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1. William Fichtner William Fichtner Actor, The Dark Knight A small-town guy with a big heart, William Fichtner has been captivating the hearts of Western New Yorkers for decades. Bill was born in 1956 on Long Island, New York, to Patricia A. (Steitz) and William E. Fichtner. He is of German, Irish, and English descent. Fichtner was raised in Cheektowaga, and graduated from Maryvale High School in 1974...
2. Alison Pill Alison Pill Actress, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Alison is a Canadian born TV, film and theater actress. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. Her father, who is Estonian, is a financier. She attended Vaughan Road Academy, and decided she wanted to be an actor when she was age 10. She was a member of the Toronto Children's Chorus and was chosen to narrate one of their performances. From there, she gained a job narrating children's audio books...
3. Sharlto Copley Sharlto Copley Actor, District 9 Sharlto Copley was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Linda Stocks and Bruce Copley, a former university professor. His childhood dreams of acting were put on hold for many years when his television production company was one of few in his native South Africa granted licensing to create content for broadcast...
4. Bruce Lee Bruce Lee Actor, Enter the Dragon Bruce Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North American and European cinema and audiences the way it has over the past four decades...
5. Michael Vartan Michael Vartan Actor, Alias Michael Vartan was born on 27th November 1968 in France, an only child. Michael's father, Eddie Vartan, was a French musician, whose ancestry was Armenian and Bulgarian on one side, and Hungarian Jewish on the other. Michael's mother, Doris Vartan (née Pucher), is a Polish Jewish immigrant to the United States...
6. Fisher Stevens Fisher Stevens Actor, The Grand Budapest Hotel Fisher Stevens moved from his native Chicago to New York at the age of 13 to pursue an acting career. He tried, unsuccessfully, to get any kind of job and was, he recalls, even rejected as extra for a Crest commercial. When his acting teacher, Dan Fauci, lost the lease to his teaching studio...
7. Brooke Langton Brooke Langton Actress, Melrose Place As a child, Brooke Langton lived in Illinois, Texas, and Japan. She settled down in California, where she studied marine biology and screen-writing. She also studied at Second City improv. Her first acting job was Budweiser's "Ginger or Mary Ann?" directed by David Fincher, which aired during Super Bowl XXVII...
8. Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow Director, The Hurt Locker A very talented painter, Kathryn spent two years at the San Francisco Art Institute. At 20, she won a scholarship to the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She was given a studio in a former Offtrack Betting building, literally in an old bank vault, where she made art and waited to be critiqued by people like Richard Serra...
9. Curtis Armstrong Curtis Armstrong Actor, Ray
10. Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano Actor, Thor Asano Tadanobu is a Japanese film actor. His father, an actors' agent, suggested he take on what became his first role, in the TV show "Kimpachi Sensei," at the age of 16. His film debut was in the 1990 Swimming Upstream (Bataashi kingyo), though his first major critical success was in Shunji Iwai's Fried Dragon Fish...
11. Aubrey Peeples Aubrey Peeples Actress, Jem and the Holograms Aubrey has always loved to perform. She grew up in Central, Florida the oldest daughter of Wendy and Ashley Peeples with her younger sister Ally. Growing up she performing in numerous Plays, TV shows, Commercials and Films including "Thoroughly Modern Millie", "Seussical", "The Sound of Music" and many more...
12. Elizabeth Marvel Elizabeth Marvel Actress, Burn After Reading
13. Jaleel White Jaleel White Actor, Family Matters
14. Samantha Bond Samantha Bond Actress, GoldenEye
15. Don Yesso Don Yesso Actor, Bad Country
16. Kirk Acevedo Kirk Acevedo Actor, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Born in Brooklyn, raised in the Bronx, and spent most of his formative years hanging out in New York City, Kirk Acevedo, who is of Puerto Rican/Chinese descent, received his BFA from SUNY Purchase and founded a theater company called The Rorschach Group. After guest-starring on several television shows like New York Undercover and Law & Order...
17. James Avery James Avery Actor, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Although best known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, James Avery is a classically trained actor and scholar. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Upon leaving the military...
18. Chin Han Chin Han Actor, The Dark Knight Named one of Asia's 25 greatest actors of all time by CNNGo (a division of CNN) alongside stars like Japan's Toshiro Mifune and India's Amitabh Bachchan and nominated for Variety's Asian Star of the Year Award in 2013, Chin Han's 20 year career has spanned many international theater, television and film projects...
19. Ali Astin Ali Astin Actress, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
20. Kimmy Robertson Kimmy Robertson Actress, Beauty and the Beast Kimmy Robertson began her career as a ballet dancer but her distinctive sense of humor and quirky style brought her to the attention of an agent who happened to worked in the same office as her ballet company. After at first being unsure about becoming an actor, Kimmy was then hired for the first role she auditioned for in the teen comedy The Last American Virgin...
21. Robin Givens Robin Givens Actress, Head of the Class Robin Simone Givens was born in New York City on 27th of November, 1964, to Ruth (Newby) and Reuben Givens. Robin's father left his family when Robin was a young girl and she seldom saw him after that. Robin's mother raised her and her younger sister in Westchester, CT. Her mother (once linked to Yankee...
22. Paulina García Paulina García Actress, Gloria The Great Lady of Chilean theater, TV and cinema, Paulina García has garnered an impressive number of awards, among which the APES Award, the Altazor Award as well as the prestigious Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival. Paulina García studied drama at the Catholic University of Chile where she debuted in the play 'Donde estara la Jeanette?'...
23. Steve Oedekerk Steve Oedekerk Writer, Evan Almighty Steve Oedekerk, the Academy Award nominated multi-hyphenate, has built an extraordinary career, experiencing vast success in writing, directing, producing, acting, stand-up comedy and computer generated animation. He has written and directed films that have grossed over $1.9 billion in worldwide box office...
24. Michael Rispoli Michael Rispoli Actor, Kick-Ass
25. Marshall Thompson Marshall Thompson Actor, Daktari Although he geared himself up for major film stardom throughout the 1950s, it took a leading role on a 1960s TV series opposite a lion and chimpanzee to make Marshall Thompson a genuine household name. Born on November 27, 1925, and named James Marshall Thompson after an ancestor, a famed Supreme Court justice...
26. Jennifer O'Dell Jennifer O'Dell Actress, The Lost World
27. Alec Newman Alec Newman Actor, A Lonely Place to Die Alec Newman was born in Glasgow on the 27th of November 1974. Raised both in Scotland and England he joined the National Youth theater at 17 after injury ruled out a career in soccer. There he played various roles most notably Iago in Shakespeare's Othello, opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor. Upon finishing his training both at the NYT and then at LAMDA...
28. Patricia McPherson Patricia McPherson Actress, Knight Rider Patricia McPherson was born in Washington where her father was a high ranking naval officer. She spent several years in France when her father was sent to Paris, and later studied advertising at the university in Florida and California. She then became a very successful model and worked as a magazine graphic artist. Knight Rider was her first TV series.
29. Vladimir Mashkov Vladimir Mashkov Actor, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov was born in Tula, to Natalia, a puppet theatre director, and Lev Mashkov, an actor. He worked for Oleg Tabakov's theatre where he performed in Alexander Galich's "My Big Land", Neil Simon's "Biloxy Blues", Nickolai Gogol's "The Inspector General", Jean-Batiste Moliere's "Don Juan"...
30. Gerrit Graham Gerrit Graham Actor, Child's Play 2 Gerrit Graham was born on November 27, 1949 in New York City. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois and Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Gerrit made his acting debut at age eight in a Detroit Art Institute stage production of "Winnie the Pooh." Graham was the president of the dramatic association...
31. Thomas Bo Larsen Thomas Bo Larsen Actor, The Hunt
32. Todd Giebenhain Todd Giebenhain Actor, Raising Hope
33. Jessica Grace Smith Jessica Grace Smith Actress, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Jessica Grace graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School with a Bachelor of Performing Arts majoring in Acting. She is known for her work on the award-winning Australian drama series Home & Away, as well as her captivating performance in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Jessica Grace has just directed her first film which she also wrote, Everybody Else Is Taken.
34. Rebecca Ferratti Rebecca Ferratti Actress, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Rebecca Ferratti was born in the "Big Sky Country", Montana. She is an active sports enthusiast and has been involved in many professional sports, including the arena of competitive martial arts, and has developed her talents as a weapons, sparring and forms champion. She attributes her positive attitude to setting high goals and achieving success...
35. Adam Shankman Adam Shankman Producer, Hairspray
36. Randal Reeder Randal Reeder Actor, Deadpool Randal Reeder was born in the Houston Texas area to Russell Reeder Jr., a plumber/entrepreneur and Glenda Reeder, a housewife and horse lover. At 18 years old Randal began training as a pro wrestler and before the age of 20 was on ESPN's Global Wrestling Federation TV worldwide, daily. Having set his sites on acting...
37. Ricardo Hoyos Ricardo Hoyos Actor, Degrassi: The Next Generation Ricardo Antonio Hoyos was born November 27, 1995. He has green eyes and dark brown hair. He is Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and Irish. He can play the guitar. Surprisingly, Ricardo has dual citizenship in the USA and Canada. He has worked on many shows including the famous Canadian show Degrassi as a skate-boarder named Zig...
38. Bill Nye Bill Nye Self, An Honest Liar
39. Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz Actress, Bikur Ha-Tizmoret Born in Beershaba in 1964, Ronit was an awkward child who felt she was different from others, but when she became an actress (more or less by chance at the age of 26) with a star role in Daniel Wachsmann's 'Hameyu'ad' ['The Appointed (1990)'], this complex became an asset. This beautiful brunette realized she could relate to the rest of the world by expressing her inner emotions...
40. Arjay Smith Arjay Smith Actor, The Day After Tomorrow An American actor whose career balances healthily between television and film describes Arjay Smith. He was born on November 27, 1983, in California and began his acting career in the summer of 1993 at the age of 9. Easily recognized, Arjay is perhaps best known for his title role in the Nickelodeon television series The Journey of Allen Strange...
41. Barbara Anderson Barbara Anderson Actress, Ironside
42. Lauren C. Mayhew Lauren C. Mayhew Actress, Band Camp Lauren Courtney Mayhew was born on 27 November 1985 in Tampa, Florida to David Mayhew, an orthopaedic surgeon and Sharon Mayhew, a nurse. She has a sister named Briana, who was born in 1988. Lauren started in acting at the age of 9 when she was a finalist in the national Wilhemnia contest. A judge, Marilyn Zitner...
43. Gregory Hoblit Gregory Hoblit Producer, Frequency Gregory Hoblit was born in Texas but moved to Northern California at a young age because of his father's job in law enforcement, a hint at what might have attracted the mystery/courtroom plots of his movie/TV credits. After graduating from UCLA, he worked as a TV co-producer with Steven Bochco until directing the 80s series...
44. Samantha Harris Samantha Harris Self, Entertainment Tonight A seasoned entertainment news journalist and two-time Emmy-nominated TV personality, Samantha Harris is currently seen on the world's #1 entertainment news program, Entertainment Tonight, as a correspondent. In just her first months with the show, she covered the Cannes Film Festival, traveled to two film sets in Hawaii (for interviews with Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman)...
45. Alex Neuberger Alex Neuberger Actor, Running Scared Alexander James Neuberger is an American actor from Cottage Grove Minnesota. Alex wanted to be an actor at an early age. He told his mother and she right then and there started to seek out an agent. She also signed Alex up for a 3 year contract at John Robert Powers, though now Alex regrets taking their services...
46. Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix Soundtrack, Almost Famous Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, to African-American parents Lucille (Jeter) and James Allen Hendrix. His mother named him John Allen Hendrix and raised him alone while his father, Al Hendrix, was off fighting in World War II. When his mother became sick from alcoholism...
47. Connie Sawyer Connie Sawyer Actress, Dumb & Dumber
48. John Alderton John Alderton Actor, Calendar Girls An English actor active in the theater since 1961, having made few theatrical movies, none of which particularly outstanding, with the exception of John Boorman's Zardoz and Nigel Cole's popular Calendar Girls, John Alderton has become famous thanks to British television. Appearing in approximately two hundred TV series episodes...
49. Joanne Boland Joanne Boland Actress, Land of the Dead Joanne attended York University and also the Randolph Academy for performing arts. Her first role on film was in "The Mitchell Brothers" directed by Emilio Esteves, from there she went on to various film and television projects. She lives in Toronto with her husband Dylan and son's Kaden and Wyatt She also plays with the band "The Elastocitizens".
50. Heather Ann Davis Heather Ann Davis Actress, The Lake A southern California native, Heather Ann Davis was born and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles County. She began acting as a child in school and in local musical theater productions. She continued her education in acting throughout her years in school, and additionally pursued an education in music. She resides in Los Angeles with her bird, Logan McNugget.
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