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1. Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Actor, Top Gun If you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not-too-distant future he would be considered one of the top hundred movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to become a priest. None the less...
2. Olivia Munn Olivia Munn Self, Attack of the Show! Lisa Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her mother, Kimberly Schmid, lived in Vietnam, and has Chinese ancestry, while her father, Winston Barrett Munn, is from a family with deep roots in the American South. Olivia's parents divorced when she was two years old, and she was raised by her mother and stepfather...
3. Patrick Wilson Patrick Wilson Actor, The Conjuring Patrick Joseph Wilson was born in Norfolk, Virginia and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, the son of Mary Kathryn (Burton), a voice teacher and professional singer, and John Franklin Wilson, a news anchor. Wilson has a B.F.A. in Drama from Carnegie-Mellon University. His theater work has produced many nominations and awards...
4. Connie Nielsen Connie Nielsen Actress, Gladiator Danish beauty Connie Nielsen consistently lights up the screen with an eclectic bevy of film roles. She was born in Frederikshavn, Denmark, to a mother who worked as an insurance clerk, and a father, Bent Nielsen, who was a bus driver. Nielsen began her acting career working alongside her mother on the local revue and variety scene...
5. Tommy Flanagan Tommy Flanagan Actor, Gladiator Tommy Flanagan was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. In his twenties, Tommy made his living as a DJ for local dance clubs until a violent attack nearly ended his life. In hospital, his friend Robert Carlyle persuaded Tommy to give acting a try. Mr. Flanagan joined Carlyle's Raindog Theatre Company where he made his stage debut in such productions as 'Wasted I and II'...
6. Shawnee Smith Shawnee Smith Actress, Saw II Shawnee Smith has consistently put her versatile talents to use in the film, television, theatrical and musical arenas with much success. Her impressive career includes a co-starring role on an award-winning television show, which is now strong in syndication, and a variety of memorable roles in hit feature films...
7. Ryan McPartlin Ryan McPartlin Actor, Chuck
8. Ian Anthony Dale Ian Anthony Dale Actor, The Hangover
9. Kurtwood Smith Kurtwood Smith Actor, That '70s Show
10. Thomas Gibson Thomas Gibson Actor, Criminal Minds Thomas Gibson began his acting career at the age of ten when he took part in children's theater. Gibson performed and studied with the Footlight Players at the Dock Street Theater and starred in his first play in 1973. Six years later, Gibson attended the College of Charleston and interned at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival...
11. Andrea Barber Andrea Barber Actress, Full House
12. Audra McDonald Audra McDonald Actress, Private Practice
13. Ludivine Sagnier Ludivine Sagnier Actress, Swimming Pool The French actress Ludivine Sagnier was born on July 3, 1979 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, in France's Yvelines département. Ludivine studied acting as a young girl and had made her movie debut at the age 10 in Les maris, les femmes, les amants. She has established her reputation as one of the brightest young stars in French and international cinema in her collaborations with French filmmaker François Ozon...
14. Matt Schulze Matt Schulze Actor, The Transporter Matt grew up in St. Louis and spent a good deal of time in the rough neighborhoods of East St. Louis. At age 16, he moved to Atlanta, where he studied guitar at the prestigious Atlanta Institute of Music. He moved back to St. Louis at age 17 and taught guitar for a year. He moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to be a studio musician...
15. George Sanders George Sanders Actor, All About Eve George Sanders was born of English parents in St. Petersburg, Russia. He worked in a Birmingham textile mill, in the tobacco business and as a writer in advertising. He entered show business in London as a chorus boy, going from there to cabaret, radio and theatrical understudy. His film debut, in 1936...
16. Yeardley Smith Yeardley Smith Actress, The Simpsons Comic actress and voice specialist Yeardley Smith has made a virtue out of her odd looks, small figure and distinctive, child-like nasal tones. Lending vocal life to the animated role of "Lisa Simpson" - the intelligent, caring, saxophone-droning, vegetarian member of the Simpson family - has been her bread-and-butter job for over 20 years...
17. Shoshannah Stern Shoshannah Stern Actress, The Hammer
18. Corey Sevier Corey Sevier Actor, Immortals Born in Ajax, Ontario, Corey's career in front of the camera began as a baby model at the tender age of six months. Modelling soon led to work in commercials. At seven years old, he landed his first acting job in the ABC mini-series "Family Pictures", alongside screen veterans Angelica Houston and Sam Neill. The experience convinced young Corey that he had found his passion...
19. Nathalia Ramos Nathalia Ramos Actress, House of Anubis Nathalia Ramos was born in Madrid, Spain. Her father, a singer, is Spanish, and her mother, who is Australian, is of Sephardi Jewish background. Nathalia has one younger brother Michael. She attended local schools in Miami Beach including Miami Beach Senior High School. She starred as Hope Loblaw in Arrested Developement...
20. Betty Buckley Betty Buckley Actress, Eight Is Enough Betty Buckley was born in Big Spring, Texas to Betty Bob and Ernest Buckley. She attended Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. She was crowned "Miss Fort Worth" in 1966, and was runner-up in the Miss Texas competition. While Betty has always been a product of Broadway, the roles in which she played before-the-camera are mesmerizing...
21. Bruce Altman Bruce Altman Actor, Matchstick Men
22. Jan Smithers Jan Smithers Actress, WKRP in Cincinnati One of four girls, Smithers was raised in the comfortable San Fernando Valley suburb of Woodland Hills just north of Los Angeles, CA. Her father was an attorney. While studying art at Taft High School, Smithers swerved her automobile to avoid hitting another driver and ran into a telephone pole. The accident left a permanent scar on her chin...
23. Rick Ducommun Rick Ducommun Actor, Groundhog Day Once an overweight comic from Canada, Rick Ducommun slimmed down in the late 1980s and went on to tackle solid co-starring roles in feature films and TV, as well as headline several HBO and other pay-cable specials. Ducommun grew up on a farm, the son of an entrepreneur father with whom he did not get along...
24. Hunter Tylo Hunter Tylo Actress, The Bold and the Beautiful Deborah Jo Hunter, now known as Hunter Tylo, was a top fashion model in the seventies and eighties. She is part Cherokee Indian on her mother's side. She has a sister Elizabeth, and a brother, Cliff. She became pregnant very young, with a son, Christopher, who was born around 1980. In the mid-1980s...
25. Michael Cole Michael Cole Actor, Mod Squad
26. Peyton Reed Peyton Reed Director, Ant-Man
27. Elizabeth Hendrickson Elizabeth Hendrickson Actress, The Young and the Restless
28. My Skarsgård My Skarsgård Actress, Jim & piraterna Blom
29. Corey Reynolds Corey Reynolds Actor, The Closer Corey Reynolds is one of the most versatile performers working in the business today. He currently can be seen playing Sgt. David Gabriel opposite Emmy Award winning actress Kyra Sedgwick on TNT's The Closer, the highest rated show in cable television history. His performance on the show has garnered him three SAG Award nominations and a NAMIC Vision Award nomination...
30. Tim O'Connor Tim O'Connor Actor, Peyton Place Tim O'Connor was born on July 3, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. Best known to viewers as Elliott Carson on the long-running television series Peyton Place, he began his acting career with the Goodman Memorial Theatre in Chicago just after World War II. Moving to New York City in the early 1950s, he became one of television's busiest actors during the medium's dramatic coming-of-age...
31. Ken Russell Ken Russell Director, Tommy Ken Russell tried several professions, before choosing to become a film director. He was a still photographer, a dancer and even served in the army, but it was film that was to be Mr. Russell's destiny. He began by making several short films, and those paved the way for his brilliant television films of the sixties that are acclaimed for his attention to detail and opulent visuals...
32. Grant Rosenmeyer Grant Rosenmeyer Actor, Money Monster Grant Rosenmeyer was born on July 3rd, 1991 in Manhasset, New York. He started acting regionally at the age of 7 and, professionally, at age 8, getting his start on Broadway in a short-lived rendition of "Macbeth", opposite Kelsey Grammer, and in the famed musical, "Les Miserables", as "Gavroche", the spunky street urchin...
33. Mykel Shannon Jenkins Mykel Shannon Jenkins Actor, Undisputed 3: Redemption
34. Shawn Parsons Shawn Parsons Actor, Containment Shawn is an American stage and screen actor, screenwriter, and producer born and raised in Alabama. He is best known for his role as "Sam" on The CW's new Limited Series Event "Containment". Shawn also appeared in the sixth and final season of the critically acclaimed show "Justified" on FX as "The Pig" and co-starred with Nick Offerman in "The Gunfighter"...
35. Gedeon Burkhard Gedeon Burkhard Actor, Inglourious Basterds Born in Munich in 1969, Gedeon was raised bilingual (English & German). He was sent to boarding school in England at the age of 8 and transferred to American high school at the age of 12. Gedeon starred in his first movie (Aunt Maria) when he was 10, his second lead role followed one year later in the American / German co-production Blood and Honor (3 part mini series) as Hartmut Keller...
36. David Shore David Shore Producer, House M.D.
37. Alexandra Silber Alexandra Silber Actress, 1408 Raised in Detroit Michigan by two loving parents, Alexandra attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp throughout her childhood, later enrolling in the Interlochen Arts Academy for most of her high school career. After graduating, she chose to hone her incredible acting skills at the Royal Scottish Academy in Glasgow...
38. Vincent Lacoste Vincent Lacoste Actor, Les beaux gosses
39. Susan Penhaligon Susan Penhaligon Actress, Patrick
40. Gary Waldhorn Gary Waldhorn Actor, The Vicar of Dibley
41. Jane Allsop Jane Allsop Actress, Blue Heelers Jane Allsop was born in Oxford, England, in 1975 and soon after moved to the US for several years. Upon returning to Melbourne the family settled in the eastern suburbs and Jane began drama classes at the age of nine. At age 13 Jane went to her first audition and got it - a Wedgewood Pie commercial...
42. Rebecca Chulew Rebecca Chulew Actress, Camping Fun Rebecca Chulew was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1977. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. Her parents owned a chain of furniture stores and Rebecca learned how to act by appearing in their television commercials. The commercials were later featured on The Onion A.V...
43. Tom Stoppard Tom Stoppard Writer, Shakespeare in Love
44. Dorothy Kilgallen Dorothy Kilgallen Self, What's My Line? Dorothy Kilgallen was the daughter of James Kilgallen, a colorful and popular newspaperman with the Hearst Corporation. She followed her father into the newspaper business and made her early reputation as a crime reporter (a novelty for women in those days) and for her participation in an around-the-world race using transportation that was available at the time (1936) to ordinary people...
45. Andreas Wisniewski Andreas Wisniewski Actor, Die Hard
46. Emma Cunniffe Emma Cunniffe Actress, Conejo en la luna
47. Gabriel Tigerman Gabriel Tigerman Actor, Charlie Wilson's War
48. Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director, Battle Royale
49. Chad Broskey Chad Broskey Actor, Read It and Weep Chad Broskey (born July 3, 1987) is an American actor/singer/dancer. He appeared as Gavin in an episode for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. He also co-starred in Read It and Weep opposite Kay Panabaker as Marco Vega and appeared in the Scrubs episode Their Story as The Todd's fantasy son Rod. Recently...
50. Don Haggerty Don Haggerty Actor, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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