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1. Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Actor, Chuck The middle child between two sisters, Zachary Levi was born as Zachary Levi Pugh, on September 29, 1980, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Susan (Hoctor) and Darrell Pugh. He uses his middle name as his stage surname, because his birth name, "Pugh", which is of Welsh origin, sounds too much like "Pew"; his other ancestry is English...
2. Erika Eleniak Erika Eleniak Actress, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Erika Maya Eleniak was born on September 29, 1969 in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. She is the eldest daughter in a family of four girls and one boy. Erika began her acting career at the age of 10, starring in numerous productions for television, film, commercials and theater. Her first film role was in the science fiction blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial...
3. Ian McShane Ian McShane Actor, Kung Fu Panda Ian McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, to parents Irene (Cowley) and Harry McShane, a soccer player for Manchester United. His father was Scottish and his mother was of English and Irish descent. Ian originally planned to follow in his father's 'footballer' steps, until his high school teacher encouraged him to be an actor...
4. Dale Dickey Dale Dickey Actress, Iron Man 3
5. Cindy Morgan Cindy Morgan Actress, TRON Best known as "Lacey Underall" in Caddyshack, and "Yori" in TRON, Cindy Morgan was born Cynthia Ann Cichorski on September 29 in Chicago, Ill, not far from Wrigley Field. The daughter of a Polish factory worker and German mother, Cindy attended 12 years of Catholic school and was the first in her family to attend college...
6. Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn Writer, The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn is a Danish film director, screenwriter and producer. He moved to the United States in 1981 and is known for directing the crime dramas Bleeder (1999) and the Pusher films (1996, 2004, 2005), the fictionalised biographical film Bronson (2008), the dramatic adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009)...
7. Sasha Lane Sasha Lane Actress, American Honey
8. Natasha Gregson Wagner Natasha Gregson Wagner Actress, High Fidelity She was surrounded by Hollywood glamor from the onset as the daughter of film star Natalie Wood and British producer/writer/agent Richard Gregson, who was married to Wood from 1969-1972. Natasha Gregson was born on September 29, 1970, in Los Angeles. Her mother was of Ukrainian and Russian heritage...
9. Madeline Kahn Madeline Kahn Actress, Blazing Saddles Madeline Kahn was born Madeline Gail Wolfson on September 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Freda (Goldberg) and Bernard B. Wolfson, a garment manufacturer. She was of Russian Jewish descent. Madeline began her acting career in high school and went on to university where she trained as an opera singer and starred in several campus productions...
10. Luke Goss Luke Goss Actor, Hellboy II: The Golden Army Luke Goss started his acting career playing 'Danny Zuko' in the smash hit musical Grease, on London's West End, and later toured with the production throughout the United Kingdom. He established himself as a screen actor in 2002 with performances in two very different features: David Goyer's independent drama ZigZag...
11. Mackenzie Crook Mackenzie Crook Actor, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Mackenzie Crook, one of British comedy's best-known faces, who collected Star Wars figurines as a child, is now immortalized in plastic as a six-inch-high pirate action figure. He was born Paul Mackenzie Crook on September 29, 1971, in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK. His father worked for British Airways...
12. Jill Whelan Jill Whelan Actress, The Love Boat
13. Nathan West Nathan West Actor, Bring It On
14. Roger Bart Roger Bart Actor, Hercules
15. Anita Ekberg Anita Ekberg Actress, La Dolce Vita Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg was born on September 29, 1931 in Malmo, Sweden. Growing up with seven brothers and sisters was not an adventure, but Anita's adventure began when she was elected Miss Sweden in 1950. She did not win the Miss Universe contest but she got a modeling contract in the United States...
16. Rune Temte Rune Temte Actor, Fortitude Rune Temte is a Norwegian actor born in Solbergelva in the outskirts of Oslo, Norway. Rune played professional football for Strømgodset Football Club before choosing to pursue his first love of acting. Rune trained at the Drama Studio, London (1993-1994) and has played Hamlet, Oberon and a great many other parts for stage and screen...
17. Andrew Dice Clay Andrew Dice Clay Actor, Blue Jasmine
18. Martin Ferrero Martin Ferrero Actor, Jurassic Park
19. Alexis Cruz Alexis Cruz Actor, Stargate
20. Robert Webb Robert Webb Actor, Peep Show
21. Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni Writer, Blow-Up Michelangelo Antonioni was born in 1912 into a middle-class family and grew up in bourgeois surroundings of the Italian province. In Bologna he studied economics and commerce while he painted and also wrote criticism for a local newspaper. In 1939 he went to Rome and worked for the journal "Cinema" studying directorship at the School of Cinema...
22. Emily Lloyd Emily Lloyd Actress, A River Runs Through It
23. Larry Linville Larry Linville Actor, M*A*S*H
24. Donovan Scott Donovan Scott Actor, Police Academy
25. Anna Khaja Anna Khaja Actress, Quantico Anna is most known for her recurring roles on True Blood, Stitchers, Silicon Valley and ABC's smash-hit Quantico. A graduate of the UCLA School of Drama, Anna first gained recognition on the big screen in King of California (Sundance Film Festival premiere) as the unyielding but vulnerable cop who faces off with - and is eventually seduced by - Michael Douglas...
26. Russell Peters Russell Peters Actor, Source Code
27. Trevor Howard Trevor Howard Actor, Gandhi The son of an insurance underwriter, who represented Lloyd's of London in Ceylon, Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith was born in Margate, Kent. He spent his early childhood globetrotting with his mother, frequently left in the care of strangers. After attending private school, he subsequently trained at RADA (due to his mother's insistence)...
28. Shay Astar Shay Astar Actress, The Lost
29. Steve Forrest Steve Forrest Actor, Spies Like Us A ruggedly handsome action man of the 1960s and '70s, Steve Forrest was born William Forrest Andrews in Huntsville, Texas, the youngest of thirteen children of Annis (Speed) and Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister. His brother was actor Dana Andrews. Forrest began his screen career as a small part contract player with MGM...
30. Karen Young Karen Young Actress, Daylight Karen Young was born in Pequannock, New Jersey, and educated at Rutgers University. She was the eldest of six children; her mother was a homemaker and her father was a stonemason. After college, she went to New York City to pursue a career in acting and has been a New Yorker ever since. One of her first successes was in the original theatrical production of "A Lie of the Mind"...
31. Greer Garson Greer Garson Actress, Mrs. Miniver Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson was born on September 29, 1904 in London, England, to Nancy Sophia (Greer) and George Garson, a commercial clerk. She was of Scottish and Ulster-Scots descent. Her childhood was a normal if not non-descript life. Greer showed no early signs of interest in becoming an actress...
32. Rick Warden Rick Warden Actor, Imagine Me & You
33. Lizabeth Scott Lizabeth Scott Actress, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Lizabeth Scott was born Emma Matzo on September 29, 1922 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children of Mary (Pennock) and John Matzo, who were Bohemian immigrants. Scott attended Marywood Seminary and the Alvienne School of the Theatre in New York City, where she adopted the stage name of "Elizabeth Scott." After doing a national tour of Hellzapoppin...
34. Ken Weatherwax Ken Weatherwax Actor, The Addams Family
35. Gene Autry Gene Autry Soundtrack, Sleepless in Seattle After high school Gene Autry worked as a laborer for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad in Oklahoma. Next he was a telegrapher. In 1928 he began singing on a local radio station, and three years later he had his own show and was making his first recordings. Three years after that he made his film...
36. Scott MacDonald Scott MacDonald Actor, Jarhead Scott MacDonald is a veteran character actor with an extensive and eclectic list of credits in film, television, commercials, voice overs and on the legit stages of regional theaters across the U.S. and on Broadway. MacDonald graduated from high school in the remote town of Libby in northwestern Montana...
37. Marco Ilsø Marco Ilsø Actor, Mikkel og guldkortet
38. Reggie Bannister Reggie Bannister Actor, Phantasm Musician, Actor, Producer, Screenwriter, Activist - Referred to as "The Hardest Working Man in Horror," Reggie Bannister is known world wide for his starring role as the intrepid ice cream vendor-turned hero in the action-horror series, Phantasm I-IV. His career spans over 40 years in television, film and entertainment with a background that includes writing...
39. Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer Producer, Judgment at Nuremberg
40. Isla Blair Isla Blair Actress, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
41. Lisa Foiles Lisa Foiles Actress, All That
42. James Lance James Lance Actor, Northern Soul
43. Brenda Marshall Brenda Marshall Actress, The Sea Hawk Brenda wanted to be a film actress, all right; it's just that she didn't want to be Brenda Marshall. Throughout her years in Hollywood, she insisted that her friends and coworkers address her not by her studio-fabricated cognomen, but by her given name of Ardis Ankerson (with the addition of the surname of her first husband...
44. Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson Self, Dancing with the Stars
45. Patricia Hodge Patricia Hodge Actress, The Elephant Man
46. Anaïs Demoustier Anaïs Demoustier Actress, Une nouvelle amie
47. Ted de Corsia Ted de Corsia Actor, The Killing A big, brawny villain of many 1940s and 1950s films, Ted de Corsia was an actor in touring companies and on radio before making a memorable film debut as the killer in The Lady from Shanghai. Although he occasionally played such sympathetic roles as a judge or prison warden, de Corsia's imposing size, tough New York street demeanor...
48. Anna Jacoby-Heron Anna Jacoby-Heron Actress, Contagion
49. Adriene Mishler Adriene Mishler Actress, Joe Adriene is an actor and yoga teacher from Austin, TX. A daughter of two actors, Adriene grew up in the theatre and has been acting and performing since a very young age. Adriene works in film, commercial and Voice Over. She has worked with numerous theatre and dance companies from Austin to New York & LA...
50. Virginia Bruce Virginia Bruce Actress, The Great Ziegfeld American leading lady of the 1930s and 1940s, Virginia Bruce was born in Minnesota but grew up in Fargo, North Dakota, and came to California to attend college. Her blond good looks got her an entry into films, and after a few extra roles and bit parts she began to make serious inroads as a leading woman in secondary films and as the "other" woman in more prestigious productions...
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