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1. Chris Pratt Chris Pratt Actor, Guardians of the Galaxy Christopher Michael Pratt is an American film and television actor. He came to prominence from his television roles, including Bright Abbott in Everwood, Ché in The O.C., and Andy Dwyer and Parks and Recreation, and notable film roles in Moneyball, The Five-Year Engagement, Zero Dark Thirty, Delivery Man...
2. Maggie Siff Maggie Siff Actress, Sons of Anarchy
3. Benjamin Walker Benjamin Walker Actor, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Benjamin Walker was born Benjamin Walker Davis in Georgia, and was raised in Cartersville, GA, the son of Jeannine (Walker), a music teacher, and Greg Davis, who worked in finance and owned a movie rental store. He has one older brother. Walker was educated at Cartersville High School in Georgia and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Traverse City...
4. Juliette Lewis Juliette Lewis Actress, Natural Born Killers Juliette Lewis has been recognized as one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile actors of her generation since she first stunned audiences and critics alike with her Oscar-nominated performance as "Danielle Bowden" in Cape Fear. To date, she has worked with some of the most revered directors in the industry...
5. Carrie Preston Carrie Preston Actress, True Blood Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, where her mother was an artist and art therapist while her dad was a geo-technical engineer, a young Carrie Preston discovered her true calling in life lay in performing arts. At the age of 12, she became the impresario of her own front-yard theater company as producer...
6. Erica Durance Erica Durance Actress, Smallville Erica Durance was born on June 21, 1978 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Smallville (2001) and Saving Hope (2012). She grew up with an older brother and sister on a turkey farm in Three Hills. After school, she moved to Vancouver to start her acting career. Durance started her career in commercials and guest-starring roles on different television series...
7. Lana Wachowski Lana Wachowski Writer, The Matrix Lana Wachowski and her sister Lilly Wachowski, (also known as 'The Wachowskis') are the duo behind ground-breaking movies such as The Matrix and Cloud Atlas. Born to mother Lynne, a nurse, and father Ron, a businessman of Polish descent, Wachowski grew up in Chicago and formed a tight creative relationship with her sister Lilly...
8. David Morrissey David Morrissey Actor, The Reaping David Morrissey started acting at Everyman's Youth Theatre in Liverpool, where he was born and raised. He made an auspicious debut in One Summer, a series about two Liverpool runaways. Following a degree at RADA, he worked with the theatre company Cheek By Jowl. He has also worked at theatre such as the Manchester Royal Exchange and the National Theatre...
9. Tony Scott Tony Scott Director, Top Gun Tony Scott was a British-born film director and producer. He was the youngest of three brothers, one of whom is fellow film director Ridley Scott. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England to parents Jean and Colonel Francis Percy Scott. As a result of his father's career in the British military...
10. Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett Actor, North
11. Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Soundtrack, The Great Gatsby Vocalist Lana Del Rey makes atmospheric, orchestral, retro-'60s-sounding pop that showcases her torchy image and sensuously husky singing style. Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in New York City, to Patricia Ann (Hill), an account executive, and Robert England Grant, Jr., a copywriter turned entrepreneur...
12. Nathan Darrow Nathan Darrow Actor, House of Cards Nathan Darrow's training and experience in the theater department at New York University has made him into a rapidly ascending star in the Kansas City theater circuit. In the past few years, he has built tremendous audience support and momentum as each of his stage performances have generated critical acclaim and positive word-of-mouth...
13. Meredith Baxter Meredith Baxter Actress, Family Ties
14. Michael Gross Michael Gross Actor, Family Ties Michael Gross was born in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, to Virginia Ruth (Cahill), a telephone operator, and William Oscar Gross, a tool designer. He was involved with a gang for a couple of years during high school before becoming a better student. He went on to be senior class president. Received an M.F.A...
15. Luke Kirby Luke Kirby Actor, Take This Waltz
16. Michael Bowen Michael Bowen Actor, Kill Bill: Vol. 2
17. Jane Russell Jane Russell Actress, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her father was a United States Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe. Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service, the family took up residence in Canada...
18. Josh Pais Josh Pais Actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
19. Doug Savant Doug Savant Actor, Desperate Housewives
20. Ron Ely Ron Ely Actor, Tarzan The 15th screen Tarzan (if you don't count Gordon Griffith) was to have played a Tarzan impersonator in a projected Mike Henry television show, which never materialized. He had been tested fourteen months earlier when Henry got the part. Prior to Tarzan, he had played only bit parts in movies, e.g....
21. Mariette Hartley Mariette Hartley Actress, One Life to Live Mariette Hartley was born Mary Loretta, a name she dislikes, in Weston, Connecticut. She was raised in accordance with the principles espoused by her behavioral psychologist grandfather, John B. Watson, who believed that children should never be held or cuddled. She says that the lack of warmth at home is what drove her to the theatre...
22. Judy Holliday Judy Holliday Actress, Born Yesterday Rejected by the Yale Drama School, Judy began in the theater as a backstage operator for Orson Welles' Mercury Theater. She made her stage debut when she joined Betty Comden and Adolph Green in a cabaret group called the Revuers. Working their way up through the circuit, the group was hired by 20th Century Fox to appear in the film Greenwich Village...
23. Lyman Ward Lyman Ward Actor, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
24. Robert Pastorelli Robert Pastorelli Actor, Dances with Wolves Beefy, roughhewn actor Robert Pastorelli was a former boxer and an admitted drug addict before he cleaned up his act and pursued theater work in New York in such 1970s productions as "Rebel Without a Cause," "The Rainmaker," and "Death of a Salesman," he headed west and turned to film and TV in 1982...
25. Joe Flaherty Joe Flaherty Writer, SCTV
26. Jim Breuer Jim Breuer Actor, Half Baked
27. Maureen Stapleton Maureen Stapleton Actress, Cocoon Academy Award-winner Maureen Stapleton was born June 21, 1925 in Troy, New York, to Irene (née Walsh) and John P. Stapleton. Her family was of Irish descent. Maureen moved to New York City at the age of eighteen and did modeling to pay the bills. Already a Tony Award-winner, she made her Academy Award-nominated...
28. Preeya Kalidas Preeya Kalidas Actress, EastEnders Preeya Kalidas is a singer,actress,dancer. Her credits cover stage,screen and television. She was cast after a worldwide search in the leading role of Priya in AR Rahmans Bombay Dreams produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber.She sang the hit song Shakalaka Baby which won best video at MTV Asia Awards. Also as part of the Brit-Asian success...
29. Bernie Kopell Bernie Kopell Actor, The Love Boat
30. Monte Markham Monte Markham Actor, Baywatch Monte Markham- Actor, Director, Filmmaker While enjoying a substantial career as a versatile, award winning actor/director/writer in feature motion pictures, television, and on Broadway, in 1992, Monte, with his son Jason Markham and wife Klaire Markham, founded their independent production company, "Perpetual Motion Films". The rest is history...
31. Prince William Prince William Self, The Royal Wedding Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was born on June 21, 1982 to Prince Charles and Princess Diana, Prince and Princess of Wales. At his birth he became and is still second in line to the throne of the United Kingdom, after his father. His early life was spent living in London in Kensington Palace...
32. Lloyd Avery II Lloyd Avery II Actor, Boyz n the Hood
33. Jascha Washington Jascha Washington Actor, Big Momma's House
34. Corinna Tsopei Corinna Tsopei Actress, A Man Called Horse
35. Kalinka Petrie Kalinka Petrie Actress, Best Christmas Party Ever
36. Enn Reitel Enn Reitel Actor, The Prestige
37. Blake Gibbons Blake Gibbons Actor, General Hospital
38. Conrad L. Hall Conrad L. Hall Cinematographer, American Beauty Born in Tahiti, the son of writer James Norman Hall, author of "Mutiny on the Bounty," Conrad Hall studied filmmaking at USC. He and two classmates formed a production company and sold a project to a local television station. Hall's company branched out into making industrial films and TV commercials...
39. Ekin Koç Ekin Koç Actor, Muhtesem Yüzyil: Kösem
40. David Marshall Grant David Marshall Grant Producer, Brothers & Sisters
41. Leigh McCloskey Leigh McCloskey Actor, Santa Barbara Born on June 21, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, Leigh McCloskey was classically trained as an actor at the Juilliard School in Lincoln Center, New York. He began his professional acting career playing Billy Abbott in the original miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man starring Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss. He went on to star in three nighttime television series: Executive Suite...
42. Eric Douglas Eric Douglas Actor, The Golden Child
43. Will Thorp Will Thorp Actor, Coronation Street Will Thorp was born in the West Country of England on June 21st, 1977. He spent six years with the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain before training at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he graduated in 2000. He works extensively in Theatre, Film and Television. He is best known for Doctor Who (2004)...
44. Gérard Lanvin Gérard Lanvin Actor, Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1
45. Rebecca Black Rebecca Black Self, Eric Finley: Comment Counselor Rebecca Black is best known for her song "Friday" which became an Internet sensation in March 2011. According to Billboard.com, she is just one of the pop stars coming from a production company called Ark Music Factory.
46. Sammi Davis Sammi Davis Actress, Four Rooms
47. Brandon Douglas Brandon Douglas Actor, Chips, the War Dog
48. Dario Marianelli Dario Marianelli Composer, V for Vendetta
49. Edward Snowden Edward Snowden Self, Citizenfour
50. Robyn Douglass Robyn Douglass Actress, Breaking Away Robyn Douglass is an American actress and model who was born on June 21, 1953 in Sendai, Japan . The oldest of two brothers and a sister, Robyn grew up in San Francisco the daughter of an Army pediatrician father and a mother who was a psychologist. She spent twelve years at an all-girl Catholic School...
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