A look at the career of the privileged daughter of a surgeon and a nurse/college professor who started out in local commercials in Nashville but quickly graduated to Hollywood. Early roles established her as a starlet unafraid to take on edgier parts, and her winning performances in Election, Legally Blonde, and Sweet Home Alabama made her a bankable star. Then Witherspoon became true Hollywood royalty when she brought home the Oscar for her memorable portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line.

The larger-than-life Canadian with a heart to match was known for his family-friendly fare, appearing in nearly 40 films before his untimely death at the age of 43. After college, Candy became a member of the famed Second City Comedy Troupe. The success of Second City TV propelled John to Hollywood during the height of its "Canadian Invasion." Films like The Blues Brothers and Stripes catapulted him to fame thanks to his large, lovable persona. His bright career was cut short in 1994 when, while filming on location in Mexico, Candy died from a massive heart attack. Today, he is still universally loved and remembered fondly thanks to his buffoonish jokes, infectious smile, and side-splitting impersonations.

He called himself "just an ignorant fella." In fact, Rogers was a successful journalist, actor, politician, and, for awhile, the most popular entertainer in America.

The curtain goes up on the life and career of the matinee idol and respected Shakespearean actor, who was an heir to a celebrated theatrical family.

Portrait of the short, stocky character actor who won fame playing Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and made enemies off the screen with his fiery liberal politics.

The story of the life and career of comical genius Allen Funt, and his legacy as the mastermind of the Candid Camera radio and TV shows.

A Biography Special. A celebration of the life of actress Farrah Fawcett, an American icon whose influence on pop culture has been underestimated. After moving to Los Angeles, she found success as a model and began acting. Her career exploded when she landed a starring role in one of the biggest TV hits of the '70s, Charlie's Angels, and released her iconic bathing suit poster. Fawcett shocked the industry when she pursued roles against type in serious movies like "The Burning Bed." She continued to defy expectations, becoming a sculptor and showing it was possible to be sexy at 50. She lived life on her own terms, documenting her most important moments as she fearlessly battled cancer. Features interviews with Alana Stewart, Jaclyn Smith, Suzanne de Passe, Robert Duvall, Sherry Lansing, and Cicely Tyson. Includes never-before-seen family photographs and footage of Fawcett's art project with sculptor Keith Edmier, as well as intimate film footage of her cancer battle.