James Marcello

James Marcello on Thursday after a federal jury held him responsible for the deaths of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro and his brother Michael. Tony was the inspiration for Joe Pesci's character in the movie "Casino."Marcello was convicted in September 2007 with four others in the landmark Operation Family Secrets trial.Zagel says Marcello had to pay for his crimes.

Mob boss and murderer James Marcello,pictures above once called Chicago's top mob boss by federal authorities, was sentenced to life in prison n in federal court in connection with one of the most infamous hits in Outfit lore: the 1986 slayings of Anthony Spilotro, picture above the mob's Las Vegas chieftain, and his brother Michael Spilotro pictured above.

The movie "Casino" incorrectly depicted the Spilotros as being beaten to death in an Indiana cornfield. But the trial showed that Marcello, 66, drove the Spilotros to a Bensenville home, where Michael thought he was going to become a "made member" of the Outfit. Other mobsters were waiting for them. They were beaten, strangled and their bodies dumped in the cornfield.

Clint Black

Clint Black is the latest country music star among the contestants on the series and he's asking Trace for advice. Trace told national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville, "He called me and kinda wanted to see if I could give him some pointers or advice, and I told him that I really couldn't." Adkins told Clint to react to what's going on around him and just try to survive.

In the final show of last year's "Apprentice," Trace sang "You're Gonna Miss This," the song that has him nominated for a Grammy Award for the first time in his career. Clint will compete against Olympic skater Scott Hamilton, basketball star Dennis Rodman, singer Brian McKnight and Joan and Melissa Rivers "The Celebrity Apprentice" begins its new season on March 1.

Clint Murchison Jr. became known as the man who owned the Dallas Cowboys before undercutting his fortune with a string of bad debts in the 1980s One year ago, Trace Adkins took a chance and made it all the way to the finals of The Celebrity Apprentice before hearing those famous words, "You're fired!" This season on "Apprentice" another country star is headed to the boardroom with Donald Trump.

Judah Friedlander

Judah Friedlander is unmissable—you’d perhaps see him wearing trucker’s hats and oversized glasses that fail to cover up his scruffy appearance. He makes it a point that his roles would have such a look. The comedian, born on March 16, 1969 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, started out as a soundman for Chris Rock’s 1989 short, Who is Chris Rock? It was only ten years later when he finally appeared in front of the camera, starring in episodes of the short-lived sitcom LateLine.

Friedlander’s most prominent television role, however, is as Frank Rossitano in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Like in most of his roles, his trademark look is evident in every episode that his character is in, complete with different slogans on the trucker hats that he wears, most of which he coins himself. He is the most prominently featured writer of the show-within-a-show TGS with Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), after protagonist Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). He is often portrayed as childish, lazy and libidinous, and always makes fun of and pulls pranks on his colleagues.

Friedlander has also performed stand-up routines across different venues in New York and Los Angeles. One of his more popular schticks involve him making outlandish claim of greatness in any imaginable aspect. Fans of the Dave Matthews Band may also know him as the “hug guy” in the band’s music video for Everyday he appeared in many other films. Some of these include Meet the Parents, Wet Hot American Summer, Zoolander, American Splendor, Along Came Polly, Starsky and Hutch, Date Movie, Live Free or Die, Full Grown Men and Meet Dave.

Tommy Johnagin

Tommy Johnagin had just one more career goal in mind: getting his own Comedy Central special Benton native will be featured in “Comedy Central Presents: Tommy Johnagin,” a half-hour special starting at 9 p.m. He will reach that goal Friday night.

“I’m really excited about it. I’m hoping a lot of people see it and like it,” Johnagin said in a phone interview earlier this week while he was driving to Indianapolis — one of many cities included in what he called “a radio blitz” to promote the upcoming show. This will not be his first time appearing on the network.

Johnagin performed a show last summer at the Nostalgia Grill in Benton to benefit the Benton junior football program. “It was nerve-racking,” he said, “but I was glad to be able to perform at my mom’s restaurant and to be able to help the football program