Comedy Central recently named Louie “One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time.” He has starred in his own HBO and Showtime Comedy Specials and been a frequent guest of Late Night Talk Shows. He has guest-starred on such popular sitcoms as “Scrubs” and “Grace Under Fire,” dramas like “Touched by an Angel” and “Chicago Hope” and has made memorable featured roles in films such as “Coming to America” opposite Eddie Murphy.

Steve Harwell formed “Smash Mouth” in 1994 in San Jose, California, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Steve can now add “Reality TV Star” to his resume. Harwell has been confirmed as a cast member for the sixth installment of VH1’s ratings juggernaut “The Surreal Life.”

La Cage Impersonator headliner Frank Marino, known as the “Queen of the Strip,” became nationally known after he was served a five million dollar lawsuit from the lady of comedy herself, “Joan Rivers” for his impression of her being maybe too good. They are now friends.

Master Magician Lance Burton’s introduction to the world of magic began before his sixth birthday as a result of being taken to a Christmas party by his mother, where the featured performer was magician Harry Collins. He asked for a volunteer and an eager Lance bolted up onto the stage. The maestro performer a trick known as “The Miser’s Dream” and (seemingly) pulled silver dollars out of his bewildered, impressionable assistant’s ear. Lance thought, “What a great way to make money and people like you too.” The hook was in. From that moment on, he knew what he wanted in life and nothing would deter him from it.

Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn debuted as Brooks & Dunn in 1991 and became the nation’s premier country music singer-songwriter duo. They have won the “Vocal Duo” Award of the Country Music Association every year between 1999 and 2005 (except for 2000. B&D’s music covers the full range of modern country music, and both band members write, sing, and play guitar. Their latest album is Hillbilly Deluxe, which features the number one single “Play Something Country.”

From “Can’t Even Get the Blues” in 1982 to “Somebody” in 2004, Reba has been delivering number one songs for more than 20 years, winning, among other honors, 15 American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, 7 Country Music Association Awards and 2 Grammys. Reba was the first country female artist to sell five million copies of one album since Patsy Cline, and has sold more than 49 million albums in her career. Her self-titled TV show, “REBA” reigns as the WB’s top rated sitcom in its fifth season, and has landed Reba a Golden Globe nomination and a People’s Choice Award.

Susan Anton, who performs as Velma in “Hairspray,” appeared on Broadway with the original Tony Award winning cast of Tommy Tune’s The Will Rogers Follies and in Hurlyburly under the direction of Mike Nichols. She toured with Joe Layton’s Great Radio City Music Hall Spectacular, They’re Playing Our Song and A Couple of White Chicks. She won a Golden Globe as well as a nomination for the film “Goldengirl,” launching her expansive film and TV career. Susan is recognized internationally as a top concert and recording artist. She is also a member of Actors’ Equity.

Bruce Spotleson is a group publisher with the Greenspun Media Group and has management responsibilities for the weekly newspaper In Business as well as other company media and publications, including Vegas Magazine, Showbiz Weekly, Las Vegas Magazine, The News community newspapers, Las Vegas Life magazine, Las Vegas Weekly, Vegas Golfer magazine and Vegas.com, in addition to television and programming connected to In Business and Jon Ralston.

Gary Mule Deer, whose unique comedy and music has made him a performer on nearly every major concert stage in the United States, also has made more than 350 television appearances, including many on both “The Tonight Show” and “The Late Show With David Letterman.” Gary entertains regularly in Las Vegas, Reno, and Atlantic City showrooms and just recently appeared with Johnny Mathis at the Las Vegas Hilton.

John Stuart is founder and creator of “Legends in Concert” and will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Celebrity Impersonator Convention in Las Vegas May 29-31. He also will receive his star from the Las Vegas Walk of Stars on May 30.

Dr. Mann is Dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, holds the Michael D. Rose Distinguished Chair and is a faculty member in the Hotel Management Department. Prior to joining the faculty in August 1998 he was Professor of Operations Research and Director of the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management at Penn State University.

Don Rickles is one of the 20th Century’s most famous funny men. For more than 35 years he has appeared in top showrooms in Atlantic City, Reno Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas.

Dean Morgan, Dean of the William S. Boyd School of Law, is an experienced legal educator, having served as dean at both the Arizona State University College of Law and the University of Wyoming College of Law. Dean Morgan earned his B.A. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley in 1967. In 1971 he received his JD from UCLA, where he was an editor of the UCLA Law Review.

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, who has lived in Las Vegas for more than four decades, has been serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999 and is currently in her fourth term. Shelley represents constituents living in the First Congressional District of Nevada, including residents of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated areas in Clark County. The District annually records the largest population increase in the nation.