2011 KORBEL AMERICAN SKI CLASSIC CELEBRITY GUESTS:

*The celebrities shown are confirmed as of February 21, 2011. 

ROBERT CARRADINE
Carradine made his film debut in 1972 in The Cowboys with John Wayne. He made an appearance as a killer in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets alongside his brother David; and was in Massacre at Central High in 1976. One of his more successful films, and what he’s most remembered for, was the Revenge of the Nerds series as the nerd named Lewis Skolnick.

TRENT DIMAS
Dimas became an Olympic champion at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games, earning the United States’ only gymnastics gold medal, on the high bar. As a younger gymnast, Dimas became the first junior gymnast to medal in a men’s Senior National Championships.

SCOTT ERICKSON
Erickson began his professional baseball career in 1989 when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round. During the Twins’ 1991 World Series season, Erickson led the majors in wins with a record of 20-8. He became the third Twins pitcher to throw a no-hitter on April 27, 1994.

GIANCARLO ESPOSITO
Esposito joined the cast of the critically acclaimed drama Homicide: Life on the Streets, in 2001. He has an impressive list of film credits, as well as television and theater accolades, including the drama Twilight, opposite Paul Newman. He has also appeared in several Spike Lee productions, including Do The Right Thing, School Daze, Mo Better Blues and Malcolm X.

DAVID ALAN GRIER
Trained in Shakespeare at the Yale School of Drama where he received an MFA, the multi talented Grier was subsequently named one of Comedy Central’s “100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time”. His television work is highlighted by a turn as principal cast member on the Emmy Award winning In Living Color (1990–1994). Grier also won America’s votes as a smooth, debonair, and outrageously irreverent contestant on ABC’s smash hit Dancing with the Stars (2009).

ROBERT KENNEDY, JR.
The son of the late senator Robert F. Kennedy, he is the chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper Fund and senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Through these organizations and in conjunction with the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Kennedy has helped prosecute companies and governments for polluting the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. He currently heads up the Waterkeeper Alliance, which works with communities throughout the nation to protect our valuable bodies of water.

CAROL LEWIS-ZILLI
Carol was one of the U.S.’s best long jumpers in the early 1980s, making the first of three Olympic teams as a high school student in 1980. She went on to break the American record twice, and claimed a bronze medal at the first World Championship in 1983. During her illustrious, Carol captured four national titles, and two NCAA Championships for the University of Houston.

DOUG LIMAN
Doug Liman, well-know producer and director has become acknowledged as one of the most vibrant and original young voices in American film with his critically acclaimed features Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Go. Liman has also directed highly acclaimed and popular commercials including the Nike Golf commercial starring Tiger Woods effortlessly juggling a golf ball with his club and foot—a spot which became a national phenomenon.

STEVE LUNDQUIST
Steve Lundquist, better known as “Lunk the Hunk” in the swim world, emerged as the best American Breaststroker in the history of international swimming during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. In that year, he swam to two Gold Medals and as many World Records, including the Gold in his favorite and
best event, the 100m breaststroke.

JUSTIN MELVEY
Melvey is best known to Australian audiences for his role as Harry Reynolds in the evening soap opera Home and Away from 1999 to 2001. Melvey is best known to US television audiences as Dr. Colin Murphy for his work on the soap opera Days of Our Lives (2001–2003). In 2005, Melvey appeared on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, while the following year, he was a contestant on Australia’s Celebrity Survivor.

ROB MORROW
Rob Morrow most recently starred in the ABC drama The Whole Truth and in the CBS series NUMB3RS. His acting credits include Northern Exposure, Street Time, The Bucket List, Quiz Show, Mother, Last Dance, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, The Emperor’s Club, The Guru and Maze, an independent feature in which he also wrote, directed, produced and starred. He made his directorial debut with the award winning short The Silent Alarm and has directed episodes of HBO’s Oz, Showtime’s Street Time, CBS’ Joan of Arcadia and NUMB3RS. Rob will be seen starring opposite Orlando Bloom in the upcoming feature film The Good Doctor.

ALFONSO RIBEIRO
Alfonso Ribeiro is best known for his role as spoiled rich-kid Carlton Banks in the former hit television sitcom The Fresh Prince of BelAir. From 1990 to 1996, his character Carlton was often mercilessly teased by Will Smith’s
lead character and called upon to do a usually improvised dance routine to Tom Jones’ hit song It’s Not Unusual. Currently Ribeiro hosts the game show Catch 21 on the Game Show Network (GSN) and co-hosts GSN Live with Heidi Bohay.

MARK RYPIEN
Rypien enjoyed his best years playing for the Washington Redskins from 1987 to 1993. He led the team to the playoffs in three consecutive seasons (1990–92). Rypien pioneered the Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXVI by passing for 292 yards and two touchdowns in Washington’s 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills where he was named the game’s MVP.

GRANT SHOW
Grant Show is widely recognized from his role as Jake Hanson in Melrose Place. His additional television series credits include regular roles in Point Pleasant and the daytime drama Ryan’s Hope, as well as recurring roles in Six Feet Under, Private Practice, Dirt, Strong Medicine and Beautiful People.

RYAN SUTTER
Vail’s Ryan Sutter was the winner of ABC’s The Bachelorette television show, marrying Trista Rehn on ABC in 2003. A spokesperson for the First Descents program that provides outdoor activities for young adults with cancer, Sutter has competed in the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii. The Vail couple now have two children.

CORBIN TIMBROOK
Actor Corbin Timbrook’s film credits include starring roles in the comedy hit Ski Patrol, the critically acclaimed The Glass Shield, The Killer Within, An American Reunion and most recently, Taken By Force with Elliott Gould. His television credits include recurring roles on the hit shows Reasonable Doubts, Renegade, Air America, Coach, and The Bold and The Beautiful.

JOE WASHINGTON
Washington enjoyed had a stellar college football career at the University of Oklahoma where he was a two time First-team All-American, third in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1974 and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As a member of the Washington Redskins he played in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XVIII.

PAUL WYLIE
A Silver Medalist at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, figure skater Paul Wylie participated in all levels of International Skating Union Championships, two Olympic Winter Games and numerous professional championships and tours. He has been a commentator for CBS, NBC, FOX, TNT and ESPN, as well as a columnist for Newsweek and USA Today.

FAREED ZAKARIA
Born in Mumbai, India, Zakaria has distinguished himself as a journalist, columnist, author, editor, commentator and television host specializing in international relations and foreign affairs. He was named editor of Newsweek International in 2000 and writes a weekly foreign affairs column for Newsweek, which also appears in the Washington Post. On television, Zakaria hosts the weekly Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria for PBS and since 2002, has been an analyst for ABC News on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.