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1. Ming-Na Wen Ming-Na Wen Actress, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Ming-Na ("enlightenment") was born on the island of Macau, forty miles from Hong Kong. Her mother, Lin Chan Wen, divorced her father when Ming-Na was only a toddler. She has an older brother named Jonathan. After the divorce, they moved to Hong Kong where her mother became a nurse. There her mother met Soo Lim Yee...
2. Nadine Velazquez Nadine Velazquez Actress, Flight
3. Andrea Riseborough Andrea Riseborough Actress, Oblivion
4. Rhys Wakefield Rhys Wakefield Actor, The Black Balloon Rhys Wakefield is an Australian actor who first started out as a regular on the Australian TV series Home and Away. In 2008 he was nominated for Best Actor in a Feature Film by the Australian Film Institute and the Australian Film Critics Circle for his lead role in The Black Balloon. Rhys followed this with a role in the action-adventure feature film Sanctum...
5. Sean Young Sean Young Actress, Blade Runner Mary Sean Young was born on November 20, 1959 in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Donald Young, a television news producer and journalist, and Lee Guthrie, a screenwriter, public relations executive and journalist. She attended Cleveland Heights High School, and then transferred to and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy...
6. Bo Derek Bo Derek Actress, Tommy Boy
7. Joel McHale Joel McHale Actor, Ted Born in Rome, Italy and raised in Seattle, Washington, Joel was a history major at the University of Washington, where he also was a member of their championship football team. In addition, Joel received his Master's of Fine Arts from UW's Actor's Training Program. He is currently starring on NBC's hit comedy series...
8. Joshua Gomez Joshua Gomez Actor, BioShock
9. Cody Linley Cody Linley Actor, Miss Congeniality Cody Linley acted in his first feature film at the ripe age of eight in the coming of age story "My Dog Skip." He would go on to star in a variety of roles that evoked an endearing charm that quickly become his trademark. He is perhaps most recognized from his recurring role playing opposite Miley Cyrus as her boyfriend...
10. Darcy Donavan Darcy Donavan Actress, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Darcy Donavan was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Growing up, she was often found performing her music at children's hospitals and raising money for many charities in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. A born performer, Darcy landed her first major acting role at the age of eight in a national television commercial...
11. Laura Harris Laura Harris Actress, The Faculty Born to public school teachers in Pacific Northwest Canada, Laura Harris began acting professionally in CBC radio dramas at an early age. With a taste for quirky, character driven material, Harris is known for playing 1930's starlet "Daisy Adair" in Showtime's cult hit Dead Like Me with Mandy Patinkin and Callum Blue...
12. Jeremy Jordan Jeremy Jordan Actor, Joyful Noise Jeremy Michael Jordan was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He has a brother, Joey, and a sister, Jessa. His parents divorced when he was young, and he lived with his siblings and mother, Debbie (Stone), in low-income housing. His mother's family immigrated from Russia, Latvia, and Lithuania...
13. Dan Byrd Dan Byrd Actor, Easy A It was over a decade ago when Marietta, Georgia, resident Dan Byrd was first bitten by the acting bug. The then-8-year-old Byrd went to see a live performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway and was hooked. Now all grown up and living in Los Angeles, California, Byrd has seen his childhood dream through...
14. Callie Thorne Callie Thorne Actress, Next Stop Wonderland
15. Sabrina Lloyd Sabrina Lloyd Actress, Dopamine Sabrina Lloyd was born on November 20th, 1970 in Fairfax, Virginia. At age 12, she started her acting career by appearing in a local theater production of "Annie" as "Pepper". She continued to perform in local theater such as the Baystreet Players in Eustis, and the Ice House Theater in Mt. Dora, appearing in productions of "Grease"...
16. Margo Stilley Margo Stilley Actress, 9 Songs
17. Samuel E. Wright Samuel E. Wright Actor, The Little Mermaid
18. Richard Dawson Richard Dawson Actor, The Running Man Richard Dawson was born Colin Lionel Emm on November 20, 1932 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. When he was 14, he joined the Merchant Marines and served for three years. During that time, he made money boxing. He had to lie about his age and remain tough so the older guys would not hassle him. In the late 1950s...
19. Rodger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass Actor, Monsters, Inc.
20. Ashley Fink Ashley Fink Actress, You Again Ashley Fink was born in Houston, Texas and began acting at a very early age. By the time she reached the age of 2, she was putting on full productions for her parents: she was no dummy, though--she charged them admission. As luck would have it, her family ended up moving to Los Angeles where Ashley began attending a performing arts high school...
21. Richard Masur Richard Masur Actor, The Thing Masur has also been active in the theatre with increasing frequency. His Broadway debut was in The Changing Room by David Storey (1973). More recently, Masur returned to Broadway in Michael Frayn's Democracy (2004-05), and, among his many off-Broadway and regional theatre appearances, are recent major roles in A Feminine Ending by Sarah Treem (Playwrights Horizons - 2007)...
22. Estelle Parsons Estelle Parsons Actress, Bonnie and Clyde The charming, witty, and immeasurably gifted Estelle Parsons was born November 20, 1927 in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Elinor and Eben Parsons. She attended the Oak Grove School for Girls in Maine, and later graduated from Connecticut College in 1949. She worked as a singer with a band before she became the first Women's Editor on Today...
23. Phyllis Thaxter Phyllis Thaxter Actress, Superman This warm and winning, very non-theatrical brunette was born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter in Portland, Maine, on November 20, 1919. The daughter of Maine Supreme Court Justice Sidney Thaxter, her acting talent came from her mother's side, who was a one-time Shakespearean actress. Phyllis was educated for a time at St...
24. Veronica Hamel Veronica Hamel Actress, Cannonball!
25. David O'Donnell David O'Donnell Actor, Air Force One David was born in Wellesley Massachussetts. Grandson to the great Kenny O'Donnell- Harvard football Captain and Chief of staff for President Kennedy- David grew up excelling at many sports and graduated top of his high school class. Instead of going the college route, he decided to give acting a go...
26. Mie Hama Mie Hama Actress, You Only Live Twice Mie Hama was born in Tokyo, Japan on November 20, 1943. She first started out working as a bus fare collector. While working, she was spotted by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka , and was soon employed at Toho Studios. She appeared in a bevy of drama and sci-fi films, including King Kong vs. Godzilla, where she became...
27. Marisa Ryan Marisa Ryan Actress, The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
28. Evelyn Keyes Evelyn Keyes Actress, Gone with the Wind No shrinking violet this one, but despite her talent, vivacity and sheer drive, lovely and alluring blonde Evelyn Keyes would remain typed as a "B" girl on the silver screen. Furthermore, despite her ripe contributions to such superior pictures as Here Comes Mr. Jordan, The Jolson Story, Mrs. Mike, The Prowler and 99 River Street...
29. Ned Vaughn Ned Vaughn Actor, The Hunt for Red October Ned Vaughn grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and first acted at age 8 in a community theatre production of "Oliver!" The son of an artist and a civilian Army public affairs specialist, he mixed acting with athletics and music until leaving high school. In college, he began to concentrate seriously on pursuing a career as an actor...
30. Angelica Bridges Angelica Bridges Actress, Mystery Men
31. Florian David Fitz Florian David Fitz Actor, Vincent Wants to Sea
32. Bob Einstein Bob Einstein Writer, Bizarre
33. Jerry Hardin Jerry Hardin Actor, The Firm A highly engaging, charismatic, and reliable character actor with a long and distinguished career spanning half a century, Jerry Hardin has been gracing both the big and small screen, and stage, with many enjoyable performances, highlighted by a relaxed and pleasing Southern twang. Born November 20...
34. Franklin Cover Franklin Cover Actor, Wall Street
35. Rajkumar Hirani Rajkumar Hirani Writer, 3 Idiots
36. Melissa McMeekin Melissa McMeekin Actress, The Fighter
37. Judy Canova Judy Canova Actress, Sis Hopkins Raucous singing and yodeling and loads of cornpone humor was pretty much the whole shebang when it came to singer/comedienne Judy Canova. Her outlandish image may be considered tacky and/or offensive by today's measure, but back in the 1930s and 1940s it really worked! By the time she left the limelight after five decades...
38. Sean Michael Afable Sean Michael Afable Actor, Akeelah and the Bee Sean Michael Afable was born in Southern California on November 20th, 1988, raised in a Filipino and European family. Growing up with 1 brother, his 18 first cousins, and his cat Winston; he enjoyed the life of a big family. Sean graduated Parkridge private high school on November 20, 2005... what a great way to celebrate his birthday...
39. Radivoje Bukvic Radivoje Bukvic Actor, Taken
40. Joe Walsh Joe Walsh Soundtrack, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
41. Olga Kay Olga Kay Actress, Talking Fruit from Hell
42. Liisa Evastina Liisa Evastina Actress, Spare Time Killers Liisa was born in Suutarila, the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. Raised by her older sister since she was 14 years of age, she became independent at a young age. Liisa Evastina started her career as a model in Europe and after moving to Los Angeles started training acting at the Playhouse West. She has...
43. Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot Writer, Diabolique After a decade as a screenwriter, Clouzot made his directorial debut in 1942. His next film, Le Corbeau: The Raven had the distinction of being banned both by the Nazis and the victorious French forces for differing reasons. He shot to international fame with The Wages of Fear and consolidated that success with Diabolique...
44. Dick Smothers Dick Smothers Actor, Casino
45. Jonathan M. Woodward Jonathan M. Woodward Actor, Wit
46. Jason Faunt Jason Faunt Actor, Power Rangers Time Force - Quantum Ranger: Clash for Control Jason grew up just outside of Chicago. A talented athlete, Jason almost became a professional baseball player. Instead, he came out to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Jason makes his professional debut in Power Rangers Time Force.
47. Gabriel Carpenter Gabriel Carpenter Actor, Drive Me Crazy Gabriel Peter Carpenter was born in Huntington, Long Island, on November 20, 1977. Growing up he has traveled from East to West coast, finally settling in New York City. Gabriel originally started taking interest in acting at age 17, and he has been successfully on the path ever since. Besides acting...
48. Davey Havok Davey Havok Soundtrack, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Although acting is not his main thing, he does have a big band. In 1991 he started AFI (a fire inside) with best friend Adam Carson who played drums. After a few years they became pretty big in the underground music scene. With a few line up changes they released a new record in March 2003 - it was their 6th.
49. Mike D Mike D Soundtrack, Star Trek Mike D formed the Beastie Boys with Adam Yauch in 1981, soon adding Adam Horovitz to the group. They started out as a punk band, but they found their calling with hip-hop music. In 1985, they opened for Madonna on her famous "Like a Virgin" tour. The Beastie Boys gained huge success with numerous albums and tours...
50. Kimberley Walsh Kimberley Walsh Self, Episode #1.5
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