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1. Meghan Markle Meghan Markle Actress, Horrible Bosses
2. Abigail Spencer Abigail Spencer Actress, Cowboys & Aliens A talented actress, writer and producer on both the big and small screen, Abigail Spencer is quickly making a name for herself in Hollywood. Spencer will next be seen in Sam Raimi's, Oz the Great and Powerful, a prequel take on The Wizard of Oz tale. Spencer joins James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams. The Disney film will be released on March 8, 2013...
3. Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton Actor, Armageddon William Robert (Billy Bob) Thornton was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on August 4, 1955 to William Raymond (Billy Ray) Thornton (educator, high school history teacher, basketball coach; deceased) and Virginia R. Faulkner (psychic). He has three younger brothers, James Donald (Jimmy Don), born in 1958 and now deceased...
4. Cole Sprouse Cole Sprouse Actor, Big Daddy Twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse were born August 4, 1992 in Arezzo, Italy, to American parents, Melanie (Wright) and Matthew Sprouse. The Sprouses began their acting career at the tender age of six months. From 1993 to 1998 the twins shared the role of Brett Butler's youngest child, Patrick Kelly, on ABC's hit series Grace Under Fire...
5. Kym Karath Kym Karath Actress, The Sound of Music Kym Karath began her acting career at the age of 3, appearing in Spencer's Mountain with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara, The Thrill of It All with Doris Day and James Garner, and Good Neighbor Sam with Jack Lemmon, before winning the role of "Gretl", the youngest Von Trapp daughter. After The Sound of Music...
6. Dylan Sprouse Dylan Sprouse Actor, Big Daddy Twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse were born August 4, 1992, in Arezzo, Italy, to American parents, Melanie (Wright) and Matthew Sprouse. The Sprouses began their acting career at the tender age of six months. From 1993 to 1998, the twins shared the role of Brett Butler's youngest child, Patrick Kelly...
7. Greta Gerwig Greta Gerwig Actress, Frances Ha Greta Gerwig was born in Sacramento, California. She is an American actress and filmmaker. Her parents are Christine (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer. Gerwig was raised as a Unitarian Universalist, but also attended an all-girls Catholic school...
8. Ron Lester Ron Lester Actor, Varsity Blues Ron Lester gained celebrity status at an early stage in his career, but his draw in Hollywood seemed to be based on one physical characteristic - his weight. Obese since 5 years old, by the time he was 30 years old, Ron weighed 508 pounds. Hollywood hired him as the lovable fat kid but his health was in serious danger...
9. Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Dae Kim Actor, Spider-Man 2 Through the diversity of his roles on stage and screen, Daniel Dae Kim continues to expand our perceptions of the Asian-American man. In characters ranging from the King of Siam, a Shakespearean hero, a social worker for the Chicago needy, to a counter-terrorist agent, his work has consistently proven to transcend the historical barriers of race and stereotype...
10. Sebastian Roché Sebastian Roché Actor, The Adventures of Tintin Sebastian was born in Paris and is of Scottish and French heritage. He is fluent in 4 languages. He is a graduate of the prestigious "Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique of Paris". He has extensive classical theater background and credits, notably in "Salome" with Al Pacino, "Titus Andronicus" and "The Green Bird" with Julie Taymor...
11. Sam Underwood Sam Underwood Actor, Forgive
12. Barack Obama Barack Obama Self, By the People: The Election of Barack Obama Barack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham, and a black Kenyan father,Barack Obama Sr., who were both young college students at the University of Hawaii. When his father left for Harvard, she and Barack stayed behind, and his father ultimately returned alone to Kenya, where he worked as a government economist...
13. Lauren Tom Lauren Tom Actress, Bad Santa Lauren Tom is an Obie Award-winning actress, known for her roles as a dutiful daughter in the film The Joy Luck Club, and a recurring role as Ross's girlfriend on NBC's Friends. Lauren plays the role of "Mai Washington" on the new ABC series Men in Trees. She recently appeared in a recurring role on the Showtime series Barbershop...
14. Donald Gibb Donald Gibb Actor, Bloodsport Massive (6' 4"), muscular behemoth Donald Richard Gibb was born on August 4, 1954, in New York City, New York and raised in California. He attended the University of New Mexico on a basketball scholarship, then transferred to the University of San Diego, where he played football and was a member of the varsity basketball team...
15. Richard Belzer Richard Belzer Actor, Scarface A social misfit, was kicked out of every school he ever attended, due to his uncontrollable wit. His mother (Frances) died of breast cancer when Richard was 18. His father (Charles) committed suicide when he was 22. A dedication is written to him in Richard Belzer's "UFO's, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have To Be Crazy To Believe" (Ballantine Books, 1999).
16. Marques Houston Marques Houston Actor, You Got Served
17. James Tupper James Tupper Actor, Mr. Popper's Penguins
18. Adhir Kalyan Adhir Kalyan Actor, Up in the Air Born in 1983 and raised in Durban, South Africa, Adhir Kalyan moved to London to pursue an acting career. He appeared as a guest star on the BBC series Holby City and MI-5. Kalyan's first leading role was in the CW's comedy series Aliens in America, in which he played Raja, a devout Pakistani Muslim exchange student in Medora...
19. Michael DeLuise Michael DeLuise Actor, Wayne's World
20. Frank Vincent Frank Vincent Actor, Goodfellas "Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas. However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. Multi-talented Vincent was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville section of Jersey City...
21. David Lewis David Lewis Actor, Man of Steel David Lewis is an extraordinary talented actor who mostly works on tv. He is from Vancouver, Canada and participates in many important artistic events over there and also contributes to the community by his hard work on tv and film. David participated in movies such as Possession, Firewall and Day when the Earth stood still...
22. Andy Hallett Andy Hallett Actor, Chance Andy Hallett is from the tiny Cape Cod village of Osterville, part of the town of Barnstable. He attended Barnstable High School and then Assumption College in Worcester. Always shy, he didn't begin singing until Patti LaBelle invited him onstage at a concert. After moving to Los Angeles he worked as a runner for an agency and then as a property manager and personal assistant...
23. Don S. Davis Don S. Davis Actor, Cliffhanger
24. Kristin Richardson Kristin Richardson Actress, Jarhead
25. Lucinda Dryzek Lucinda Dryzek Actress, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
26. Timothy Adams Timothy Adams Actor, One Life to Live A graduate of Jersey City State University with a B.S. in computer science, Adams was a partner in a trucking company when he decided to pursue a career in entertainment. He signed with the Boss Modeling Agency and had his first major break as an actor in winning a role on the soap opera Sunset Beach.
27. Chet Hanks Chet Hanks Actor, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
28. Martin Jarvis Martin Jarvis Actor, Titanic Martin Jarvis OBE is one of Britain's most versatile leading actors. His distinguished career continues to encompass just about every aspect of the entertainment industry: film, television, theatre, radio and audio recording. He is also the author of two bestselling books: a hilarious autobiography Acting Strangely and a compelling account of his award-winning time on Broadway in 2001: Broadway...
29. Jeanne Carmen Jeanne Carmen Self, Golfing with Demaret Jeanne Carmen spent her early childhood in Paragould, Arkansas with her family picking cotton. At age 13, she ran away from home, eventually landing in New York City and taking a job as a dancer in an off-Broadway touring company. The early 1950s found her in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the company of the likes of mobster Johnny Roselli...
30. Tiffany Evans Tiffany Evans Actress, Diary of a Mad Black Woman
31. Richard White Richard White Actor, Beauty and the Beast
32. Carol Arthur Carol Arthur Actress, Blazing Saddles
33. Jessica Mauboy Jessica Mauboy Self, Yarramundi Kids
34. Fenella Woolgar Fenella Woolgar Actress, Scoop
35. Dennis Lehane Dennis Lehane Writer, Shutter Island
36. Jared Ward Jared Ward Actor, Check Please Jared Ward was born in Arlington Virginia, USA but moved to Southern California at the age of 4. Both his parents are licensed monkey whisperers so Jared quickly learned how to avoid most types of monkey business. Jared hopes his parents will shift their career path to horse whispering so he can curb his horsing around...
37. Melissa Keller Melissa Keller Actress, Something's Gotta Give
38. John August John August Writer, Big Fish John August's screenwriting credits include Go, Big Fish, Titan A.E., Charlie's Angels, and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. He also maintains a screenwriting-oriented website at johnaugust.com. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, John earned a degree in journalism from Drake University in Iowa and an MFA in film from the Peter Stark program at the University of Southern California...
39. Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Self, Looney Tunes: Back in Action Jeff Gordon was born in Vallejo, California (just miles away from the Speedway in Sonoma, California) in 1971. He started racing with Go-Carts and Sprint Cars and worked his way up to the NASCAR's Busch Series and then landed a few races in 1992. Gordon's first NASCAR race came when NASCAR Legend Richard Petty was going through his last...
40. Tina Cole Tina Cole Actress, See Me
41. Carly Foulkes Carly Foulkes Actress, The Blanket
42. Lily Costner Lily Costner Actress, The Postman
43. Bernard Rose Bernard Rose Director, Candyman Born on 4th August 1960, in London, England, Bernard Rose began his career by making super 8 films at the age of 9. The BBC had a amateur movie competition which he won in 1975, causing his 3 minute film to air on the BBC. He later worked for Jim Henson on the last season of The Muppet Show, as a gofer...
44. Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Soundtrack, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Louis Armstrong grew up poor in a single-parent household. He was 13 when he celebrated the New Year by running out on the street and firing a pistol that belonged to the current man in his mother's life. At the Colored Waifs Home for Boys, he learned to play the bugle and the clarinet and joined the home's brass band...
45. Tom Hennesy Tom Hennesy Actor, Big Jake Tom Hennesy began his movie and TV career as a Stuntman and Actor, while he was in college and playing football at USC. Hennesy played the title role in the classic Universal horror film "Revenge Of The Creature" (the sequel to the Creature From The Black Lagoon). Hennesy acted and performed stunts in numerous John Wayne and John Ford films...
46. Daniella Van Graas Daniella Van Graas Actress, All My Children
47. Paul Mooney Paul Mooney Self, Paul Mooney: Jesus Is Black - So Was Cleopatra - Know Your History
48. David Kaye David Kaye Actor, Legends of the Fall
49. Kavan Reece Kavan Reece Actor, The Rules of Attraction
50. Wesley Addy Wesley Addy Actor, Network Character actor Wesley Addy began his prolific career as a prime player on the classical stage before coming to occasional films and TV in the early 1950s. Known for his intelligent, white-collar demeanor and lean, icy, cultivated menace, the silver-haired performer, who was actually born in Omaha, Nebraska, was often mistaken as British...
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