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Library & Information Science, Course 262: Resources for Young Adults.
Dr. David Loertscher
Summer, 1998

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1997 Top Entertainers

(from Entertainment Weekly '98 Yearbook)

The Top 12 Entertainers

1. Ellen DeGeneres

2. Chris Rock

3. The Spice Girls

4. The cast of Party of Five

5. Bob and Jakob Dylan

6. Sean "Puffy" Combs

7. Sigourney Weaver

8. James Cameron

9. Elton John

10. Kevin Williamson

11. LeAnn Rimes

12. Harrison Ford

The Rookies

Aaron Eckhart and Stacy Edwards - best new movie actors

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon - best new hyphenates

Erykah Badu - best new female singer

Hanson - best new band

Jay Kay - best new male singer

Kasi Lammons - best new director

Simon Beaufoy - best new screenwriter

Arundhati Roy - best new import

Jenna Elfman - best new TV actress

The Ensemble of Ally McBeal - best new cast

Kevin Anderson - best new TV actor

Other Faces We Couldn't Forget

Russell Crow - from L.A. Confidential

Jewel - singer - Pieces of You

Sean Penn - actor

Sister Wendy - Nunn on TV

Sarah Michelle Gellar - actress, I Know What You Did Last Summer; Scream 2

Aerosmith - music group: Nine Lives

Kim Basinger - actress - L.A. Confidential

Kevin Kline - actor: In & Out; Ice Storm

Nicolas Cage - actor: Vampire's Kiss; Raising Arizona; Con Air; Face Off

The Cusacks - actor and actress: Grosse Point Blank

Tea Leoni - actress - The Naked Truth

Rupert Everett - actor: My Best Friend's Wedding

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