The Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning Israeli-American is renowned as the pre-eminent violinist of the 20th century after coming to prominence at the tender age of 13 on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. Despite losing the use of his legs due to polio, he has overcome the odds to become one of the most successful violin virtuosos in the world and his haunting music work has featured in movies including Schindler's List and Memoirs of a Geisha.

On May 25th 1977, George Lucas and his team of designers, special effects wizards and film making professionals unveiled an ambitious science fiction epic that would quickly become a blockbuster franchise beloved by millions of fervent fans. A bonafide pop culture phenomenon, the Star Wars series was revived almost four decades later with the 2015 release of The Force Awakens, re-igniting the world's fascination with lightsabers, Jedi warriors and the dark side.

First rising to mainstream attention as the feisty Spanish fencer who uttered the immortal lines "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." in the endlessly quotable 1987 cult film The Princess Bride, Hollywood heavyweight Mandy Patinkin has courted the spotlight on both stage and screen, simultaneously making a name for himself on Broadway with Tony-winning and nominated turns in Evita and Sunday In the Park With George.