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Dayna Devon

“My Mom taught me how to write
My Dad taught me Chemistry
But they both taught me how to be a good person! ”
—Dayna Devon

Behind Every Famous Person is a Fabulous Teacher.

The TeachersCount National Social Marketing Campaign Presented by Time Inc.

The "Behind Every Famous Person Is a Fabulous Teacher" Campaign pairs well-known individuals, such as Laura Bush, America Ferrera, Jeremy Piven, Al Roker, and others, with their favorite teachers for ads that appear throughout the Time Inc. family of magazines. The campaign is supported by Time Inc., which has donated millions of dollars worth of free ad space, and Jones New York In The Classroom, which underwrites the production costs of the ads. Click on the thumbnails below to see larger versions of each ad and learn more about the celebrity-teacher pairs in the campaign.

Learn More About the Celebrities and Their Teachers

 

Click here to see a listing of publications where ads have appeared.

More about the Campaign

First Lady Laura Bush spoke at the official launch of the "Behind Every Famous Person Is a Fabulous Teacher" Campaign on October 5, 2006, at Time Inc. Headquarters in New York City. At this event, Time Inc.’s editors and publishers, representatives from TeachersCount and Jones New York In The Classroom, and members of the press were present as each of the ads was formally unveiled. This launch signifies Time Inc.’s official support of the TeachersCount campaign.

The "Behind Every Famous Person Is a Fabulous Teacher" Campaign fulfills one of the main facets of the TeachersCount mission—raising the status of the teaching profession. Teachers are the single most important factor in the effort to improve U.S. education, but their vital role is often overlooked. In fact, teachers often feel they “are the scapegoat for the problems facing education” ("Teacher Recruitment," The Progress of Education Reform 1999-2001, Vol. 2, No. 2, August-September 2000).

The purpose of the TeachersCount Campaign is to promote public support of the teaching profession, make current teachers feel appreciated in their jobs, and to encourage today’s bright, young people to become tomorrow’s fabulous teachers.

Currently the following individuals are featured in the campaign:

  • Pete Boneparth, former CEO, Jones Apparel Group, and George Coleman, his high school soccer and baseball coach
  • Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, rapper and actor, and Deborah McDonald, his high school math teacher
  • Laura Bush, First Lady, and Charlene Gnagy, her second grade teacher
  • Kenneth Chenault, Chairman and CEO, American Express Company, and Lydia A. “Lee” Lecraw, his 1-8th grade teacher
  • Dayna Devon, TV personality, Extra, and her parents, Barry Holleron, a professor of dentistry, and Charron French Holleron, an elementary school teacher
  • Taye Diggs, actor, Private Practice, and MaryLee Miller, his high school dance teacher
  • Alecko Eskandarian, MLS player, and Gerald Goldee, High School Math Teacher
  • Edie Falco, Emmy Award-winning actress, The Sopranos, and Sandy Valerio, her high school music teacher
  • America Ferrera, Golden Globe-winning actress, Ugly Betty, and Sue Freitag, her high school drama teacher
  • James Franco, award-winning actor, Spider-Man, and Esther Wojcicki, his high school journalism teacher
  • Marg Helgenberger, Emmy Award-winning actress, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Mariann vonRein, her English teacher
  • Cheryl Hines, Emmy Nominated actress, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and her sister, Rebecca Hines, an Associate Professor
  • Eddie Kennison, former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, and Jacquelyn Stevens, 2008 NFL Teacher of the Year
  • Virginia Madsen, Oscar-nominated actress, Sideways, and Suzanne Adams, her high school theater teacher
  • Curtis Martin, former New York Jets running back, and Aralessa Bush, his third grade teacher
  • Jeremy Piven, Emmy Award-winning actor, Entourage, and Joyce Piven, his acting teacher and mother
  • Zac Posen, New York-based fashion designer, and Jane Avrich, his English teacher
  • Al Roker, TV personality, The Today Show, and Eleanor Fryer, his elementary school teacher
  • John Sexton, President, New York University, and Charles Winans, his high school teacher and long-time friend
  • Tony Shalhoub, Emmy Award-winning actor, Monk, and Tom Power, his acting teacher
  • Will Shields, former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman, and Charlotte Gagliardi, 2007 NFL Teacher of the Year
  • Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award-winning actress, The Sopranos, and Michael Zarett, her fourth grade teacher
  • Michelle Snow, WNBA player, the Houston Comets, and John Alemany, her Spanish teacher
  • Bradley Whitford, Emmy Award-winning actor, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and David Ward, a high school teacher
  • Steve Young, legendary NFL quarterback, and Charles Reich, his English teacher
Click here to suggest the next famous face for this campaign!