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1. John Cusack John Cusack Actor, Being John Malkovich John Cusack is, like most of his characters, an unconventional hero. Wary of fame and repelled by formulaic Hollywood fare, he has built a successful career playing underdogs and odd men out--all the while avoiding the media spotlight. John was born in Evanston, Illinois, to an Irish-American family...
2. Ayelet Zurer Ayelet Zurer Actress, Man of Steel Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most acclaimed actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first garnered the attention of Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar® nominated film Munich. Since arriving in the United States...
3. Kathy Bates Kathy Bates Actress, Titanic Multi-talented Kathleen Doyle Bates was born on June 28, 1948, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the youngest of three girls born to Bertye Kathleen (Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Her grandfather was author Finis L. Bates. Kathy has English, as well as Irish...
4. Mel Brooks Mel Brooks Actor, The Producers Melvin James Kaminsky was born on June 28th, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the Catskills. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as Master Entertainer at Grossinger's Resort before going to television...
5. Felicia Day Felicia Day Producer, Co-optitude Felicia Day was born on June 28, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA as Kathryn Felicia Day. She is an actress and producer, known for her work on TV and the web video world. She has appeared in mainstream television shows and films, including "Supernatural", and a two-season arc on the SyFy series "Eureka"...
6. Mary Stuart Masterson Mary Stuart Masterson Actress, Fried Green Tomatoes Mary Stuart Masterson started acting before the age of ten, when she appeared in The Stepford Wives in 1975 with her father. Afterwards, at the direction of her parents, Mary Stuart led a life outside of the limelight, attending school in New York. She appeared in a few productions at New York's Dalton School...
7. Camille Guaty Camille Guaty Actress, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Camille Guaty, raised in Northern California and New Jersey, studied at Boston University and continued her education at R.A.D.A, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Here she learned the great works of the late William Shakespeare. It was in New York when she caught the eye of a casting director that helped her sign with Innovative Artist and Handprint Entertainment...
8. Alice Krige Alice Krige Actress, Thor: The Dark World Alice Maud Krige was born on June 28, 1954 in Upington, South Africa where her father, Dr. Louis Krige, worked as a young physician. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth where Alice grew up in what she describes as a "very happy family", a family that also included two brothers (both of whom became physicians) and her mother...
9. Pat Morita Pat Morita Actor, The Karate Kid Abundantly busy and much loved Asian-American actor who became an on-screen hero to millions of adults and kids alike as the wise and wonderful Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid, the sparkling Noriyuki Morita was back again dishing out Eastern philosophy and martial arts lessons for The Karate Kid Part II and The Karate Kid Part III...
10. Aileen Quinn Aileen Quinn Actress, Annie Born June 28, 1971, Aileen was introduced to show business by her mother Helenann who was doing theater when Aileen was growing up. Aileen begged to audition too, and she began to get parts near her home of Yardley, Pennsylvania. Aileen's first movie part was one line in Paternity, starring Burt Reynolds...
11. Alessandro Nivola Alessandro Nivola Actor, Face/Off
12. Jessica Hecht Jessica Hecht Actress, Sideways
13. Gil Bellows Gil Bellows Actor, The Shawshank Redemption
14. Bruce Davison Bruce Davison Actor, X-Men With his blond, clean-cut, Ivy League handsomeness and ready-whipped smile reminiscent of Kennedyesque times, actor Bruce Davison fits the prototype of today's more current crop of fresh-faced, likable blonds such as Brian Kerwin and Aaron Eckhart. While it proved difficult at times for the actor to get past those perfect features and find meatier roles...
15. Tichina Arnold Tichina Arnold Actress, Martin
16. Kirsty Mitchell Kirsty Mitchell Actress, Barbarians Rising Kirsty Mitchell was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Along with her modeling career, Kirsty Mitchell trained at the prestigious Central School of Ballet in London and was crowned the coveted title of "Miss Scotland" before turning her focus on acting. Kirsty Mitchell was nominated for the 2011 Johnnie Walker® Blue Label Great Scot Award for her "Outstanding Contribution to Entertainment"...
17. Mike White Mike White Writer, School of Rock
18. Danielle Brisebois Danielle Brisebois Actress, Archie Bunker's Place
19. Benito Martinez Benito Martinez Actor, Million Dollar Baby Benito Martinez is most widely recognized as David Aceveda, the character he portrays on the long running hit drama The Shield, winner of the Golden Globe for best drama. For his work as "David," Benito has received national and international attention, nominated for many acting accolades and has been recognized by the National Council of La Raza...
20. John Inman John Inman Actor, Are You Being Served?
21. Gilda Radner Gilda Radner Actress, Saturday Night Live Gilda Radner was one of the great comic geniuses of the 20th century, ranked up with Lucille Ball and other comedy legends of the highest caliber. She was born on June 28, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, the younger of two children of Henrietta (Dworkin), a legal secretary, and Herman Radner, a businessman...
22. Kellie Pickler Kellie Pickler Self, Dancing with the Stars Kellie Pickler was born in Albemarle, North Carolina to Cynthia Morton and Clyde "Bo" Raymond Pickler, Jr. Kelley's mother left when she was 2 but was then granted custody for two years. She was returned to her grandparents (Clyde Raymond Pickler, Sr., Faye Pickler) at age 12. Kellie's father was in and out of jail throughout her childhood...
23. Elon Musk Elon Musk Self, Machete Kills
24. Fay Ripley Fay Ripley Actress, Mute Witness
25. Rae'Ven Kelly Rae'Ven Kelly Actress, What's Love Got to Do with It RaéVen Larrymore Kelly continues to make her celebrity count with a cause. RaéVen has had the fortune of performing in a wide range of high quality projects for film and television: John Grisham's "A Time to Kill" as Tonya Hailey with Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, director Joel Schumacher; "What's Love Got To Do With It?" as young Tina Turner with Laurence Fishburne...
26. Steve Burton Steve Burton Actor, General Hospital
27. Rob Dyrdek Rob Dyrdek Producer, Street Dreams Born in Kettering, Ohio, in 1974, Rob started skating at age 12, and in less than a year was the youngest member of the popular G&S; (Gordon & Smith) skateboard team. At 16, he turned pro for Alien Workshop. Rob's most recent endeavor has been to create legal street skateboarding spots for the roughly 10-million street skateboarders in the US...
28. Elaine Tan Elaine Tan Actress, Beyond the Lights Elaine was born in London, England. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and performed in West End stage productions, including South Pacific and The King & I, Royal Variety Shows, film, television, radio and commercials. After leaving to attend a regular academic school, she continued taking her LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) Exams...
29. Sara Stewart Sara Stewart Actress, Batman Begins Sara was born and raised in Edinburgh Scotland. After spending some time in England, she trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and made London her home. Her work has been diverse, ranging from classical tragic heroines like "Natalya Petrovna" in Turgenyev's "Month in the Country"...
30. Chayanne Chayanne Actor, Dance with Me Elmer Figueroa de Arce, better known as Chayanne, was born in Puerto Rico, the third of five siblings. He is married to Venezuelan Mariana Elizabeth "Marilisa" Maronesa de Figueroa, with whom he has a son, Lorenzo Valentino and a daughter, Isadora Sofia. Chayanne debuted as a singer at ten years of age...
31. Mark Edward Fischbach Mark Edward Fischbach Actor, Five Nights at Freddy's: The Interview Perhaps one of the icons of famous Internet and YouTube stars is Markiplier. As of December 2015, his channel has over 11 million subscribers, over 3 billion total video views, and is the 27th most subscribed channel on YouTube. Fischbach specializes in Let's Play gameplay commentary videos and indie games, commonly of survival horror and action video games...
32. Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski Actress, Waiting for God Janine Drzewicki was born in Nottingham to an English mother and a Polish father and moved to London to train as an actress at the E 15 theatre school. Shortly after leaving she was given a couple of small roles in television dramas but had no agent, and placed an advert in the 'Spotlight' agency catalogue with a photograph...
33. Richard Bright Richard Bright Actor, The Godfather: Part II Fair complexioned, cold-eyed actor Richard Bright has notched up an impressive array of character performances of often shifty, or deadly characters on the wrong side of the law. First came to attention as a burglar in the engrossing The Panic in Needle Park, and then followed it the following year playing a slick con artist hustling naive Ali MacGraw for the bank robbery loot in The Getaway...
34. Nick Stevenson Nick Stevenson Actor, Orange Is the New Black What most people don't know is Stevenson is in close relation to Robert Stevenson. The famous Hollywood Director of such Disney classics as Mary Poppins, Bedknobs And Broomsticks, The Love Bug and many more. Stevenson is an incredibly versatile actor who bounces seamlessly from Comedy to Drama. Stevenson can be seen most recently in Netflix's newest hit show...
35. Sabrina Ferilli Sabrina Ferilli Actress, La grande bellezza Daughter of the former speaker of the Italian Communist Party's delegation at the Lazio's Regional Council, Sabrina Ferilli never kept secret her leftism. Firm and stubborn, she did not care about the first unsuccessful attempts to come on to the stage. Her stubbornness was rewarded in the 1990, when she got a part in the Alessandro D'Alatri's film Americano rosso...
36. Rebekah Brandes Rebekah Brandes Actress, Midnight Movie Rebekah Brandes left her home in Baltimore, Maryland for Hollywood at 18 to attend the renowned American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating she soon began appearing on TV shows such as NCIS, Criminal Minds, Greek and the The Forgotten, but it was the film world that really pulled her in. Rebekah...
37. Shadia Simmons Shadia Simmons Actress, Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
38. John Byner John Byner Actor, The Black Cauldron The proud owner of scores of dialects and hundreds of uncanny impersonations, slight, deadpan, rubber-faced, light-haired funnyman John Byner is the forerunner to such presently gifted comic impressionists as Dana Carvey and Frank Caliendo. Byner's spot-on impressions have run the entertainment and historical gamut -- from John Wayne...
39. Ian MacDonald Ian MacDonald Actor, High Noon
40. Valerie Baber Valerie Baber Actress, Murder-Set-Pieces Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Valerie left soon after due to her father's military relocation. After a residence in Twentynine Palms, CA., Valerie moved to Oklahoma where she stayed for 15 years. During her time in OK, Valerie studied acting and landed her first of several modeling job at the age of 16...
41. Kåre Hedebrant Kåre Hedebrant Actor, Let the Right One In Kare lives with his mother, father and sister in the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. He attends Adolf Fredrik's School of Music, the oldest specialized elementary school in Sweden. In 2008 Kare starred in his first feature film "Let the Right One In". Before that he played the title role in a theatrical production of one of Astrid Lindgren's children's books...
42. Ji-won Ha Ji-won Ha Actress, Pon South Korean fresh face Ha Ji-won is a very talented actress. She first came to theater in 2000 and won an award for best new actress. Her big break was "Sex is zero" and "True or Dare". In 2003, she was cast as Chae-oak in the famous Korean TV drama "Damo" and was stated as South Korean's most promising actress...
43. Tess Broussard Tess Broussard Actress, Kroll Show
44. Jasmine Richards Jasmine Richards Actress, Naturally, Sadie
45. Lacey Schwimmer Lacey Schwimmer Self, Dancing with the Stars
46. Peter Linz Peter Linz Actor, The Muppets
47. Lalla Ward Lalla Ward Actress, Doctor Who Lalla Ward born Sarah Ward, daughter of Lord Bangor - Edward Ward - and his writer wife, Marjorie Banks. She always wanted to act, paint and draw, and so joined the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1967. When she left in 1970, it was straight into a part in the Hammer film Vampire Circus. Following this she worked extensively on stage...
48. Christopher Doohan Christopher Doohan Actor, Star Trek Into Darkness
49. Rio Hackford Rio Hackford Actor, Swingers
50. Sergey Bodrov Sergey Bodrov Writer, Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
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