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1. Diego Luna Diego Luna Actor, Rogue One Diego Luna Alexander was born on December 29, 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Alejandro Luna and Fiona Alexander, who worked as a costume designer. His father is Mexican and his mother was British, of Scottish and English descent. His mother died when Diego was only two, in a car accident. He soon became immersed in his father's passion...
2. Jane Levy Jane Levy Actress, Evil Dead
3. Alison Brie Alison Brie Actress, Community Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California, to Joanne (Brenner), who worked at a non-profit child care agency, and Charles Terry Schermerhorn, a musician and entertainment reporter. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. Brie grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of South Pasadena...
4. Jude Law Jude Law Actor, Sherlock Holmes Jude Law is a talented and versatile actor. Law has been nominated for two Academy Awards and continues to build a prolific body of work that spans from early successes such as Gattaca and The Talented Mr. Ripley to more recent turns as Dr. John Watson in Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, as Hugo's father in Hugo and in the titular role in Dom Hemingway...
5. Charlotte Riley Charlotte Riley Actress, Edge of Tomorrow
6. Lilly Wachowski Lilly Wachowski Writer, The Matrix Director, writer and producer Lilly Wachowski was born in 1967 in Chicago as Andrew Wachowski, the son of Lynne, a nurse and painter and Ron, a businessman. Lilly was educated at Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago, before moving on to Whitney Young High School. After graduating from high school, she attended Emerson College in Boston, but dropped out...
7. Dylan Minnette Dylan Minnette Actor, Prisoners Dylan Christopher Minnette was born December 29, 1996 in Evansville, Indiana, to Robyn and Craig Minnette. Scouted by an agent in Chicago, Dylan began work on commercial modeling and acting at the age of seven. He later relocated to Los Angeles, CA to continue his acting career. Dylan scored his first major television role at the age of 8...
8. Jon Voight Jon Voight Actor, Mission: Impossible
9. Jennifer Ehle Jennifer Ehle Actress, Zero Dark Thirty
10. Michael Cudlitz Michael Cudlitz Actor, The Walking Dead
11. Brady Smith Brady Smith Actor, Young Adult Brady Smith, a Texas native, moved to Los Angeles, without knowing a single person there. He eventually landed a series regular role on the pilot, According to Bex (aka "Everything I Know About Men"), directed by James Burrows. He has appeared in numerous television shows, including White Collar...
12. Danny McBride Danny McBride Actor, Your Highness
13. Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore Actress, Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore was born on December 29, 1936 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to Marjorie (Hackett) and George Tyler Moore, a clerk. Her maternal grandparents were English immigrants, and her father was of English, Irish, and German descent. Moore's family relocated to California when she was eight. Her childhood was troubled...
14. Katherine Moennig Katherine Moennig Actress, The L Word
15. Ted Danson Ted Danson Actor, Cheers Ted Danson is well known for his role as Sam Malone in the television series Cheers. During the show's 11-year run, he was nominated nine times for an Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and won twice, in 1990 and 1993. The role also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 1989 and 1990...
16. Patricia Clarkson Patricia Clarkson Actress, Shutter Island This remarkable, one-of-a-kind actress has, since the early 1990s, intrigued film and TV audiences with her glowing, yet careworn eccentricity and old world-styled glamour. Very much in demand these days as a character player, Patricia Clarkson nevertheless continues to avoid the temptation of money-making mainstream filming while reaping kudos and acting awards in out-of-the-way projects...
17. Leonor Varela Leonor Varela Actress, Blade II Leonor Varela was born on December 29, 1972 in Santiago de Chile, Chile, the daughter of Leonor Palma, a massage therapist, and Francisco Varela (Francisco Javier Varela Garcia), a biologist, neuroscientist, and philosopher. Her family fled to Costa Rica, leaving behind the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. They subsequently resided in Germany, USA, and France, where Varela studied...
18. Tori Anderson Tori Anderson Actress, Open Heart
19. Mekhi Phifer Mekhi Phifer Actor, ER Mekhi Phifer was born in Harlem, Manhattan, and was raised by his mother, Rhoda, a high school teacher. Phifer's acting career began when he auditioned at an open casting call for director Spike Lee's Clockers and was selected for the leading role. Working alongside Harvey Keitel and Delroy Lindo...
20. John Newton John Newton Actor, Alive
21. Shawn Hatosy Shawn Hatosy Actor, Animal Kingdom
22. Patrick Fischler Patrick Fischler Actor, Mad Men
23. Maria Dizzia Maria Dizzia Actress, Martha Marcy May Marlene
24. Ross Lynch Ross Lynch Actor, Teen Beach Movie Ross Lynch stars as singer 'Austin Moon,' one-half of an internet music duo that has become an overnight sensation, in the Disney Channel hit comedy series "Austin & Ally." This role has earned him 4 Kids Choice Awards for 'Favorite TV Actor' (2013,2014,2015,2016), 3 Teen Choice Awards for 'Choice TV Actor: Comedy' (2014,2015,2016) and the Number 1 spot on iTunes for the "Austin & Ally" soundtrack...
25. Iain De Caestecker Iain De Caestecker Actor, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
26. Ennis Esmer Ennis Esmer Actor, Red Oaks Ennis Esmer portrays the titular country club's resident tennis professional 'Nash' on the Amazon comedy series Red Oaks opposite Craig Roberts, Paul Reiser, Richard Kind, and Gina Gershon. This past television season, Esmer has had recurring roles on DirecT's You Me Her, Global's Private Eyes, and...
27. Jon Polito Jon Polito Actor, Miller's Crossing A veteran of nearly 100 films, Jon Polito is most recognized for his work with The Coen brothers, as well as his many television appearances as a series regular and guest star. Notable Motion Picture roles are in Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Crow, Blankman, and The Freshman with Marlon Brando...
28. Jason-Shane Scott Jason-Shane Scott Actor, Famous in Love Jason-Shane Scott was born in Los Angeles and moved to Reno, Nevada at the age of two. Jason's mother wanted to name him Jason but his father had adamantly always dreamed his son being named Shane after the classic film of the same name. They compromised, thus leading to Jason-Shane's hyphened first name...
29. Dina Merrill Dina Merrill Actress, The Player It would have been pretty darn difficult for actress Dina Merrill to have ever pulled off playing a commoner on stage, film or TV. She just had too much class. The epitome of poise and glamor, the New York-born socialite and celebrity was born in 1923 the daughter of financier E.F. Hutton, the founder of the Wall Street firm...
30. Kevin Weisman Kevin Weisman Actor, Alias Kevin Weisman is internationally known for his work as "Marshall Flinkman" on the ABC series 'Alias', which ran for five critically acclaimed seasons. TV Guide named Kevin one of television's "Top Ten Scene Stealers", and he appeared on Entertainment Weekly's "Must List" in 2006. Recently, Kevin appeared as series regular "Kives" on Stephen Merchant's two time Emmy nominated HBO comedy series...
31. Paris Berelc Paris Berelc Actress, Invisible Sister Paris was born & raised in the suburbs of Milwaukee WI. She's a mixture of French Canadian, European and Asian. Paris started in dance at the age of 4 then competed in gymnastics for 9 years. She started a modeling career when she was 9 with Ford Models Chicago then begun an acting career a few years later.
32. Bernard Cribbins Bernard Cribbins Actor, The Wombles An actor since the age of 14, Bernard Cribbins had become a major star on the London stage by his mid-20s, but it was another ten years before he became a national star by his success in film comedies and with a string of hit records. He appeared in several of the "Carry On" series, and also achieved a great degree of success doing voiceovers for cartoons and TV commercials.
33. Ali Hillis Ali Hillis Actress, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
34. Viveca Lindfors Viveca Lindfors Actress, Stargate Ms. Lindfors was a Swedish-born actress whose stage and screen career in the U.S. and Sweden spanned more than half a century. She was brought to Hollywood in 1946 by Warner Brothers in the hope that she would be a new Greta Garbo or Ingrid Bergman. She appeared with Ronald Reagan in her first Hollywood film...
35. David Fumero David Fumero Actor, One Life to Live
36. Barbara Steele Barbara Steele Actress, The most beautiful star of the greatest horror masterpiece of Italian film, Black Sunday: Barbara Steele was born on December 29, 1937 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. Barbara is loved by her fans for her talent, intelligence, and a dark, mysterious beauty that is unique; her face epitomizes either sweet innocence...
37. Jo Van Fleet Jo Van Fleet Actress, Cool Hand Luke Jo Van Fleet was born on December 30, 1914 in Oakland, California. She established herself as a notable dramatic actress on Broadway over several years, winning a Tony Award in 1954 for her skill in a difficult role, playing an unsympathetic, even abusive character, in Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful" with Lillian Gish and Eva Marie Saint...
38. Charlayne Woodard Charlayne Woodard Actress, Unbreakable
39. Robert Hyatt Robert Hyatt Actor, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Robert "Bobby" Hyatt appeared in his first motion picture at six months old when Cary Grant picked him out of a group of babies at MGM. That was the beginning of an acting career that kept him busy for the next 25 years, giving him a solid background of experience to move behind the camera as a writer and director...
40. Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Actor, Before Midnight
41. Jason Gould Jason Gould Actor, Say Anything...
42. Twinkle Khanna Twinkle Khanna Actress, Baadshah Very few people have the privilege of being born on the same day as their mom or dad, Tina is one of them. She was born on 29 December 1974, and shares her date of birth with her dad, Jatin alias super-star Rajesh Khanna, born in 1942. Tina is the daughter of well-known Bollywood actress, Dimple Kapadia; has a sister...
43. Paula Poundstone Paula Poundstone Actress, Inside Out
44. Claire Dodd Claire Dodd Actress, Roberta She was born Dorothy Anne Dodd on December 29, 1908, in Des Moines, Iowa while her mother was on a trip. This did not appeal to her Southern pride so she said she was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she was actually raised. Her father was a doctor who abandoned her and her mother before she was ten years old...
45. Philip Ridley Philip Ridley Writer, Heartless Philip was born in the East End of London where he still lives and works. He studied painting at St Martin's School of Art and has exhibited widely throughout Europe. As a novelist his credits include Crocodilia (1988), In The Eyes Of Mr. Fury (Penguin, 1989), Flamingoes In Orbit (Hamish Hamilton, 1990) and three novels for children; Mercedes Ice (Collins...
46. Oliver Hirschbiegel Oliver Hirschbiegel Director, Downfall Born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1957. In his teens he left high school and worked as a cooker in a boat. Then he studied painting and graphism in the Academy of arts in Hamburg where he also started experimenting with video and photography. Those experimental movies attracted the attention of some producers of the German TV...
47. Evan Seinfeld Evan Seinfeld Actor, Oz
48. Joseph Maher Joseph Maher Actor, Guiding Light
49. Inga Swenson Inga Swenson Actress, Benson
50. Marianne Faithfull Marianne Faithfull Soundtrack, The City of Lost Children Daughter of Eva, the Baroness Erisso, and Major Glynn Faithfull, a WWII British spy. Recorded the first song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "As Tears Go By" (1964). Involved in a major drug scandal with Jagger, Richards and others, which ultimately turned public opinion favorably towards the 'Rolling Stones' and other rock groups...
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