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1. Lily James Lily James Actress, Cinderella Lily James was born Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson in Esher, Surrey, to Ninette (Mantle), an actress, and Jamie Thomson, an actor and musician. Her grandmother, Helen Horton, was an American actress. She began her education at Arts Educational School in Tring and subsequently went on to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 2010.
2. Hayley Atwell Hayley Atwell Actress, Captain America: The First Avenger Born in London, England, Hayley Elizabeth Atwell has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. An only child, Hayley was named after actress Hayley Mills. Her parents, Alison (Cain) and Grant Atwell, both motivational speakers, met at a London workshop of Dale Carnegie's self-help bible "How to Win Friends and Influence People"...
3. Krista Allen Krista Allen Actress, Anger Management Krista was born and raised in Ventura, California, until she relocated to Austin, Texas, to attend College. She ultimately graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in education. Krista was one step away from pursuing a teaching career when she decided to come back to California to accomplish her dream of becoming an actress...
4. Gregory Peck Gregory Peck Actor, To Kill a Mockingbird Eldred Gregory Peck was born in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mary (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. His parents divorced when he was five years old. An only child, he was sent to live with his grandmother...
5. Bette Davis Bette Davis Actress, All About Eve Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Ruth Augusta (Favor) and Harlow Morrell Davis, a patent attorney. Her parents divorced when she was 10. She and her sister were raised by their mother. Her early interest was dance. To Bette, dancers led a glamorous life, but then she discovered the stage...
6. Marshall Allman Marshall Allman Actor, Pilot Marshall Allman, born April 5th, 1984 in Austin, Texas, realized his talent for acting at the age of seventeen when he was given his first role in a summer production of Clive Barker's "The History of the Devil". Giving up his pursuits in art and athletics, he moved to Hollywood weeks after graduating from Austin High School to focus his pursuits in acting...
7. Mitch Pileggi Mitch Pileggi Actor, The X Files
8. Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams Soundtrack, Despicable Me
9. Tom Riley Tom Riley Actor, I Want Candy Tom Riley born 5 April 1981 is an English actor and producer. Riley was born in Maidstone, Kent. He became involved in drama in his hometown at the age of four, and spent his school years writing and directing plays. He attended Maidstone Grammar School. He studied English literature and drama at the University of Birmingham...
10. Spencer Tracy Spencer Tracy Actor, Judgment at Nuremberg Spencer Tracy was born four years after his brother Carroll to truck salesman John Edward and Caroline Brown Tracy. He attended Marquette Academy along with Pat O'Brien and the two left school to enlist in the Navy at the start of World War I. He was still at Norfolk Navy Yard in Virginia at the end of the war...
11. Frank Gorshin Frank Gorshin Actor, Twelve Monkeys Frank John Gorshin Jr. was born on April 5, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, Frank John Sr., was a railroad worker and his mother, Frances, was a seamstress. While in high school, Frank worked as an usher at the Sheridan Square Theatre and began doing impressions of some of his screen idols: Al Jolson...
12. Max Gail Max Gail Actor, 42
13. Nigel Hawthorne Nigel Hawthorne Actor, Amistad Born in Coventry, England on 5 April 1929. Raised in South Africa. Returned to the UK in the 1950s. Extensive theatre work in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His portrayal of "Sir Humphrey Appleby" in the BBC comedy Yes Minister won him international acclaim in the 1980s. In 1992, he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his "George III" in Alan Bennett's hit stage play...
14. Christopher Reid Christopher Reid Actor, House Party
15. Mélanie St-Pierre Mélanie St-Pierre Actress, Barney's Version
16. Roger Corman Roger Corman Producer, Death Race Roger William Corman was born April 5, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford University, but while in school he began to lose interest in the profession, and developed a growing interest in filmmaking. Upon graduation, he worked a total of three days as an engineer (at US Electrical Motors)...
17. Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas Actor, Being There Two-time Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas was one of America's finest actors. In addition to his two Oscars, he also won a Tony Award and an Emmy. Douglas would enjoy cinema immortality if for no other reason than his being the man who made Greta Garbo laugh in Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy Ninotchka, but he was much, much more...
18. Victoria Hamilton Victoria Hamilton Actress, Toast
19. Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty Actor, Pale Rider As one of Hollywood's tallest actors standing at 6' 4", he will always be noticed. Michael Moriarty is one of the great character T.V. actors of all time. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1941. Moriarty was to move to London, England, where he built up a name as a great stage actor. It was also...
20. Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway Director, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Peter Greenaway trained as a painter and began working as a film editor for the Central Office of Information in 1965. Shortly afterwards he started to make his own films. He has produced a wealth of short and feature-length films, but also paintings, novels and other books. He has held several one-man shows and curated exhibitions at museums world-wide.
21. Lisa Zane Lisa Zane Actress, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
22. Lana Clarkson Lana Clarkson Actress, Scarface This beautiful, long-legged blonde actress was known to be a kind, intelligent and dependable actor with a comedic talent as well. She appeared in many American TV hits of the 1970s and 1980s, such as Three's Company, The Jeffersons, The New Mike Hammer, Riptide, Knight Rider, Who's the Boss?...
23. Josh Boone Josh Boone Director, The Fault in Our Stars
24. Jane Asher Jane Asher Actress, Death at a Funeral Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, author and entrepreneur, who achieved early fame as a child actress, and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career. She has appeared in TV shows and films such as The Masque of the Red Death, Alfie, Deep End, The Mistress (1985-1987)...
25. Gordon Jones Gordon Jones Actor, McLintock!
26. Andrea Arnold Andrea Arnold Writer, Fish Tank
27. Walter Huston Walter Huston Actor, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre For many years Walter Huston had two passions: his career as an engineer and his vocation for the stage. In 1909 he dedicated himself to the theatre, and made his debut on Broadway in 1924. In 1929 he journeyed to Hollywood, where his talent and ability made him one of the most respected actors in the industry. He won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
28. Dallas Page Dallas Page Actor, The Devil's Rejects "DDP" is probably the biggest long-shot in the wrestling business who became a major star. This versatile entertainer was born and raised at the Jersey shore, growing up a fan of wrestling. He first found success in the bar business, owning and operating several wildly successful establishments in New Jersey and in Florida...
29. Michael V. Gazzo Michael V. Gazzo Actor, The Godfather: Part II Michael Vincente Gazzo was born in Hillside, New Jersey, on April 5, 1923. He attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at the New School on the GI Bill after being demobilized from the US Army Air Force after World War II. Gazzo's first major success was as a playwright. His play about drug addiction...
30. John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier Actor, The Pink Panther The son of a solicitor, British character actor John Le Mesurier attended public school in Dorset, England, before embarking on a career in law. However, acting was his true calling, and at age 20, with his parents' approval, he began his acting career by studying drama at the Fay Compton School of Acting...
31. Christopher Hewett Christopher Hewett Actor, The Producers
32. Carlos Carrasco Carlos Carrasco Actor, Speed Born in Panama City, Panama, Carlos traveled to the United States on an acting scholarship to Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. After subsequent study at the University of Illinois and Wayne State University in Detroit, he began his professional career in New York, making his Broadway debut in the Circle-in-the-Square's production of "The National Health." Extensive stage work followed...
33. Élodie Bouchez Élodie Bouchez Actress, The Dreamlife of Angels
34. Madeline O'Brien Madeline O'Brien Actress, Gone Baby Gone
35. Gary Hershberger Gary Hershberger Actor, Sneakers Gary Hershberger was born April 5, 1964 in Inglewood, California. He was raised in North Hollywood, California and then moved to small town San Marino with his mother, Jane, and his father Richard, a lawyer, and his older sister, Linda. Drawn to the creative arts from an early age, Gary fell in love with theatre...
36. Jason Done Jason Done Actor, The English Patient Jason Done was born and raised in Salford, England. His love for acting began at an early age after watching the Ken Loach film, Kes. Aged eight, he entered a talent competition, and won first prize for his stand up comedy. At sixteen Jason won his schools drama prize, and was awarded a place at the National Youth Theatre's summer school...
37. Waylon Payne Waylon Payne Actor, Walk the Line
38. Eugenio Siller Eugenio Siller Actor, Episode #1.115 The multi-faceted Eugenio has built a versatile career as a singer, model and actor. Born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, he began as a singer in 1998 and later entered the world of modeling, moving to Italy for several years until returning to Mexico to enroll in the prestigious CEA acting school. Upon graduating in 2005...
39. Thea Gill Thea Gill Actress, Homecoming
40. Gale Storm Gale Storm Actress, It Happened on Fifth Avenue Born with the drab, unlikely name of Josephine Cottle on April 5, 1922, this pleasantly appealing, Texas-born, auburn-haired beauty was only seventeen months old when her father William passed away. The family moved from Bloomington (her home town) to McDade (between Austin and Houston) where her mother Minnie made ends meet as a seamstress and milliner...
41. Tasia Valenza Tasia Valenza Actress, All My Children
42. Roger Davis Roger Davis Actor, House of Dark Shadows Roger Davis is an actor, producer and voice-over artist, who is most remembered for taking over the role of Hannibal Heyes (a.k.a. Joshua Smith) in the TV series, Alias Smith and Jones, from his friend, Pete Duel, after Duel died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while intoxicated. His assumption of the role was rather fitting...
43. Mary Costa Mary Costa Actress, Sleeping Beauty
44. Anthony Horowitz Anthony Horowitz Writer, Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Born in North London, he attended Orley Farm Prep School. Then, he attended Rugby School and he graduated from York University. He wrote his first book when he was only 23 years old. Not only is he a talented screenwriter, he has written over 20 books for children. He continues to write and a list of his books is below...
45. Predrag Manojlovic Predrag Manojlovic Actor, Underground
46. David Winters David Winters Actor, West Side Story As a teenager, David Winters appeared in many television shows and Broadway productions, including "West Side Story", originating the role of Baby John. A few years later, he appeared as A-Rab in the movie version (West Side Story), recreating the special "Cool" dance sequence choreographed for him...
47. Albert R. Broccoli Albert R. Broccoli Producer, Goldfinger Albert Romolo Broccoli was born in Astoria, Queens (New York City) on April 5th, 1909. His mother and father, Cristina and Giovanni Broccoli, raised young Albert in New York on the family farm. The family was in the vegetable business, and Albert claimed one of his uncles brought the first broccoli seeds into the United States in the 1870's...
48. Anna Sophia Berglund Anna Sophia Berglund Actress, Bad Mother's Handbook Cute, buxom, and shapely blonde bombshell Anna Sophia Berglund was born on April 5, 1986 in San Pedro, California. She's of Swedish descent and has a younger brother. Anna graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. Berglund received a degree in Theater from UCLA in 2008 and has studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse...
49. Wendy Braun Wendy Braun Actress, A Perfect Getaway Wendy Braun's successful career has spanned over a decade of playing diverse roles in film, television and theatre. She's been directed by Hollywood's best including Jason Reitman, Will Smith, James L. Brooks and Ivan Reitman. Wendy grew up in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois. Her mother was the famed Miss Beverly...
50. Greg Fitzsimmons Greg Fitzsimmons Writer, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show Greg is a stand-up comedian and television writer/producer. A regular guest on The Howard Stern Show, Chelsea Lately, The Adam Carolla Show, and The Joe Rogan Experience. His 2011 book, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons received critical praise from NPR and Vanity Fair. Since 2006, Greg has hosted a radio show on Howard Stern's Sirius/XM channel and his own twice-weekly podcast...
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