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1. Kevin Nash Kevin Nash Actor, John Wick Kevin Nash is one of the most well-known personalities in the wrestling business and has established himself not only in the realm of sports, but in the entertainment world, as well. Kevin grew up in Detroit, Michigan with dreams of playing on a professional basketball team. He played basketball for...
2. Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Actor, The Da Vinci Code Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His father had English, and some German, ancestry, while his mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese. Tom grew up in what he has called a "fractured" family...
3. Kelly McGillis Kelly McGillis Actress, Top Gun Kelly Ann McGillis was born in Newport Beach, California, to Virginia Joan (Snell), a homemaker, and Donald Manson McGillis, a general practitioner of medicine. She has English, Welsh, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry. McGillis dropped out of high school to pursue a career as an actress, and attended Juilliard in Manhattan and Pacific Conservatory of Performing Art in Santa Monica, CA...
4. Georgie Henley Georgie Henley Actress, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Georgina Helen Henley was born July 9, 1995 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, the youngest of three daughters of Mike and Helen Henley. When she was young, she joined a local drama group called "Upstagers". It was there that she started her acting career, participating in stage performances such as "Babushka: A Christmas Story" and "The Pied Piper" prior to landing her first role in a film...
5. Toby Kebbell Toby Kebbell Actor, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell was born in 1982 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, to Michelle (Mathers), a landscape gardener and cook, and Robert Kebbell, an engineer. He moved to Nottinghamshire, where he grew up. His ancestry includes Irish, English, and Scottish. At 17, he joined the Central Television Workshop in Nottingham...
6. Fred Savage Fred Savage Actor, The Princess Bride Fred Savage was born July 9, 1976. he began acting at age 9 with Jay Underwood in The Boy Who Could Fly. At the age of twelve, he was cast the lead role of the series The Wonder Years. It became a good show, and on the pilot, he got his first kiss. He was later in the movie Vice Versa with Judge Reinhold and then in Little Monsters...
7. Pamela Adlon Pamela Adlon Actress, Say Anything... Pamela Adlon comes from an acting family and began her career in television in 1983. She has appeared in many popular TV shows, including as a voice actress in a number of animated TV series including, most famously, King of the Hill for which she won an Emmy for her role as Bobby Hill.
8. Courtney Love Courtney Love Actress, The People vs. Larry Flynt The daughter of Grateful Dead devotee and first manager Hank Harrison and psychotherapist Linda Caroll, Courtney Love was born Courtney Michelle Harrison in San Francisco, California in 1964. Love spent her early years living in hippie communes in Oregon and at schools in Europe and New Zealand, under the care of her mother and other family members...
9. Jimmy Smits Jimmy Smits Actor, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
10. Robert Capron Robert Capron Actor, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Robert began his acting career when he was eight years old by enrolling in an after school drama program sponsored by Trinity Repertory Company. Later that year he landed a role as Turkey Boy in Trinity's production of A Christmas Carol. Since that time Robert has performed a variety of roles on stage...
11. Brian Dennehy Brian Dennehy Actor, Ratatouille Imposing, barrel-chested and now silver-haired Brian Dennehy is a prolific US actor, well respected on both screen and stage for the best part of 25 years. He was born in July 1938 in Bridgeport, CT, and attended Columbia University in New York City on a football scholarship. He majored in history, before moving on to Yale to study dramatic arts...
12. Mitchel Musso Mitchel Musso Actor, Monster House Born in Rockwall, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Musso began his professional acting career at the age of 8, following in the footsteps of many family members who are actors and musicians. He currently resides in Los Angeles. In his spare time he loves to hang out with his friends, go to the beach, write songs with his brothers Mason & Marc, and perform his music live for his fans around the world...
13. Raymond Cruz Raymond Cruz Actor, Training Day Raymond Cruz is mild-mannered man, who studied writing and theater. He is perhaps best-known for his portrayal of the frighteningly lethal "Tuco Salamanca" in AMC's ground-breaking show, Breaking Bad, a character he later reprized for the first two episodes of the "Breaking Bad" spin-off, Better Call Saul.
14. David O'Hara David O'Hara Actor, The Departed David O'Hara was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Patrick and Martha O'Hara. After leaving school he was accepted for a Youth Opportunities Programme, at a community theatre based at the Glasgow Arts Centre. It toured local schools under the direction of Robin Peoples. David moved to London at age 17...
15. Scott Grimes Scott Grimes Actor, Robin Hood
16. Chris Cooper Chris Cooper Actor, American Beauty Chris Cooper was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mary Ann (Walton), a homemaker, and Charles Sherwood Cooper, a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the US Air Force. His parents were from Texas, where Cooper was raised. Educated at the University of Missouri school of drama, Cooper appeared on Broadway in "Of the Fields Lately (1980)"...
17. Hanna Hall Hanna Hall Actress, Forrest Gump
18. Enrique Murciano Enrique Murciano Actor, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Enrique Murciano was born in Miami, Florida, on July 9, 1973, but spent the first few years of his life in Mexico. He attended Tulane University and Boston Law School, but moved to Los Angeles to pursue his goal of becoming an actor. He brought with him his love of exotic cars and motorcycles. On his first audition...
19. Linda Park Linda Park Actress, Jurassic Park III
20. Kiely Williams Kiely Williams Self, Doin' Time in Suite 2330
21. Elliot Cowan Elliot Cowan Actor, Happy-Go-Lucky
22. O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson Actor, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
23. Damián Szifrón Damián Szifrón Writer, Wild Tales
24. James Hampton James Hampton Actor, Sling Blade Raised in Dallas, Texas, James Hampton attended John H. Reagan Elementary, N.R. Crozier Technical High School and the University of North Texas (Theatre Arts Major). He studied acting with Michael Howard in New York and Leonard Nimoy in Los Angeles. He worked with Baruch Lumet at Knox Street Theatre in Dallas and did summer stock at Casa Manana in Fort Worth (1961)...
25. Lisa Banes Lisa Banes Actress, Gone Girl
26. Richard Roundtree Richard Roundtree Actor, Se7en Richard Roundtree was a leading man in many African American movies in the 1970s. He is best known for his role as John Shaft in Shaft, and starred in its two sequels as well. As the 1970s and 1980s progressed he starred more in low-budget movies. He was in a few occasional high-profile films...
27. Jack White Jack White Soundtrack, Quantum of Solace Jack played guitar and sang in the band The White Stripes. They released six albums: their self-titled debut -- "The White Stripes", "De Stijl", "White Blood Cells", "Elephant", "Get Behind Me Satan", and "Icky Thump", before breaking up in 2011. White also sings and plays guitar in the band The Raconteurs (alternatively known as "the Saboteurs" in Australia)...
28. Richard Wilson Richard Wilson Actor, A Passage to India
29. Jordan Belfort Jordan Belfort Actor, The Wolf of Wall Street
30. Tim Kring Tim Kring Writer, Heroes
31. Shari Albert Shari Albert Actress, The Brothers McMullen Shari Albert was born & raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the Philadelphia High School of Performing Arts and then New York University, studying at the renowned Circle In The Square Theatre's conservatory program. She has been described in the business as a "comedic actress with depth"...
32. Kyle Davis Kyle Davis Actor, Catch Me If You Can Actor Kyle Davis was born in Downey, California. He lived there until he moved at the age of 14, with his parents to Arizona. Kyle attended Sedona Red Rock High School and later he went on to study photography at Yavapi Community College. After his brief stay at Yavapi Community College, Kyle intended to enlist in the military...
33. Edy Williams Edy Williams Actress, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls When we think of the term "worse for wear", somehow provocative images of 39-26-37 Edwina Beth Williams (better known as Edy Williams) and her outrageous apparel at film festivals and award shows instantly stands out into one's mind. You have to admit this wild child, who has now moved into her 70s (born on July 9...
34. Elodie Fontan Elodie Fontan Actress, Serial (Bad) Weddings
35. Walter Sande Walter Sande Actor, To Have and Have Not Chances are you've seen his imposing character face scores of times but couldn't place the name. Colorado-born actor Walter Sande was one of those stern, heavyset character actors in Hollywood everyone recognized but no one could identify. Born in Denver on July 9, 1906, Sande showed an early passion for music as a youth and by his college years managed to start his own band...
36. Jamie Thomas King Jamie Thomas King Actor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Jamie Thomas King was born in London, England and educated at Dulwich College, Fine Arts College and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is the son of American screen writer Laura Lamson and English television director Christopher King. King began his acting career in the theatre where...
37. Marco Dapper Marco Dapper Actor, Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds San Francisco Bay area native Marco Dapper arrived in Hollywood in 2003 and went right to work pursuing his passion of becoming a professional actor. Along the way, he landed several European modeling assignments and more recently, a campaign for Levi's Jeans for the Asian market. Originally of Hayward...
38. Ed Ames Ed Ames Actor, Murder at the Oasis Born Malden, Massachusetts on July 9, 1927 (real name Urick), Ed, Vic Ames, Gene Ames and Joe Ames were sons of Ukrainian Jewish parents and four of nine children. They were very poor but Ed attended Boston Public Latin School along with brother Joe. The singing group, The Ames Brothers...
39. Ray Baker Ray Baker Actor, Total Recall Ray Baker was born in Omaha, grew up in Colorado, and graduated from the University of Denver. In 1970 he moved to the East Coast, and began his acting career doing improvisational theater in Boston and New York. During 19 years in New York City, he appeared on Broadway in such productions as "Crimes of the Heart"...
40. Vince Edwards Vince Edwards Actor, The Killing Born in Brooklyn, the son of Italian immigrant parents, Vince Edwards early aspired to the theater. He was a swimming champion in high school, attended Ohio State University on an athletic scholarship, and was on their National Championship swimming team. Olympics were on the horizon, but an appendicitis operation cut short his swimming career...
41. Nigel Lythgoe Nigel Lythgoe Writer, So You Think You Can Dance
42. Rebecca Sugar Rebecca Sugar Writer, Lion 3: Straight to Video
43. Fred Norris Fred Norris Self, Private Parts Fred Norris who can be heard daily on broadcasts of the Howard Stern Show has an on-the-edge style that is key to the eclectic tour-de-force known as the King Norris band. Norris, whose credits include writing and performing with rock greats such as Leslie West, Roger Daltrey, Ray Davies...
44. John Tesh John Tesh Self, Santa Barbara
45. Dylan Taylor Dylan Taylor Actor, Charlie Bartlett
46. Carlos Leal Carlos Leal Actor, Casino Royale
47. Riley Reid Riley Reid Actress, The Friend Zone Comely and slender 5'4" brunette Riley Reid was born on June 9, 1991 in Florida. She's of mixed Irish, Puerto Rican, and Dominican descent. Reid first began performing in explicit hardcore movies in 2011. Among the top companies Riley has appeared in X-rated features for are Evil Angel, Mile High, Smash Pictures...
48. Dean R. Koontz Dean R. Koontz Writer, Phantoms
49. Ben Ziff Ben Ziff Actor, The Initiation of Sarah
50. Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Actor, Schindler's List Norbert Weisser, born in Neu-Isenburg Germany, came to Los Angeles in the late 60s and began acting in the LA Experimental theatre scene of the 60s and 70s. He became a founding member of the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the ProVisional Theatre and the Padua Hills Playwrights' Festival where he originated...
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