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1. Chloë Sevigny Chloë Sevigny Actress, Boys Don't Cry Known in the mid to late nineties for her status as a fashion impresario and "it girl," with over a dozen art house films to her credit, Chloe Sevigny also stands out as one of the most prominent queens of contemporary independent cinema. Originally hailing from Darien, Connecticut, Sevigny attributes...
2. Owen Wilson Owen Wilson Actor, Midnight in Paris Self-proclaimed troublemaker Owen Wilson was born in Dallas, to Irish-American parents originally from Massachusetts. He grew up in Texas with his mother, Laura (Cunningham), a photographer; his father, Robert Andrew Wilson, an ad exec; and his brothers, Andrew Wilson (the eldest) and Luke Wilson (the youngest)...
3. Damon Wayans Jr. Damon Wayans Jr. Actor, Big Hero 6 Damon Wayans Jr. was born at his grandmother's home in Vermont, in November 1982, and was raised in Los Angeles. He is the son of Lisa Thorner and actor Damon Wayans. He made his film debut at age 11 in the 1994 film "Blank Man" playing the role of young Kevin. Later, Damon pursued his early passion...
4. Elizabeth Perkins Elizabeth Perkins Actress, Weeds Elizabeth Ann Perkins was born on November 18, 1960, in the borough of Queens, New York, and was raised in Vermont. Her mother, Jo Williams, was a concert pianist and drug treatment counselor, and her father, James Perkins, was a businessman, farmer, and writer. She is of Greek and English descent. Perkins studied acting at Chicago's Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University for three years...
5. Miranda Raison Miranda Raison Actress, My Week with Marilyn Miranda grew up in Burnham Thorpe on the North Norfolk coast and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Her father, Nick, is a jazz pianist and her mother, Caroline, read the news for Anglia television. In 2011, she played the title role in 'Anne Boleyn' at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to great critical acclaim.
6. Peta Wilson Peta Wilson Actress, La Femme Nikita With her distinctive voice, ultra-intense eyes and statuesque frame, Peta Wilson probably could have carried her breakout television show, "La Femme Nikita," on looks alone. Such was television in 1997. But when viewers realized that this killer- with-a-killer body could actually act, the show became the highest-rated drama on cable...
7. Allison Tolman Allison Tolman Actress, The Gift Born in Sugarland, Texas, Allison Tolman earned a BFA in theatrical performance from Baylor University. After graduation, she moved to Dallas where she helped found and foster the independent ensemble based non-profit Second Thought Theatre while also learning that the whole being an adult thing is like...
8. Nasim Pedrad Nasim Pedrad Actress, Despicable Me 2
9. Robert Kazinsky Robert Kazinsky Actor, EastEnders Robert Kazinsky was born Robert John Appleby in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, to Phyllis and Paul Appleby, and grew up in the seaside town of Brighton, on England's southern coast. Both of his parents are from Polish Jewish/Russian Jewish families. Kazinsky studied theatre at the Guildford School of Acting from 2002-2005 graduating with full honors...
10. Georgia King Georgia King Actress, One Day
11. Jameson Parker Jameson Parker Actor, Simon & Simon Jameson Parker is best known for his role as A.J. Simon on Simon & Simon, which ran on CBS for eight seasons. He was born in Baltimore and saw most of the capitals of Europe during his father's foreign service career. Young Parker also managed to see an inordinate number of boarding schools, claiming to have attended 10 in 13 years, and being bounced out of two...
12. Jake Abel Jake Abel Actor, Love & Mercy
13. Romany Malco Romany Malco Actor, Weeds The first American-born member of his West Indian family, Brooklyn-bred Romany Malco began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a microphone and started rapping. As a teen he moved to Texas and formed the rap group R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew signed a deal to Virgin Records...
14. Linda Evans Linda Evans Actress, Dynasty
15. Nate Parker Nate Parker Actor, The Birth of a Nation
16. Nathan Kress Nathan Kress Actor, iCarly Known around the world for his lead role on Nickelodeon's hit show "iCarly", Nathan plays Freddie Benson, Carly's smitten next-door neighbor and technical producer of her web show. Now that iCarly has ended its stellar run, Nathan is breaking out into feature films, as a lead in "Into the Storm," a Steve Quale tornado thriller for New Line Cinema, due to be released in August 2014...
17. Mike Epps Mike Epps Actor, The Hangover
18. Kevin Nealon Kevin Nealon Actor, Weeds
19. Christina Vidal Christina Vidal Actress, Freaky Friday
20. Megyn Kelly Megyn Kelly Self, The Kelly File
21. Tim Guinee Tim Guinee Actor, Iron Man Tim Guinee was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a middle child, with three brothers and two sisters. He was raised in Illinois and Texas. As a teenager, he attended the Houston High School for Performing Arts. He also started a theater company in Houston before moving to New York to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts...
22. Brenda Vaccaro Brenda Vaccaro Actress, Midnight Cowboy A leading lady on screen, stage and sometimes television, Brenda Vaccaro, was born in Brooklyn but was actually raised in Dallas, Texas. Her appetite for acting increased following several appearances in high school productions, and she finally started a professional career in the 1960s. Memorable to many in Supergirl...
23. Susan Sullivan Susan Sullivan Actress, Castle Originally groomed for the theater, Sullivan worked at the National Repertory Theatre in Washington D.C. before landing a role in Broadway opposite Dustin Hoffman in "Jimmy Shine". Sullivan continued appearing in theater while working on Falcon Crest in the 1980s. In the 1960s, Susan played "Lenore Curtin" on Another World for four years...
24. Steven Pasquale Steven Pasquale Actor, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
25. Delroy Lindo Delroy Lindo Actor, Up On the stage and on the big screen, Delroy Lindo projects a powerful presence that is almost impossible to ignore. Alhough it was not his first film role, his portrayal of the bipolar numbers boss West Indian Archie in Spike Lee's Malcolm X is what first attracted attention to Lindo's considerable talents. Since then, his star has slowly been on the rise...
26. Oscar Nuñez Oscar Nuñez Actor, The Office
27. Nick Bateman Nick Bateman Actor, Hobo with a Shotgun Nicholas Yunge-Bateman was Born in Burlington Ontario Canada. He started Karate at Age 4 in Hopes to become a Ninja Turtle. Since then Nick has won 4 Martial Arts World Titles. Nick graduated from Capilano University in Vancouver BC at age 20 and opened his own Karate School for 3 years, He then decided to close it to pursue his passion for acting...
28. David Hemmings David Hemmings Actor, Gladiator David Hemmings, one of the great English cinema icons of the 1960s, was born in Guildford, Surrey, on November 18, 1941, to a cookie merchant and his wife. He was educated at Glyn College, Epsom, but while still a child, Hemmings made his first forays into the world of entertainment. An accomplished singer...
29. Nick Chinlund Nick Chinlund Actor, Con Air Nick Chinlund was born and raised in New York City. He left the city to play basketball at Brown University, but his hoops career was cut short when he suffered an injury during his freshman year. He stayed at Brown and took up acting classes, and realized it was his true calling. He graduated from Brown and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his film career...
30. Kath Soucie Kath Soucie Actress, Rugrats Her vocal talents have enabled her to voice a wide variety of characters of all ages, from Fifi La Fume and Little Sneezer in Tiny Toon Adventures, to Dexter's mother in the popular cartoon Dexter's Laboratory, Grace in Bruno the Kid, Janine Melnitz in The Real Ghostbusters, Linka from Captain Planet and the Planeteers...
31. Noah Ringer Noah Ringer Actor, The Last Airbender Noah Andrew Ringer is an American actor who starred as Aang in the film The Last Airbender. He was discovered in an open casting call for Airbender in Texas. He was also cast in the film Cowboys & Aliens as Emmett. Ringer is a young taekwondo practitioner who was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. At age 12...
32. Dan Bakkedahl Dan Bakkedahl Actor, Hitman: Agent 47
33. Mathew Baynton Mathew Baynton Actor, Horrible Histories
34. Rich Fulcher Rich Fulcher Actor, Arthur Christmas
35. Dennis Haskins Dennis Haskins Actor, Saved by the Bell: The New Class Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Before pursuing a television career Dennis has worked as a music manager, agent and concert promoter. Among his customers were 'Tom Jones' and Greg Allman. He wrote a guide for actors called "Rating the Agents". On screen he had guest roles in series like The Twilight Zone or Magnum, P.I. and many more...
36. Kelcie Stranahan Kelcie Stranahan Actress, Last Hours in Suburbia Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kelcie Stranahan began acting and modeling at age 15. She has modeled for Pottery Barn, Macy's, Stunning Lure, LF Stores and a national campaign for Levi Strauss. Kelcie danced competitively for 10 years and continues to enjoy tap, jazz and ballet. Through her dancing stage performances, Kelcie soon realized that her true passion was acting.
37. Imogene Coca Imogene Coca Self, Your Show of Shows Imogene Coca is best remembered for playing opposite Sid Caesar in the live 90-minute Your Show of Shows, which ran every Saturday night in regular season on NBC from February 1950 to June 1954. Their repertoire of comedy acts included the very memorable, hilarious, timeless and irreconcilable married couple Charlie and Doris Hickenlooper...
38. Steven Moffat Steven Moffat Writer, Sherlock
39. Jon Campling Jon Campling Actor, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Now recognizable worldwide as 'King Regis' from the epic 'Final Fantasy' franchise, Jon was born in Hull, Yorkshire and originally an Aerospace engineer & part-time DJ. Always keen to act at 12 Jon's Mam arranged for him to join a local amateur group leading to Hull Truck Youth Theatre at 16, where he performed in many groundbreaking productions...
40. Nayanthara Nayanthara Actress, Ghajini Nayantara was born as Diana Mariam Kurien in a Malayali Nasrani (Syrian Christian) family to an Indian Army Officer father, Kurien Kodiyattu, and Omana Kurien, in Bangalore, Karnataka. She has a brother, Leno, who resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. After her father's retirement the family settled...
41. Andrea Marcovicci Andrea Marcovicci Actress, The Stuff
42. Eric Pierpoint Eric Pierpoint Actor, Liar Liar Eric Pierpoint is noted for the Alien Nation television series, Liar Liar, The World's Fastest Indian, Forever Young, Holes, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Sex Tax: Based on a True Story. He starred in TV series Hot Pursuit, Fame, and Farmed And Dangerous. He recurred on Parks And Recreation, Big Love...
43. Daphne Rubin-Vega Daphne Rubin-Vega Actress, Wild Things
44. Alan Moore Alan Moore Writer, From Hell
45. Carter Burwell Carter Burwell Music Department, Fargo
46. Jessi Case Jessi Case Actress, Mother's Day Jessi Case was born in Atlanta, to Dianne Cohn & Ken Case. Jessi discovered her passion for acting at the young age of 5 and subsequently appeared in numerous print campaigns and commercials. After booking her first feature, The Yellow Wallpaper (2012), Jessi and her family relocated to Los Angeles to further pursue her's and her siblings' careers...
47. Jocelyn Brando Jocelyn Brando Actress, The Big Heat Jocelyn Brando, the older sister of Marlon Brando, was born Nov. 18, 1919, in San Francisco, California, to Marlon Brando Sr. and his wife, the former Dorothy Pennebaker. Joceyln and Marlon and their sister Frances grew up mostly on a farm near Evanston, Illinois, though the family moved around during their childhoods...
48. Elizabeth Anne Allen Elizabeth Anne Allen Actress, Silent Lies
49. Joseph Ashton Joseph Ashton Actor, Rocket Power
50. Tommy Lioutas Tommy Lioutas Actor, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry, Merry Christmas
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