Iconic American Stars

We're paying homage to some of the most American Americans in show business. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)

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Iconic American ... We're paying homage to some of the most American Americans in show business. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
Robert Redford Redford is truly a jack of all trades. Throughout his career he's been known as an actor, film director, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist and philanthropist.

Oh, and his father was a milkman-turned-accountant from Pawtucket, R.I. Doesn't get more red, white and blue than that! (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Paul Newman American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and auto racing enthusiast Paul Newman not only achieved success in Hollywood, he touched the lives of needy people across the country.

Newman was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dolly Parton Dolly has represented America since she was a child. She's the current matriarch of country music and has showed younger female entertainers how to embrace their femininity. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
Harrison Ford Actor and producer Harrison Ford was born in Chicago but grew up to serve in an intergalactic battle as Hans Solo in the "Star Wars" movies.

And if Han Solo wasn't All-American enough, four words sealed it for Ford: "Get off my plane!" (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Julia Roberts One of the most loved actresses of our time, Georgia-born Julia Roberts has become known as "America's Sweetheart" thanks to charming roles in movies like "Pretty Woman" and coincidentally, "America's Sweetheart." (Photo by Joe Kohen/Getty Images)
John Wayne Man's man John Wayne is hailed as one of America's favorite actors . (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Doris Day As both a singer and an actress, Doris Day danced into the hearts of men throughout the U.S. during her career that began as a teenager. (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Tom Hanks We have California to thank for sunshine, surfers and Tom Hanks. The 53-year-old actor, producer, writer and director is a top-notch celebrity. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Charlton Heston Heston is known for having played heroic roles, such as Moses in "The Ten Commandments," but he had a powerful presence off-screen as well.

In the '50s and '60s he spoke out gainst racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Later in life he became the president and long-time face of the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo, FILE)
Farrah Fawcett Fawcett rose to fame with her role as stunning Jill Munroe on "Charlie's Angels" and went on to have a robust Hollywood career.

Her hair style was copied by woman across the country during the '70s and '80s. (AP Photo, file)
Remembering an '... Take a look back at the life of Farrah Fawcett.