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1. Cobie Smulders Cobie Smulders Actress, The Avengers Amazingly, newcomer Cobie Smulders never gave much thought to acting. She was born on April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Dutch father and an English mother. As a girl, Cobie had set her sights on becoming a doctor or a marine biologist. In fact, it wasn't until high school that Cobie started to explore acting after appearing in several school productions...
2. Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Actor, The Godfather By the dawn of the 1970s, Brando was considered "unbankable". Critics were becoming increasingly dismissive of his work and he had not appeared in a box office hit since The Young Lions in 1958, the last year he had ranked as one of the Top Ten Box Office Stars. Which was also the year of his last Academy Award nomination...
3. Matthew Goode Matthew Goode Actor, The Imitation Game Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor. His films include Chasing Liberty (2004), Match Point (2005), Imagine Me and You (2006), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Watchmen (2009), A Single Man (2009), Leap Year (2010), Stoker (2013) and The Imitation Game (2014). Goode also starred...
4. Amanda Bynes Amanda Bynes Actress, Easy A Amanda Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California, the youngest of three children of Lynn (Organ), a dental assistant, and Richard Bynes, a dentist. Her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family and her father is of Irish and Polish descent. Amanda became interested in acting and performing from the age of three...
5. Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Actor, Beverly Hills Cop Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian, a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a Breyer's Ice Cream plant. His siblings are Charlie Murphy and Vernon Lynch...
6. Rachel Bloom Rachel Bloom Writer, Josh Just Happens to Live Here! Rachel Bloom is an actress, writer and comedian, based in Los Angeles. She was born in 1987 and hails from Manhattan Beach, California. Rachel attended NYU, Tisch School of the Arts in New York City for theater. While at NYU, Bloom was the head writer and director of the school's premier sketch comedy group...
7. Ben Mendelsohn Ben Mendelsohn Actor, The Dark Knight Rises Despite his prominence in Hollywood as a character actor known for playing villains and criminals, Ben Mendelsohn has been a leading man in Australia since starting acting as a teenager. Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Carole Ann (Ferguson), a nurse, and Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn...
8. Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin Actor, The Departed Raven-haired, suavely handsome and prolific actor Alec Baldwin was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, and is the oldest, and easily the best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Baldwin is the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae Baldwin...
9. Adam Scott Adam Scott Actor, The Aviator Adam Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Anne and Douglas Scott. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. Scott has said that his brother David "looks like me but is far more cerebral and inherited the intellect of our parents," both of whom are retired teachers. He graduated from Harbor High School and he is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles...
10. Doris Day Doris Day Soundtrack, The Man Who Knew Too Much One of America's most prolific actresses was born Doris Mary Ann Von Kapplehoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Her grandparents were all German immigrants. She had two brothers, Richard, who died before she was born and Paul, a few years older...
11. Hayley Kiyoko Hayley Kiyoko Actress, Insidious: Chapter 3 Hayley first appeared in national commercials for GM, On Star, K-Mart, and Slim Jim, and became the TV spokesperson for Cinnamon Toast Crunch. In addition, she had a couple of guest star roles on Nickelodeon's Unfabulous. As a dancer, she studied with Scotty Nyugen. She is a prolific songwriter and she plays the drums...
12. Jennie Garth Jennie Garth Actress, Girl, Positive Jennifer Eve Garth was born on April 3rd, 1972 in Urbana, Illionis, USA to John and Carolyn Garth, who both had 3 children each from different marriages, before they had Jennie. She grew up on a 25-acre horse ranch outside Urbana, Illinois with her 6 older siblings: Johnny, Chuck, Lisa, Cammie, Wendy and Lynn...
13. Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack Actress, Braveheart
14. David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce Actor, A Bug's Life David Hyde Pierce was born on 3 April 1959 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. He is the youngest child of George and Laura Pierce (both deceased) and has two older sisters (Barbara and Nancy) and an older brother (Thomas). As a child, he was very interested in music (particularly piano) and regularly played the organ at his local church (Bethesda Episcopal Church)...
15. Chrissie Fit Chrissie Fit Actress, Pitch Perfect 2 Chrissie started singing at the age of five and always had a flare for the dramatic. She discovered the world of acting when she was about ten years old and was hooked. She performed in countless plays and musicals throughout her school years, and eventually started working with theatre companies in her hometown of Miami, Florida...
16. Angela Featherstone Angela Featherstone Actress, The Wedding Singer Angela Featherstone (born 3 April 1965) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Chloe in Friends, and the fiancee (Linda) who left Adam Sandler's character (Robbie) at the altar in The Wedding Singer. Most recently she played the role of Jame on Girls/HBO. She has created sitcoms for Sony...
17. Sally Thomsett Sally Thomsett Actress, Straw Dogs
18. Jamie Bamber Jamie Bamber Actor, Battlestar Galactica: Razor
19. Will Mellor Will Mellor Actor, Episode #1.6
20. Bill Sage Bill Sage Actor, American Psycho
21. Eric Braeden Eric Braeden Actor, Titanic Eric Braeden is a German actor in America who began his career playing Nazis and eventually became a star of daytime soap operas. Born Hans Gudegast in Kiel, Germany, during the Second World War, he was a superb athlete who excelled in track-and-field events. As a teenager, he immigrated to the United States and worked in Texas and Montana as a translator...
22. Sebastian Bach Sebastian Bach Self, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
23. Marsha Mason Marsha Mason Actress, Heartbreak Ridge She has a wonderful, extremely engaging "feel good" quality about her, an innate warmth that makes you root for her whether she's playing a stubborn single mom, brittle prostitute, or strung-out alcoholic. Marsha Mason was a resoundingly respected and popular film actress of the 1970s and 1980s whose career skyrocketed in the bittersweet comedies/dramas of award-winning Neil Simon...
24. Leslie Howard Leslie Howard Actor, Gone with the Wind Leslie Howard Stainer was born in London, to Lilian (Blumberg) and Ferdinand "Frank" Steiner. His father was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and his English mother was of German Jewish, and mostly English, descent. Leslie went to Dulwich College. After school, he worked as a bank clerk until the outbreak of World War I...
25. Alessandro Juliani Alessandro Juliani Actor, Man of Steel Alessandro Juliani currently makes his living as an actor, singer, composer and sound designer. He once commanded the Battlestar Galactica for 27 minutes. He is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal. He is the son of director/actor/writer John Juliani, and producer Donna Wong-Juliani. He is the partner of actress/director Meg Roe.
26. Wayne Newton Wayne Newton Actor, Smokin' Aces
27. Elizabeth Gracen Elizabeth Gracen Actress, Coherence Elizabeth Gracen arrived in New York City from a small town in Arkansas a year after traveling the world as Miss America 1982. She used her scholarship prize money to study acting at HB Studios and photography at the New School. She later moved to Los Angeles where she has worked as an actress for over twenty years...
28. Tomas Arana Tomas Arana Actor, Gladiator He co-starred as Quintus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, the Dreamworks-Universal movie and winner of five Oscars, including Best Picture, co-starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi, and Oliver Reed. Three of Tomas Arana's more recent films are: The Three-Legged Fox...
29. Lesley Sharp Lesley Sharp Actress, The Full Monty
30. John Laughlin John Laughlin Actor, Footloose Actor John Laughlin has had a remarkable career spanning several decades. At 19, John felt compelled to pursue his passion and moved to Los Angeles to learn his craft and become a serious actor. He initially went about it by taking two years at the Film Industry Workshop and then went on to study with some of the best in the business...
31. Charlotte Coleman Charlotte Coleman Actress, Four Weddings and a Funeral
32. Lee Williams Lee Williams Actor, Billy Elliot
33. Benjamin Stone Benjamin Stone Actor, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup Benjamin Stone, born in Kingston, Surrey, is an actor, best known for playing Blank in the ABC Family TV series "10 Things I Hate About You". At an early age, Stone has worked on his craft - training in several acting schools and performing in local theaters playing lead roles in "Pendragon", "The Dreaming" and "150th Celebration"...
34. Ella Bleu Travolta Ella Bleu Travolta Self, Not Under My Roof
35. Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Actress, Screamers Strikingly beautiful and multi-talented, Jennifer Collene Rubin is an American actress, producer, and model, with a career spanning nearly three decades. She has appeared in both film and television and was voted Ford International Model of the Year in 1984. Jennifer was also the original Calvin Klein model for "Obsession"...
36. Catherine Spaak Catherine Spaak Actress, Il Sorpasso
37. Kevin Hagen Kevin Hagen Actor, General Hospital Kevin Hagen is the son of professional ballroom dancers, Haakon Olaf Hagen and Marvel Lucile Wadsworth. His father left the family when Kevin was five. He was raised by his mother, two aunts and a grandmother, with some help from his uncle, a physician. The family moved to Portland, Oregon when Kevin was a teenager and he played baseball and football at Jefferson High School...
38. Larry Marshall Larry Marshall Actor, Jesus Christ Superstar
39. Jan Berry Jan Berry Soundtrack, Blast from the Past Jan Berry was one half of the popular 1960s "surf music" singing duo Jan & Dean, who enjoyed chart success with songs including "Surf City", "Little Old Lady from Pasadena", "Popsicle", "Dead Mans Curve", "Drag City" and "Ride the Wild Surf". Berry met future singing partner Dean Torrence at...
40. Robert Hy Gorman Robert Hy Gorman Actor, Forever Young
41. Rebekah Kennedy Rebekah Kennedy Actress, Season of the Witch Rebekah Kennedy, born in Texas, began acting on the stage. Rebekah spent all of her time doing theatre and it wasn't until after she received her B.A. in Musical Theatre from Palm Beach Atlantic University, did she truly discover the screen. While continuing her love for the stage, Rebekah started to explore the world of film...
42. Trevor Moore Trevor Moore Writer, Miss March
43. Paris Jackson Paris Jackson Self, Episode dated 25 June 2014
44. Jing Wu Jing Wu Actor, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Born in Beijing China in 1974, he was sent to train at Beijing Wushu Academy when he was 6 years old as both his Father and Grandfather were also Martial artists. In 1995 he was spotted by Yuen Woo-Ping who had come to the academy to look for a martial artist for the film Tai Chi 2 (aka Tai Chi Boxer)...
45. Jonathan Lynn Jonathan Lynn Writer, Clue Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay created and wrote every episode of the acclaimed BBC political comedy series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. The series received numerous accolades including three BAFTA (British Academy) Awards, two Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and two Pye Television Writers Awards...
46. Leona Lewis Leona Lewis Soundtrack, Avatar
47. Jennifer Missoni Jennifer Missoni Actress, Playback Jennifer Missoni was born in Italy and raised in Varese where she attended the European School. She was taught in French and English and became a natural trilingual. At a young age she took up an intense interest in horseback riding and ice skating and soon after became a competitive equestrian and skater...
48. James Black James Black Actor, Out of Sight A onetime professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, James has always had a passion for the arts and pursued his passion even while playing for the Browns for two years as a running back. He also played for the Canadian team, The Ottawa Rough Riders. Many recall James as the security specialist...
49. Jan Sterling Jan Sterling Actress, Guiding Light One of Hollywood's more talented and watchable stars on screen was sullen, strikingly stick-thin 50s actress Jan Sterling who didn't quite reach the top echelon of stardom but certainly ensured audiences of a real good time with her sexy pout and flashy style in soaps, film noir and saucy comedy. Jan was born Jane Sterling Adriance in Manhattan in 1921 to a well-to-do family...
50. Andrew Keir Andrew Keir Actor, Rob Roy The character actor Andrew Keir (originally Andrew Buggy) was born in 1926 in the coal-mining town of Shotts in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and raised there with his five brothers John, Tom, Michael, Patrick, and Hugh and his sister Maggie. The son of a coal miner, Keir worked in the coal mines from age 14 to 20...
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