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1. Jensen Ackles Jensen Ackles Actor, My Bloody Valentine Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and actor Alan Ackles. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Jensen grew up in Richardson, Texas, together with his older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister...
2. Javier Bardem Javier Bardem Actor, No Country for Old Men Javier Bardem is the youngest member of a family of actors that has been making films since the early days of Spanish cinema. He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. His maternal grandparents were actors Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro...
3. Justin Bieber Justin Bieber Self, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Canadian Justin Drew Bieber was born in London, Ontario, the son of Pattie Mallette and Jeremy Bieber. Pattie became pregnant when she was 18 years old, and raised him as a single mother. Justin is of French-Canadian (mother) and German, Irish, Scottish, and English (father) descent. As a child, Bieber showed a strong interest in music...
4. Zack Snyder Zack Snyder Director, 300 Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action and science fiction films. Snyder made his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead and has gone on to be known for his comic book movies and superhero films...
5. Ron Howard Ron Howard Actor, A Beautiful Mind Ron was born in Oklahoma, into an acting family - his father, Rance Howard, had realized a boyhood dream of acting by attending the University of Oklahoma and majoring in drama, and his mother, Jean Speegle Howard, went through acting school in New York. The family surname had been changed from "Beckenholdt" to "Howard" several years before Ron was born...
6. Lupita Nyong'o Lupita Nyong'o Actress, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. Her father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. She was raised in Kenya. At age 16, her parents sent her back to Mexico for seven months to learn Spanish...
7. Mark-Paul Gosselaar Mark-Paul Gosselaar Actor, Dead Man on Campus Mark-Paul Gosselaar was born March 1, 1974 in Panorama City, California. His father, Hans Gosselaar, who is from the Netherlands, is of Dutch Jewish and German descent, and was a plant supervisor at Anheuser-Busch. His mother, Paula (van den Brink), was born in Indonesia, of Dutch and Indonesian descent; she worked as an airline hostess...
8. Jack Davenport Jack Davenport Actor, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Jack Davenport was born in 1973 and is the son of actors Maria Aitken and Nigel Davenport. He studied Literature and Film Studies at the University of East Anglia. His first break happened after he wrote to John Cleese to ask to be a runner on Fierce Creatures where he ended up playing a zoo keeper...
9. Tim Daly Tim Daly Actor, My Neighbor Totoro
10. Daniella Monet Daniella Monet Actress, Nancy Drew Monet was born in West Hills, California. She has performed on the small screen in numerous television commercials beginning at the age of seven. In 1997, she had a guest appearance in an episode of Pacific Blue. In 2003, she landed recurring roles on the television series American Dreams, The Bernie Mac Show and 8 Simple Rules...
11. Cara Buono Cara Buono Actress, Let Me In Born in The Bronx, New York, Buono was raised in a blue-collar family and decided at an early age to make acting her life's ambition. At 11, she showed her connection to her family's work ethic by answering a casting call ad for Harvey Fierstein's "Spookhouse" and landing the role, without any assistance from her family or other adults...
12. Kesha Kesha Soundtrack, Neighbors
13. Catherine Bach Catherine Bach Actress, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
14. Dirk Benedict Dirk Benedict Actor, Battlestar Galactica Dirk Benedict was born in Montana on March 1st, 1945. He was raised in the country, far away from anything connected with movies or acting. He gathered his first experiences in acting (on a dare) in a college production of "Showboat" where he got the main part. His father, a lawyer, died when Dirk was 18...
15. Luke Mably Luke Mably Actor, 28 Days Later...
16. David Niven David Niven Actor, The Pink Panther David Niven was named after the Saint's Day on which he was born, St. David, patron Saint of Wales. He attended Stowe School and Sandhurst Military Academy and served for two years in Malta with the Highland Light Infantry. At the outbreak of World War II, although a top-line star, he re-joined the army (Rifle Brigade)...
17. Robert Conrad Robert Conrad Actor, Jingle All the Way Robert Conrad was a graduate of Northwestern University, spending his first few years out of school supporting himself and his family by driving a milk truck and singing in a Chicago cabaret. Conrad befriended up-and-coming actor Nick Adams during this period, and it was Adams who helped Conrad get his first Hollywood work in 1957...
18. George Eads George Eads Actor, Monte Walsh A charismatic performer who spent years on television looking for his big break, actor George Eads finally became a television star portraying forensic investigator Nick Stokes on the hit procedural "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000- ). Prior to that role, Eads eked out a living with roles on less-than-popular shows like "Strange Luck" (Fox...
19. Alan Thicke Alan Thicke Writer, Unusually Thicke
20. Chris Eigeman Chris Eigeman Actor, Maid in Manhattan
21. Bryan Batt Bryan Batt Actor, 12 Years a Slave
22. Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte Self, Sing Your Song Harold George Belafonte was born in New York City. He attended George Washington High School, where he was on the track team. In 1944 he left high school and joined the Navy. His wife, Julie Robinson, was a featured dancer in Katherine Dunham's dance troupe. Both Harry and Julie were, and still are, extremely active in the civil rights struggle.
23. Lana Wood Lana Wood Actress, Diamonds Are Forever Provocative and ever the temptress in her prime, the dark-maned, gorgeous Lana Wood was born Svetlana Gurdin in Santa Monica, California, the younger daughter of Nikolai Stephanovich Zakharenko and Maria Stepanovna Zudilova, émigrés of Ukrainian and Russian descent. Barely speaking comprehensible English...
24. Joan Hackett Joan Hackett Actress, Support Your Local Sheriff! Joan Hackett was never one of your conventional leading ladies. Directors sometimes found her difficult to work with. Yet, this strong-minded perfectionist had an unquenchable individuality that came through in her performances and she never hesitated being unglamorous whenever the role demanded. Born of an Italian mother and an Irish-American father in East Harlem on March 1 1934...
25. Adam LaVorgna Adam LaVorgna Actor, I'll Be Home for Christmas
26. Donovan Patton Donovan Patton Actor, Monsters University
27. Harry Eden Harry Eden Actor, Peter Pan
28. Alicia Leigh Willis Alicia Leigh Willis Actress, National Treasure: Book of Secrets Alicia Leigh Willis was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is one of four children. Sisters Kimberly and Tiffany, and brother Ryan. Her father is actor David E. Willis. Her mother Leigh, and father David, played Alicia's on-screen parents (Corey Conway's parents) on the WB series 7th Heaven. She is currently a contract player on the ABC daytime drama series...
29. Robert Clary Robert Clary Actor, The Hindenburg Born in France, Robert Clary early suffered the pangs of war, being interned in a Nazi concentration camp as a child. After WWII he became a singing star in France, and in 1949 came to the United States to promote his career. He appeared on The Ed Wynn Show; still learning English he performed in a French language comedy skit...
30. Roger Daltrey Roger Daltrey Self, The Kids Are Alright Roger Daltrey is noted as a founder of the legendary rock band The Who. After leaving London's Acton County Grammar School in 1963, he formed a skiffle band called The Detours, then displayed an early genius by putting together unusual elements into a world-class performance. The unusual elements included Daltrey on vocals...
31. Kris Murrell Kris Murrell Actress, Grown Ups 2
32. Zach Cregger Zach Cregger Writer, Miss March
33. Chuck Zito Chuck Zito Actor, Carlito's Way
34. Marco Perego Marco Perego Director, Burn to Shine
35. Russell Wong Russell Wong Actor, Romeo Must Die Russell Wong has earned a reputation as a sexy, charismatic leading man whose good looks are matched by his skills as an actor. The sixth of seven children, Russell Wong was born in Troy, New York; the son of restaurateur William Wong and Dutch-American artist Connie Van Yserloo. When Russell was seven years of age...
36. Liya Kebede Liya Kebede Actress, The Best Offer
37. Esther Cañadas Esther Cañadas Actress, The Thomas Crown Affair
38. Sean Gilder Sean Gilder Actor, The Fall
39. Georgina Spelvin Georgina Spelvin Actress, Police Academy
40. Denise Vasi Denise Vasi Actress, Magic Mike A Brooklyn native, Vasi signed to Ford Models at the age of 12. She went on to grace the pages of international campaigns for ELLE, Marie Claire, GQ Italy and more. She appeared in numerous on-camera and print campaigns for leading cosmetic, hair care and fashion brands including Olay, Bobbi Brown, Dove...
41. Shawn Toovey Shawn Toovey Actor, Flash
42. Emily Holmes Emily Holmes Actress, Snakes on a Plane
43. Litefoot Litefoot Actor, Adaptation.
44. Maurice Benard Maurice Benard Actor, Joy Daytime Emmy Award winning Actor Maurice Benard joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Sonny Corinthos in August 1993. He briefly left the show for a year-long hiatus in December 1998. For his portrayal, Mr. Benard received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003. He was also nominated in 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006 and 2011...
45. David J. Fielding David J. Fielding Actor, Anvil of Dawn David Fielding played the character of "Zordon" and provided the voice for the character for the first season of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for Saban Entertainment. David holds two degrees in acting - a BFA from Texas State and an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to his stage and film work...
46. Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director, La belle noiseuse Although François Truffaut has written that the New Wave began "thanks to Rivette," the films of this masterful French director are not well known. Rivette, like his "Cahiers du Cinéma" colleagues Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol and Éric Rohmer, did graduate to filmmaking but, like Rohmer...
47. Katija Pevec Katija Pevec Actress, Yours, Mine & Ours
48. Phil Alden Robinson Phil Alden Robinson Writer, Field of Dreams
49. Kathryn Beck Kathryn Beck Actress, The Little Things Kathryn Beck was born in Queensland, Australia in 1986. She has always wanted to be an actor ever since she was young, and grew up watching films such as "My Girl" and wishing she was in it. She studied drama at the Queensland University of Technology, graduating in August of 2006. In 2007 she had a guest role for a number of episodes in the Australian drama...
50. Cesare Danova Cesare Danova Actor, Mean Streets Tall, dark, and handsome, Italian actor Cesare Danova (pronounced Chez-a-ray Da-NO-va) was a true Renaissance man. As a boy, it appeared he might become a professional athlete. But his family wanted him to become a doctor. Cesare, by his own account, studied medicine with such diligence that he suffered a nervous breakdown shortly before he was to take his degree...
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