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Dave Chappelle - Full Episode (42:57)
Dave Chappelle, who idolized the comedy of Bill Cosby as a young boy, is famous for racially provocative and envelope-pushing comedy.
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Halle Berry - Full Episode (45:16)
Halle Berry survived two divorces, a controversial hit and run charge, and a Razzie award for "Catwoman" to become the first African-American to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
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Richard Pryor - Full Episode (41:50)
Richard Pryor, the African-American stand-up comic and film star, broke new ground in comedy before throughout the course of his turbulent and iconic career.
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Jackie Robinson - Full Episode (22:48)
In his quest for excellence and equality, all-star athlete Jackie Robinson shatters the barriers of racism to become the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues.
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Bill Cosby - Full Episode (44:58)
Bill Cosby's hilarious riffs on life connected with audiences, and he became a stand-up and sitcom superstar.
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John - Scalped (1:39)
John is scalped when a well explodes pushing him through a small metal frame.
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Jake - Cardiac Arrest (1:57)
Jake dies from a massive heart attack.
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Shelley - Asphyxiation (1:18)
A young mother with her four-year-old son skid off a flooded road and land upside down in a lake drowning both of them.
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Jeanette - Forced Entry (1:20)
Jeanette is assaulted, kidnapped and held captive for three days.
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Chris - Twister (1:55)
A tornado sweeps through Chris' home, dragging a sixteen wheel truck through his living room.
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Lisa - At Gun Point (1:06)
A gun-wielding man car-jacks and sexually assaults two young women before one of them flees naked down the road.
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Jessica - Machete Man (1:49)
A machete-wielding intruder terrorizes a Jessica in her apartment.
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Jeff and Mark - Grizzly Attack (1:42)
A savage attack by a grizzly bear leavens a man partially scalped and miles from help.
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Kerri - Fighter (1:50)
Kerri fights for her life after being abducted at knifepoint.
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Pablo Picasso - Mini Bio (4:41)
After meeting Gertrude Stein in Paris, Pablo Picasso developed cubism and flourished as an artist. His painting "Guernica," which depicts the bombing of Basque village during the Spanish Civil War, is considered his masterpiece.
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Carrie Underwood - Full Episode (45:01)
American Idol catapulted the 2005 winner, Carrie Underwood, from her idyllic childhood in small-town Oklahoma to the national stage to become a Country Music star.
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Stevie Wonder - Full Episode (45:15)
He was born prematurely and put in a malfunctioning incubator, leaving him permanently blind. He has gone on to win 25 Grammy Awards, a lifetime achievement award and an Academy Award.
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Maggie, Gary, Barbara - Full Episode (45:12)
A 15-year-old is snatched off the street on an early morning run. A man goes head-to-head with a killer chimpanzee. A woman is shot and left for dead in a freezer with two slain co-workers.
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Natalie Portman - Full Episode (45:12)
With a psychology degree from Harvard and an Academy Award for Black Swan, Natalie Portman has proven she's just as talented and intelligent as she is captivatingly gorgeous.
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Shelley, John, Jake - Full Episode (45:14)
A young mother skids off a flooded road and lands upside down in a lake. A man dies from a massive heart attack. A worker on an oil site is scalped when a well explodes.
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Lisa, Chris, Jeannette - Full Episode (45:19)
A gun-wielding man car-jacks and sexually assaults two young women. A tornado sweeps through a man's home. A 9-year-old girl is assaulted, kidnapped and held captive for three days.
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Tom Arnold, Dee Snider, Carnie Wilson, Nia Long - Full Episode (45:15)
Tom Arnold angers a revengeful spirit. Dee Snider's murdered brother-in-law has a message. Carnie Wilson's sister introduces her to the spirit world. Nia Long has a shocking experience on the eve of her grandfather's death.
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Martin Short - Full Episode (45:19)
From SCTV to Saturday Night Live and Primetime Glick, Martin Short has spent decades entertaining audiences with his original characters.
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Sir Isaac Newton - Full Episode (44:21)
Sir Isaac Newton's scientific genius defined the laws of gravity, but his personal life was lonely and unhappy.
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Frederick Douglass - Full Episode (46:33)
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and used his talents as a writer and orator to fight for emancipation. Douglass edited an abolitionist newspaper, recruited black regiments during the Civil War, and advised President Lincoln.
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Ponce de Leon - Full Episode (42:05)
He sought the Fountain of Youth and discovered Florida. This profile of the Ponce de Leon, the "First Conquistador", chronicles how he brutalized native populations in his quest for riches.
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Scarlett Johansson - Full Episode (45:25)
Scarlett Johansson grew up to be one of Hollywood's biggest stars. She became a full-fledged movie star in the hit, "Lost in Translation." Johansson has shined on the stage, too, winning a Tony in 2010.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Full Episode (91:02)
In June of 1986, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a teen age coming-of-age comedy from writer/director John Hughes opened to enthusiasm from audience and critics alike.
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From Homely to Hot - Full Episode (43:17)
From child actors who have grown up to be leading men and women, to reality stars who have parlayed into Hollywood careers, to musicians who went from band geeks to hot rock stars, many celebrities didn't start out as hot as they ended up.
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Shania Twain - Full Episode (43:01)
Shania Twain rocked the world of country music with her drop-dead looks, sultry voice and spirited lyrics, as she's bravely bridged the gap between country and pop.
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Sean Penn - Full Episode (45:27)
Sean Penn's performance in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" made him a Hollywood star and his performances in "Mystic River" and "Milk" made him an Oscar winner.
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Russell Crowe - Full Episode (44:58)
By the mid-1990s, Australian actor Russell Crowe had proven himself with a diversity of roles. Crowe vaulted to A-list Hollywood stardom with his charismatic and Oscar-winning performance in Gladiator.
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Reese Witherspoon - Full Episode (45:17)
Reese Witherspoon started out in local commercials in Nashville, but quickly graduated to Hollywood.Witherspoon became Hollywood royalty when she won the Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line."
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Gwyneth Platrow - Full Episode (45:22)
To many film-goers, Gwyneth Paltrow was little more than the daughter of Blythe Danner. That image was altered when she won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in Shakespeare in Love.
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Christian Bale - Full Episode (45:42)
Christian Bale's breakthrough performance in American Psycho stunned moviegoers and critics alike, but it was his performance in "The Fighter" that won him an Academy Award.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones - Full Episode (45:22)
More than just a pretty face, Welsh-born Catherine Zeta-Jones is a serious actress with impressive credentials, including winning an Oscar for "Chicago."
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Sheryl Crow - Full Episode (45:09)
A nine-time Grammy-winning rock star, Sheryl Crow first burst onto the rock scene with her album, "Tuesday Night Music Club," in 1993.
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John Mellencamp - Full Episode (45:15)
Starting as a pop star with rebellious youth songs like "Play Guitar," he became a "Springsteen of the Midwest" with his "Small Town" and "Pink Houses," while lending major support to the cause of Farm Aid.
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Green Day - Full Episode (45:20)
Green Day has always struggled to stay on the razor's edge between punk credibility and mega-platinum success. The release of the self-described punk rock opera, "American Idiot," in 2004 cemented their place in rock history.
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Tyra Banks - Mini Bio (3:59)
Tyra Banks is the creator and host of "America's Next Top Model,"and was host of her own talk show. In 1996, she became the first African American woman to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
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Jimi Hendrix - Mini Bio (5:02)
earning to play guitar as a teenager, Hendrix grew up to become a rock guitar legend who excited audiences in the 1960s with his innovative electric guitar playing.
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Audrey Hepburn - Preview (3:00)
Born in Brussels, she studied dance at a young age before starring on Broadway in "Gigi" at the age of 22. Her performance caught the attention of Hollywood, and two years later she starred in "Roman Holiday."
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Jamie Foxx - Full Episode (45:24)
A modern renaissance man, Jamie Foxx is one of the most spectacularly versatile performers in show business today. He began on "In Living Color," and would go on to win an Oscar for playing Ray Charles in "Ray."
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Aretha Franklin - Full Episode (45:14)
Aretha Franklin continues to find ways to inspire and amaze after more than 40 years of performing. Franklin became the first woman to be elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Mesiah - The Sensation of Drowning (1:47)
Mesiah, who can't swim falls, into a swimming pool, hitting his head and drowning.
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Susan - A Rare Complication (1:56)
Susan dies during the C-section birth of her twins.
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Fallen Centerfolds - Full Episode (43:13)
They are beautiful women whose looks and sensuality have allowed them to be objects of public desire. For some, the privilege and the attention creates temptations that are impossible to ignore.
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Queen Latifah - Full Episode (45:06)
She was nicknamed Latifah, which means "delicate and sensitive" in Arabic. She started her music career as a human beat box alongside rap group Ladies Fresh, and her album "Black Reign" was the first album by a female MC to ever go gold.
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Albert, Matt, Kristie - Full Episode (45:20)
A soldier's New Year's Eve turns into a nightmare when another soldier tries to kill him. A hunter breaks his leg in remote mountains. A girl comes home from school to find her sister killed and the murderer still in the house.
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Lisa Rinna, Jeffrey Ross, Vincent Curatola, Illeana Douglas - Full Episode (45:19)
Lisa Rinna's family is haunted by a lonely ghost. Vincent Curatola rediscovers his mother's love after she dies. Jeffrey Ross's high-flying lifestyle is brought down to earth. Illeana Douglas's new apartment comes with a surprise.
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