 | * Acrobazia -- Quebec Canada, 2.5k to 5.0k 
Acrobazia's act is a unique nine-minute display of balancing moves that defy strength and gravity. Choreographed to an original musical score, their graceful movements blend together to create seemingly impossible poses.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Jason Alexander -- New York USA, Contact for fee schedule
Jason Alexander's nine seasons as hapless schlep George Costanza on Seinfeld have been the crowning glory to a 25-year career on stage, screen and television. But with looks that can be pitiful, sympathetic, charming, devious, and even unscrupulous--combined with an equally malleable talent--this multi award-winning actor is in little danger of being stereotyped. For his portrayal of George, Alexander has earned six Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations, an American Television Award and two American Comedy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series. The Screen Actors Guild went one better and chose him as Best Actor in a Comedy Series despite his role as a supporting actor. Jason refuses to be type cast and continues to seek different roles in which he can prove his versatile and broad talent.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Amiri Baraka -- New Jersey USA, 2.5k to 5.0k
Amiri Baraka's standing as a major poet is matched by his importance as a cultural and political leader. As leader of the Black Arts movement of the 1960s, Baraka did much to define and support black literature's mission into the twenty-first century. Writers from other ethnic groups credit Baraka with opening "tightly guarded doors" in the white publishing establishment.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Joy Behar -- New York USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Joy Behar is among today's leading comic talents. Whether mixing with audiences or interviewing politicians and artists, she dives into absurd juxtapositions, her aim being not to sneer, but to uncover absurdities – especially those perpetrated by big guys on little ones. With a voice that sounds, as she says, "like I have Jimmy Hoffa in the back of my throat," she strips the varnish off pretensions.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Candice Bergen -- California USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Candice Bergen was the first of two children born to celebrated ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. Her talent for comedy was apparent in her early years when she was a guest on her father's radio show. She was the first woman to host Saturday Night Live, but is perhaps best known for her role of a fictional telejournalist fresh out of Betty Ford in the comedy series Murphy Brown.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Chaz Bono -- California USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Chaz Bono (formally, Chastity Bono) is the author of Family Outing, a collection of coming-out stories, including his own, and suggestions. Offered in a positive context, the information provides intelligent and sympathetic advice for those who wish to come out and for their families, friends and colleagues - all of who need to understand and be understanding.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Wayne Brady -- California USA, Above 75.0k
Wayne Brady is one of the funniest comedic actors on TV. His hilarious improvisational antics, paired with his ability to impersonate just about anyone, have won the laughs of many Americans on ABC's hit comedy series "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Ken Burns -- New Hampshire USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Ken Burns has been making documentary films for more than twenty years. Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made. Stephen Ambrose, the historian, has said of Ken's films, "More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source."
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Dana Carvey -- California USA, Above 75.0k
Emmy-award winning comedian Dana Carvey has maintained a tremendous career. Carvey was born June 2, 1955, in Missoula, Montana. Dana went on to college at the San Francisco State University where he won the San Francisco Standup Comedy Competition. After his graduation (with a degree in communication arts), he played at numerous clubs in the Bay Area and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | John Cleese -- California USA, Above 75.0k
An instigator of some of the more groundbreaking developments in twentieth-century comedy, John Cleese is one of Britain's best-known actors, writers and comedians. Famous primarily for his comic efforts, such as the television series Fawlty Towers and the exploits of the Monty Python troupe, he has also become a well-respected actor in his own right and has co-written books on psychiatry entitled Families And How to Survive Them and Life And How to Survive It.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | The Water Coolers -- New York USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
The Water Coolers specialize in music and comedy about having a job, lightening up any "serious" corporate meeting you might be planning. The founders of this concept all have extensive acting and performing experience as well as experience working in the corporate world. They are ready to turn your sales meeting, managerial conference or annual retreat into something unforgettable.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Rita Dove, MFA -- Virginia USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Rita Dove served as Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995, making her the youngest person -- and the first African-American -- to receive this highest official honor in American letters. She held the position for two years. In 1999 she was reappointed Special Consultant in Poetry for 1999/2000, the Library of Congress's bicentennial year. She has received numerous literary and academic honors, among them the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and, most recently, the 2001 Duke Ellington Lifetime Achievement Award, the 1997 Sara Lee Frontrunner Award, the 1997 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, the 1996 Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities and the 1996 National Humanities Medal.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Olympia Dukakis -- New Jersey USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Actress, director, producer, teacher, activist - this is how Olympia Dukakis defines herself. The Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning star of such films as Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias, Picture Perfect and the top rated mini-series Tales of the City, Olympia Dukakis is a woman of uncommon achievement and dedication. A 30 year veteran of stage and screen, she also founded and served as artistic director of New Jersey's whole theater for 19 years, and sits on the boards of several influential arts organizations.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Dayton Duncan -- New Hampshire USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Dayton Duncan is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker. He is the author of nine books. Out West: A Journey Through Lewis & Clark's America chronicles his retracing of the Lewis and Clark trail; it was a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection and finalist for the Western Writers of America's Spur Award. Grass Roots: One Year in the Life of the New Hampshire Presidential Primaryis a unique look at presidential politics through the experiences of grass roots volunteers. Miles From Nowhere: In Search of the American Frontier examines the current conditions, history, and people of the most sparsely settled counties in the United States. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, published in November 1997; Mark Twain, published in November 2001; and Horatio's Drive, 2003, are companion books to documentary films he wrote and produced. His most recent work is Scenes of Visionary Enchantment: Reflections on Lewis & Clark, a c
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Hector Elizondo -- New York USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Four-time Emmy nominee, Hector Elizondo, received the prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1997 for his portrayal of Dr. Phillip Watters on CBS Chicago Hope.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Gloria Estefan -- Florida USA, Contact for fee schedule
Long before Ricky Martin or Jennifer Lopez topped the charts, Estefan was infusing Latin American rhythms into pop music with over 50 platinum-selling albums and the support of worldwide fans. After her career was jeopardized by a tragic bus accident, she exhibited irrepressible energy and endurance as she returned to music with the double-platinum album, Into the Light.Gloria Estefan, an international superstar, is one of the most recognized artists in the world. With five Grammy Awards and more than seventy million albums sold worldwide, Estefan is the single most successful crossover performer in the history of Latin music.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Morgan Fairchild -- California USA, Contact for fee schedule
Morgan is a superb performer, but there's more to this talented actress than meets the eye. In addition to her accomplishments as an actress, Morgan is an outspoken and dedicated supporter of AIDS research efforts, the pro-choice movement and a great range of environmental issues, among others.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Craig Ferguson -- California USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ferguson got his start as a drummer for punk bands. He came to know Michael Boyd, the artistic director of The Tron Theatre in Glasgow. Ferguson was soon the star of his own BBC television show, 'The Ferguson Theory. ' Ferguson starred with Betty White and Marie Osmond in the short-lived ABC comedy 'Maybe This Time.' After the show ended, Craig played Drew's boss on 'The Drew Carey Show.' Ferguson has written the feature films 'The Big Tease' and 'Saving Grace.' Ferguson wrote, directed, and starred in 'I'll Be There.' Ferguson appeared in 'Lemony Snicket's: A Series of Unfortunate Events.' Ferguson took over as host of THE LATE LATE SHOW on January 3, 2005. Ferguson's act is "clean" and appropriate for corporate events. He will customize his presentation for each client. He is available for events close to Los Angeles during the taping of The Late Show, Monday through Thursday, and for any event Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Brad Garrett -- California USA, Contact for fee schedule
A versatile-voiced man well-known for his Emmy winning role as Ray Romano's brother on the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, Brad Garrett was the first 100,000 dollar grand champion winner in Star Search's comedy category. Following an appearance on the Tonight Show soon after, Garrett shot to stardom and has provided voices for The Transformers, Finding Nemo and Night at the Museum.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | LaDonna Gatlin -- Texas USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
The sister of country music’s famous Gatlin Brothers, LaDonna literally "grew up on stage" singing with her family. She is a Grammy and Dove award winner. Certainly the Gatlin name ensures great music, but her presentations go far beyond the music to deliver a powerful message. She believes we each "sing our song" every day through our words, our deeds, and our actions—in short through our lives.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
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