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View groupJackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael were five brothers from Gary, Indiana, who became one of the biggest pop groups in music history. One of Motown's most successful acts in the 1970s, The Jackson 5 had four of their first singles hit the top of the Billboard chart, but the group's appeal was more than just musical - they were among the first black teen idols to appeal to a white audience. The Jackson 5's mix of mind-blowing musical talent and sheer charisma earned the family the status of pop royalty in the music business and later helped launch Michael's legendary solo career.
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After graduating college, Ronald Reagan worked as a sports radio announcer in Iowa. With a powerful voice and good looks, he soon got a seven-year movie contract with Warner Brothers.
Ronald Reagan
Reagan acted in many films, most notably in 1942's Kings Row. By 1947 he was president of the Screen Actors Guild. Twenty years later, the former actor was President of the United States.
Ronald Reagan
Born in 1928, Shirley Temple was the original child star. She won over Depression-era audiences with her doll-like looks and cute song-and-dance routines.
Shirley Temple
Temple retired from acting at age 22, and only made periodic television appearances afterwards. In 1967 she lost a bid for Congress, but she was appointed ambassador to Ghana, and later to Czechoslovakia.
Shirley Temple
British theater actress Glenda Jackson won an Academy Award in 1971 for her edgy performance in Women in Love, and again in 1973 for A Touch of Class.
Glenda Jackson
After more than three decades of acting, Jackson won a seat in the British Parliament for the Labour Party, and later served as junior transport minister. She lost a bid for London mayor in 2000.
Glenda Jackson
Clint Eastwood made his name acting in 1960s spaghetti westerns. He went on to become one of Hollywood's most renowned actors and directors, and won five Academy Awards.
Clint Eastwood
In 1986 Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of his California home town of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Though he was once registered as a Republican, Eastwood later said he considered himself a libertarian.
Clint Eastwood
Musical duo Sonny and Cher became famous with the hit "I Got You Babe," and later with the Sonny and Cher show.
Sonny Bono
Chaz Bono
In 1988, Bono became the Republican mayor of Palm Springs, California. In 1994, he was elected to Congress. When he died in a skiing accident in 1998, his wife Mary was elected to fill his seat.
Sonny Bono
Fred Thompson first came to prominence when he served as a U.S. Attorney investigating the Watergate scandal. His acting career took off in 1985, when he played himself in a film about a case he'd worked on.
Alec Baldwin
Fred Thompson
After acting in several films, Thompson was elected to the U.S. Senate for Tennessee in 1994. When his term was up, he acted on Law & Order, and in 2007 he announced his bid for U.S. presidency.
Fred Thompson
A former Navy SEAL, Jesse "The Body" Ventura became famous as a California pro-wrestler. His big stage persona earned him movie roles, including a spot in 1987's Predator.
Jesse Ventura
In 1990 Ventura became mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and eight years later he was elected governor of Minnesota for the Reform Party.
Jesse Ventura
George W. Bush
Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger made it in America when he starred in popular action movies like Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenneger entered politics as governor of California in 2003. "The Governator" served two terms, until January 2011. He was married for 25 years to Maria Shriver, the niece of John F. Kennedy Jr.
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