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1. Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd Actor, Back to the Future
2. Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum Actor, Jurassic Park Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley (Temeles), a radio broadcaster who also ran an appliances firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a doctor. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry. Goldblum began his career on the New York stage after moving to the city at age seventeen...
3. Jonathan Lipnicki Jonathan Lipnicki Actor, Jerry Maguire Jonathan was born in Westlake Village, CA to Rhonda and Joe Lipnicki. At the age of five Jonathan Lipnicki received global acclaim as he carried his own with Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger in the Academy Award-winning film Jerry Maguire. After this breakout role, Jonathan had become a widely-recognizable celebrity...
4. Saffron Burrows Saffron Burrows Actress, The Bank Job
5. Kyle Gallner Kyle Gallner Actor, American Sniper Kyle Gallner was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He started his career by following his sister along to one of her auditions. Perhaps best know for his role as Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas on the CW's lone hit series, "Veronica Mars" (2004- ), actor Kyle Gallner had been appearing in films and on television since his early adolescence...
6. Bob Odenkirk Bob Odenkirk Actor, Nebraska Robert John Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Barbara (Baier) and Walter Odenkirk, who worked in printing. His ancestry includes German and Irish. He grew up in Naperville, IL, the second of seven children. He worked as a DJ for WIDB, his college radio station at Southern Illinois University Carbondale...
7. Sofia Vassilieva Sofia Vassilieva Actress, My Sister's Keeper
8. Valeria Golino Valeria Golino Actress, Rain Man The second child of an Italian germanist and a Greek painter, Valeria Golino grew up in Naples until her parents parted. After three years in Athens with her mother and another three in Naples with her father, she began to work as a model. She left high school after her first movie and didn't study performing arts at all...
9. Spike Jonze Spike Jonze Director, Her Spike Jonze made up one-third (along with Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman) of the triumvirate of genius minds behind Dirt Magazine, the brother publication of the much lamented ground-breaking Sassy Magazine. These three uncommon characters were all editors for Grand Royal Magazine as well, under...
10. Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve Actress, Dancer in the Dark Catherine Deneuve was born October 22, 1943 in Paris, France. Her parents were actors. She made her movie debut at age 13 in The Twilight Girls, and continued with small parts in minor films. Her breakthrough came with the excellent musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in which she gave an unforgettable performance...
11. John Boyd John Boyd Actor, Argo
12. Derek Jacobi Derek Jacobi Actor, Gladiator Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other). Modest and unassuming in nature, Jacobi's...
13. Jesse Tyler Ferguson Jesse Tyler Ferguson Actor, Untraceable
14. Bill Condon Bill Condon Director, Dreamgirls
15. Michael Fishman Michael Fishman Actor, A.I. Artificial Intelligence Michael Fishman was born in Long Beach California. The middle of three children, older sister Robyn Fishman and brother Matthew Fishman. His father, Nelson, was a Jeweler and his mother, Darlene, a Nurse and Community College Professor. His acting career started on the iconic sitcom Roseanne between 1988-1997...
16. Joan Fontaine Joan Fontaine Actress, Rebecca Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement. Her father was a British patent attorney with a lucrative practice in Japan, but due to Joan and older sister Olivia de Havilland's recurring ailments the family moved to California in the hopes of improving their health...
17. Annette Funicello Annette Funicello Self, Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse Annette Joanne Funicello achieved teenage popularity starting in October, 1955 after she debuted as a Mouseketeer. Born on October 22, 1942 in Utica New York, the family had moved to California when she was still young. Walt Disney himself saw her performing the lead role in "Swan Lake" at her ballet...
18. John Howard John Howard Actor, Mad Max: Fury Road Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 2012 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels"...
19. Zuzanna Szadkowski Zuzanna Szadkowski Actress, The Pilot Season Survival Guide Zuzanna Szadkowski attended Barnard College in New York City and went on to earn an MFA in acting from The A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University/MXAT. She has worked in theater in New York City, regionally (directors Robert Woodruff, Sam Weisman, Marcus Stern), and in Warsaw and Moscow...
20. Suzanne Snyder Suzanne Snyder Actress, Weird Science Suzanne Snyder was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA. She lived in another town in Illinois, Glenview, for seven years until her family moved to Seattle, Washington. Her plans to study pre-med were interrupted by numerous modeling assignments. Her modeling agent convinced her to audition for a guest part in the television series...
21. Richard McGonagle Richard McGonagle Actor, General Hospital
22. Jan de Bont Jan de Bont Cinematographer, Die Hard Jan de Bont was born in the Netherlands to a Roman Catholic Dutch family on the 22 of October 1943. He has always had a creative mind and good mentality for camera techniques and soon got into film as a popular cinematographer. He worked on a huge number of films before finding himself on the production of the film Speed...
23. Robert Torti Robert Torti Actor, She's the Man
24. Curly Howard Curly Howard Actor, Disorder in the Court Jerome "Curly" Howard, the rotund, bald Stooge with the high voice was the most popular member of The Three Stooges. His first stage experience was as a comedic conductor for the Orville Knapp Band in 1928. Curly joined The Three Stooges in 1932, replacing his brother Shemp Howard. He made more than...
25. Catherine E. Coulson Catherine E. Coulson Camera and Electrical Department, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Catherine E. Coulson began her professional association with director David Lynch when she worked as assistant director on Lynch's legendary feature debut Eraserhead. This is when the two began discussing the idea of a woman who carried a log around with her. Coulson spent much of her career...
26. Sharon Rooney Sharon Rooney Actress, The Empty Hearse
27. Jason Moore Jason Moore Director, Pitch Perfect
28. Ben Drew Ben Drew Soundtrack, Harry Brown Born Ben Paul Ballance Drew, Drew was born into a world where he was bought up by music and film, inspiring his art now. Growing up in the Circle Estate, Forest Gate, he meet Ed Skerin at a youth club who introduced him into rap. He has since released three studio albums, various mix-tapes, acted in several films...
29. Carlos Mencia Carlos Mencia Writer, That's F**king Historical Carlos Mencia is undoubtedly one of today's most popular entertainers and comics. Whether it is man-on-the-street interviews, studio comedy, commercial parodies, nationwide sold-out tours, or films, Mencia demonstrates an extraordinary ability to connect with a wide and diverse audience. Mencia comes from a humble background...
30. Tony Denman Tony Denman Actor, Fargo
31. Tony Roberts Tony Roberts Actor, Annie Hall Versatility and ability to portray a variety of characters over four decades on stage, screen, and television have made Tony Roberts one of the busiest actors in America. He is a graduate of the High School of Music and Arts, which merged with the High School of Performing Arts to become LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center...
32. Constance Bennett Constance Bennett Actress, Topper Independent, outspoken Constance Bennett, the first of the Bennett sisters to enter films, appeared in New York-produced silents before a chance meeting with Samuel Goldwyn led to her Hollywood debut in Cytherea. She abandoned a burgeoning career in silents for marriage to Philip Plant in 1925; after they divorced...
33. Jay Johnston Jay Johnston Actor, Men in Black II From Chicago, Illinois, where he spent several years in improvisational theater at The Annoyance Theater and Second City before coming to Los Angeles in 1994. Has performed several live stage shows in Los Angeles with sometime collaborator Paul F. Tompkins.
34. Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence Writer, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
35. Lee Meredith Lee Meredith Actress, The Producers
36. Amy Redford Amy Redford Actress, Sunshine Cleaning
37. Alan Ladd Jr. Alan Ladd Jr. Producer, Braveheart Throughout his career, Alan Ladd, Jr. has distinguished himself as one of the motion picture industry's most groundbreaking, resolute, respected, well-liked executives and producers. His reputation as a professional and humanitarian precede him. His films have grossed billions of dollars, garnered over 150 Academy Award nominations...
38. Simona Williams Simona Williams Actress, Trespass Born in Denmark, north of Copenhagen, Simona Levin, a.k.a. Simona Williams, grew up with one big dream -- to become an actress. Beginning her career with modeling at the age of 14, she quickly excelled and became a well known celebrity throughout Denmark. Acting in every school play, and choreographing her own dance shows...
39. Zac Hanson Zac Hanson Soundtrack, The Hangover Part III Zac Hanson is the youngest member of Hanson, and has been performing on stage since he was seven. He and his brothers took the world by storm in 1997 with their first commercial album, "middle of nowhere", and Zac was widely regarded as the zany, humourous one of the group. His antics always amused the audience as well as his brothers...
40. Todd Graff Todd Graff Actor, Bandslam
41. Bobby Fite Bobby Fite Actor, Explorers
42. Larnell Stovall Larnell Stovall Stunts, The Hunger Games Larnell Stovall moved from New Orleans to pursue the movie industry in February 2001. He is a former world and international champion in fighting, weapons and forms (kata).
43. Charles Keating Charles Keating Actor, All My Children
44. Chris Alcaide Chris Alcaide Actor, The Big Heat An arch-villain--the ultimate henchman!--Chris Alcaide has appeared in scores of film-noirs (mainly vintage Columbia B detective movies) and westerns. His steely look and his deep voice threatened for decades TV and movie stars, such as Glenn Ford, Tyrone Power, Lorne Greene, Richard Boone...
45. Christopher Curry Christopher Curry Actor, Starship Troopers
46. Gary Vinson Gary Vinson Actor, High School Caesar
47. Barrie Youngfellow Barrie Youngfellow Actress, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
48. Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne Soundtrack, Bridget Jones's Diary
49. Tony Grant Tony Grant Actor, The Last Punch
50. Marc Shaiman Marc Shaiman Soundtrack, Hairspray A great talent who started his career in Saturday Night Live, where he worked with colleagues like Rob Reiner or Billy Crystal. He worked for some great stage values as Eric Clapton, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Connick Jr., Billy Crystal, Lauryn Hill, Jennifer Holliday, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis...
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