BIO Classroom

Chronicles the career of the figure skater who fulfilled her Chinese immigrant parents' dream by becoming a skating legend. Michelle Kwan is an Olympic Silver...   Read More

Profile of the two-time Academy Award winner whose remarkable career has been only one part of a dramatic, tumultuous life. After his big break on TV's St....   Read More

When he called himself "a skinny kid with a funny name" at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, his political star was already on the rise. By the time...   Read More

When he called himself "a skinny kid with a funny name" at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, his political star was already on the rise. By the time...   Read More

One of the original 12 apostles, Peter was present during many of the most important moments of Jesus's ministry. Peter walked on water at Jesus's bidding,...   Read More

Born in the Soviet Union, ballet superstar Mikhail Baryshnikov defected to the West in 1974 while touring with the Kirov Ballet. When be began dancing...   Read More

Tragic life of the brilliant young poet who committed suicide. While still in college, Sylvia Plath suffered a nervous breakdown and was hospitalized. Later...   Read More

Born in medieval Italy to a wealthy family, Francis enjoyed the high life before becoming a prisoner of war, an experience that left him crippled. Disillusioned...   Read More

After having his first art exhibition at age 13, Salvador Dali rose to become one of the world's most well-known and controversial artists. Putting himself...   Read More

At 38 years old, Rachael Ray seems to have burst out of nowhere to be everywhere. But Ray struggled at first. She was a small-town Sicilian girl who moved to...   Read More