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1. Andy Serkis Andy Serkis Actor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes Andy Serkis is an English film actor, director and author. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)...
2. Jessica Lange Jessica Lange Actress, Big Fish Jessica Phyllis Lange was born 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota, to Dorothy Florence (Sahlman) and Albert John Lange, a traveling salesman and teacher. She is of Finnish (mother) and Dutch and German (father) descent. She obtained a scholarship to study art at the University of Minnesota, but instead went to Paris to study drama...
3. Crispin Glover Crispin Glover Actor, Back to the Future While he's never been a typical leading man, Crispin Glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing personalities in the movie business. His unusual characters and personal projects have inspired a cult-like following that has dubbed him both madman and genius. The son of actor Bruce Glover...
4. Shemar Moore Shemar Moore Actor, Diary of a Mad Black Woman Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor and former fashion model. His notable roles are that of Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless from 1994 to 2005, Derek Morgan on CBS's Criminal Minds from 2005 to present, and as the third permanent host of Soul Train from 1999 to 2003.
5. Carmen Electra Carmen Electra Actress, Scary Movie Carmen Electra was born Tara Leigh Patrick on April 20, 1972 in Sharonville, Ohio, to Patricia Rose (Kincade), a singer, and Harry Stanley Patrick, an entertainer and guitarist. She is of mostly English, German, and Irish descent. She grew up near Cincinnati, Ohio and got her first boost when a scout for Prince spotted her fronting for a rap group in Los Angeles...
6. Joey Lawrence Joey Lawrence Actor, Oliver & Company
7. Clint Howard Clint Howard Actor, The Jungle Book Clint Howard also had a recurring role in The Andy Griffith Show, as a little boy always dressed in a cowboy outfit and always eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He never said a word, but was always offering someone a bite. He also had a co-starring role along with a black bear as the owner and friend of Gentle Ben, in that series.
8. Billy Magnussen Billy Magnussen Actor, Bridge of Spies
9. Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal Actor, Barry Lyndon
10. Miranda Kerr Miranda Kerr Self, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Miranda May Kerr was born in Sydney and raised in the small town of Gunnedah to John and Therese Kerr. Kerr's paternal grandmother lived on a farm, where she "raced motorbikes and rode horses." Her parents later moved the family to Brisbane when she and her younger brother Matthew were teenagers. She...
11. George Takei George Takei Actor, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Although primarily known for playing Hikaru Sulu in the television series Star Trek and the first six features, George Takei has had a varied career acting in television, feature films, live theater and radio. He also is a successful writer and community activist. George Takei was born Hosato Takei on April 20...
12. Veronica Cartwright Veronica Cartwright Actress, Alien Born in Bristol, England, Veronica is the older sister of the popular child actress Angela Cartwright. In her early career, Veronica was cast in a number of popular movies such as The Children's Hour, Spencer's Mountain and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. As such, she was cast as "Jemima Boone" in the popular television series Daniel Boone...
13. Clayne Crawford Clayne Crawford Actor, A Walk to Remember
14. John Patrick Amedori John Patrick Amedori Actor, The Butterfly Effect John Patrick's first gift was for music and his first ambition was to become a lead guitarist in his own band. He credits the band Nirvana for his musical inspiration, but it was his cameo in "Almost Famous" that set him on the road to acting. He also graduated high school at 15. John has a younger brother and a cute dog named Poe.
15. Yuji Okumoto Yuji Okumoto Actor, Inception
16. Jadyn Douglas Jadyn Douglas Actress, Pilot
17. James Gammon James Gammon Actor, The Iron Giant Rugged-looking James Gammon first broke into the entertainment industry not as an actor but as a TV cameraman. From there, his weatherbeaten features, somewhat menacing attitude and a tough-as-nails voice--the kind that used to be described in detective novels as "whiskey-soaked"--reminiscent of '40s...
18. Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler Self, Triumph of the Will Born the fourth of six children to Austrian customs officer Alois Hitler--who had been married twice before--and the former Klara Polzl, Adolf Hitler grew up in a small Austrian town in the late 19th century. He was a slow learner and did poorly in school. He was frequently beaten by his authoritarian father...
19. Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot Actor, King Kong Hollywood stalwart Bruce Cabot's main claim to fame, other than rescuing Fay Wray from King Kong, is that he tested for the lead role of The Ringo Kid in John Ford's Western masterpiece Stagecoach. John Wayne got the role and became the most durable star in Hollywood history...
20. Leslie Phillips Leslie Phillips Actor, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone A much-loved comic actor who has specialized in playing plummy, quintessentially English stereotypes, Leslie Phillips' heart was in acting from a very young age. He received elocution lessons as a child in order to lose his natural cockney accent (at that time a regional British accent was a major impediment to an aspiring actor) and he attended the Italia Conti School...
21. Nicholas Lyndhurst Nicholas Lyndhurst Actor, Gulliver's Travels
22. Nina Foch Nina Foch Actress, Spartacus A tall, cool drink of water best sums up this confidant blonde actress of 40s "B" mysteries, melodrama, film, and the occasional sparkling comedy at Columbia Studios. Nina was born with the unusually multi-ethnic name of Nina Consuelo Maud Fock, her father being the renowned Dutch composer and conductor Dirk Fock...
23. Gregory Itzin Gregory Itzin Actor, Law Abiding Citizen
24. Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Actor, Safety Last! Harold Clayton Lloyd was born in Burchard, Nebraska on the 20th of April 1893. When Harold was 12 he joined the theatre usually just performing with his high school. Harold's father (nick-named 'Foxy') was not successful at business and Harold's mother regretted marrying him. Later, actor John Lane Connor asked Lloyd to go to Los Angeles with him...
25. Alex Black Alex Black Actor, Spider-Man
26. Lara Jill Miller Lara Jill Miller Actress, Digimon: The Movie After appearing on Broadway in "The Music Man" with Dick Van Dyke and starring as "Samantha" on the NBC series Gimme a Break! for 6 seasons, Lara Jill graduated from NYU, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She then earned her JD from Fordham Law and passed the NY, NJ and PA Bars. Upon her return to LA...
27. Michael Brandon Michael Brandon Actor, Captain America: The First Avenger
28. John Ostrander John Ostrander Writer, Suicide Squad John Ostrander was born in Evanston, IL, and was raised in Chicago. He created the modern version of the Suicide Squad comic and Amanda Waller. He has also created or the author of a number of other comics such as GrimJack, The Spectre, The Kents, Kros: Hallowed Ground, numerous Star Wars comics, Martian Manhunter and many others.
29. William deVry William deVry Actor, The Lost World William was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. He moved to Florida with his mother when he was 19 and still maintains a residence there. His mother, Diane, is the grand-daughter of Herman DeVry founder of the DeVry Institute. William is an only child and named after his maternal grandfather. As a child William was fortunate enough to travel to many places...
30. Harris Wittels Harris Wittels Producer, Prom
31. Seeta Indrani Seeta Indrani Actress, Broken Began her career as Cassandra in the original cast of "Cats" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, followed by seasons at The Royal National Theatre, The Royal Exchange, and The Royal Shakespeare Company, where she renewed her relationship with "Cats" director Trevor Nunn, and went on to work with John Caird...
32. J.D. Roth J.D. Roth Producer, Masterchef Just before J.D. Roth hosted a series of game shows (between children and adults) for 14 years, (including Fox's Fun House, which ran from 1988 to 1991 and Animal Planet ZOOventure, which ran from 1997 to 1998), he was a contestant on Star Search, and (as an actor), he made numerous guest appearances on The Equalizer...
33. Peter Chelsom Peter Chelsom Director, Serendipity Peter Chelsom is a member of the British Academy, the American Academy, The Directors Guild Of America, and The Writers Guild Of America. Peter was born in Blackpool in the North of England. He is a US and UK citizen. (Trivia: he is an Honorary Citizen of a small town in Tuscany, Italy, called Fivizzano)...
34. Geraint Wyn Davies Geraint Wyn Davies Actor, Cube²: Hypercube Geraint Wyn Davies was born in Swansea, Wales on April 20, 1957. His father is a semi-retired Welsh congregational minister and his mother, a retired teacher, who was headmistress of Geraint's first school. At the age of seven, his family moved to Canada where he attended Upper Canada College then the...
35. Mike Pniewski Mike Pniewski Actor, Spaceballs
36. Louise Jameson Louise Jameson Actress, Horror of Fang Rock: Part One Louise Jameson is a classically trained actress whose first love is the stage but she also became known to millions of British television viewers through her roles in such hugely popular television series as Doctor Who, Tenko, Bergerac and EastEnders. Jameson had formal acting...
37. Robert DoQui Robert DoQui Actor, RoboCop Excellent, prolific and versatile character actor Robert DoQui was born in 1934 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He attended Langston University on a music scholarship and was a member of the popular singing group, "The Langstonaires". Following a four-year stint in the U.S. Air Force, DoQui went to New York to pursue a career in show business...
38. Betty Lou Gerson Betty Lou Gerson Actress, 101 Dalmatians
39. June Storey June Storey Actress, The Snake Pit If the purpose of a "prairie flower" was to help distract the cowboy hero from the bad guys and/or his horse, then lovely "B" blonde actress June Storey fit the bill. She certainly inspired guitar-strumming balladeer Gene Autry to warble a few ditties in ten of his popular Republic Pictures' oaters...
40. Judith O'Dea Judith O'Dea Actress, Night of the Living Dead
41. George R. Robertson George R. Robertson Actor, Police Academy George R. Robertson is a Canadian actor best known as Chief Hurst in the first 6 Police Academy films. He was also featured in JFK, Murder At 1600 (Mack Falls), as Dick Cheney in The Path To 9/11 and, most recently as Chester Jones in Still Mine. He appeared as Barry Goldwater in The Reagans, as Sen. Fulbright in The Pentagon Papers and as Adm. William Leahy in Hiroshima.
42. Sarah Nicklin Sarah Nicklin Actress, Nun of That Sarah Nicklin's has received four Best Actress nominations for her roles in Exhumed (which won Best Ensemble Cast), Choices, Debeaked and Zombie Allegiance. She appeared in her first play "Bye Bye Birdie" in 6th grade and her first indie film, "La Bolsa", during her final year of high school. She then went on to graduate from Emerson College with dual degrees in Theater and Marketing...
43. Bárbara Lennie Bárbara Lennie Actress, The Skin I Live In
44. Brody Hutzler Brody Hutzler Actor, Guiding Light Born in Fairbanks, Alaska and raised all over the United States-everywhere from New York to Hawaii, Brody began his professional acting career in 1995. He moved to Los Angeles after attending Michigan State University to pursue his dream of becoming an actor and was fortunate enough to study with world famous acting coach...
45. Edie Sedgwick Edie Sedgwick Actress, Ciao Manhattan Edie Sedgwick was a bright social butterfly whose candle of fame burned brightly at both ends. Born into a wealthy White Anglo-Saxon Protestant family of impressive lineage, Edie became a "celebutante" for her beauty, style, wealth and her associations with figures of the 1960s counterculture. Edie was born in Santa Barbara into a prominent family plagued by mental illness...
46. Gary Raymond Gary Raymond Actor, Jason and the Argonauts Born in Brixton, England in 1935, robust and good-looking Gary Raymond came from an acting family. Born Gary Barrymore Raymond, the youngest of three sons (one brother is a twin), his parents were music hall entertainers. Gary won a scholarship at the age of 11 to Gateway School in Leicaster, then graduated...
47. Georgina Rylance Georgina Rylance Actress, 7 Seconds Georgina was born in London, went to St Pauls School before attending boarding school at Downe House. Her A-Levels were completed at St. Edwards School, Oxford where she also went to University. She obtained a BA Honours degree in Politics at Oxford Brookes University.
48. Luther Vandross Luther Vandross Soundtrack, The Goonies He was the heartbeat of R&B; during the 1980s and 1990s, yet led a productive singing and songwriting life prior to this preeminence. The soul balladeer's strong commitment to the art of music continued on its Grammy-winning course, even after an acute stroke in 2003 left him severely incapacitated and unable to continue public appearances...
49. Lluís Homar Lluís Homar Actor, Broken Embraces
50. Rebecca Lacey Rebecca Lacey Actress, Chalet Girl
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