Daniel Hajek

Daniel Hajek appears in the following:

From 'Spin-And-Grin Girl' To 'Product Specialist' — An Auto Show Evolution

Friday, January 15, 2016

Models on turntables in fancy gowns have given way to professionals who are the eyes and ears of car brands.

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Veterans Say 'Burn Pits' Created Toxic Clouds That Made Them Sick

Friday, December 18, 2015

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, open-air pits were used to incinerate refuse including plastics and human waste. Now, U.S. veterans are claiming these burn pits caused chronic ailments.

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Cowboys' Leon Lett On 'One Of The Worst Days Of My NFL Career'

Friday, November 27, 2015

A split-second decision can cost a team the game. On Thanksgiving Day in 1993, when the Miami Dolphins played the Dallas Cowboys, defensive tackle Leon Lett made a big mistake that still haunts him.

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Alessia Cara Becomes The Life Of The Party

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

A reluctant party-goer, the 19-year old Ontario singer turns an anti-party hit into a celebration of her talents. "Nothing is unrealistic anymore," Cara says of her success.

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'I Can Do This': How Robert Patrick Became A Terminator

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Long before playing the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Patrick was a house painter in Ohio. Then a near-death boating accident made him realize he needed to pursue his dreams.

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In Lumberjack Bars And Coffee Shops, Jewel Found Her Voice

Saturday, September 12, 2015

The singer's life has played out like a country song: leaving an abusive father, living in a car, barely scraping by. Her big break came, of all places, at a cafe that was going out of business.

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Typecast As A Cowboy, Sam Elliott Came To Embrace That 'Western Box'

Sunday, September 06, 2015

With his handlebar mustache and deep voice, he's mastered the look. And after years playing sharp-shooters in the West — and then a stranger at the bowling alley bar — he's finally happy about it.

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Before Superstardom, Williams Sisters Stunned On Compton's Courts

Saturday, September 05, 2015

Before the U.S. Open, the Nike and Gatorade sponsorships and the fame, Venus and Serena Williams were taking their first swings on tennis courts in Compton, Calif. It's a source of pride in the city.

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An Aerobatics Pilot Spins (And Rolls, And Loops) A Career From A Crash

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Award-winning aviator Patty Wagstaff tackles the extreme, but she was inspired by a simple takeoff gone wrong. Crawling out of the plane, she looked at her pilot and thought, "I can do a lot better."

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Coffee Dates And Dropped Cue Cards: Ted Danson's Path To 'Cheers'

Sunday, August 09, 2015

The actor says he got his big break because of a college crush. When she went on an audition, he tagged along, inadvertently starting a career in cologne ads, soap operas — and hit TV shows.

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Reggie Watts, Man Of Many Voices, Improvised His Way To Success

Saturday, August 01, 2015

The comedian and Late, Late Show band leader beatboxes, imitates and impersonates with amazing accuracy. It was a phone call from Conan O'Brien that put Watts' one-man show into the spotlight.

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How One Photographer Captured A Piercing Gaze That Shook The World

Sunday, July 26, 2015

In 1984, Steve McCurry was in Pakistan covering a refugee crisis for National Geographic. Captivated by a young girl's eyes, he clicked the shutter — and took one of the magazine's most iconic photos.

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From Adman To Stand-Up: Jim Gaffigan's Transition Took A Few Good Naps

Sunday, July 19, 2015

The comedian once worked in advertising — until he got caught dozing on the job. So, he took his savings and stepped on stage. Still, it was years before he hit his big break: a gig on the Late Show.

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Amid Devastation, Tig Notaro Searched For A Sense Of Humor

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Days after the comedian was diagnosed with breast cancer, she performed at the Largo nightclub in Los Angeles. Her stand-up routine, which became an album titled Live, was an instant hit.

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Before 'I See Dead People,' Haley Joel Osment Saw Casting Agents At Ikea

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Discovered at an Ikea in Burbank, Calif., he was a Hollywood actor by the time he was 5. But it was his performance as Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense that propelled a career that's lasted over 20 years.

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Wimbledon 1980: Wooden Racquets, Short Shorts And The Ultimate Showdown

Saturday, July 11, 2015

On July 5, 1980, the stage was set for the greatest rivalry in tennis: Iceman Björn Borg versus hothead John McEnroe. The match lasted four hours — and was one of the best in Wimbledon history.

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For Danny Elfman, The Strange Worlds Of Tim Burton Just Make Sense

Saturday, July 04, 2015

Tim Burton's shadowy tales have taken us from a pastel suburban paradise to the dark streets of Gotham City. But what would Burton's mysterious films be without Danny Elfman's iconic music?

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The Man Who Saved Southwest Airlines With A '10-Minute' Idea

Sunday, June 28, 2015

When a little startup called Southwest Airlines was on the brink of failure in 1972, an executive named Bill Franklin had a simple solution that saved the company: the "10-Minute Turn."

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The Man Behind 'The Most Interesting Man' Is Interesting, Too

Saturday, June 20, 2015

He drove a garbage truck in LA and fibbed his way into Hollywood westerns. But Jonathan Goldsmith's big break was getting cast in Dos Equis beer commercials as "The Most Interesting Man in the World."

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Bankrolling A Dinosaur Dig And Unearthing A Giant: The Giganotosaurus

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Don Lessem was the dinosaur adviser for the first Jurassic Park, a job he says sounds more impressive than it was. His real big-dinosaur break happened years later, thanks to a blurry photo of a bone.

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