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1. Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Producer, Donnie Darko Since melting audiences' hearts - at the age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Drew Blyth Barrymore was born in Culver City, California, to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore (née Ildiko Jaid Mako)...
2. Thomas Jane Thomas Jane Actor, The Mist
3. Elodie Yung Elodie Yung Actress, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Elodie Yung was born in Paris, France, of Cambodian and French descent. She grew up in Seine-saint-Denis, in Le Bourget, where she practiced karate and obtained her black belt. She graduated from University of La Sorbonne in Paris and has a law degree. She then decided to study acting at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in London.
4. Dichen Lachman Dichen Lachman Actress, Aquamarine Dichen Lachman was born in Kathmandu, Nepal, to a Tibetan mother and Australian father. Until the age of seven, she lived in Kathmandu with her parents and extended family. Following that, she moved to Adelaide, Australia, with her parents. After dropping out of university, Dichen took up acting and then moved to Sydney to pursue her career...
5. Jeri Ryan Jeri Ryan Actress, Down with Love Jeri Ryan was born Jeri Lynn Zimmerman on February 22, 1968 in Munich, West Germany, to Sharon, a social worker, and Gerhard Florian Zimmerman, a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army. She and her brother Mark grew up on several military bases, including Kansas, Maryland, Georgia and Texas. Finally, at the age of 11...
6. Kyle MacLachlan Kyle MacLachlan Actor, Pilot The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement", is how Rich Cohen described Kyle MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become famous as the alter ego of twisted director David Lynch...
7. Miko Hughes Miko Hughes Actor, Apollo 13 Miko started his acting career in a public service announcement when he was 22 months old and followed that up by appearing in his first feature film at 27 months old. Since that early start Miko has consistently been one of the busiest young actors in Hollywood. Miko is best known on film for his dramatic portrayal of an autistic boy opposite Bruce Willis in the blockbuster hit Mercury Rising...
8. Julie Walters Julie Walters Actress, Brave For decades, Brit actress and comedienne Julie Walters has served as a sturdy representation of the working class with her passionate, earthy portrayals on England's stage, screen and TV. A bona fide talent, her infectious spirit and self-deprecating sense of humor eventually captured the hearts of international audiences...
9. James Hong James Hong Actor, Blade Runner James Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He studied civil engineering at the University of Minnesota, but at some point along the way became interested in acting. He graduated from the University of Southern California and practiced for 1½ years as a road engineer with the County of Los Angeles...
10. Josh Helman Josh Helman Actor, Mad Max: Fury Road
11. Ellen Greene Ellen Greene Actress, Léon: The Professional The energetic Brooklyn-born Ellen Greene had already made a name for herself with a prolific career in both singing and stage before she made her film debut in Paul Mazursky's Next Stop, Greenwich Village. Having already performed the role of Audrey in the musical comedy "Little Shop of Horrors" (1982). She reprised the role in Frank Oz's film adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors...
12. Rachel Dratch Rachel Dratch Actress, Just Go with It Rachel Dratch grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a degree in Drama and Psychology, she moved out to Chicago, where she studied with Del Close at Improvolympic. She was on the house team, "Victim's Family", with Adam McKay. Rachel went on to tour with the Second City Touring Company and eventually advanced to the Second City Mainstage...
13. Zach Roerig Zach Roerig Actor, The Departed Zachary George Roerig was born in Montpelier, Ohio to Daniel and Andrea Roerig in 1985. He attended Montpelier High school where he played both football and was also a wrestler. While he was growing up, Zach worked for his dad and grandpa at Fackler Mounuments, a place where they make gravestones. Zach also has a younger sister named Emily who was born in 1989...
14. Paul Lieberstein Paul Lieberstein Producer, Stress Relief
15. Jonathan Demme Jonathan Demme Director, The Silence of the Lambs
16. John Ashton John Ashton Actor, Gone Baby Gone
17. Johanna McGinley Johanna McGinley Actress, The Cycle
18. Lea Salonga Lea Salonga Actress, Mulan Lea Salonga began her singing career at the age of ten, when she recorded her first album, Small Voice. She also hosted her own musical TV show, "Love, Lea". She starred in "Miss Saigon" and was then offered the role of the singing voice of Jasmine in the Disney film Aladdin. She has continued to record albums. Lea has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, George Bush, and Bill Clinton.
19. Jenna Haze Jenna Haze Actress, Superbad Porn star Jenna Haze was born and raised in conservative Orange County, California. Her parents divorced when she was young. At 15 she had to drop out of high school to help support the family, and worked at a succession of low-paying jobs. When she turned 18 she tried stripping for a living, but didn't like it and quit after only one day...
20. Robert Kardashian Robert Kardashian Self, Absolutely 100% Guilty
21. Steve Speirs Steve Speirs Actor, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Steve Speirs was born on February 22, 1965 in Troedyrhiw, near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales as Steven Roberts. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Eragon (2006). He has been married to Joanna since 2012. They have two children. He was previously married to Julia.
22. Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Writer, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Buñuel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study at the university there, where his close friends included Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca...
23. John Mills John Mills Actor, Gandhi Sir John Mills, one of the most popular and beloved English actors, was born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills on February 22, 1908, at the Watts Naval Training College in North Elmham, Norfolk, England. The young Mills grew up in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where his father was a mathematics teacher and his mother was a theater box-office manager...
24. Tamara Mello Tamara Mello Actress, She's All That Tamara Mello began acting in a community theater as a child. She was born and raised in Southern California. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and made her professional debut as a guest star on Boy Meets World (1993). Several other guest starring and small film roles followed until she was cast as a regular on the controversial ABC series Nothing Sacred(1997)...
25. Elizabeth MacRae Elizabeth MacRae Actress, General Hospital Actress Elizabeth MacRae appeared in several motion pictures and on many television shows in the course of her acting career. Her movie roles included appearances in Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation, as well as parts in For Love or Money, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Everything's Ducky and others. On television, for three seasons...
26. Paul Dooley Paul Dooley Actor, Insomnia Dooley was a keen cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at college. Moving to New York, he soon found success as a regular on the stage. Also having an interest in comedy, Dooley was a stand-up comedian for five years...
27. Robert Bathurst Robert Bathurst Actor, Scoop
28. Robert Young Robert Young Actor, Crossfire Quiet, soft-spoken Robert grew up in California and had some stage experience with the Pasadena Playhouse before entering films in 1931. His movie career consisted of playing characters who were charming, good-looking--and bland. In fact, his screen image was such that he usually never got the girl...
29. Jessica Kiper Jessica Kiper Actress, Sex and Death 101
30. Judy Cornwell Judy Cornwell Actress, Santa Claus
31. Rebecca Schull Rebecca Schull Actress, Analyze This
32. Scott Lowell Scott Lowell Actor, Premiere
33. Sheila Hancock Sheila Hancock Actress, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Sheila Hancock was born February 22, 1933. on the Isle of Wight. She later moved to King's Cross in London, where her mother and father ran a pub. Sheila went to Dartford Grammar School, and then with a grant she went to RADA. She then went into nine years of weekly repertory around the country. While in repertory in Bath she met actor Alec Ross...
34. Steve Irwin Steve Irwin Self, The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Steve Irwin was born in 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin, who were animal naturalists. He shared the love for animals all his life, stemming from being raised at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. There, he partook in daily duties of animal feeding and care. He quickly established himself with the Queenland's government on the process of the country's Crocodile Relocation Program...
35. Robin Ruzan Robin Ruzan Actress, Wayne's World
36. Fele Martínez Fele Martínez Actor, Bad Education
37. Marni Nixon Marni Nixon Soundtrack, Mulan "Loverly" soprano Marni Nixon has ensured herself a proper place in film history although most moviegoers would not recognize her if they passed her on the street. But if you heard her, that might be a horse of a different color. Marni is one of those unsung heroes (or should I say "much sung" heroes) whose incredible talents were given short shrift at the time...
38. Giulietta Masina Giulietta Masina Actress, Nights of Cabiria Born in San Giorgio di Piano, Giulietta Masina spent part of her teenage years living with a widowed aunt in Rome, where she cultivated a passion for the theater and studied for a degree in Philosophy. She began her career on the radio with the program "Terzoglio" (1942), about the adventures of newlyweds Cico and Pallina from scripts written by Federico Fellini...
39. Mimi Michaels Mimi Michaels Actress, Dope
40. Gillian Barber Gillian Barber Actress, Jumanji
41. Nigel Planer Nigel Planer Actor, Brazil Nigel Planer was born in London and educated at the prestigious Westminster School. He then went to Sussex University to study African and Asian Studies. However, he left after a year and decided to pursue his love of theatre. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Planer performed at The Comedy Store in a double-act with Peter Richardson...
42. Michelle Bernard Michelle Bernard Actress, Any Given Sunday
43. Sheldon Leonard Sheldon Leonard Writer, The Andy Griffith Show Sheldon Leonard was born in New York City's lower Manhattan, the son of Jewish parents. He studied acting at Syracuse University and, after graduating, landed a job on Wall Street. Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, he found himself unemployed and resolved to become a professional actor on the stage...
44. Clinton Kelly Clinton Kelly Self, Mind Your Manners
45. Tucker Smallwood Tucker Smallwood Actor, The One Tucker Smallwood, the eldest son of an educator and diplomat, was a NBC television director before being drafted into the US Army in 1967. He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer and served as an OCS Tactical Officer at Fort Benning, before undergoing Vietnamese language training and jump school...
46. Colton James Colton James Actor, The Cell
47. Dhani Jones Dhani Jones Self, Episode dated 13 April 2010
48. Paul Abbott Paul Abbott Writer, Shameless
49. Ethan Wayne Ethan Wayne Actor, Big Jake
50. Thorsten Kaye Thorsten Kaye Actor, One Life to Live Thorsten moved to the US in 1985 on a track (decathlon) scholarship to the United States International University in San Diego. Although Thorsten majored in physical education (and minored in drama), a serious motorcycle accident forced him to choose a different direction. He played soccer for a while...
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