Michael Cohen is a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump. In 2018 he accepted a plea deal on charges of tax evasion and illegal campaign contributions and was sentenced to three years in prison.

Alexander Skarsgard, who won a spate of awards this year for his role in the TV series ‘Big Little Lies,’ stars as a mute bartender in a just-released Netflix film set in 2052, ‘Mute.’ When his girlfriend goes missing, Skarsgard goes on a hunt to find her with the help of seedy characters played by Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux.

Academy Award-winning Scottish actor Sean Connery is best known for playing 007 in the first James Bond spy movies. He has also starred in an array of other projects, including 'Robin and Marian,' 'The Name of the Rose,' 'The Untouchables,' 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.'

Althea Gibson was the first African-American tennis player to compete at the U.S. National Championships in 1950, and the first black player to compete at Wimbledon in 1951. She also broke racial barriers in professional golf.

George C. Wallace was a four-time governor of Alabama and three-time presidential hopeful. He is best remembered for his 1960s segregationist politics.

Ivan the Terrible, or Ivan IV, was the first tsar of all Russia. During his reign (1533-1584), Ivan acquired vast amounts of land through ruthless means, creating a centrally controlled government.

Regis Philbin is a well-known TV personality who co-hosted the 'Live!' morning program before becoming host of the game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.'

Jeff Tweedy is a singer and songwriter who belongs to the influential alternative rock band Wilco.

While promoting her movie 'A Simple Favor,' Blake Lively shared a story about how she thought a fan said her "teats" were amazing while was accidentally wearing a see-through shirt. But upon a closer listen, Lively realized he was talking about her social media skills: "Oh tweets! Twitter! My tweets are amazing!"

Director, producer and screenwriter Tim Burton is known for such films as Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, which blend themes of fantasy and horror.

It's the end of the road for KISS. The band announced they'll be embarking on their final tour. "It has been an amazing journey with you all. We couldn’t leave without saying goodbye," frontman Gene Simmons said. "This show will have the most explosions, the most hits and be the loudest yet!"

TV personality and producer Monty Hall, the legendary co-creator and host of the game show Let's Make A Deal, has died at the age of 96. Read more about his life and television career.

Wayne Shorter is a noted jazz composer and musician who plays both the soprano and tenor saxophone. A jazz fusion pioneer, he has received nine Grammy Awards.

Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish-born detective and founder of a famous American private detective agency, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

Brian Moore is best known for his first novel, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1955), about an aging, alcoholic spinster.

German Communist Erich Honecker oversaw the building of the Berlin Wall, then watched it be torn down. He was forced to resign as head of East Germany in 1989.

British singer/songwriter Elvis Costello extended the lyrical range of punk and new wave music with songs like "Alison," "Everyday I Write the Book" and "Veronica."

Leonard Bernstein was one of the first American-born conductors to receive worldwide fame. He composed the score for the Broadway musical West Side Story.

Media magnate Conrad Black once owned The London Daily Telegraph and The Chicago Sun Times, before he was convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice.

Billy Ray Cyrus is a country singer/songwriter who is perhaps now more famous for his TV and film roles than for his music.

Celebrity chef Rachael Ray has hosted Food Network shows, authored lots of cookbooks, and has her own nationally syndicated television talk show, Rachael Ray.

Bill Nye is a humorous writer best known for founding the Laramie Boomerang. His newspaper and writings quickly became popular across America.

Hashemi Rafsanjani, an ally of Ayatollah Khomeini during the Iranian Revolution, served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997 before his defeat by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.