Celebrity mania: Who's playing at Bob Hope?

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Celebrity: Anthony Anderson
Profession: Actor/Comedian
Known for: Co-starred in films "The Departed", "Transformers" and "Barbershop" and was a cast member of "The Shield" and "K-Ville" on TV.

Celebrity: Derek Anderson
Profession: Quarterback, Cleveland Browns
Known for: Passed for more than 11,000 yards in his four-year college career with the Oregon State Beavers; became the starting quarterback for the Browns this season, a team that finished 10-6 in 2007; first alternate quarterback for Pro Bowl.

Yogi Berra

Celebrity: Yogi Berra
Profession: Baseball player
Known for: Popular baseball star who won 10 World Series with the New York Yankees in a 19-year career with them; inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 and was a three-time American League MVP and 15-time All Star.

Celebrity: Michael Bolton
Profession: Singer
Known for: Bolton is the featured performer at the 2008 Bob Classic Ball and has sold over 53 million albums in his career.

Celebrity: Alice Cooper
Profession: Rocker
Known for: For over 40 years, Cooper has wowed fans with his "shock rock" music and crazy shows that have featured fake blood and live boa constrictors. Don't let his off-course persona fool you -- he's quite an accomplished golfer.

Celebrity: Carson Daly
Profession: Television personality
Known for: Propelled to fame near the turn of the millenium thanks to a stint as VJ on MTV's Total Request Live; he now hosts "Last Call with Carson Daly" on NBC.

Celebrity: Toby Dawson
Profession: Skier
Known for: Dawson earned a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and also was a member of the winning amateur team at last year's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

Celebrity: Jeffrey Donovan
Profession: Actor
Known for: Donovan appeared in the movie "Hitch" and on the small screen in "Burn Notice", "Monk", and "CSI: Miami".

Celebrity: Tom Dreesen
Profession: Entertainer/Comedian
Known for: Dreesen was the opening act for Frank Sinatra for 13 years and has made over 500 appearances on national TV as a stand-up comic.

Celebrity: Don Felder
Profession: member of the rock band "The Eagles"
Known for: Co-wrote The Eagles' song "Hotel California" and was the primary guitar soloist. As far as golf goes, Felder had a small part in the movie "Caddyshack".

Kenny G

Celebrity: Kenny G
Profession: Musician
Known for: Kenny G, one of the best golfers in the entertainment world, is a jazz saxophonist who has sold nearly 50 million albums and won a Grammy Award in 1994.

Celebrity: Don Cheadle
Profession: Actor
Known for: Cheadle has starred in several notable and award-winning movies in the past few years, including "Hotel Rwanda", "Traffic" and "Crash", plus was a co-star in the popular "Ocean's Eleven" movie.

Celebrity: Jimmy Fallon
Profession: Actor/Comedian
Known for: Spent six years on "Saturday Night Live", where he co-hosted "Weekend Update" and created a number of characters. He has since moved on to movies like "Fever Pitch" and this year's "The Year of Getting to Know Us" with Sharon Stone.

Celebrity: Thomas Gibson
Profession: Actor
Known for: Most people would probably recognize Gibson as "Greg" from the hit TV series "Dharma and Greg" but he's also currently a star of "Criminal Minds" on CBS and appeared in several films and the TV show "Chicago Hope".

Celebrity: Taylor Hicks
Profession: Singer
Known for: The winner of the fifth season of "American Idol", Hicks had thousands of fans who were named the "Soul Patrol".

Celebrity: Keith Jackson
Profession: Sportscaster
Known for: He spent 53 seasons covering sports, including college football, the 1972 Olympics in Munich and many events for ABC's Wide World of Sports.

Celebrity: Samuel L. Jackson
Profession: Actor
Known for: Jackson has starred in several famous films, most notably "Pulp Fiction", "Jurassic Park", "A Time To Kill", "Coach Carter", "Snakes On A Plane" and "Stars Wars" episodes I, II and III.

Celebrity: Joe Kernen
Profession: TV host
Known for: Kernen currently hosts "Squawk Box", a long-running business news program which airs at breakfast time on CNBC.

Celebrity: Huey Lewis
Profession: Singer
Known for: Lewis sings lead vocals for Huey Lewis & The News, a band that has sold more than 30 million albums.

George Lopez

Celebrity: George Lopez
Profession: Comedian/Actor
Known for: Not only is the busy Lopez the star of the TV show "George Lopez" and a stand-up comic, he's also the tournament host for the second straight year at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

Celebrity: Kyle MacLachlan
Profession: Actor
Known for: After garnering attention for starring in two David Lynch films ("Dune" and "Blue Velvet"), MacLachlan has become a well-known actor on the small screen for his roles in "Desperate Housewives", "Twin Peaks" and "Sex and the City".

Celebrity: Cheech Marin
Profession: Actor/Comedian
Known for: He became famous in the 70s and 80s for the comedy act Cheech and Chong and later for his roles in "Tin Cup" and "Nash Bridges".

Celebrity: Meat Loaf
Profession: Singer/Actor
Known for: Meat Loaf has sold over 70 million albums and appeared on stage in "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Fight Club".

Celebrity: Chad Michael Murray
Profession: Actor
Known for: In addition to a starring role in the WB series "One Tree Hill", Murray has appeared on "Dawson's Creek" and "Gilmore Girls" and in the movies "Freaky Friday", "A Cinderella Story", and "House of Wax".

Celebrity: Kevin Nealon
Profession: Comedian/Actor
Known for: He spent nine seasons on "Saturday Night Live" and has been in movies like "All I Want for Christmas", "Happy Gilmore" and "Anger Management". You can currently find Nealon on Showtime's hit show "Weeds".

Chris O'Donnell

Celebrity: Chris O'Donnell
Profession: Actor
Known for: O'Donnell has been in such movies as "Batman and Robin", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Scent of a Woman". More recently, you may have caught him in "The Company" or on the TV show "Grey's Anatomy".

Celebrity: Sterling Sharpe
Profession: Football player
Known for: Sharpe, now a football analyst, was one of the NFL's best wide receivers during his stint from 1988-1994 with the Green Bay Packers.

Celebrity: Kelly Slater
Profession: Professional surfer
Known for: This eight-time world surfing championship and 34-time title winner on the World Championship Tour is one of the world's most famous surfers.

Celebrity: Ming Tsai
Profession: Chef
Known for: Tsai picked up an Emmy Award for his Food Network series, "East Meets West" and has written several cookbooks.

Celebrity: Gary Valentine
Profession: Actor/Comedian
Known for: He's appeared on the big screen in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" (with younger brother Kevin James) and "Stuck On You", as well as the TV show "King of Queens".

Celebrity: Luke Wilson
Profession: Actor
Known for: Wilson, who hails from a popular acting family, has appeared in flicks like "Old School", "Legally Blonde" and "The Royal Tennenbaums".