Joe LaNier grew up in the Jim Crow–era South and served in the segregated Navy during World War II. All he knew was separate and unequal. Until he came to Denver.

Not long ago, Denver-born actress AnnaSophia Robb roamed the halls of Arapahoe High School, trying to fit in to the awkward social landscape like any other teen. But her adolescence has been anything but typical. After graduation, Robb—who had already performed with such celebrities as Hilary Swank and Woody Harrelson—moved to New York City to star as a young Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City prequel series, The Carrie Diaries.

Google’s autocomplete search function has become something of a Magic 8 Ball.

NAME: Lauren Gardner
AGE: 27
OCCUPATION: Sports/entertainment host and reporter
HOBBIES: Aviation (Gardner earned her private pilot license last May), snowboarding, traveling, and volunteer work
FACTOID: CBS offered Gardner an interview last year after spotting her in another reporter’s demo reel.