Deceased: Martin Luther King, Jr., Maria Callas; Living: John McCain, Billy Crystal & Jay Severin
Most everything from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Eminem.
"Godfather" I & "Godfather" II (best sequel ever made, in my humble opinion); "Shawshank Redemption"; "Door in the Floor"; "Birdcage"Foreign: "Babette's Feast" and "My Life as a Dog"
I try not to spend much time watching the tube-- I find that none of the current comedies can match "Seinfeld" reruns, which I can watch time after time and still find something new that makes me laugh.
"Confederacy of Dunces"-- John Kennedy Toole. Also, anything by John Irving.
My parents and grandparents.