IMDb: Most Popular People Born In "Palo Alto/ California/ USA"

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1.		Dave Franco Actor, 21 Jump Street Dave Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. His mother, Betsy Franco, is Jewish, and his father, Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older brothers, actor James Franco and Tom. Dave made his first television appearance at the age of 21...
2.		James Franco Actor, 127 Hours Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks, James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. His mother, Betsy Franco, is Jewish, and his father, Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and ran a Silicon Valley business. James's mother, a writer, has occasionally acted...
3.		Bree Turner Actress, The Ugly Truth As a child, Bree spent her time traveling the country with her family and her pro-football player father. During her teens, Turner's parents settled in Northern California where Bree first discovered a love for dance. In high school, she honed her talents in everything from ballet to jazz. When she moved to Los Angeles to study dance at UCLA...
4.		Teri Hatcher Actress, Coraline Teri Lynn Hatcher was born in Palo Alto, California, USA, as the only child of Owen and Esther Hatcher, and grew up in nearby Sunnyvale, California. Her father is a nuclear physicist and her mother is a computer programmer. She spent her childhood dancing and fishing with her father. While at Fremont High School...
5.		Jamie Luner Actress, Confessions of a Sorority Girl Jamie Michelle Luner was born on Thursday, May 12, 1971 to Stuart and Susan Luner in Palo Alto, California. She grew up with her older brother, David Luner, and her mom Susan in California. Before landing her roles on Just the Ten of Us as dizzy "Cindy Lubbock", Jamie began her career in front of the cameras at the tender age of three doing TV commercials...
6.		Markie Post Actress, There's Something About Mary Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and started her career on films and TV shows, such as Card Sharks and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and went on to even produce such projects as Double Dare and has made appearances on such television projects as 1st to Die, E! True Hollywood Story and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl...
7.		Alessandra Torresani Actress, Going to the Mat Alessandra Torresani was born Alessandra Olivia Toreson in Palo Alto, California. Before becoming an actress, Alessandra studied dancing and singing from the age of two and achieved a Black Belt in Tae-Kwon-Do by the age of nine. Torresani's television debut was at age nine when she hosted the WB Kids' Club for San Francisco's KBWB (Channel 20)...
8.		Amy Irving Actress, Carrie Naturally brunette/blue-eyed beauty Amy Davis Irving was born in Palo Alto, California. She is the youngest of three children, and the daughter of influential theatrical/television director and producer Jules Irving, and actress Priscilla Pointer. Her father was of Russian Jewish descent, and her mother's ancestry includes English, Scots-Irish, Welsh, Jewish, and German...
9.		Lee Arenberg Actor, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Lee Arenberg has the remarkable ability to morph himself into frightening aliens, twisted psychotherapists, lascivious entertainment executives and everything in between. Most frequently referred to as a character actor, Arenberg maintains a flourishing acting career--almost 20 years spanning television...
10.		Rick Rossovich Actor, The Terminator Rick Rossovich, considered one of the nicest people to work with, is also a devoted family man. He and his wife Eva have two kids, Roy and Isabel. For three months each year, the family lives at their home in Sweden, where Eva is from, so that the kids can have both sides of their parents' upbringing. Rick lives in Ojai / California.
11.		Michelle Pierce Actress, Transformers
12.		Jon M. Chu Director, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Jon is an alumni of the USC School of Cinema-Television. There, he won the Princess Grace Award, the Dore Schary Award presented by the Anti-Defamation league, the Jack Nicholson directing award, and recognized as an honoree for the IFP/West program Project: Involve. After making his student short...
13.		Haley Pullos Actress, The Collector
14.		Kenny Ortega Self, This Is It
15.		Clayton Rohner Actor, Just One of the Guys
16.		Susan Damante Actress, The Adventures of the Wilderness Family Born in the San Francisco Bay area to Vincent and Marjorie Damante, Susan Damante attended Woodside High School and Canada College. Following high school and college, she entered the Miss America Pageant and was first runner-up to Miss California. She used the scholarship money to study classical theater...
17.		Amy Stewart Actress, Conquering Space Amy Stewart got her start as a child in regional theaters in the San Francisco Bay Area, and did several national television commercials throughout her teen years. When a Los Angeles based talent agent took notice of her, she started flying to LA for auditions and work, and soon began independent study before graduating High School...
18.		Robb Derringer Actor, The Sweet Taste of Liberty Born and raised in Palo Alto, California, Robb trained at the Foothill Theatre Conservatory in Los Altos California before attending UCLA's highly competitive school of Theater, Film and Television acting program. Upon graduation from UCLA, Robb was invited to join the award winning dance troupe Diavolo Dance Theatre...
19.		Tom Stern Cinematographer, The Hunger Games
20.		Radhaa Nilia Actress, Hope Cafe
21.		Perry Lang Director, Men of War
22.		Lindsey Buckingham Soundtrack, Back to the Future
23.		Deena Freeman Actress, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer Actress Deena Freeman was born in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of an industrial engineer father, and a funny housewife mother. Deena began acting in high school and performed in a professional acting company called, "The Theatreworks". She was best known for her characterization of a duck, called Ducky Daddles...
24.		Tim Rossovich Actor, Night Shift Tom Selleck was his college roommate at the University of Southern Califonia. Also played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Diego Chargers, and the Houston Oilers. Tom Selleck was his college roommate at the University of Southern Califonia. Also played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Diego Chargers, and the Houston Oilers.
25.		Eric Scott Woods Actor, The Chronicles of Hollow Earth: The Next Race
26.		Joan Wheeler Actress, Radio Scout
27.		Alexandra Smothers Actress, Desire Street Alexandra Smothers was born at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto. Her father was a third generation Cardinal at Stanford. She jokes that she must have been a "smart baby" to be born at such a prestigious school. Her Dad became a well-respected attorney and her mom was a waitress at their family restaurant for 50 years known as the "Rainbow Hut" on the Central Coast...
28.		Jordan Lage Actor, Salt
29.		Newt Arnold Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, The Godfather: Part II
30.		Timothy Landfield Actor, The Cooler
31.		Amin El Gamal Actor, The Strange Case of Salman abd al Haqq Amin El Gamal is an Egyptian-American actor born and raised in Palo Alto, CA. He recently played fan favorite Kahlid "Amen" Salim on HBO's The Newsroom opposite Jeff Daniels, Dev Patel, and Emily Mortimer. His recent stage work include productions at South Coast Repertory, A Noise Within, Musical Theatre West (with Davis Gaines)...
32.		Tanya Danielle Actress, Gangbound 4 Buxom, leggy, and shapely 5'5" blonde bombshell Tanya Danielle was born Helen Elizabeth Cooper on December 3, 1976 in Palo Alto, California. Tanya was raised in Atherton, California. Her father was a civil engineer. At age 17 Danielle began studying for a Bachelor's Degree in Art History at the University of California...
33.		Sean Smith Actor, The Bourne Supremacy
34.		Brandis Kemp Actress, Clifford
35.		Robert L. Manahan Sound Department, Beakman's World
36.		Logan Petrin Actor, Head in the Sand
37.		Michelle Moretti Actress, Almost Famous
38.		Gillian Hearst-Shaw Self, Trust Fund Babies
39.		Aerin Ross Actress, San Andreas Aerin Ross was born Aerin Michael Ross on October 21, 1988 to parents Marie and Darryl Ross of Palo Alto, California. The Ross family relocated to Los Angeles County in 1989, to work on the musical ambitions of Aerin's father. Aerin studied at the Prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and has worked as an actress and teacher of the arts in Hollywood...
40.		David Kelsey Actor, Frost/Nixon
41.		Michael Macoul Actor, The Dead One Mike Macoul is a Hollywood Actor, known for the "The Young and the Restless", the films "J. Edgar", "Munnie Baggs", "The Dead One", among other well known films, as well as 22 commercials. He was raised in the Boston area and moved to Los Angeles in 1999 for his work on The Young and the Restless, on which he has been an Actor for many years...
42.		Ursula Buschhorn Actress, Auf den Spuren der Vergangenheit
43.		Ollie Johnston Animation Department, Mary Poppins
44.		Ryan Deal Actor, Untraceable Ryan Deal began acting at a young age, starring in church and school plays. It wasn't until the age of 13 that Ryan ultimately realized that a career in film acting would become his lifetime goal. In High School he studied acting, and starred in such plays as "A Christmas Carol", "Mark and Herald" and "Anne of Green Gables"...
45.		Cameron Fife Producer, Buckeye
46.		Ryan S. Sands Self, Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal Ryan Sands began her career as a model in Northern California. For five years she did print work, appearing on magazine covers as well as interiors; plus fashion shows and TV commercials with the Brebner Agency in San Francisco. She later moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, and did many TV commercials for major companies such as Levi Strauss...
47.		Roger Stoneburner Stunts, 24
48.		Aaron Mendelsohn Writer, Air Bud: Golden Receiver Aaron grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and Chevy Chase, Maryland and graduated from UCLA with a Screenwriting Degree. He produced special edition laser discs for the Criterion Collection before working full-time as a screen and television writer in Los Angeles. In 2004 Aaron was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America West and was re-elected in '06...
49.		Whitfield Crane Soundtrack, Wayne's World
50.		Kiff Scholl Actor, Scream of the Bikini