A fireball of talent and a musical force to be reckoned with, singer/actress Patti LuPone was born on April 21, 1949 on Long Island, New York of Italian heritage. Her parents, Orlando LuPone, a school administrator, and mother Angela, a librarian, eventually divorced. She was christened Patti in honor of her great-grand-aunt, the renowned 19th-century opera singer Adelina Patti. Trained in dance, her early days as a teen were spent as part of a 60s sibling group called "The Lupone Trio," which was comprised of Patti and older twin brothers William and Robert LuPone, the latter moving on to a daunting career of his own. A graduate of Northport High School, she attended the Drama Division of The Juilliard School and became part of its first graduating class, which also included future stars Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers.
尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯（Neil Patrick Harris），1973年6月15日出生于新墨西哥州，美国影视演员、主持人。 1988年开始崭露头角，尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯出演《紫色爱心》，获得金球奖电影最佳男配角提名。1992年，尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯因《道吉·霍瑟》获得金球奖电视音乐/喜剧最佳男演员提名。2007年，尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯因《老爸老妈浪漫史》获得艾美奖喜剧类电视剧最佳男配角提名。2009年，尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯主持了6月的托尼奖和9月的艾美奖。2010年，尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯客串了美剧《欢乐合唱团》，并获得艾美奖喜剧类剧集最佳客座男演员。2013年9月22日，尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯再度担任第65届美国艾美奖主持人。2014年10月16日，尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯确认担任第87届奥斯卡颁奖典礼的主持人
