film debut in the 1982 drama Sophie's Choice. He has starred in such films as A Fish Called Wanda, The Big Chill, Cry Freedom and De-Lovely and he was cast as Maurice in the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast. He assisted in the creation of the City Center Acting Company with fellow actors Patti LuPoneand David Ogden Stiers. He was awarded a scholarship to attend the Julliard School in 1970.
Malcolm Turnbull 1954
POLITICIAN
After serving in the Australian Parliament as both Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, as well as the Australian Minister for Communications, he became the country's 29th Prime Minister in 2015.
BD Wong 1960
TV ACTOR
Best known for his roles on the television shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Oz, and Awake. He has also appeared in the Steven Spielberg classic Jurassic Park. He provided the speaking voice of Li Shang in the Disney film Mulan.
He appeared in the film, The Karate Kid, Part II as Bradd Wong in his film debut. He was in the Broadway play, M. Butterfly for which he won a Tony Award in 1988.
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