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1. Morena Baccarin Morena Baccarin Actress, Homeland Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. Morena has Italian and Brazilian Portuguese ancestry. She moved to New York at the age of 10, when her father was transferred there. She attended the LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts and then the Juilliard School...
2. Wentworth Miller Wentworth Miller Actor, Prison Break Wentworth Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed actor whose credits span both television and feature film. Wentworth Earl Miller III was born June 2, 1972 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, to American parents, Joy Marie (Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller II...
3. Jewel Staite Jewel Staite Actress, Serenity Born in White Rock, BC, Canada. Spent first three years of life in Maui. Started out modeling, was recommened to act at age 6. Won best actor in "Meeting Dad", a Vancouver Film School short.
4. Zachary Quinto Zachary Quinto Actor, Star Trek Zachary Quinto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Margaret J. (McArdle), an Irish-American office worker, and Joseph John Quinto, an Italian-American barber. Zachary graduated from Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, with the class of 1995, where he won Pittsburgh's Gene Kelly Award...
5. Dominic Cooper Dominic Cooper Actor, Captain America: The First Avenger Dominic Edward Cooper was born and raised in Greenwich, London, England. His mother, Julie (Heron), is a nursery school teacher and a keen theater-goer. His father, Brian Cooper, is an auctioneer. They divorced when Dominic was age 5. His maternal great-grandfather was film enthusiast E.T. Heron, who published The Kinematograph Weekly...
6. Leah Cairns Leah Cairns Actress, Interstellar
7. Justin Long Justin Long Actor, Live Free or Die Hard A likable, boyish-looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile, Justin Long is a native of Connecticut. He was born and raised in Fairfield, the second of three sons. His father, R. James Long, is a Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former Broadway actress...
8. Lasse Hallström Lasse Hallström Director, Chocolat
9. Pip Torrens Pip Torrens Actor, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
10. Dana Carvey Dana Carvey Actor, Wayne's World One of SNL's most talented alumni, comedian Dana Carvey reigned supreme during his six-season run creating some of the show's most memorable characters, including "Church Lady", "Garth" of Wayne & Garth fame, Grumpy Old Man and bodybuilding "Hans" of Hans & Franz notoriety. So it is quite bewildering that this sharp and witty writer...
11. Sally Kellerman Sally Kellerman Actress, MASH Sally Kellerman arrived quite young on the late 1950s film and TV scene with a fresh and distinctively weird, misfit presence. It is this same uniqueness that continues to makes her such an attractively offbeat performer today. The willowy, swan-necked, flaxen-haired actress shot to film comedy fame after toiling nearly a decade and a half in the business...
12. Dennis Haysbert Dennis Haysbert Actor, The Unit
13. Stacy Keach Stacy Keach Actor, American History X When Stacy Keach burst into the public consciousness in John Huston's Fat City in 1972, it appeared that a great actor had been discovered. He was not unknown: Keach had earlier appeared on-screen in The The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, End of the Road and the revisionist Western 'Doc' and had established a reputation off-Broadway as one of America's best stage actors...
14. James Ransone James Ransone Actor, Sinister James Ransone attended Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland from 1993-1997. The school is a "magnet school" that allows students to specialize in subjects such as theater, dance, writing, fine arts, and film as well as all the required academic classes. Ransone specialized in theater, then changed majors to fine arts and graduated in 1997. he currently lives in NYC.
15. Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Actor, Game of Thrones Irish actor Liam Cunningham was an electrician in the mid 80's. He saw an ad for an acting school and he decided to give acting a try. His first film role was as a policeman in "Into the West." Since then, he has been involved in many films and theater productions on both sides of the Atlantic.
16. Amber Marshall Amber Marshall Actress, Heartland Born and raised in London, Ontario, Amber trained at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts, as well as The Original Kids Theatre Company in London. Amber has appeared in numerous film and television productions, displaying a remarkable range and vulnerability. She is most known for her work as Amy Fleming on CBC's long running series Heartland, now filming season 9...
17. Nikki Cox Nikki Cox Actress, Las Vegas Born in Los Angeles on June 2, 1978, Cox expressed an interest in show business at age four. She was discovered by a prominent dance agent while taking dance classes, which led to her professional debut in the comedy film Mac and Me. Dancing temporarily held center stage with appearances in Michael Jackson's...
18. Wayne Brady Wayne Brady Self, Let's Make a Deal Wayne Brady was born in Columbus, Georgia and lived in Orlando, Florida. At 16, Brady had already decided on a career in the military. Little did he know that a chance performance in a high school play would garner him not only rave reviews but also permanently alter his long-range plans. Soon, he was heavily involved in the central Florida theater community...
19. Sterling Beaumon Sterling Beaumon Actor, Astro Boy Sterling Beaumon is best known for his starring role as 'Young Ben' on ABC's hit series LOST. Since then the accomplished actor has shown his diverse acting skills seamlessly segueing into characters you'd never expect the sweet, well-mannered young actor portray - teenage serial killers on two of primetime's most popular dramas, Law & Order: SVU (NBC) and Criminal Minds (CBS)...
20. Brittany Curran Brittany Curran Actress, 13 Going on 30 Brittany Curran was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on June 2nd 1990. After living in Avon for her first three years, her family moved to Mockingbird Lane in Marston's Mills, Cape Cod. Brittany spent several of her elementary school years living on Cape Cod and attended Marston's Mills East Elementary School...
21. Joanna Gleason Joanna Gleason Actress, Boogie Nights She may be the daughter of Let's Make a Deal game show host Monty Hall (ne Maurice Halperin), but talented Joanna Gleason has never had to worry about being overshadowed by her father's looming TV star. Born Joanna Hall on June 2, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (her father and mother (Marilyn Plotell Hall) were wed in Winnipeg...
22. Jack Lowden Jack Lowden Actor, Dunkirk Rising star Jack Lowden grew up in the Scottish Borders. He graduated from the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2011. He has had enormous success on stage in leading roles, including his performance as Oswald in Ibsen's "Ghosts", for which he won both the Ian Charleson Award...
23. Madison Hu Madison Hu Actress, Bizaardvark Madison Hu stars as Frankie on the popular Disney show "Bizaardvark". She is also known for her recurring guest star role as Marci on Disney Channel's "Best Friends Whenever".. Born in Longview, Texas, Madison moved to California and began her acting career at age 7 when she landed her first role as a spelling bee contestant on "Bad Words"...
24. Jacqueline Fernandez Jacqueline Fernandez Actress, Kick Jacqueline's father Elroy Fernansez is a Sri Lankan and mother Kim is a Malaysian. She has two brothers and an older sister. Her parents moved to Bahrain when she was very young. After her schooling in Bahrain, she was awarded a Scholarship to study at the University of Sydney, where she pursued a degree in Media and Communications in Sydney...
25. Jon Peters Jon Peters Producer, Man of Steel Peters made his Hollywood debut in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments as the boy on the donkey crossing the Red Sea. He went on to be a hard-case kid who spent his formative years in and out of reform school. Peters entered the family business of hairdressing at age 14. Armed with an instinctive genius for self-promotion...
26. Joel Tobeck Joel Tobeck Actor, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Born into an acting family in Auckland, New Zealand, Joel made his first stage appearance with his mother, Liddy Holloway, at age 5. With his solid grounding in theatre, he has appeared in many stage productions, covering all genres from Shakespeare to Musical Theatre. His nearly two dozen film appearances...
27. Whitney Able Whitney Able Actress, Monsters Whitney Able's acting career started with a role in the low-budget film Age of Kali in 2005. In 2006, Whitney then portrayed Eve in the film Dead Lenny which was released direct-to-DVD. Whitney obtained a role in the pilot episode of the TV show Secrets of a Small Town, however the show was not picked up by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)...
28. Navid Negahban Navid Negahban Actor, American Sniper Navid, though sometimes called "the man of a thousand faces," is still most widely regarded as Abu Nazir, the enigmatic al-Qaeda leader he played for two seasons on Showtime's Emmy-winning original series "Homeland." Among his many fans are Israeli president Shimon Peres and U.S. president Barack Obama...
29. Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller Actor, Tarzan the Ape Man Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the US Olympic team...
30. Wes Robinson Wes Robinson Actor, Blair Witch By the age of 12, Wes Robinson was already writing, directing and starring in his own films. Robinson was also busy appearing in many local theater productions, independent films and industrial programs. In January 2003, he attended an international acting and modeling competition held in Los Angeles...
31. Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha Actress, Dabangg She is the daughter of legendary Indian actor Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha and sister to Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha. She started her career as a model and walked the ramp in the Lakme Fashion week in 2008. She got her break in movies after being signed up by Salman Khan for his thriller Dabangg
32. Anthony Montgomery Anthony Montgomery Actor, Star Trek: Enterprise
33. Jerry Mathers Jerry Mathers Actor, Leave It to Beaver
34. Kevin Feige Kevin Feige Producer, The Avengers
35. Yuliya Snigir Yuliya Snigir Actress, A Good Day to Die Hard Born in a town of Tula in Russia, Yulia Snigir was playing chess professionally and at the age of 15 was awarded the prestigious title of Candidate of Chess Master by International Chess Federation. She was planning to have a professional chess player career but instead made a decision to continue her education and moved to Moscow on her own where she was accepted to State Pedagogical University...
36. Max Showalter Max Showalter Actor, Sixteen Candles Born in Kansas, Max Showalter picked up the "acting bug" as a toddler when mother used to take him to the local theater where she played the piano for silent movies. He acted in 92 shows at the Pasadena Playhouse between 1935 and '38, made his Broadway debut under the aegis of Oscar Hammerstein II in "Knights...
37. Kevork Malikyan Kevork Malikyan Actor, Exodus: Gods and Kings Kevork is a British actor of Armenian descent, born in Diyarbakir. He spent seven years training for priesthood at the Holy Cross Seminary, in Istanbul. He received his acting,and,teaching qualifications from Rose Bruford College,(1964-67). His first major film was Midnight Express, followed by, Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade...
38. Charles Haid Charles Haid Actor, Hill Street Blues
39. Abigail Mac Abigail Mac Actress, The Masterpiece Buxom and shapely 5'2" brunette knockout Abigail Mac was born on June 2, 1988 in Columbia, Maryland. Of mixed German and Italian descent, she was involved in the choir, theater, and cheerleading in high school. Her first job was as a hostess at a restaurant while in high school. She started out in the adult entertainment industry as a web-cam girl...
40. Maree Cheatham Maree Cheatham Actress, Beetlejuice
41. Lilimar Lilimar Actress, Bella and the Bulldogs Lilimar Hernandez Ruiz, better known by her artistic name "Lilimar" was born on June 2nd, 2000 in Venezuela. She has always been a creative and fun little girl. Since a very young age she was inclined towards the artistic world. At the age of 4 her artistic talent began as a Model where she ran as "Queen of the carnival" in a beauty pageant in her native country...
42. Robert Tessier Robert Tessier Actor, The Deep Actor and stuntman Robert Tessier was born of Algonquian Indian descent on June 2, 1934 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He specialized in tough, menacing villains throughout American cinema of the 1970s and 1980s. Tessier had served time in the United States Armed Forces seeing action in Korea as a paratrooper and earning both a Silver Star and a Purple Heart...
43. Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam Writer, Bumbai The man who revolutionized Tamil-language cinema, Mani Ratnam is the biggest director in south India and one of the most respected directors in all of India. Each of his films contain its own unique style, with beautifully photographed songs and unique back-lighting. However, his films contain substance as well as style--Ratnam has dealt with a wide variety of topics...
44. Milo O'Shea Milo O'Shea Actor, Romeo and Juliet
45. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Self, The Killers of Comedy: On the Road
46. Madison Leisle Madison Leisle Actress, Inherent Vice
47. Susan Hart Susan Hart Actress, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine Born in the small apple-growing town of Wenatchee, Washington, the future TV-movie actress is the daughter of George and Dorothy Brown Neidhart. Her family went south to Palm Springs, California, in the 1940s to seek warmer winters, and Susan divided those years between Washington and California. In her school years...
48. Florence Marly Florence Marly Actress, Tokyo Joe Highly alluring Czech-born actress Florence Marly, born on June 2, 1919, initially expressed intentions of being an opera singer. At the age of 18, however, she was discovered by the 33-year-old renown French director Pierre Chenal while a student of art and literature at the Sorbonne. Chenal put her immediately into his film The Alibi and an acting career was ignited instead...
49. Gary Grimes Gary Grimes Actor, Summer of '42
50. Jeanine Pirro Jeanine Pirro Self, Justice w/Judge Jeanine
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