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1. MacKenzie Porter MacKenzie Porter Actress, Hell on Wheels Raised on a cattle and bison ranch in Southern Alberta, MacKenzie began studying piano, violin, and voice at the young age of four. As a classically trained violinist, MacKenzie performed for many years as a soloist and a chamber musician, performing with various symphonies. MacKenzie's family of musicians...
2. Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas Actress, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Isabel was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her father is Australian and her mother is Swiss. When she was age 6, her family moved to Switzerland for a year. They moved back to Melbourne for a while before moving to a very small mining town in the Northern Territory (population 1,000). Along with her sister, she attended the Jabiru Area School, which included both white and Aboriginal children...
3. Justin Hartley Justin Hartley Actor, Smallville
4. Heather Graham Heather Graham Actress, The Hangover Heather Joan Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Joan (Bransfield), a schoolteacher and children's book author, and James Graham, an FBI agent. She and her sister, actress Aimee Graham, were raised by their strictly Catholic parents. They relocated often, as a result of their father's occupation...
5. Tom Selleck Tom Selleck Actor, Magnum, P.I. Thomas William Selleck is an American actor and film producer, known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator "Thomas Magnum" on the 1980s television series, Magnum, P.I.. Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Martha S. (Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert Dean Selleck, a real estate investor and executive...
6. Katharine Ross Katharine Ross Actress, The Graduate Katharine Juliet Ross was born on January 29, 1940 in Hollywood, California, to Katharine W. (Hall) and Dudley T. Ross. Her father, who also worked for the Associated Press, was away in the US Navy when she was born. His navy career shuttled the family around to Virginia, then Palo Alto, and finally to Walnut Creek...
7. Andrew Keegan Andrew Keegan Actor, 10 Things I Hate About You Andrew Keegan was born in Shadow Hills, California. He was first recognized for his gregarious performance of teen rebel "Zack Dell in the cult-classic film Camp Nowhere. Barely in high school, Roland Emmerich cast Keegan in the blockbuster Independence Day. After an immediate rise in popularity,...
8. Jason James Richter Jason James Richter Actor, Free Willy
9. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Producer, The Oprah Winfrey Show Oprah Winfrey was born Orpah Gail Winfrey in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Vernita Lee, a former maid, and Vernon Winfrey, a coal miner, barber, and city councilman. While Winfrey has been cited as the richest African American of the 20th century, she does not come from a rich, or even middle class, family...
10. Edward Burns Edward Burns Actor, Saving Private Ryan Edward Fitzgerald Burns was born January 29, 1968 in Woodside, Queens, New York. He is the second of three children of Molly (McKenna), who worked for the Federal Aviation Administration at Kennedy Airport, and Edward J. Burns, a police sergeant and active spokesperson for the New York Police Dept. He was raised Catholic...
11. Sara Gilbert Sara Gilbert Producer, The Talk Sara Gilbert was born on January 29, 1975, as Sara Rebecca Abeles at St. John's Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica, California, to Harold and Barbara Abeles. Barbara was previously married to the late Paul Gilbert. At the age of six, when Sara saw her sister Melissa Gilbert get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
12. Sam Jaeger Sam Jaeger Actor, Parenthood Sam Jaeger began his professional career in New York, while still attending Otterbein College in Ohio, landing a guest-starring role on Law & Order. He also spent several seasons doing theater in NY before making the move to Los Angeles. Once in LA, he landed parts in two feature films, Traffic and Behind Enemy Lines...
13. Bobbie Phillips Bobbie Phillips Actress, Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness Brains and beauty are two words that have been repeatedly used to describe Bobbie Phillips throughout her career. Graduating high school at 16 years old, Bobbie tried several different career paths. After taking college classes to become a litigation attorney, it was suggested she also take drama classes...
14. Sam Trammell Sam Trammell Actor, True Blood An intelligent, highly-capable actor, Sam Trammell made inroads on the New York stage while building an intriguing career in mostly independent features. He attended Brown University where he gravitated to acting in his senior year. Trammell made his film debut as an intern at a tabloid TV talk show...
15. Victor Mature Victor Mature Actor, My Darling Clementine American leading man Victor John Mature was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Clara P. (Ackley) and Marcellus George Mature, a cutler and knife sharpener. His father, born Marcello Gelindo Maturi in Pinzolo, Trentino, was Italian, and his mother was of Swiss-German and German descent. Mature worked as a teenager with his father as a salesman for butcher supplies...
16. Terry Kinney Terry Kinney Actor, Good Behavior Terry Kinney, the stage, film and television actor, was born on January 29, 1954 in Lincoln, Illinois and attended Illinois State University. While at university, his friend, the aspiring actor Jeff Perry, took Kinney to Chicago to see a production of "Grease" in which his best friend, Gary Sinise...
17. Nicholas Turturro Nicholas Turturro Actor, NYPD Blue The whole Turturro clan and their extended family seem to have gotten into the show biz act at one time or another. The youngest of three boys, including famous older brother (by five years) John Turturro, Nicholas Turturro was born on January 29, 1962, in Queens, New York, and grew up in its Rosedale section...
18. Marc Singer Marc Singer Actor, The Beastmaster A production of the William Shakespeare's "Richard III" with Sir Laurence Olivier that Marc's dad took him to see as a boy made a lasting impression, though he didn't start acting himself until a teacher recruited him to fill a suddenly vacant role in his junior year of high school. However, as the son of musicians...
19. Adam Lambert Adam Lambert Self, VH1 Divas 2012
20. Judy Norton Judy Norton Actress, The Waltons
21. Sharif Atkins Sharif Atkins Actor, Guardians of the Galaxy
22. Jessica Marais Jessica Marais Actress, Packed to the Rafters Jessica Marais was born on the 29th January 1985 in South Africa and moved to Perth Australia at a young age. Recently she moved to Sydney where she has a TV role as Rachel Rafter in the Australian comedy series Packed to the Rafters. She has also recently appeared in the new Australian film Two Fists One Heart, filmed in Perth in 2007.
23. John Forsythe John Forsythe Actor, Charlie's Angels John Forysthe was born Jacob Lincoln Freund in Penns Grove, New Jersey, the son of Blanche Materson (Blohm) and Samuel Jeremiah Freund, a Wall Street businessman. He chose to pursue acting over the objections of his father. He did some work in radio soaps and on Broadway before signing a movie contract with Warner Bros...
24. Ernie Lively Ernie Lively Actor, American Pie 2
25. Kelly Packard Kelly Packard Self, Ripley's Believe It or Not!
26. April Scott April Scott Actress, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning April attended the College of the Ozarks in Branson, Missouri, graduating valedictorian in 2001 with a degree in drama. Performances there included "Children of Eden," "Last Night at Ballyhoo," "Greenwillow," and "Passing Through." In 1999-2000, she studied abroad in London and Stratford Upon Avon with an emphasis on Shakespearean plays...
27. Vinzenz Kiefer Vinzenz Kiefer Actor, Jason Bourne Vinzenz was born in 1979 in Weilburg/Lahn. He grew up in a small village between two farms. He loved chasing chickens as well as building cabins in the woods and playing with fire. His parents' video collection was also an early passion of his (later on he took care of it completely and since then, he has expanded it significantly)...
28. Monica Horan Monica Horan Actress, Everybody Loves Raymond
29. Ann Jillian Ann Jillian Actress, It's a Living
30. Anders Baasmo Christiansen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Actor, Kon-Tiki
31. Katie Lohmann Katie Lohmann Actress, The Hot Chick Katie Lohmann was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 29, 1980. She is the youngest of three children (sister Christine and brother Michael). Her father Dan is a successful accountant and has owned several businesses. Her mother Sharon is the head of Payroll for Citibank. Her parents divorced in 1992...
32. Claudine Longet Claudine Longet Actress, The Party Claudine Georgette Longet was born in Paris, France on January 29, 1942. Although known as an actress and singer, her career still is overshadowed by being known as a former wife of Andy Williams as well as shooting boyfriend, ski legend Spider Sabich in 1976. After a number of roles in episodes of high profile TV programs such as Combat!...
33. Tim Healy Tim Healy Actor, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
34. Diane Delano Diane Delano Actress, The Ladykillers
35. Richard Bakalyan Richard Bakalyan Actor, Chinatown
36. W.C. Fields W.C. Fields Actor, The Bank Dick William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel)...
37. Paddy Chayefsky Paddy Chayefsky Writer, Network Author, producer and composer who earned a Bachelor of Science degree from CCNY, then a Purple Heart during World War II while serving in the US Army. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his chief musical collaborators included George Bassman and Harry Warren. His popular-song compositions include "Marty" and "Middle of the Night".
38. Jakob Davies Jakob Davies Actor, If I Stay Jakob Davies began acting in 2009 and was featured in several National and International Commercials. Jakob quickly transitioned to Television and Movies where he has been cast in 24 productions to date. He has been fortunate to portray iconic characters such as "Lex Luther" (Smallville) and the recurring role of "Pinocchio" on ABC's "Once Upon a Time"...
39. Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch Director, To Be or Not to Be From Ernst Lubitsch's experiences in Sophien Gymnasium (high school) theater, he decided to leave school at the age of 16 and pursue a career on the stage. He had to compromise with his father and keep the account books for the family tailor business while he acted in cabarets and music halls at night...
40. Paul Fusco Paul Fusco Actor, ALF
41. Jonathan Jakubowicz Jonathan Jakubowicz Director, Hands of Stone Jonathan Jakubowicz is Venezuela's most celebrated filmmaker and writer, whose film Secuestro Express was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film Awards and was a New York Times "Critics' Pick" in 2005. He is Jewish of Polish descent. Secuestro Express became the nation's biggest box office hit of all time...
42. Jenny McShane Jenny McShane Actress, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon Jenny McShane was born Jennifer Anne Miller. The eldest child of Alvin Miller Jr. and Donna McShane/ Miller. Jenny came to Los Angeles after modeling and acting in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was a Bluegrass fiddle player in addition to being a farmer which inspired her to be an actress while performing in her family band...
43. Tracy Lynn Cruz Tracy Lynn Cruz Actress, Power Rangers in Space
44. Drew Tyler Bell Drew Tyler Bell Actor, The Bold and the Beautiful
45. François Civil François Civil Actor, As Above, So Below
46. Dion Basco Dion Basco Actor, City Guys
47. Jeph Loeb Jeph Loeb Producer, Commando
48. Astrid Heeren Astrid Heeren Actress, The Thomas Crown Affair
49. Matthew Ashford Matthew Ashford Actor, Days of Our Lives Matthew Nile Ashford was born on January 29, 1960, in the town of Davenport, Iowa. He is the third youngest [youngest boy] of eight kids. He has four brothers and 3 sisters, and in descending order their names are: Dave [6/4], Jeff [6/4], Phil [10/1], Teresa [4/16], Randy [8/9], Matt [1/29], Susie [3/13]...
50. Haylie Johnson Haylie Johnson Actress, Fathers' Day Haylie Nichelle Johnson was born to parents Cliff and Nancy Johnson, childhood sweethearts who met in sixth grade. She has an older brother, Chris Johnson, and a younger sister, Ashley Johnson, who is also an actress. When she was three years old, the Johnsons moved from sunny California, to Michigan...
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