Profile of the vaudeville and TV star who made audiences laugh, but who suffered from depression and gambling addiction. Includes interviews with Milton Berle and Jonathan Winters.

For renegade comic Sam Kinison, nothing was out of bounds. Never afraid to be politically incorrect, Sam took on religion, women, relationships, and even world hunger and the gay community. It was all the more incredible when you consider his former profession: that of Pentecostal minister. This profile looks at his early life, as the son of an outspoken preacher whose family lived in their church. It then traces his days as a minister, his struggle to make it in comedy, his reputation as a world-class party animal, his transformation into one of the most successful and influential stand-ups of the 80s and early 90s, and sadly his tragic death in a car crash on the way to a performance. Includes exclusive, newly shot interviews from fellow comics and friends of Sam, including Jim Carrey, Richard Belzer, Richard Lewis, Pauley Shore, and Corey Feldman, as well as members of Sam's family.

From SCTV to Saturday Night Live and Primetime Glick to Father of the Bride, he is the man behind a host of memorable characters including Ed Grimley, Jiminy Glick, and faux entertainment legend, Jackie Rogers Jr. We'll hear from Short the inspiration behind these portraits. We'll also hear from friends and co-stars and go behind-the-scenes as he brings his one man show Fame Becomes Me--an improbable musical version of his life story--to Broadway. Additional interviews include Dave Thomas, Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Chevy Chase, Meg Ryan, and Kurt Russell among others.

Profile of the pop singer known as "Mr. Las Vegas." Takes a frank look at his turbulent financial, family, and legal battles, as well as his recording career, which took off after his big hit, "Danke Schoen.

One of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the British Invasion, Tom Jones has defined male rock star sexuality to the point of self-caricature. His rags to riches story began in the slums of Wales, took him to London and then all the way to sold-out Vegas concert stages. Along the way there have falls from grace, betrayals, incredible peaks of popularity and whole new generations of fans.

The world knew him as Cat Stevens, an artist whose songs conquered the hearts of a generation. But after selling over 40 million records, he turned his back on the music industry, mystifying his fans. Since then, Cat Stevens' search for his own identity has taken him on an extraordinary journey, and has led him to a religion often times misunderstood: Islam. In a world of fear, his effort to create a greater understanding of his faith has often times met controversy. After nearly two decades away, he is back fighting to spread his message of peace through music.

Profile of one of the most gifted, prolific actors in Hollywood and one of its greatest comeback stories. At the age of twenty he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for one season and would go on to star in several high-grossing 80s movies. But then Downey was arrested in 1996, and his brushes with the law continued until 2000 when he cleaned up his act and became a regular on the television series, Ally McBeal. A Golden Globe award followed as did an Emmy nomination. Since then, Downey has put his career back in full swing and is set to star in the sci-fi adventure, Iron Man, with co-star Gwyneth Paltrow.

By the mid-1990's Australian actor Russell Crowe had proven himself with a diversity of roles that included everything from a gullible dishwasher to a brutal Nazi skinhead, and even a gay plumber. But it wasn't until the 1997 blockbuster L.A. Confidential that American audiences took notice. Just three years later, Crowe vaulted to A-list Hollywood stardom with his charismatic and Oscar-winning performance in Gladiator. Crowe's smoldering on-screen intensity has led some to compare him to a young Marlon Brando. But the comparison also includes his reputation as a bad boy, with Crowe having made tabloid headlines on numerous occasions.