Mike Tyson in his Henderson, Nv. home ahead of a 10-week, 38-date cross country tour of his one-man stage show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth."  Tyson, a former heavyweight boxing champion, convicted felon and more recently an actor playing himself in the hit movie "The Hangover" says he has made peace with his past.

Phases is a Los Angeles-based indie rock band that started as a side project for the members who were each in other bands at the time. The band members, left to right, are Michael Runion, Jason Boesel, Z Berg and Alex Greenwall. 

Phillipa Soo, 26, plays the leading role in the musical adaptation of  "Amelie," a 2001 film. Soo was also featured in "Hamilton" on Broadway and her new role will bring her talents to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles

Actor Patrick Dempsey is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd in the TV series Grey's Anatomy, where he is often referred to as "McDreamy" for his sex appeal.  Dempsey is photographed inside a Delahaye T165, which was originally built for the 1939 World's Fair, and is featured in the film a Transformers movie where Dempsey also plays a role.  The car is housed at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Ca. which also houses two other cars that appear in the film.  Dempsey is a car enthusiast and racer himself.

Comedian Patton Oswalt inside the Beverly Cinema where he has watched several classic movies.  Known for his role in The King of Queens, Oswalt also has almost two million Twitter followers.

Gary Clark Jr. is a blues musician and actor based in Austin, Texas who has also performed on the Tonight Show. Rolling Stone magazine anointed him the "Best Young Gun" in one of their issues.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are Chad Smith, drummer, guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, singer Anthony Kiedis and bass player Michael "Flea" Balzary.  The band played on the roof of a Venice boardwalk building to record a new music video for the release of their album "I'm With You."

Robert Stone, of Palm Springs, the co-founder of the Warm Sands neighborhood association,  is one the activists that pressed city leaders to further investigate a police sting operation that led to nineteen arrests of men accused of sex crimes.  The controversial tactics used in the incident, which took place in 2009, this week led to the chief of police stepping down from his post.   Police at the time were trying to crack down on gay sex in public places. 

Viggo Mortenson stars in "Captain Fantastic" as a recently widowed man who has been raising his six kids in the woods.  Mortenson, who before role was not known as a comedic actor, was photographed at The Cinema bar in Culver City, Ca. 

Tauheedah Shakur, 20, of Los Angeles, works at the Youth Justice Coalition as an organizer.  “Me and my family are Muslims, we’re black, I’m a woman,” Shakur said.  “This election says there’s no place for me.”

Flava Flav shows his "grill" while telling the story of his various addictions and his struggle to overcome them.  Flava Flav is a member of the ground breaking hip-hop group Public Enemy.

Walton Goggins, who in the past few years has specialized in playing sinister characters who also have a charming side in shows such as "The Shield" and "Justified" and films like "The Hateful Eight, takes on a completely different character in "Vice Principals," an HBO comedy.  He plays alongside Danny McBride, both in the role of vice principal of a high school. Photographed inside his home. 

"I can't accept this as a price to pay for peace. I wish he were alive," says Nazia, 12, who became an orphan when her father was killed by an American bomb. Now she lives with her sickly grandfather. "Sometimes we don't eat.  Mostly we just make some tea and drink it with a piece of bread."  Meat is out of the question in her diet as it's too expensive.  "Sometimes if my grandfather makes a little money we buy some rice and that's like Eid Day (the biggest Muslim holiday) for us."

Stephen Snyder-Hill, 43, an Army reservist who has served two tours in Iraq, is held by his husband Josh Snyder-Hill, 34, inside their Columbus, Ohio home.  Stephen Snyder-Hill hid is sexuality for more than 20-years from the military and endured an often anti-gay climate while maintaining his secret. While serving his second tour of Iraq, Stephen Snyder-Hill submitted a question for the Republican presidential debate via YouTube that asked if any of the candidates would seek to reinstate the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays serving in the military.  Some in the audience booed Snyder-Hill and his face became an icon for gays in the military.  The couple have used the exposure to highlight their situation. The two were married in May of 2011 while Stephen was on leave from his tour of Iraq.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the BBC adaptation series "Sherlock" as well as a role as a villian in the Star Trek sequel, both in production at the same time. Cumberbatch is a London-born actor and has studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. 

Actor Martin Short, photographed in his Pacific Palisades home, is releasing his autobiography, " I Must Say." Short has been a beloved comedian for decades, appearing on SNL and in movies.

David Henry Hwang's 2007 play "Yellow Face" is being adapted to film and was recently shot in 12 days on the campus of East Los Angeles College, the location where this portrait was taken. Hwang is an Associate Professor of Theatre in Playwriting at the Columbia University School of the Arts. 

Larry King, once with CNN, now produces "Larry King Now" which airs on Ora TV. King has been in journalism since the 1950's. 

Actor Dennis Haysbert, who plays security chief Julian in the Syfy network series "Incorporated," is probably best known for his role in Allstate Insurance commercials.

De'on Miller holds the folded flag from her son Aaron Austin's coffin while reflected in a memorial erected outside the Lea County Courthouse in Lovington, New Mexico. The memorial was dedicated on June 30th, 2004, the same day the box containing Austin's personal effects from Iraq arrived at Miller's home.  His was the first name engraved on the surface. Austin died on April 26, 2004 during the battle of Fallouja

Rhiannon Giddens, a singer, banjo player and violinist, takes part in Ken Burns new 8-part, 16-hour documentary "Country Music". Giddens is also a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Giddens recently released her latest album "there is no Other" which features Italian instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi.