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Kate Kelton's unforgettable turn in cult-classic, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004), cemented her love of the craft after her print and commercials beginnings in Toronto, Canada. She was the world's first non-blond "Tic Tac Girl", in an enormously popular campaign that aired for almost a decade.

Kelton made her big-screen debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, in a brief cameo in Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta's, The Republic of Love (2000). Alongside several indie films and TV guest spots, it was Shaggy's hit music video for, "It Wasn't Me", that first exposed her to the global audience Tic Tac would later reach.

She was born in Bamberg, Germany, and grew up traveling across Europe with her artist mother. By the age of 7, they had moved to Canada, and after attending performing arts high school, Etobicoke School of the Arts, she went on to study Film at Ryerson Polytechnic University. Kelton minored in philosophy and psychology, graduating with honors and a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree.

Besides exhibiting her artwork internationally, Kelton was also published as a contributing author in 'Making It in High Heels: Inspiring Stories by Women for Women of All Ages' (BurmanBooks Inc.).

The family had previously fled Upper Silesia and settled in Kulmbach in Franconia. Gottschalk became an altar boy in the town parish church here. After completing school with a high school diploma at the Humanistic High School in Kulmbach, he studied German and history to become a primary and secondary school teacher in Munich. From 1971 Gottschalk worked as a freelancer for Bayerischer Rundfunk. As a permanent employee there, from 1976 to 1989 he moderated, among other things, the radio program "Pop after eight" and "Thommy's Radio Show" as well as the "Scene program" of the third TV program. During this time, in 1976, Gottschalk married his childhood friend Thea. This relationship resulted in son Roman and adopted son Tristan. In 1977 he first became known to a large TV audience as the host of the game show "Telespiele" produced by the SWF in Baden-Baden. After further success, Gottschalk moved to ZDF in 1982, where he accompanied the program "Na so was" for a total of four years. During this time he already celebrated his first successes as an actor in humorous entertainment films. Together with his colleague Mike Krüger he was seen in films such as "Piratensender Powerplay" and "Die Supernasen".

For "Oh well!" In 1983 he was awarded the "Golden Gong" and in 1985 he received the "Golden Camera". In 1986, Thomas Gottschalk took over as presenter of the ZDF show "Wetten Dass...?", succeeding Frank Elstner. The show first aired in 1981. The new presenter made the program the most successful Saturday evening show in Europe with up to 15 million viewers. The content of the program was spectacular bets that were placed against the mostly world-famous star guests. Gottschalk was quickly accepted as the new presenter and, after a two-year break (1992-1994), introduced the successful concept "Wetten Dass...?" continued. From 1990 Gottschalk also worked for RTL. He hosted the weekly personality show "Gottschalk" until 1992 and hosted the "Gottschalk Late Night Show" until 1995. He then moved to SAT.1, where he hosted "Gottschalk's House Party" from 1995 to 1997 and, from September 1998, the weekly show "Gottschalk comes!" moderated. Meanwhile, Gottschalk also appeared in numerous cinema productions as an actor. These include "Tender Chaoten" (1987), "A Woman Called Harry" (1990), "Trabbi Goes to Hollywood (1991) and "Sister Act 2" from 1994 alongside Whoopi Goldberg.

These works, especially the professional sequel to "Wetten Dass...?", made Gottschalk, an American by choice who settled in Malibu with his family in the early 1990s, into the most successful German talk show host. In November 1999 he was chosen for his show "Wetten, dass...?" awarded the German Television Prize. He also appeared in front of the camera alongside Harald Schmidt in the 1998 film comedy "Late Show", directed by Helmut Dietl. In addition to numerous advertising appearances for HARIBO and McDonald's, Gottschalk and his brother Christoph also became active in advertising for Deutsche Post AG. In November 2003 it was announced that Gottschalk would host the ZDF show "50 Years of Rock Music" in April 2004 as well as a ZDF documentary about the Hollywood director Wolfgang Petersen. Gottschalk appeared as a voice actor in various films such as "In Tierischer Mission" (2003). He also lent his voice to the animated cat "Garfield" in the film of the same name. The production was released in German cinemas in August 2004. Also in August 2004, a biography about Gottschalk by Gert Heidenreich was published under the title "Thomas Gottschalk".

On October 2, 2004, Gottschalk moderated the 150th edition of the "Wetten,dass...?" show on ZDF. In the 23-year history of the format, 102 issues alone have been credited to Gottschalk. At the end of 2004, Gottschalk bought Marienfels Castle near Remagen on the Rhine, which he lived in from 2006. In February 2005, Gottschalk was named "best international showmaster" for his ZDF show "Wetten, dass...?" nominated for the Golden Rose of Lucerne. At the beginning of May 2005 he was awarded the Golden Rose as best game show host at the Rose d'Or (Golden Rose) television festival in Lucerne. On August 28, 2005 and August 26, 2006, he hosted the program "The Cleverest - The Big Three-Country Check", in which teams from the three German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland compete against each other. Between 2000 and 2005, ZDF broadcast ten episodes of "Gottschalk America". In April 2008 he hosted the show "Musical Showstar 2008". In 2008 he was also seen alongside Till Schweiger in the cinema production "1½ Ritter - In Search of the Adorable Herzelinde".

From October 3, 2009, Gottschalk moderated the show "Wetten Dass...?" together with Michelle Hunziker. In 2009 he had a guest appearance in the 895th episode of the TV series "Storm of Love". In the same year he played in the 60th episode of "Das Traumschiff". At the beginning of the 192nd "Wetten, dass?..." broadcast on December 4, 2010, the betting candidate Samuel Koch was dramatically injured. The live broadcast was then canceled. As a result, Gottschalk announced his resignation as presenter of the show. After the 151st edition on December 3rd, 2011, Markus Lanz took over the show. In 2019, Thomas and Thea Gottschalk's separation became public. Meanwhile, he settled in Baden-Baden, where his relationship with Karina Mroß became known. From 2020 to 2021 he could be heard with the radio presenter Nicola Müntefering on the fortnightly SWR3 podcast Podschalk and from May 2020 he hosted the radio show "Gottschalks Playlist" every second Friday. On November 6, 2021, ZDF broadcast a revival edition of "Wetten,dass?", which achieved a market share of 45 percent.

Tequilla Whitfield was born in Bamberg, Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Hidden Figures (2016), Atlanta (2016) and Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020).

Nikki Haley was born on 20 January 1972 in Bamberg, South Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Army Wives (2007), PBS News Hour (1975) and ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953). She has been married to Michael Haley since 6 September 1996. They have two children.

Wilfried Hochholdinger was born on 8 October 1962 in Bamberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for X-Men: First Class (2011), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Physician (2013).

Elisabeth Wasserscheid was born on 22 October 1978 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Balloon (2018), Tatort (1970) and Beloved Sisters (2014).

Lena grew up in the UNESCO World heritage town of Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany. During her High school years specializing in Arts and Music, she found her love for acting. She performed all through high school in major plays and toured Europe with various choirs. The first actress in her family of 4 siblings, she attended the prestigious Film university Potsdam Babelsberg and did her first feature film "The last Bite" during her studies. After graduation, she immediately joined the theatre company in Hildesheim, Germany and from there got offered a two year residency as a theatre actress in Budapest, Hungary. During that time she won two awards for her performances and appeared in several German short films. On returning to Germany, she starred in the short "Going to Nashville" and the feature film "Gallery Weekend" which got invited to several Film Festivals. Her passion for theatre was rewarded with another award for her acting on stage. Lena is based in London and Berlin, her short film "Easy said up high" screened at 40 festivals and won several awards for best comedy, best romance and best ensemble. Recent acting credits include the German TV series '1806-Die Nürnberg Saga', the independent family drama 'Mama wants to go home' and 'We have a Ghost' on Netflix.

The major league baseball player Mookie Wilson was born William Hayward Wilson on February 9, 1956 in Bamberg, South Carolina. The switch-hitter attended the University of South Carolina and was drafted by the New York Metpolitan Baseball Club ("Mets") in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. Att 5' 10" and 170 lbs., Mookie didn't have power, but he did have speed.

He made his debut with the Mets on September 2, 1980 for the first of 10 seasons, before finishing his career up with the Toronto Blue Jays for the remainder of the 1989 season and for the 1990 and '91 seasons. In his 13 seasons in the Major Leagues, he hit .274 with 67 home runs, 438 RBI, and 327 stolen bases in 1403 games. A favorite with Mets fans, who would chant "Moooo-kie" for their hero, the up-beat Wilson was a positive force on the field and in the club-house, bringing a certain something to his teams that could not be measured in numbers alone. After arm surgery in 1985, Wilson became a utility player due to his low on-base percentage. In 1989, he was traded to the Blue Jays, where he helped his new club win a division title that year.

Mookie earned baseball immortality in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The Boston Red Sox were one out away from winning the game and the World Series when Wilson came to bat against BoSox pitcher Bob Stanley in the bottom of the 10th inning at Shea Staidum with two out and two men on. Wilson battled Stanley until he threw a pitch in the dirt near Wilson's feet forcing Mookie to jump over the ball to avoid being hit by the pitch. Stanley's wild pitch enabled Kevin Mitchell to score from third base with the tying run, with Ray Knight advancing from first to second base. Two pitches later, Wilson hit a slow roller toward Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner, who allowed it to roll through his legs, a misplay that gave Knight the chance to score from second base, winning the game.

This bottom of the 10th inning of the Sixth game, with two out drama was the most unexpected comeback in a single game in the history of the Fall Classic. The scoreboards at Shea Stadium has already flashed a concession naming the Red Sox World's Champs, such was what seemed the inevitability of their victory. Mookie and Bob Stanley's bad pitching and Bill Buckner's hideous fielding, an unbelievable misplay on an easy, routine ground ball to first changed all that. The disheartened Red Sox went down in Game Seven, making Mookie's 1986 Mets -- a team that had won an astounding 108 games in the regular season -- the World's Champs. The Game Six debacle was seen as proof that the Red Sox indeed were hexed (until they finally broke the "Curse of the Bambino" in 2004).

Mookie Wilson was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame and currently (2005) is the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, a New York Mets farm team.

Al Razutis was born on 28 April 1946 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. He is a director and producer, known for Amerika (1983), 2 x 2 (1967) and Excerpt from MS: The Beast (1981).

Franziska Bronnen was born on 7 October 1940 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for Sonderdezernat K1 (1972), Tatort (1970) and Telerop 2009 - Es ist noch was zu retten (1974). She is married to Pierre Dominique Ponnelle. She was previously married to Christian Rischert.

Beatrice-Marie Prinzessin zu Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 11 March 1948 in Bamberg, Germany.

Kathrin Kestler was born on 24 February 1981 in Bamberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Der Ausflug (2014), Cindy Does Not Love Me (2010) and GG 19 - Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln (2007).

Jürgen Egger was born on 26 November 1959 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Harald (1997), The High Crusade (1994) and Der Wixxer (2004). He was married to Catarina Raacke. He died on 1 July 2009 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Lisa Riegel (LazerLiz) is working worldwide as a sculptor, prop maker, Special Makeup FX artist and fabricator.

Born in Bamberg, Bavaria, in 1991, Lisa grew up doing art her whole life. In 2008 she went to Lothar-von-Faber art-school to make her exams (equivalent of A-levels) in 2012. In the same year she moved to Berlin to start doing an apprenticeship as a prop maker/sculptor in the Opera workshop, Bühnenservice, Stiftung Oper in Berlin. After 3 years, in 2015, she succeeded the practical exams with the best graduation of northern Germany. In that year she was one of the winners of the Baden-Baden Award in the category prop maker and scenic artists. Working as an sculptor and prop maker for Studio Babelsberg and doing her own sculptural art, she decided to get into Special Makeup FX as well. Her first experience she made in 2015, working for Chris Creatures Film Effects in Berlin. Doing MakeupFX sculpting and being on set. That was the time when she also got into fabrication, building a robot suit for a short film. In 2016 Lisa started working for Twilight Creations Special Makeup FX studio Berlin, as an assistant for 6 month. 2017-18 she was employed as a sculptor, mold maker, special MUFX artist and fabricator for Amazon Prime's new series "Carnival Row" for 9 month. Now she is working at Twilight Creations as one of their main sculptors.

Helmut Metzner was born on 11 December 1968 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany.

Joachim von Mengershausen was born on 7 August 1936 in Bamberg, Germany. He was a producer and actor, known for Wings of Desire (1987), Paris, Texas (1984) and Black Cat, White Cat (1998). He died on 22 January 2020 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Silke Kandzora was born on 4 October 1989 in Bamberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Bachelorette (2013), Tatort (1970) and Alice: The Darkest Hour (2018).

Tanja Kinkel was born on 27 September 1969 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is a writer, known for The Puppeteers (2017), Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz (2008) and Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995).

Martin Hirte was born in 1954 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany.

Annette von Aretin was born on 23 May 1920 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for Was bin ich? (1955), Grüezi, Herr Nachbar! (1954) and ARD-Fernsehlotterie - Ein Platz an der Sonne (1956). She was married to Dr. Harald Klein. She died on 1 March 2006 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Gerhard Bosch was born on 18 November 1947 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany.

Hermann Motschach was born on 16 February 1926 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Was ihr wollt (1954), Herr Hesselbach und die Firma (1956) and Der Flieger (1986). He died on 30 October 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.

Bettina Schmidt was born on 13 April 1965 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is a production designer and art director, known for Teufelsbraten (2007), Die Bubi Scholz Story (1998) and Hidden Agenda (1999).

Rainer Schaller was born on 4 January 1969 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 21 October 2022 in Coast of Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

Maria Goletz was born on 29 December 1993 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for Aufgestaut (2023).