IMDb: Most Popular People Born On August 12

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1.		Cara Delevingne Actress, Paper Towns Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born in London, England, to Pandora Anne (Stevens) and Charles Hamar Delevingne, a property developer. Her parents are both from prominent upper-class families, with her ancestors including Viscounts (Greenwood), Baronets (Hulton, Faudel-Phillips), Majors and Lord Mayors of London...
2.		Casey Affleck Actor, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® nominee Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple upcoming projects. Affleck will next be seen starring opposite Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea. The film tells the story of an uncle (Affleck) who is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies...
3.		Dominique Swain Actress, Face/Off Dominique Swain was born Dominique Ariane Swain on August 12, 1980 and raised in Malibu, California, USA. The second of three daughters of mother Cindy and father David an electrical engineer, her sisters makeup artist Alexis and actress Chelse. She debuted her film career in the controversial remake of Vladimir Nabokov's novel and Stanley Kubrick's film Lolita by director Adrian Lyne...
4.		Imani Hakim Actress, Everybody Hates Chris Famed actress Imani Hakim was born on August 12th, in Cleveland, Ohio. Although most people decide what occupation path they want to take once out of high school, Imani Hakim already had developed a strong passion for acting by age seven. She began studying acting at Cleveland's historic Karamu House Theater and appeared in many of its stage productions...
5.		George Hamilton Actor, The Godfather: Part III Noted these days for his dashing, sporting, jet-setter image and perpetually bronzed skin tones in commercials, film spoofs and reality shows, George Hamilton was, at the onset, a serious contender for dramatic film stardom. Born George Stevens Hamilton in Memphis, TN, on August 12, 1939, the son of gregarious Southern belle beauty Ann (Stevens) Potter Hamilton Hunt Spaulding...
6.		Maggie Lawson Actress, Psych Maggie Lawson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. When she was eight, she began appearing in local community and dinner theater productions, and at 10, she earned an on-air commercial gig at a Louisville TV station, which soon led to a steady six-year role as a TV personality who filed news reports targeted for her fellow kids...
7.		Keith Stanfield Actor, Straight Outta Compton Lakeith Lee Stanfield is an actor and rapper from Victorville, CA. At the age of 15, Lakeith attended the John Casablancas Modeling & Career Centers in Orange County. A few years later, he auditioned for Destin Cretton's then college thesis film Short Term 12. Later, the newer version of Short Term 12 would mark Lakeith's debut as a professional actor...
8.		Peter Krause Actor, Parenthood Peter William Krause was born on August 12, 1965 in Alexandria, Minnesota. Both his parents were teachers, and he has a sister and brother. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota. He graduated in 1987 from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, with a degree in English literature. In 1990...
9.		Rebecca Gayheart Actress, Urban Legend
10.		Bruce Greenwood Actor, Star Trek
11.		Yvette Nicole Brown Actress, Community
12.		Jim Beaver Actor, Deadwood Jim Beaver is an American character actor, best known for his leading roles on the TV series Deadwood and Supernatural. Born in Laramie, Wyoming a minister's son, he was raised in and around Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Following high school and a year of college, he joined the Marines and served as a radioman with the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam...
13.		John Cazale Actor, The Godfather: Part II John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. Cazale only made five feature films in his career, all which many fans and critics alike call classics. But before his film debut, the short The American Way, he won numerous Obie Awards for his stage performances in "The Indian Wants the Bronx" and "The Line"...
14.		Steve Talley Actor, Beta House
15.		Leah Pipes Actress, The Originals Leah Marie Pipes (born August 12, 1988) is an American actress. She is most notable for starring in the television series Life Is Wild, the slasher film Sorority Row and the CW's The Originals. Pipes was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She first started acting in 2001 on the popular show Angel...
16.		Stephanie Vogt Actress, The Forest Born and raised in Nebraska, Stephanie Vogt was a scholarship athlete and was working toward a degree in exercise physiology. She also possessed a strong talent for acting and was quickly signed by several talent agencies throughout the Midwest. Stephanie received her first big opportunities in the theaters of St...
17.		Sam J. Jones Actor, Ted Actor Sam J. Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois but grew up in Sacramento, California. He was educated at Mira Loma High School in Sacramento and went on to serve as a United States Marine. Jones made his screen debut in Blake Edwards' comedy film 10. In 1980, he was cast in the iconic role of Flash Gordon in the cult classic of the same name...
18.		Michael Ian Black Writer, Run, Fatboy, Run Michael Ian Black was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family moved to Hillsborough, New Jersey, when he was young. His parents divorced when he was 3. When he was 12, his father died during neurological surgery following a mysterious assault. Michael attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts but left before graduation...
19.		Jade Tailor Actress, The Magicians Jade Tailor is an American film and television actress. She was born in Hollywood, California to diverse parents. Her mother, a Holistic Nutritionist of Western European and Native American descent. Her father, an Israeli born businessman who once acted in the Special Forces I.D.F. Jade showed a passion for the arts at a very young age...
20.		Charlotte Salt Actress, Bedlam
21.		Brent Sexton Actor, The Killing
22.		Charles Mesure Actor, Street Legal Charles Mesure was born Wednesday, August 12, 1970, in Somerset, England. When he was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. He studied law at Sydney University and was very active in SUDS, the school's dramatic society. He sang tenor in an a capella group called Cinco. After he graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney in 1995...
23.		Natalie Mendoza Actress, The Descent Natalie Jackson Mendoza was born in Hong Kong of a Filipina/Spanish Jazz musician father and German/English mother. She had a bohemian upbringing with her six artist siblings living all over the world in Asia, Australia, England and NYC. She was raised as a child in Hong Kong and Australia. She studied Classical Acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School UK and Playhouse West LA...
24.		Dana Ivey Actress, Two Weeks Notice Dana Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She decided at age six that she wanted to act, and throughout school she pursued it. She majored in theatre at Rollins College in Florida. She received a grant to study drama in England at the London Academy of Music and Art. She has received critical acclaim on the stage...
25.		Valerie Landsburg Actress, Fame Although she has a very large body of work, with 35 years working as an actor, director and writer, most of the world knows Valerie as Doris Schwartz from the television series Fame. She became a globally recognized star in a role that moved deeply into the hearts of people young and old. She performed with her cast mates for the sold out reunion concert in Salsomaggiore Terme...
26.		John Derek Actor, The Ten Commandments
27.		Amanda Redman Actress, New Tricks
28.		Erin Bethea Actress, Fireproof Erin Bethea is an actress, writer, and producer originally from Albany, GA. Bethea made her feature film debut in the lead role of Catherine Holt in the faith-based hit Fireproof. Fireproof became the #1 independent film in the nation upon its 2008 release, and the role catapulted Erin to the top of the list for inspirational film actresses...
29.		Sofya Skya Actress, Assassins Run Sofya was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. She studied ballet at age 9 while attending the elite Vaganova Ballet Academy. From ages 10-12, Sofya studied modern dance then returned to classical ballet from ages 13-16. At 17, Sofya became a professional ballerina where she was discovered by talent agents...
30.		Iris Berben Actress, Rosa Roth
31.		John Bluthal Actor, The Fifth Element
32.		Jane Wyatt Actress, Father Knows Best Born in Campgaw, New Jersey, Jane Waddington Wyatt came from a New York family of social distinction (her father was a Wall Street investment banker and her mother was a drama critic). Jane was raised from the age of three months in New York City and attended the fashionable Chapin School and later Barnard College...
33.		Rosanna Huffman Actress, Babe
34.		Electra Avellan Actress, Death Proof
35.		William Goldman Writer, The Princess Bride Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, began his career as a novelist in 1957. Started writing screenplays in 1965 with "Masquerade". A two-time Academy Award Winner, he is one of the most successful screenwriters and script doctors in Hollywood.
36.		Selina Cadell Actress, Match Point
37.		Mercedes Javid Self, Shahs of Sunset
38.		Ray Abruzzo Actor, The Sopranos
39.		Cecil B. DeMille Producer, The Ten Commandments His parents Henry C. DeMille and Beatrice DeMille were playwrights. His father died when he was 12, and his mother supported the family by opening a school for girls and a theatrical company. Too young to enlist in the Spanish-American War, Cecil followed his brother William C. de Mille to the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts...
40.		Oliver Ford Davies Actor, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
41.		Ronald Guttman Actor, The Hunt for Red October
42.		Pete Sampras Self, Die Nacht der Stars
43.		Marion Lorne Actress, The Graduate Forever embraced as the mumbling, bumbling Aunt Clara on the Bewitched television series, endearing character actress Marion Lorne had a five-decade-long career on the stage before ever becoming a familiar TV household name. Born Marion Lorne MacDougall on August 12, 1883 (other sources list 1885 and 1888)...
44.		Isaach De Bankolé Actor, Casino Royale Isaach De Bankole, C'sar award-winning actor, was born on the Ivory Coast. Isaach was discovered on the streets of Paris while studying to be an airline pilot. He has a degree in Acting from Cours Simon and a Masters in Mathematics from the Universite de Paris.
45.		Cantinflas Actor, Around the World in Eighty Days Cantinflas was a prolific and productive Mexican comedian/producer/writer/singer. He was married to Valentina Ivanova from 1936 until her death. He appeared in more than 55 films, including (as Passepartoute) Around the World in Eighty Days.
46.		Samuel Fuller Writer, The Big Red One At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the New York Journal. After having participated in the European battle theater in World War II, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also produced (e.g...
47.		Deborah Walley Actress, The Mothers-In-Law Actress, author, producer, and Photoplay's "Most Popular Actress of 1961," the daughter of Ice Capades skating stars and choreographers Nathan and Edith Walley. She was skating with her parents at age three, but resisted her father's urging to continue, opting to study acting at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts...
48.		Michael Dobson Actor, Dragon Ball Z Michael was born and raised in London, England and later immigrated to Canada with his family when he was sixteen years of age. Upon arrival in Toronto, Ontario, they eventually moved settled in Georgetown. He chose theater arts as an elective and it is there that Michael says "He found his tribe'...
49.		Torri Webster Actress, Life with Boys
50.		Justin Gaston Actor, Game Change Justin Gaston was born on August 12, 1988 in Pineville, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, singer and model. He was a contestant on Nashville Star on season 6. He finished 10th overall out of 12 contestants. He left his hometown at the age of at age 17 to pursue a career in acting. Gaston first found work as a model for 2(x)ist underwear...