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1. Mary McCormack Mary McCormack Actress, K-PAX Mary McCormack began her acting career performing in a stage production of Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas opera, "Amahl and the Night Visitors". "I was twelve but looked like an eight-year-old boy" she recalls. "As luck would have it, none of the boys in town could sing, so I got the part and wore a hat"...
2. Nick Nolte Nick Nolte Actor, The Thin Red Line Nick Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Helen (King) and Franklin Arthur Nolte, who worked in irrigation pump sales. He has German and British Isles ancestry. Nolte began his career on stage at the Pasadena (California) Playhouse and in regional theatre productions. His breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man...
3. Mary Steenburgen Mary Steenburgen Actress, Back to the Future Part III Mary Steenburgen is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She was born February 8, 1953, in Newport, Arkansas, USA. Her mother, Nellie May (Wall) Steenburgen, was a school-board secretary, and her father, Maurice H. Steenburgen, was a freight-train conductor. Her surname comes from distant Dutch ancestry, and her roots also include English, Scottish, and Welsh...
4. Seth Green Seth Green Actor, The Italian Job Seth was born Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green in Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, to teachers Barbara (Gesshel) and Herbert Green. He has worked non-stop as an actor in film and television since he was seven. Seth and Matthew Senreich created/executive produced/wrote and directed the Emmy-winning, Robot Chicken...
5. James Dean James Dean Actor, Rebel Without a Cause James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean, a farmer turned dental technician. His mother died when Dean was nine, and he was subsequently raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana. After grade school, he moved to New York to pursue his dream of acting...
6. Liam McIntyre Liam McIntyre Actor, The Legend of Hercules Liam McIntyre is an Australian actor best known for playing the lead role in the Starz television series Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned. McIntyre began his career acting mainly in short films, before performing guest roles in Australia's popular television series Rush and Neighbours...
7. Dawn Olivieri Dawn Olivieri Actress, American Hustle
8. John Williams John Williams Music Department, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 41 Oscar nominations (five wins)...
9. Susan Misner Susan Misner Actress, One Life to Live Susan Misner was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1971. She grew up in Pompton Plains where she fell in love with dancing. Her love of the dance led her to New York City where she landed roles in Broadway plays such as Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To A Forum, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Dream...
10. Anna Hutchison Anna Hutchison Actress, The Cabin in the Woods
11. Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon Actor, The Apartment Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Mildred Burgess LaRue (Noel) and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. His ancestry included Irish (from his paternal grandmother) and English. Jack attended Ward Elementary near his Newton, MA home. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers Country Day School...
12. Susan May Pratt Susan May Pratt Actress, 10 Things I Hate About You
13. Stephanie Courtney Stephanie Courtney Actress, The Heartbreak Kid Stephanie Courtney is main company member of the famed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, regularly performing in their sketch and improv shows. She hails from Stony Point, New York. After graduating from the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, she started doing stand up, which brought her to Los Angeles...
14. Jim Parrack Jim Parrack Actor, Fury Jim Parrack, born February 8, 1981, is an American actor. He had a starring role as "Hoyt Fortenberry" in the HBO series, True Blood, and appeared in the film, Battle Los Angeles, which was released in March 2011. He currently stars in the Broadway production of John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men"...
15. Lana Turner Lana Turner Actress, Imitation of Life Lana Turner had an acting ability that belied the "Sweater Girl" image MGM thrust upon her, and even many of her directors admitted that they knew she was capable of greatness (check out The Postman Always Rings Twice). Unfortunately, her private life sometimes overshadowed her professional accomplishments. Lana Turner was born Julia Jean Mildred Francis Turner in Wallace...
16. Jordan Todosey Jordan Todosey Actress, The Pacifier
17. Henry Czerny Henry Czerny Actor, Mission: Impossible
18. Creed Bratton Creed Bratton Actor, Terri Creed Bratton's talent for acting and music began at a young age. Born in Los Angeles, he grew up in the small town of Coarsegold near Yosemite, California. He attended the College of the Sequoias and Sacramento State College as a drama major. He began playing the guitar professionally as a teenager...
19. Ryan Pinkston Ryan Pinkston Actor, Bad Santa Ryan Pinkston was born on February 8, 1988 in Silver Spring, Maryland to parents Mark & Linda. He studied karate at the age of four and by nine had earned his first black belt in Wushu Kung Fu. By the age of 14, he had earned his 2nd degree in Wushu and first degree in Tae Kwon do. He holds World Titles in the United States...
20. Brooke Adams Brooke Adams Actress, Days of Heaven Brooke Adams was born on February 8, 1949 in New York City, to Rosalind (Gould), an actress, and Robert K. Adams, a former CBS vice president. She is of English and German descent, and is said to be related to President John Adams. She was educated at the prestigious High School for the Performing Arts and the School of the American Ballet...
21. Gary Coleman Gary Coleman Actor, Movin' In Without a doubt Gary Coleman was THE child TV star of the late 1970s and early 1980s. A refreshingly confident little tyke with sparkling dark, saucer-like eyes and an ingratiating, take-on-anyone burst of personality, the boy charmed the pants right off of TV viewers the minute he was glimpsed in national commercials...
22. Roger Lloyd Pack Roger Lloyd Pack Actor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire A superbly versatile character actor of lugubrious countenance and strong physical presence, Roger was the son of Charles Lloyd Pack, a small-part supporting player in Hammer horror films of the 50's and 60's. Roger was educated at Bedales, a prestigious co-educational school in Hampshire, noted for a laid-back approach and a pronounced emphasis towards arts...
23. Ethan Phillips Ethan Phillips Actor, Inside Llewyn Davis Ethan Phillips was born on February 8, 1955 in Garden City, Long Island, New York as the only boy of six children. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in English Literature and received a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Cornell University. He began his acting career on stage in both Broadway and off-Broadway shows...
24. Mathilda May Mathilda May Actress, The Jackal
25. Paul Wight Paul Wight Actor, The Waterboy Paul also played college basketball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993, and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Cougars basketball team. Paul is a member of the Xi Beta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville...
26. Danny Tamberelli Danny Tamberelli Actor, The Mighty Ducks
27. Josh Keaton Josh Keaton Actor, Hercules
28. Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup Actor, A Prophet
29. Pooch Hall Pooch Hall Actor, Jumping the Broom Pooch Hall was born on February 8th 1976 in Brockton, Massachussetts. There he played football, ran track and boxed. Pooch won the Southern New England golden gloves in 1994. He started acting at the age of 21. He started in commercials and then made his debut in the film Lift. He played Derrick...
30. Burt Mustin Burt Mustin Actor, Cat Ballou Burt Mustin was a salesman most of his life, but got his first taste of show business as the host of a weekly radio variety show on KDKA Pittsburgh in 1921. He appeared onstage in "Detective Story" at Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix Arizona, and played the janitor in the movie version, (Detective Story)...
31. Missy Yager Missy Yager Actress, Dead Man Walking
32. Dani Harmer Dani Harmer Actress, Lock Back in Anger Dani Harmer released her Debut album 'Superheroes' on the 25th of may 2010. she has starred in many roles, the most famous of which is the moody, but yet awesome and admired by many 5-whenever year olds teenager, Tracy Beaker. 2nd famous of her roles is probably her part in hilarious TV show: Dani's House...
33. Carolyn Pickles Carolyn Pickles Actress, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
34. Martin Wuttke Martin Wuttke Actor, Inglourious Basterds
35. Audrey Meadows Audrey Meadows Actress, That Touch of Mink Audrey Meadows was born, the youngest of four children, as Audrey Cotter, New York City. After she was born, her family returned to Wu'chang, China were they worked as missionaries. Her family returned to the US and settled in New England when Audrey was age 6, and sister Jayne Meadows and Audrey attended an all-girls boarding school...
36. Christian Madsen Christian Madsen Actor, Divergent
37. John Grisham John Grisham Writer, A Time to Kill A graduate of Mississippi State University and Ole Miss Law School, John Grisham obtained his law degree in 1981 and practiced law for about 10 years, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1983 and served until 1990...
38. Bethany Hamilton Bethany Hamilton Self, Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story Bethany Hamilton is a Hawaii native who began her surfing career at age 11. By age 13, she was an accomplished surfer and well-respected in the surfing world. She came to national attention after her left arm was bitten off by a tiger shark on October 31, 2003. She has since made a full recovery and has returned to surfing...
39. Jack Larson Jack Larson Actor, Superman Returns Jack Edward Larson was born in Los Angeles, California, to Anita (Calicoff) and George E. Larson. He was raised in Pasadena, and attended Pasadena Junior College (by coincidence, exactly like his Adventures of Superman co-star George Reeves). He was a contract player at Warner Bros. Typecast as Jimmy Olsen...
40. Alex Diakun Alex Diakun Actor, The X Files: I Want to Believe
41. Robert Klein Robert Klein Actor, Two Weeks Notice
42. Richard Romanus Richard Romanus Actor, Mean Streets
43. Shiva Rose Shiva Rose Actress, David & Layla Shiva Rose was born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. An American of Irish and Iranian decent, she was raised in Iran until the age of ten when she and her family were forced to escape to Paris, then to Los Angeles. She began her stage career at 15 at several theaters in Santa Monica. She attended UCLA and then married actor Dylan McDermott...
44. Ralf Little Ralf Little Actor, 24 Hour Party People
45. Allan Rich Allan Rich Actor, Serpico Allan Rich is one of the busiest and most recognizable character actors, in Hollywood today, working in all arenas - stage, film and on the small screen. So far, in 2006, Allan has been featured in "My Sexiest Year," opposite Frances Fisher and Frankie Muniz, and been interviewed for the documentary "Troupers." Last year he appeared in three soon to be released features...
46. Lin Tucci Lin Tucci Actress, Showgirls
47. George Cheung George Cheung Actor, The Pursuit of Happyness
48. Vince Neil Vince Neil Self, The Surreal Life
49. Karle Warren Karle Warren Actress, Lilo & Stitch
50. Marc Wootton Marc Wootton Actor, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
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