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1. Tom Payne Tom Payne Actor, The Walking Dead
2. Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Actor, Pulp Fiction Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance, Unbreakable, Shaft, Formula 51, Black Snake Moan, Snakes on a Plane, and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
3. Kaitlyn Dever Kaitlyn Dever Actress, Short Term 12 Kaitlyn Dever was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She knew she wanted to act at just six years old, and incessantly asked her parents to send her to acting school. Instead, they enrolled her in gymnastics, ballet and ice skating, but her passion didn't lie within any of these activities. At nine years of age...
4. Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland Actor, The Lost Boys Kiefer Sutherland was born in London, England, UK, to Canadian actors Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland, who moved to California shortly after his birth. His maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years and led the national NDP party for almost 10...
5. Steven Yeun Steven Yeun Actor, The Walking Dead Steven Yeun was born in Seoul, South Korea and his family first immigrated to Canada and stayed there for one year and moved to United States. He began acting when studying at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI. When he realized his love for acting he went to study theatre in college instead of med school...
6. Jane Fonda Jane Fonda Actress, 9 to 5 Born in New York City to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, Jane Seymour Fonda was destined early to an uncommon and influential life in the limelight. Although she initially showed little inclination to follow her father's trade, she was prompted by...
7. Tom Sturridge Tom Sturridge Actor, Pirate Radio Tom Sturridge was born in London, England. He is the son of actress Phoebe Nicholls and sometime-actor and full-time director Charles Sturridge, and the grandson of actors Anthony Nicholls and Faith Kent. His maternal great-grandfather, Horace Nicholls, was a prominent photographer. Tom started his acting career under the guidance of his father's directing...
8. Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine Actress, Men in Black II
9. Mike Vitar Mike Vitar Actor, The Sandlot Mike Vitar started acting at age 12, when a casting manager spotted him in line for a ride at a school carnival. After several roles as a child, such as The Sandlot, D2: The Mighty Ducks and D3: The Mighty Ducks, and a couple guest roles on TV series as a teenager, he discontinued his professional acting career.
10. Tuva Novotny Tuva Novotny Actress, Jalla! Jalla!
11. Julie Delpy Julie Delpy Actress, Before Sunset Julie Delpy was born in Paris, France, in 1969 to Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet, both actors. She was first featured in Jean-Luc Godard's Détective at the age of fourteen. She has starred in many American and European productions since then, including Disney's The Three Musketeers, Killing Zoe...
12. Michelle Hurd Michelle Hurd Actress, Blindspot
13. Fabiana Udenio Fabiana Udenio Actress, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Though born in Argentina, Fabiana Udenio grew up in Italy and at the age of 14 was crowned Miss Teen Italy. She began her professional acting career that same year. She has worked as a character actress for more than 20 years, often playing the foreign beauty, whether it be Italian, Brazilian or Ukrainian...
14. Jane Kaczmarek Jane Kaczmarek Actress, Malcolm in the Middle Jane grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her mother, Evelyn, was a school teacher. Her father, Edward, is a former Defense Department employee. She is the oldest of four children. Her brothers, Jim & Bill, are a teacher and an entrepreneur respectively. Her sister, Mary, works for an Internet company. Jane was a theater major at the University of Wisconsin...
15. Ray Romano Ray Romano Actor, Everybody Loves Raymond Ray Romano grew up in Forest Hills, Queens. He performed in the NYC comedy club circuit before landing a guest spot on The Letterman Show. It was here that he propelled his TV show Everybody Loves Raymond. He was also the voice of the Mammoth in the extremely successful Ice Age Series Movies. He is also the inspiration for the character'Paul'...
16. Zeb Halsell Zeb Halsell Producer, Rapacious
17. Jack Noseworthy Jack Noseworthy Actor, Event Horizon Jack Noseworthy was born on December 21, 1969. He grew up in Massachusetts, and began acting there. In his late teens, he joined the national tour of the musical "Cats." He then went straight to New York where many other productions followed. Jack also graduated and received his BFA from the Boston Conservatory...
18. Eve Mauro Eve Mauro Actress, CSI: Miami Eve is the youngest of six siblings. She grew up in Orlando, Florida and watched Greta Garbo films which inspired her to become an actress. Eve moved to Los Angeles at the age of 21 and began her acting career on stage. Eve is a passionate supporter of four charities very close to her heart including: Human Rights Watch...
19. Dennis Boutsikaris Dennis Boutsikaris Actor, Better Call Saul
20. Andy Dick Andy Dick Actor, NewsRadio
21. Cynthia Murell Cynthia Murell Actress, Making a Scene with James Franco
22. Ted Griffin Ted Griffin Writer, Ocean's Eleven
23. Jack Nance Jack Nance Actor, Eraserhead Born in Boston of Irish ancestry and raised in Dallas, Jack Nance traveled throughout the country doing children's theater. For eight years, he performed with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Later, he became involved with avant-garde theater. He first met David Lynch in the early 1970s in Philadelphia while he was performing in a local theater...
24. Danielle von Zerneck Danielle von Zerneck Producer, Recovery Road Danielle von Zerneck produces for both film and television teaming up with studios, companies and producers to develop projects that along with being both commercial and accessible have the ability to touch and provoke an audience. Current film projects include: In partnership with The Jim Henson Company...
25. Josh Mostel Josh Mostel Actor, Big Daddy The son of Broadway and film star Zero Mostel, Joshua Mostel is every bit the "heavyweight" that his father was -- perhaps even heavier. A graduate of Brandeis University, Mostel followed his father's sizable footsteps by going on-stage. His first major film appearance was as King Herod -- complete with anachronistic psychedelic costuming...
26. Tamannaah Bhatia Tamannaah Bhatia Actress, Baahubali: The Beginning Tamanna Bhatia is an Indian film actress born in Mumbai, India. She made her acting debut in 2005 with Hindi film Chand Sa Roshan Chehra. Also in 2005, she made her Telugu debut with movie Sree. In 2006, she appeared in her first Tamil film, Kedi. In 2007, she starred in two films, Happy Days and Kalloori, which both earned her critical acclaim...
27. Govinda Govinda Actor, Partner Govinda was born on December 21, 1963. Govinda has acted in over 120 films since his debut in 1986. Govinda is best-known for his comedy related roles; his powerful contribution in dancing in bollywood is inevitable. He is one of the most successful actors and is definitely the best dancer in bollywood...
28. Khrystyne Haje Khrystyne Haje Actress, Head of the Class
29. Ed Nelson Ed Nelson Actor, Peyton Place Ed Nelson was aiming for a career in the legal profession until he caught the acting bug during his second year of college. In 1952, he headed off to New York City, where he studied direction and production at the School of Radio Technique. He returned to his native New Orleans where he worked as an...
30. Phil Donahue Phil Donahue Self, Donahue
31. Lumi Cavazos Lumi Cavazos Actress, Como agua para chocolate Born Luz Maria Cavazos in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, she moved with her family to Guadalajara when she was 7 years old. At the age of 15 she was bitten by the acting bug, which led her to join a theater group while still finishing her high school years. At 19 she moved to Mexico City to...
32. John G. Avildsen John G. Avildsen Director, Rocky
33. Glenn Fitzgerald Glenn Fitzgerald Actor, The Sixth Sense
34. Michael Horse Michael Horse Actor, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
35. Alexander Arnold Alexander Arnold Actor, The Salvation Alexander Arnold is a British actor born in Ashford, Kent on December 21st 1992. He has been a member of the National Youth Theatre since 2008, attending Norton Knatchbull school and later Highworth Grammar School, performing in numerous drama productions as well as with Ashford Youth Theatre. At 17 he attended an open audition for the E4 teen drama 'Skins'...
36. Paul Winchell Paul Winchell Actor, The AristoCats Born Paul Wilchinsky on December 21, 1922, the son of Sol and Clara Wilchinsky, Paul Winchell grew up to be the most beloved ventriloquist of American children. Ironically, as famous as Paul was, his dummy, Jerry Mahoney, was probably more famous. Not since Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in the previous two decades had a ventriloquist and his dummy known equal celebrity...
37. John Erick Dowdle John Erick Dowdle Director, Quarantine John grew up in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. After graduating St. Thomas Academy, an all-boys, military, Catholic highschool, John moved to Iowa City to attend the University of Iowa. There he would make the move from writing to film. Two years later, John moved to Manhattan to attend NYU's film program...
38. Vannessa Vasquez Vannessa Vasquez Actress, Sorrow
39. Shane Graham Shane Graham Actor, Boyhood Shane Graham was born in Bryan, Texas. Growing up in a small farm town, Shane trained, rode, and competed on horses. When not acting, or riding horses, he was taking various martial arts courses. He studied at the Austin School of Film and The New York Film Academy in Acting for Film. He has and continues to study Stanislavski Method...
40. Daniel Brocklebank Daniel Brocklebank Actor, Coronation Street Daniel Brocklebank grew up in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. He started acting professionally at the age of 14. One of his first projects was playing the lead role of Ralph in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Lord Of The Flies" in 1995. He returned to the RSC in 2003 in productions of "As You Like It"...
41. Karri Turner Karri Turner Actress, JAG Karri was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended college in Tulsa before moving to Southern California to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating from AADA, she performed with the famed "Groundlings" comedy troupe (Sun Co) and the West Coast Ensemble theater company. Karri is best known for her role on the hit CBS series JAG...
42. Barry Gordon Barry Gordon Actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
43. Mahira Khan Mahira Khan Actress, Bol Mahira Khan, is a Pakistani Video jockey and actress. She has worked with satellite TV channels MTV Pakistan and Aag TV. She also starred in the film Bol. Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She received her primary education from Foundation Public School, Karachi, and went on to Santa Monica Community College in Los Angeles for higher education...
44. AJ Bowen AJ Bowen Actor, You're Next For the past decade, AJ has worked prolifically in independent film, focusing primarily on art house genre fare. He's garnered critical acclaim for performances in such notable films as The Signal (2007), A Horrible Way To Die (Best Actor, Fantastic Fest/Frightfest UK), You're Next, Sun Don't Shine, Grow Up Tony Phillips, The Sacrament, and The Frontier. He is an actor, writer, and producer.
45. Jared Martin Jared Martin Actor, One Life to Live Born in Manhattan, New York to Charles E. Martin, prolific cover artist and cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine, and Florence Taylor, an artist and homemaker; Jared began acting at the age of thirteen when his parents gave him the choice of learning to play the piano or acting in the local children theater group...
46. Frank Zappa Frank Zappa Composer, Baby Snakes Of all the qualities that typified Frank Zappa, perhaps the most striking is that he was a paradox. A workaholic perfectionist rock star who eschewed the hippie culture of the 1960s, deploring its conformism, spurious ideals and drug use, Zappa was not only a brilliant rock guitarist but an orchestral composer...
47. Ulli Lommel Ulli Lommel Writer, The Boogey Man Ulli Lommel is a German-born actor and filmmaker noted for his extensive career in both Europe and the US and his collaboration with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1968-1977) and Andy Warhol (1978-1984). Lommel was born on December 21, 1944, in Zielenzig, Oststernberg, Germany (now Sulecin, Lubuskie...
48. Larry Bryggman Larry Bryggman Actor, As the World Turns
49. Rudy Solari Rudy Solari Actor, Garrison's Gorillas
50. Jeffrey Katzenberg Jeffrey Katzenberg Producer, Shrek
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