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1. Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds Actor, Green Lantern Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the youngest of four children. His father, Jim, was a food wholesaler and his mother, Tammy, was a retail-store saleswoman. Between 1991-93, Ryan appeared in Fifteen, a Nickleodeon series taped in Florida with many other Canadian actors...
2. Briana Evigan Briana Evigan Actress, Step Up 2: The Streets
3. Masiela Lusha Masiela Lusha Actress, Kill Katie Malone European-born actress/writer Masiela Lusha portrayed Carmen Lopez for five seasons as George Lopez's rebellious and passionate daughter on the syndicated ABC series, George Lopez. She was born on October 23, 1985 to parents Max and Daniela. Raised in Tirana, Albania; Budapest, Hungary; and Vienna, Austria...
4. Jessica Stroup Jessica Stroup Actress, Ted Jessica Stroup was born October 23rd 1986, in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. At the age of 17, she received a scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, but turned it down to pursue acting. At only 17, she moved to Los Angeles and immediately took acting classes and received both modeling and acting offers...
5. Sam Raimi Sam Raimi Writer, Spider-Man 3 Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead. From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making movies with an 8mm camera...
6. Taylor Spreitler Taylor Spreitler Actress, Girl on the Edge
7. Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg Actress, The Hunger Games Named for the Zulu and Xhosa word for "power," Amandla is a force to be reckoned with. She was born in Los Angeles, California, to Karen Brailsford and Tom Stenberg. Her mother is African-American and her father is Danish (and of part Inuit-Greenlandic ancestry). Amandla landed the first of her Disney catalog modeling shoots when she was four years old and has shot numerous national commercials...
8. Ang Lee Ang Lee Director, Life of Pi Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then came to the U.S. to receive a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre/Theater Direction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Masters Degree in Film Production at New York University...
9. Kate del Castillo Kate del Castillo Actress, The Book of Life One of Mexico's most acclaimed and popular actresses, Kate del Castillo broke through in America as a result of her award-winning performance in the hit Fox Searchlight/Weinstein movie Under the Same Moon, which is to date the highest-grossing Spanish-language theatrical release in U.S. history. Kate is...
10. Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Actor, Panic Room Since the start of his music career, Dwight Yoakam has proven he's more than just another guy with a guitar and a hat. He has risen from hot country star to being one of country music's biggest influences. While doing that, he has also become a critically acclaimed actor. Dwight Yoakam was born in the coal mining community of Pikeville...
11. Bradley Pierce Bradley Pierce Actor, Jumanji Bradley Pierce was born and raised in Arizona. He moved to southern California to begin acting at age 6 and has since appeared in various projects ranging from commercial and voiceover to television and film. He is known for voicing Chip in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Tails in the Saturday morning cartoon series Sonic the Hedgehog...
12. Manuela Velasco Manuela Velasco Actress, [Rec]
13. Robert Belushi Robert Belushi Actor, Sorority Row
14. Michael Crichton Michael Crichton Writer, Jurassic Park Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Roslyn, New York. His father was a journalist and encouraged him to write and to type. Michael gave up studying English at Harvard University, having become disillusioned with the teaching standards--the final straw came when he submitted...
15. 'Weird Al' Yankovic 'Weird Al' Yankovic Soundtrack, UHF Alfred Matthew Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959, in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood. He first took up the accordion when a salesman came around to solicit business for a music school. His parents, Mary (Vivalda) and Nick Yankovic, decided on the accordion because of polka king Frankie Yankovic (no relation)...
16. Cat Deeley Cat Deeley Self, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
17. Boti Bliss Boti Bliss Actress, Ted Bundy
18. Alex Gibney Alex Gibney Producer, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
19. Ireland Baldwin Ireland Baldwin Actress, Grudge Match
20. Leticia Dolera Leticia Dolera Actress, [REC] 3: Genesis
21. Zach Callison Zach Callison Actor, Justice League: War Zach began acting at the age of seven. He was cast as Winthrop in The Music Man. Zach liked the fact that the lisp he had to use allowed him to spit without getting in trouble. Zach was cast in his first feature film role in "Kingshighway" 2007. He has an older brother Wes and older sister Andrea.
22. Jasmin St. Claire Jasmin St. Claire Actress, Inferno Tv Jasmin St. Claire shot to fame as "America's Most Controversial Sex Symbol" after appearing in the top-selling adult films of the late 1990s. She created an outlaw rock star image that at times scandalized the adult industry. Her acerbic humor and willingness to mock her own porn stardom made her one of the highest rated guests on Howard Stern's radio show and related broadcasts for E...
23. Johnny Carson Johnny Carson Self, The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Johnny Carson, the legendary "King of Late Night TV" who dominated the medium's nether hours for three decades, was born in Corning, Iowa, but moved with his family to nearby Norfolk, Nebraska when he was eight years old. It was in Norfolk, where he lived until he was inducted into the US Navy in 1943...
24. Philip Kaufman Philip Kaufman Writer, Raiders of the Lost Ark Director and screenwriter Philip Kaufman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago and later Harvard Law School. He won the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at Cannes in 1965 for his film Goldstein. He was the screenwriter for The Outlaw Josey Wales and was to direct it but was replaced as director by Clint Eastwood...
25. David Sobolov David Sobolov Actor, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare David Sobolov is known for his work as a voice actor playing creepy villains, scary aliens, and edgy heroes on television, in games, and in feature films. He's the voice of Gorilla Grodd on The CW Network drama The Flash, and Drax in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy animated series launching this fall on Disney XD...
26. Beatie Edney Beatie Edney Actress, Highlander
27. Prabhas Prabhas Actor, Baahubali: The Beginning Prabhas was born to late U. Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. His family is from Mogalturu village and later moved to bhimavaram in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the youngest of three children, with an elder brother Pramod Uppalapati and sister Pragathi. He is the nephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju
28. Grant Imahara Grant Imahara Self, Jaws Special Electronics wizard Grant Imahara has been behind the scenes of many top Hollywood films for years. An expert at animatronics, his skills were used extensively at George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic, where his talent was demonstrated on various features including The Matrix sequels, the three Star Wars prequels also Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence and The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the hit Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines...
29. Miles Anderson Miles Anderson Actor, Vishwaroopam Born in Rhodesia, Miles' childhood as the son of Major-General John Anderson and writer Daphne Anderson placed him at the heart of historical change in Africa in the 1950s and 60s. In 1964, his father was removed by the then-Prime Minister, Ian Smith, for his opposition to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence and...
30. Coleen Gray Coleen Gray Actress, The Killing Coleen Gray was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska, in 1922. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. After several weeks there...
31. Hayden Rorke Hayden Rorke Actor, Pillow Talk Hayden Rorke was best known as the ever suspicious "Dr. Alfred E. Bellows" on the 1960s TV series, I Dream of Jeannie. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rorke was educated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and he began his stage career in the 1930s with the Hampden Theatrical Company. A veteran of numerous Broadway shows...
32. Brooke Theiss Brooke Theiss Actress, Catwoman
33. Diana Dors Diana Dors Actress, Blonde Sinner Diana Dors was born Diana Mary Fluck on October 23, 1931 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. She and her mother both nearly died from the traumatic birth. Because of the trauma, her mother lavished on Diana anything and everything she wanted--clothes, toys and dance lessons were the order of the day. Diana's love of films began when her mother took her to the local movies theaters...
34. Frank Sutton Frank Sutton Actor, The Dummy As the brash and bruising tough guy with wide, flaring nostrils, compact features and boorish, bullying personality, you could have placed bets that anyone who had the guts to go nose-to-nose against crew cut-wearing badger Frank Sutton had better be one tough order. Nope. Far from it. Sutton's most feared...
35. Jackie Long Jackie Long Actor, Grand Theft Auto V
36. Cooper Green Cooper Green Actor, How My Dad Killed Dracula Cooper Green was hired for his first professional acting job at the age of six. He worked a 12-hour day for the director and walked away with a whopping $50 check. The next day the production company called Cooper's agent and said, "We were so impressed with Cooper and we want to pay him an extra $25"...
37. Olatunde Osunsanmi Olatunde Osunsanmi Director, The Fourth Kind
38. Walter Flanagan Walter Flanagan Actor, Clerks
39. Sophie Oda Sophie Oda Actress, The Hofstadter Insufficiency
40. Pelé Pelé Self, Mike Bassett: England Manager Simply he was, and for many people still is, the greatest football player of the world. Not a single thing was impossible for him: he won three World Cup with his National Team of Brazil (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970). He scored more than 1.200 goals during his long career (more than 1.300 official matches)...
41. Izabel Goulart Izabel Goulart Self, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
42. Jonathan Malen Jonathan Malen Actor, Mean Girls
43. Serah D'Laine Serah D'Laine Actress, American Pie 2 Born in Santa Barbara on October 23, 1982, Sarah Laine and her family were on the move, living in Western Europe. When they returned to the States, they bought a house in Michigan, where they stayed put. When she entered middle school, she took classes in drama and modeling, which prepared her for her future career...
44. Una O'Connor Una O'Connor Actress, Witness for the Prosecution Delightful character actress who held her own against such acting heavyweights as Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Tyrone Power, Barbara Stanwyck, and Sydney Greenstreet. Often cast by studio heads as comic relief thanks to her thick Irish accent and rubber-faced expressions, most notably in Universal's horror classics...
45. Vivian Bang Vivian Bang Actress, Yes Man Vivian Bang is a transplant from New York and a graduate of NYU (Tisch School of the Arts). She is best-known for her supporting role as "Soo-Mi" in Warner Brothers' comedy, Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey. Vivian is also one of the upcoming stars of TBS comedy series, _"Sullivan & Son" (2012)...
46. James Daly James Daly Actor, Planet of the Apes Distinguished character player James Firman Daly first appeared on stage in his home town of Wisconsin Rapids in 1928. He was set on acting from an early age, strongly encouraged by his parents, though neither were in the profession - his father was in the fuel business and his mother at one time a CIA employee...
47. Brett DelBuono Brett DelBuono Actor, Let Me In Brett was born in Connecticut and grew up in Massachusetts, where he started his entertainment career in theater. He was a member of the Wachusett Theater Company, the Foothills Theater Company and the Westborough Players Group, where he performed in classics such as BIG, Oliver, The King & I, Singing in the Rain and a Christmas Carol...
48. Marque Richardson Marque Richardson Actor, Dear White People
49. Robert Trujillo Robert Trujillo Self, Metallica Through the Never
50. Marta Kober Marta Kober Actress, Friday the 13th Part 2
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