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1. Jackie Earle Haley Jackie Earle Haley Actor, Watchmen
2. Scott Porter Scott Porter Actor, Music and Lyrics
3. Matthew Fox Matthew Fox Actor, Lost Matthew Chandler Fox was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. His mother, Loretta B. (Eagono), was a schoolteacher, and his father, Francis G. Fox, was a consultant for an oil company, who raised longhorn cattle and horses and grew barley for Coors beer. He has Italian (from his maternal grandfather), English...
4. Jane Lynch Jane Lynch Actress, Glee
5. Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton Actor, Alien Prolific character actor Harry Dean Stanton's drooping, weather-beaten appearance and superb acting talent have been his ticket to appearing in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes. Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky, to Ersel (Moberly), a cook, and Sheridan Harry Stanton, a barber and tobacco farmer...
6. Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Writer, The Seventh Seal Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born July fourteenth, 1918, the son of a priest. The film and T.V. series, The Best Intentions is biographical and shows the early marriage of his parents. The film 'Söndagsbarn' depicts a bicycle journey with his father. In the miniseries Private Confessions is the trilogy closed. Here...
7. Sid Haig Sid Haig Actor, The Devil's Rejects Tall, bald and nearly always bearded, Sid Haig has provided hulking menace to many a low-budget exploitation film and high-priced action film. Sid Haig was born Sidney Eddie Mosesian on July 14, 1939 in Fresno, California, a screaming ball of hair. His parents, Roxy (Mooradian) and Haig Mosesian, an electrician...
8. Maxine Peake Maxine Peake Actress, The Theory of Everything After graduating from Salford University, Peake trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her first role out of drama school was in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies which ran for two series. She made her professional stage debut at the Bolton Octagon in 1998's "Early One Morning".
9. Sara Canning Sara Canning Actress, The Vampire Diaries
10. Nina Siemaszko Nina Siemaszko Actress, The Artist
11. Nancy Olson Nancy Olson Actress, Sunset Blvd. She cast such a sunny, positive glow in 1950s and 1960s films that you wonder how her promising career might have turned out had it not taken a sudden family detour. Lovely Milwaukee-born Nancy (Ann) Olson was the daughter of Henry, a physician, and Evelyn Olson, and educated at the University of Wisconsin...
12. Vladimir Kulich Vladimir Kulich Actor, The 13th Warrior Vladimir Kulich was born in Prague and began his training at the State Theatre of Czechoslovakia. During the Soviet occupation his father, an advisor in the military arranged for his escape to Austria by bribing border guards. Arriving in Canada he was scouted by John Ferguson and became a professional hockey player for the New York Rangers farm team...
13. David Mitchell David Mitchell Writer, David Mitchell's Soap Box David Mitchell was born on 14th July 1974 in Salisbury, England. His parents, Ian and Kathy Mitchell, worked as hotel managers in Salisbury. David also has a brother. In 1977 the family moved to Oxford, where his parents taught a course in hotel management at Oxford Brookes University. David was educated at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire...
14. Chad Faust Chad Faust Actor, The 4400
15. Kyle Gass Kyle Gass Actor, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
16. Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore Actor, One Life to Live
17. Stan Shaw Stan Shaw Actor, Rocky Started acting in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical "Hair" as well as the Broadway production of "The Me Nobody Knows". His last Broadway show "Via Galactica" was directed by Sir Peter Hall.
18. Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas Actor, Robin Hood One of Britain's most beloved eccentric comedians, the irrepressible, gap-toothed Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens in Lichfield Grove, Finchley. He was the son of Ellen Elizabeth (Hoar) and Ernest Frederick Stevens, a fairly well-to-do London businessman. He was afforded a private education at Ardingly College in Sussex...
19. Trevor Fehrman Trevor Fehrman Actor, Clerks II Trevor grew up in South St. Paul, Minnesota and performed in theater at his high school and did local commercial acting and modeling before his first TV break for NBC's Encore! Encore! Both of Trevor's parents were school teachers in the area and he has one older sister. Trevor is currently attending college in Southern California...
20. Joel Silver Joel Silver Producer, The Matrix As flamboyant as any character in his movies, Joel Silver can be credited along with Jerry Bruckheimer as practically reinventing the action film genre in the 1980s. Born in New Jersey, he attended the New York University Film School. After college, he worked at Lawrence Gordon Pictures, earning his first onscreen credit as associate producer of The Warriors...
21. Polly Bergen Polly Bergen Self, To Tell the Truth In a six-decade-plus career (she started out as a radio performer at age 14), there are very few facets of entertainment that lovely singer/actress Polly Bergen has not conquered or, at the very least, touched upon. A nightclub and Columbia recording artist of the 50s and 60s, she is just as well known for her film and Emmy-winning dramatic performances as she is for her wry comedic gifts...
22. Deborah Mailman Deborah Mailman Actress, The Secret Life of Us She was educated at the Queensland University of Technology (she majored in drama), her theatre work includes the all aboriginal Sydney Theatre Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Sydney Belvoir Street Theatre production of The Small Poppies and the touring production of Seven Stages of Grieving...
23. Sean Flynn Sean Flynn Actor, Zoey 101 Born and raised in Los Angeles, Sean Flynn has been a working actor since the age of seven. Grandson of the legendary actor Errol Flynn, acting is in his roots. Beginning his career by appearing in a couple commercials, he quickly moved on to working in Film. At age 14, he secured the male lead in a television series on Nickelodeon: Zoey 101...
24. Simon Merrells Simon Merrells Actor, The Wolfman Essex boy Simon is the elder of the two acting Merrells brothers, born in 1965, three years before his sibling Jason. Though there was no acting background in the family both boys were keen to tread the boards at an early age, attending Saturday morning drama classes, then a Sylvia Young school, and...
25. Dale Robertson Dale Robertson Actor, Tales of Wells Fargo Dale Robertson, the actor who made his name in television Westerns in the 1950s and '60s, was born on July 14, 1923, in Harrah, Oklahoma. After serving in a tank crew and in the combat engineers in North Africa and Europe during World War II, the twice-wounded Robertson started his acting career while still on active duty in the U.S...
26. Robert Stephens Robert Stephens Actor, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Sir Robert Stephens was a flamboyant, award-winning Shakespearean actor who called himself 'knight errant.' One of his three ex-wives was the actress Maggie Smith with whom he acted in the 1960's and 1970's on stage and on film. Sir Robert faded from view for most of the late 1970's and 1980's, resurfacing in recent years to give fine Shakespearean performances...
27. Missy Gold Missy Gold Actress, Benson
28. Peter Vives Peter Vives Actor, La Riera
29. George Tobias George Tobias Actor, Bewitched American character actor who specialized in none-too-bright pals of the lead, though his range included villains and ethnic types. A native of New York City, he began acting at 15. He studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and played on Broadway with the Theatre Guild, and with the Provincetown Players...
30. Donald Meek Donald Meek Actor, Stagecoach One Hollywood stalwart whose screen incarnations more than lived up to his name was bald-domed character actor Donald Meek, forever typecast as mousy, timorous or browbeaten Casper Milquetoasts. He stood at 5 ft. 6 in. in his boots and weighed a mere 81 pounds. However, the little Glaswegian's personal history rather belied his gormless image on the silver screen...
31. Phoebe Waller-Bridge Phoebe Waller-Bridge Actress, The Iron Lady
32. Scott Rudin Scott Rudin Producer, No Country for Old Men
33. Lynn Loring Lynn Loring Actress, Splendor in the Grass Lynn Loring made an unlikely, but impressive, transition from child actress to actress to president of a major TV studio. At age 6, she appeared in CBS' anthology series Studio One in Hollywood; at 7, she began doing TV commercials (and was dubbed "The Junior Set's Betty Furness"); and from 6 to 16, she played "Patty" on Search for Tomorrow...
34. David Starzyk David Starzyk Actor, Criminal Minds Born and raised in Springfield, MA, he began acting while in college, at first as an exercise to overcome stammering, which, he discovered, magically disappeared while on stage. He spent the next several years starring in his collegiate productions, then moving back and forth from Boston to London to NYC...
35. Peta Murgatroyd Peta Murgatroyd Self, Dancing with the Stars
36. Jerry Houser Jerry Houser Actor, Aladdin
37. Loredana Cannata Loredana Cannata Actress, Youth
38. Conor McGregor Conor McGregor Self, EA Sports UFC 2 Conor Anthony McGregor is an Irish mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He began his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 2008 after leaving his job as a plumber. In 2009, he attended UFC 93 and was so inspired by the experience that he began pursuing a dream...
39. Bebe Buell Bebe Buell Miscellaneous Crew, Unauthorized Biography: Milo, Death of a Supermodel Bebe Buell is a former model and Playboy Playmate who dated several rock stars in the 1970s. She began modeling at the age of 17 and moved from her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia, to New York City. Shortly after moving to New York, she met rock star Todd Rundgren. At the time she was living in a women's home run by nuns...
40. Val Avery Val Avery Actor, Donnie Brasco
41. Roosevelt Grier Roosevelt Grier Actor, The Thing with Two Heads Former star player with the Los Angeles Rams during the 1960s, this impressively built African-American athlete broke into acting via appearances in TV shows including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West and I Dream of Jeannie. Grier received positive reviews for his role in the TV movie The Desperate Mission...
42. Jane Espenson Jane Espenson Producer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
43. Taboo Taboo Soundtrack, The Hangover Part II
44. Kristy Wright Kristy Wright Actress, Home and Away
45. Barbara Turner Barbara Turner Writer, The Company
46. Eric Laneuville Eric Laneuville Director, St. Elsewhere
47. Lino Ventura Lino Ventura Actor, The Army of Shadows One of France's most beloved character stars from the 1950s through and including the 1980s was the Italian-born Lino Ventura. Born Angiolino Joseph Pascal Ventura to Giovanni Ventura and Luisa Borrini, on July 14, 1919, in Parma (northern) Italy, young Lino moved with his family at a young age to Paris...
48. Peter Duryea Peter Duryea Actor, Catalina Caper
49. Danny Zorn Danny Zorn Actor, Indecent Proposal
50. Ken Murray Ken Murray Actor, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance He wasn't a natural, instinctive talent but entertainer Ken Murray had solid breeding to rely on. Born in 1903 in New York City, his father was a vaudeville comic and Ken taught himself to dance, sing, tell jokes, and even perform rope tricks to try and get ahead. It paid off. Touring in an act with his first wife...
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