2007 ATTENDING CELEBRITIES

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Graeme Baxter
Graeme Baxter is one of the world's highly acclaimed painters of golf landscapes. He is the Official artist to the Ryder Cup of Europe, President's Cup, British Open, PGA of Europe, European Tour and the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
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John Callahan
A familiar face to television audiences, John Callahan portrayed Edmund Grey on the soap opera, All My Children for many years. You may also recognize him from his previous roles on Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest, or General Hospital. He is currently starring in the new hit series Watch Over Me on MyNetworkTV.
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Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper's career has spanned over three decades. He has sold millions of records, concert tickets and t-shirts. An avid golfer with a four handicap, he recently recorded his 28th album, his book "Golf Monster" comes out in May, he's on a world tour May through November, and also does a 5 hour rock radio show 5 nights a week, heard in over 100 cities worldwide.
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Jim Courier
Jim joined InsideOut Sports & Entertainment after establishing himself as one of the all-time greats in his field. Jim's professional tennis accomplishments over his 13-year Tour career will be remembered as some of the best years in the history of the sport. Jim won two Davis Cup titles, four Grand Slam singles crowns, 23 singles titles world-wide and was the first American male to be ranked world No.1 since John McEnroe. Jim was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2006, Jim finished the year with the No. 1 ranking on the Outback Champions Series. Jim continues to broadcast tennis events as an analyst and has worked for NBC, USA Network and Australia telecasts at major events in the last year.
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Norm Crosby
Known as the "Master of Malaprop," Crosby is one of the most widely quoted performers in show business. For many years, he has been one of the busiest names in comedy playing in theaters and casinos and appearing on talk shows. He is well respected for his continued devotion to several charities including MDA and Childhelp USA.
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Kassie DePaiva
This Kentucky native has been busy playing Blair Cramer on ABC's One Life to Live for the past 12 years and has appeared on episodes of many other television shows. Kassie is also an accomplished singer and songwriter.
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Jim DePaiva
Jim is best known for his 17-year run as Max Holden on ABC's One Life to Live.
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Jamie Farr
This Toledo, OH native is a friend of the LPGA with his namesake tournament, The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, being played in his home state. He is best known for his cross-dressing character, Corporal Klinger, on the hit series M*A*S*H.
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Lisa Fernandez
Lisa continues to prove she is the best all-around softball player in the world. In 1996, Fernandez shined in Team USA's 3-1 gold medal victory over China, recording the final three outs to earn a save and secure the Gold Medal. In 2000, Fernandez pitched the gold medal game against Japan getting the win with a 2-1 victory for a second gold medal for the USA. In 2004, Fernandez lead the Athens games with an Olympic record .545 batting average and pitched the Gold Medal game against Australia leading to a third Olympic Gold medal.Now, Fernandez is the proud mother of a baby boy named Antonio and is currently coaching as a 1st. asst. at UCLA while training for a forth Olympic Gold Medal.
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Carlton Fisk
Carlton's baseball career has spanned nearly 3 decades. In addition to his numerous records held, his accolades include American League Rookie of the Year in 1972 and 11 All Star Game selections. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Both his numbers, 27 in Boston and 72 in Chicago have been retired by the respective American League clubs.
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Rudy Gatlin
This gentlemen comes from a musical family and along with his brothers Larry and Steve have sung together for 50 years! That's right, the Gatlin Brothers started singing in Abilene, Texas on the "Slim Willett Show" when they were 2, 4, and 6 years old. For the past 30 years they have traveled the world performing their country hits like Houston, Broken Lady and All the Gold in California. Please welcome the best lookin', best golfin' Gatlin Brother...Rudy Gatlin!
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Bob Goen
One of the most recognizable faces in television, he was the dependable host of Entertainment Tonight for more than a decade, teaming up with Mary Hart at the anchor desk, and interviewing almost every major celebrity of our time. Bob also emceed the worldwide telecasts of the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants, and actually started his television career as a sportscaster here in the desert at KESQ-TV.
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Dorothy Hamill
19-year-old figure skater DOROTHY HAMILL won her gold medal at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, transcending the sport and capturing the world's imagination.
As a professional, Dorothy skated eight years with the Ice Capades, a company she helped bring to preeminence. She had an unprecedented four ABC television prime time specials produced in her honor. Along with winning five consecutive World Professional titles, Dorothy has produced and starred in productions of "Cinderella - Frozen in Time," "Hansel, Gretel, the Witch and the Cat" and "Nutcracker on Ice" and won an Emmy for her starring role in "Romeo and Juliet." Dorothy was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame, the Figure Skating Hall of Fame and was proud to run the torch into the Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City as well as skate in the closing ceremonies.
Recently, Dorothy served as a judge on "Skating with Celebrities" which aired during prime time beginning Winter 2006.
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Franco Harris
Franco was the number 1 pick in the 1972 NFL draft. During his 12 year career, he eared 8 Pro Bowl appearances, 3 All AFC awards, and the MVP award in Super Bowl IX. He was a 1990 enshrinee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Mary Hart
Mary Hart's 2006-2007 season will mark her 25th anniversary with the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. In 1999, she was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable "Hall of Fame" and has been honored with the Gracie Allen Award. Mary is an ambassador for Childhelp USA, has served on the board of directors for the National Childhood Cancer Foundation, and continues her affiliation with the Children's Miracle Network. Mary is a member of the Board of Trustees for Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and is Leadership Chair of the New Hospital Campaign.
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John Havlicek
Boston Celtics star and NBA Hall of Famer, John Havlicek was named one of the top 50 players of all-time, according to Sports Illustrated. A star at both forward and guard, scoring 26,395 points, John was a member of 8 world championship teams.
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Wally Joyner
Wally replaced Rod Carew as the California Angels' first baseman in 1986. He became the first rookie to start an All-Star Game since fan balloting returned in 1970. Throughout his career, he consistently hit around .300 and was always a fan favorite.
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Harmon Killebrew
Harmon is regarded as one of the most prolific power hitters in major league baseball history. Harmon "Killer" Killebrew amassed numbers matched only by the game's very elite. In his 22 years, he was named an American League All-Star 13 times, was the 1969 AL Most Valuable Player, a six time AL home run leader and is still the number one right-handed home run leader in the American League. In 1984, Killebrew was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and in 1999 was named "Idaho Male Athlete of the Century as well as one of the "Top 100 Players on the Century by Major League Baseball. In 2006, he was elected into the "Humanitarian Sports Hall of Fame" in recognition of his humanitarian work.
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Hal Linden
Best known for his role as Barney Miller on the long running series, Barney Miller, this actor/singer/musician has three Emmys and a Tony award to his credit. He is an avid golfer and has been a guest at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in past years.
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George Lopez
One of the premier comic talents today, George is the star, writer, producer, and co-creator of the hit ABC sit-com George Lopez. He has twice hosted the Latin Grammys, co-hosted the Emmy Awards, and starred in the film The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D. He maintains an active stand-up touring schedule - selling out prestigious venues across the country. His CD Team Leader was nominated for a Best Comedy Album Grammy Award, and his autobiography Why You Crying? was a New York Times best seller. In August 2005 Time Magazine named George one of The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America. In 2006 George was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. George is also the new host of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
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Ed Marinaro
Ed was a leading rusher in the Ivy League and set 16 NCAA records during his college career at Cornell University. He went on to play professional football with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks. Turning to acting in the late 1970's, he was cast as Officer Joe Coffey on Hill Street Blues, a role he played from 1981 to 1986. Ed had a starring role in the hit show Sisters and has also starred in many successful movies. Besides being an avid golfer, Ed is also avid fisherman.
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Don Meredith
Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960-68, Don Meredith led the Cowboys to their first winning season and first NFL Championship game in 1966. "Dandy Don" played in two Pro Bowls and was named NFL Player of the Year in 1966. Don, alongside Frank Gifford, is a former Monday Night Football sportscaster for ABC.
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Lisa Myers
Lisa Myers is an Emmy award-winning Sr. Investigative Correspondent for NBC News and one of the most respected journalists in the country. She is best known for ground-breaking reports on politics, the war on terror, Iraq and assorted political scandals. She has covered 8 presidential campaigns.
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Super Dave Osborne
Super Dave is a two-time Emmy Award Winner and an Ace Award Winner. He can be seen on HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm', 'The Jimmy Kimmel Show' on ABC and NBC's 'The Tonight Show'. Dave will also be appearing in Warner Brother's new release, 'Ocean's 13' in June.
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Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci is the short, fiery actor who won an Oscar for his supporting role as Tommy DeVito, the funny-but-psychopathic mobster in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990). Pesci earned an Oscar nomination as Robert DeNiro's brother in Raging Bull (1980). He co-starred again with DeNiro in 1984's Once Upon a Time in America. During the 1990s he appeared in some of the hottest movies of the era, including Home Alone (1990) and its sequel, three Lethal Weapon movies (1989-98, with Mel Gibson), My Cousin Vinny (1992), Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas and Casino (1995), with Sharon Stone).
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Jim Plunkett
This Heisman Trophy winner from Stanford University was considered one of the most successful quarterbacks ever to wear an Oakland Raiders uniform. In ten years with the Raiders, he led his team to two Super Bowls garnering MVP honors in Super Bowl XV.
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Scott Record
Scott Record is a world-class singing, comedy impressionist with an extremely diverse repertoire. In his act you'll see from Creed to Sinatra, Dr. Phil to Schwarzenegger, and Broadway renditions from CHICAGO to PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. If you attended last year's KNC you'll remember Scott from his Wednesday night performance at the Palm Springs Air Museum!!
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Brooks Robinson
Considered to be the most spectacular defensive third baseman in the history of baseball, Brooks Robinson spent 23 years in a Baltimore Orioles uniform. He garnered the AL MVP award in 1964 and the World Series MVP award in 1970. Robinson was elected to the MLB Hall of Fame in 1983.
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Ben Roethlisberger
Big Ben is an ascending superstar in the NFL. He was named Rookie of the Year in 2004, quarterbacking the Pittsburgh Steelers to the AFC Championship game and amassing an incredible 15-1 record as a starter. At the ripe old age of 23, Ben and the Steelers became Super Bowl XL Champions in Detroit, making Ben the youngest QB in NFL history to win the Super Bowl. He holds nearly every record at Miami University and hails from Findlay, OH.
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Wayne Rogers
Wayne is best know for his 3 season role as wise-cracking doctor Trapper John on Twentieth Century Fox's Television classic series M*A*S*H. Wayne has also starred in over 300 films, plays and television shows. He is currently a contributor to Fox News Network and can be seen every Saturday morning on the Fox show Cashin' In.
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Gale Sayers
Known as the "Kansas Comet", Gale Sayers is one of the brightest stars in NFL history. Sayers had an exceptional career with the Chicago Bears before retiring in 1971. He was the NFL scoring leader and earned Rookie of the Year honors in 1965. He was the youngest player ever to be inducted to the Professional Football Hall of Fame at age 34.
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Tommy Smothers
Celebrating more than four decades in show business, this talented member of the Smothers Brothers is also known as Mr. Yo-Yo Man. An avid golfer, Smothers has played in several pro-ams bringing his inventive use of Yo-Yo- to the putting green.
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Kevin Sorbo
From 1993-1999, Kevin starred in the most watched TV show in the world: "Hercules; The Legendary Journeys". From 2000-2005, he starred as Captain Dylan Hunt, on "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda". Sorbo has also guest starred in many hit shows and has had recurring appearances on "Dharma and Greg" and on Fox's "The OC". In addition to his acting career, Kevin serves as the spokesperson for "A World Fit for Kids!" and was recently named successor to Arnold Schwarzenegger for "The After School Alliance". .
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Toni Tennille
Grammy Award winner, Toni Tennille, and her "Captain" of 35 years, Daryl Dragon, make their winter home in beautiful La Quinta. Look for their brand new Christmas CD, THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS, in stores this holiday season. Check out their website at captainandtennille.net for more information.
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