It was one of the fastest-spreading viral videos ever Ted Williams, a disheveled panhandler, approaches a car, speaks, and reveals himself to be the homeless man with the golden voice. But as quickly as he became a media darling, sordid tales of his life emerged, including mug shots, drug abuse, and tensions with the children he abandoned. This profile looks at all the twists and turns in Ted’s remarkable story, and asks the question: Has the tabloid frenzy done him more harm than good, or will he have more than 15 minutes of fame?

He was a man with a dream – and refused to give up. Morgan Freeman didn’t hit the big time until late in life. His road to stardom was an unusual one, coming from humble beginnings in the swamps of Mississippi and the backstreets of Chicago all during tumultuous times of hate and segregation. But from an early age he, and others, knew he was meant for much more they just didn’t realize how long it would take. A&E Biography: Morgan Freeman takes you on a journey of faith and determination, and how years of trying eventually pay off. With a star-studded cast telling the tale, including Clint Eastwood, Rob Reiner, Kevin Costner, and Hillary Swank, you’ll be glued to your seat. A&E Biography: Morgan Freeman will show the audience how one of the most iconic leading men in Hollywood journeyed through rags to riches and stayed there.

With the golden voice that garnered 18 number one hits (second only to The Beatles), Mariah Carey has earned her place in music history. But not without a struggle. Biography: Mariah Carey takes viewers on this iconic singer/songwriter’s wild ride to the top, and down, and up again. Mariah endured a difficult childhood, controlling marriage to the man who put her on the map and a very public emotional and physical breakdown. But this dynamic diva couldn’t be kept down thanks to her talent, resilience and gritty determination. Today, more than 20 years into her career, Mariah continues to prove that she knows how to Make It Happen.

Like so many of his characters Caddyshack’s slovenly Spakler, Groundhog Day’s cynical weatherman, the affably bored Bob of Lost in Translation. Bill Murray doesn’t care if you like him. He is notoriously elusive, curmudgeonly and difficult on the set. Yet, as the critics raves, Oscars, and popularity into his 58th year suggest, people like him a lot. This one-hour A&E Biography explores the many facets of an actor beloved in spite of himself.

The unconventional upbringing, the struggle to emerge from his brother’s crippling shadow, the career swerve from actor to rapper, Joaquin Phoenix is a lot of things, but ordinary isn’t one of them. Still, his bizarre behavior recently on David Letterman’s show provoked a rash of head scratching. Was the Oscar-winning enigma cracking up? Or just acting? This hour-long A&E Biography probes the past in search of clues.