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1. Natasha Lyonne Natasha Lyonne Actress, American Pie Natasha Lyonne is an American stage, film, and television actress. As a young child, she was signed by the Ford Modeling Agency and, at the age of six, she was cast as "Opal" on Pee-wee's Playhouse, which was quickly followed by film appearances in Heartburn, written by Nora Ephron, directed by Mike Nichols; A Man Called Sarge; and Dennis the Menace...
2. Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. Actor, The Avengers Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after three decades in the business. In 1992, Downey received an Academy Award nomination and won the BAFTA (British Academy Award) for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of Chaplin...
3. Lorraine Toussaint Lorraine Toussaint Actress, Dangerous Minds Trinidadian-born Brooklyn-raised Lorraine Toussaint graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts in 1978. She then enrolled herself at the Juilliard School's drama division as a member of Group 11 (1978-1982). She graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. Lorraine is...
4. Heath Ledger Heath Ledger Actor, The Dark Knight When a hunky, twenty-year-old heart-throb Heath Ledger first came to the attention of the public in 1999, it was all too easy to tag him as a "pretty boy" and an actor of little depth. He spent several years trying desperately to sway this image, but this was a double-edged sword. But that comes much later in his story...
5. Sarah Gadon Sarah Gadon Actress, Enemy Sarah Gadon was born in a quiet residential area in Toronto, Ontario. She grew up with the support and encouragement of her parents and older brother James and with this was inspired to reach her limits in acting and dance alike. She finds enough time to maintain strong friendships and top-notch marks in school.
6. Constance Shulman Constance Shulman Actress, Sweet and Lowdown
7. Hugo Weaving Hugo Weaving Actor, The Matrix Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria. The middle sibling of three, Hugo has an older brother Simon and a younger sister Anna who both also currently live and work in Australia. During his early childhood, the Weaving family spent most of their time traveling between Nigeria, Great Britain...
8. Amanda Righetti Amanda Righetti Actress, Friday the 13th Amanda Righetti is a Utah-born, Nevada-raised actor/producer and Best Actress Award winner by the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Righetti began her career at 14, as a young model, but made waves as the trust-fund squandering, world-traveling black sheep, "Hailey Nichol", on Fox's The O.C....
9. Jamie Lynn Spears Jamie Lynn Spears Actress, Spring Break-Up: Part 1 Jamie Lynn Marie Spears was born the third and last child of Lynne Spears and Jamie Spears. She was born on April 4, 1991 in McComb, Mississippi, just on the borderline of Louisiana. Her family also includes her older brother, Bryan Spears, and her older sister, Britney Spears. Jamie has always been a performer...
10. Barry Pepper Barry Pepper Actor, Saving Private Ryan Barry Robert Pepper was born on April 4, 1970, in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, as the youngest of three sons. He has two older brothers named Alex and Doug Pepper. The Peppers didn't stick around Campbell River for too long. They had been building a ship in their backyard for years. When Barry was five years old...
11. David Cross David Cross Actor, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
12. James Roday James Roday Actor, Don't Come Knocking James David Rodríguez was born on April 4, 1976. He is the son of Jim Rodríguez, who worked for Boardwalk Auto Group. Roday was born in San Antonio. He attended Taft High School. He studied theater at New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing, where he earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts. He has acted in several theatrical productions...
13. Alexa Nikolas Alexa Nikolas Actress, Red State
14. Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins Actor, Psycho Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City to Janet Esselstyn and Osgood Perkins. Anthony attended the Brooks School, the Browne & Nichols School, Columbia University and Rollins College. He made his screen debut in The Actress, and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his second film...
15. Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan Actor, Brazil A true character actor in the best sense of the word, offbeat British thesp Peter Vaughan's hefty frame could appear intimidating or marshmallow benevolent; his beady, hollow eyes menacing or tender; his mere presence menacing or avuncular. Adept at playing both sides of the law, his characters usually possessed a strange...
16. Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson Actor, The Incredibles
17. Daniela Bobadilla Daniela Bobadilla Actress, Mr. Troop Mom
18. Rachel Korine Rachel Korine Actress, Spring Breakers
19. Collette Wolfe Collette Wolfe Actress, Young Adult
20. Nancy McKeon Nancy McKeon Actress, A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story Nancy McKeon was born in Westbury, New York to Don and Barbara McKeon, began modeling baby clothes for the Sears catalog at the age of two and she and her brother did over sixty-five commercials in seven years. She appeared briefly on the soap operas, The Secret Storm, and Another World. When her brother...
21. Christine Lahti Christine Lahti Actress, Running on Empty Christine Lahti was born April 4, 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan to Elizabeth Margaret and Paul Theodore Lahti. She studied fine arts at Florida State University and received a bachelors degree in drama from the University of Michigan. In New York, Christine worked as a waitress and did commercials before she found her breakthrough role in ...And Justice for All. with Al Pacino...
22. Kenneth Mars Kenneth Mars Actor, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
23. Estelle Harris Estelle Harris Actress, Toy Story 3
24. Lisa Ray Lisa Ray Actress, I Can't Think Straight Lisa Ray was finishing high school in Canada with aspirations of majoring in Journalism at University when a celebrated fashion magazine approached her to model for them, and she ended up on the cover. This catapulted her into a state of instant celebrity. Her high-profile career got her noticed by Indian filmmakers...
25. Jill Scott Jill Scott Self, Block Party Born in 1972 in North Philadelphia, Jill Scott grew up in the ghetto with her mom and grandmother. A deeply loved and gifted child, she learned to talk at only eight months and was reading by age four. Always the center of attention, her principal in elementary school described her as a little butterfly...
26. Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Tarkovsky Writer, Solaris The most famous Soviet film-maker since Sergei M. Eisenstein, Andrei Tarkovsky (the son of noted poet Arseniy Tarkovsky) studied music and Arabic in Moscow before enrolling in the Soviet film school V.G.I.K. He shot to international attention with his first feature, Ivan's Childhood, which won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival...
27. Mary-Margaret Humes Mary-Margaret Humes Actress, History of the World: Part I Born in Florida in 1954, a former Miss Florida & 3rd runner-up to Miss USA 1975, she was encouraged by Burt Reynolds to move to Hollywood. She was discovered by advertising her photo, name and phone number on a billboard visible from the 20th Century Fox studios lot. The billboard was seen by Mel Brooks...
28. Phil Morris Phil Morris Actor, Atlantis: The Lost Empire
29. Robbie Rist Robbie Rist Actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
30. David E. Kelley David E. Kelley Writer, Lake Placid David Kelley might be described as living the American Dream, 1990s' style: write a screenplay, move to Hollywood, make millions and marry a movie star. A former Boston lawyer, in the last decade, he switched careers to become a successful television producer whose shows are recognized for their quality as well as receiving top ratings...
31. Cherie Lunghi Cherie Lunghi Actress, Excalibur
32. Maya Angelou Maya Angelou Self, Good Hair
33. Graham Norton Graham Norton Self, Graham Norton: Live at the Roundhouse
34. Bea Benaderet Bea Benaderet Actress, Lucy Plays Cupid Bea Benaderet had a remarkable career in radio and television. In the days before television, she provided the voices for hundreds of characters on the radio, on shows like "Fibber McGee and Molly," "My Favorite Husband" (with Lucille Ball), and the "Jack Benny Show." Benederet was born in New York City but raised in San Francisco and made her radio debut when she was 12 years old...
35. Benny Ciaramello Benny Ciaramello Actor, War of the Worlds Benjamin Ciaramello was born in Providence, Rhode Island. The eldest son of 6 to an Italian Gypsy, he traveled quite frequently as a youth moving each year of his upbringing. From an early age he took on a passion for poetry, athletics and all things literature. His professional acting career began in 2003 when he was cast in the title role in Irvine Welsh's "Ecstasy"...
36. Joyce Giraud Joyce Giraud Actress, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
37. Grumpy Cat Grumpy Cat Self, Lil Bub & Friendz
38. Austin Mahone Austin Mahone Self, Erica Mena & Austin Mahone Austin's father died of cancer when he was only 18 months old, but he didn't let that stop him from singing he was able to put it all into his music. Austin Mahone started off as a YouTube sensation singing songs and making videos with his best friend Alex Constancio in the summer of 2010. June 10,2010 to be exact. They named their YouTube account ShootUsDown.
39. Eric Rohmer Eric Rohmer Director, My Night with Maud Admirers have always had difficulty explaining Eric Rohmer's "Je ne sais quoi." Part of the challenge stems from the fact that, despite his place in French Nouvelle Vague (i.e., New Wave), his work is unlike that of his colleagues. While this may be due to the auteur's unwillingness to conform, some have argued convincingly that...
40. David White David White Actor, The Apartment American stage actor who appeared frequently on television and occasionally but impressively in films. A Marine Corps veteran of the Second World War, he worked on Broadway and on tour in stage productions after the war. In the late 1950s, he became an increasingly familiar face on American television...
41. Julie Carmen Julie Carmen Actress, In the Mouth of Madness Born in New York and raised in New Jersey, Julie Carmen is of Spanish and German decent.She began her acting career off off Broadway, danced on Broadway in Zoot Suit and won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in John Cassavetes's Gloria. She studied extensively with Sanford Meisner at Neighborhood Playhouse and with Uta Hagen at HB Studio...
42. Anthony Clark Anthony Clark Actor, The Rock
43. Elizabeth Wilson Elizabeth Wilson Actress, The Graduate Elizabeth Wilson was born April 4, 1921, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Marie Ethel and Dunning Wilson. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Elizabeth's debut film appearance was an uncredited role in Notorious...
44. Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki Writer, The Man Without a Past Aki Kaurismäki did a wide variety of jobs including postman, dish-washer and film critic, before forming a production and distribution company, Villealfa (in homage to Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville) with his older brother Mika Kaurismäki, also a film-maker. Both Aki and Mika are prolific film-makers...
45. Jennifer Hasty Jennifer Hasty Actress, Horrible Bosses
46. Xenia Seeberg Xenia Seeberg Actress, Hilda Humphrey
47. Caroline McWilliams Caroline McWilliams Actress, Guiding Light
48. A. Michael Baldwin A. Michael Baldwin Actor, Phantasm
49. Claudette Mink Claudette Mink Actress, Paycheck Claudette was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. She received conservatory training at the George Brown Theatre school in Toronto. Starting her career on stage working with Mickey Rooney, she soon began acting mostly for film and television. A few of the wonderful actors she has worked with include Ben Affleck...
50. Luke Halpin Luke Halpin Actor, Flipper Luke Halpin was born in New York City to Eugene and Helen Halpin, the youngest of three children. His acting career started when a music teacher encouraged him to try out acting. Luke turned out to be a natural; his film debut was in the Studio One in Hollywood episode entitled "Miracle at Potter's Farm," starring Natalie Wood...
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