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1. Billy Zane Billy Zane Actor, Titanic William George Zane, better known as Billy Zane, was born on February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, to Thalia (Colovos) and William Zane, both of Greek ancestry. His parents were amateur actors and managed a medical technical school. Billy has an older sister, actress and singer Lisa Zane. Billy was bitten by the acting bug early on...
2. Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos Actor, Blade Runner Edward James Olmos was born in Los Angeles, California, to Eleanor (Huizar) and Pedro Olmos, who was a mail carrier and welder. His family was of Mexican descent. If Olmos had followed the first love of his life, he would have been a professional baseball player. But by age 13, another love entered his life: rock music...
3. Wilson Bethel Wilson Bethel Actor, Hart of Dixie Stephen Wilson Bethel born February 24, 1984, professionally known as Wilson Bethel, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. He is also the star and creator of the web series Stupid Hype on the The CW's new online platform CWD...
4. Bonnie Somerville Bonnie Somerville Actress, The Ugly Truth Bonnie was raised by her mother, and her mother's large Irish Catholic family in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her mother is one of 9 children! Bonnie started acting and singing at a young age, appearing in all the high school plays at Poly Prep Country Day School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. She attended Boston College as a Musical Theater major...
5. O'Shea Jackson Jr. O'Shea Jackson Jr. Actor, Straight Outta Compton O'Shea Jackson Jr. is an American actor and musician. O'Shea is the son of rapper Ice Cube and he portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, which was his feature film debut. His older brother Darrell is also a rapper under the name Doughboy, which is the nickname of the character his father portrayed, Darin "Doughboy" Baker, in his first film Boyz n the Hood.
6. Debra Jo Rupp Debra Jo Rupp Actress, That '70s Show Debra Jo Rupp always wanted to be an actress, but her parents were firmly opposed to the idea. They sent her to the University of Rochester at least in part because it offered no theater classes. But the school added a Drama department in Rupp's freshman year, and after graduation, she moved to New York to begin her acting career...
7. Jenny O'Hara Jenny O'Hara Actress, Mystic River
8. Barry Bostwick Barry Bostwick Actor, The Rocky Horror Picture Show Tall (6' 4"), agile, energetic, and ever-so-confident as both actor and singer, especially on the award-winning Broadway stage, Barry Bostwick possesses that certain narcissistic poise, charm and élan that reminds one instantly (and humorously) of a Kevin Kline -- both were quite brilliant in their respective interpretations of The Pirate King in "The Pirates of Penzance"...
9. Ben Miller Ben Miller Actor, Johnny English Halfway through a PhD in physics at Cambridge University, Ben met Alexander Armstrong (who was also studying there) in 1992. Instead of finishing his PhD, Ben chose to scrap science for comedy and started playing at the Comedy Club Footlights, Cambridge. After four years of touring pubs and underground comedy clubs...
10. Beth Broderick Beth Broderick Actress, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Beth Alison Broderick was born on February 24, 1959 in Falmouth, Kentucky, USA but was raised in Huntington Beach, California. Beth was always very interested in theater as a child and she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California at age 18. After that, she moved to New York and began her professional acting career...
11. Emilio Rivera Emilio Rivera Actor, Traffic Emilio Rivera has discovered that turning your life around is the key to making dreams come true. His acting credentials have allowed him to top the list of successful Latino actors. His resume continues to grow with starring roles in films such as High Crimes with Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman and the much anticipated film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts...
12. Helen Shaver Helen Shaver Actress, The Land Before Time Helen Shaver has built a lasting legacy, both behind and in front of the camera. She has directed hundreds of hours of television ranging from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to Castle, from The Unit to The Outer Limits. Her film, Summer's End, a Showtime feature starring James Earl Jones, won multiple Emmy awards for Outstanding Children's Special...
13. Mark Moses Mark Moses Actor, Platoon Mark Moses was born in New York City and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. He played quarterback for his high school in Evanston, and went on to play another year at Ithaca College, in upstate New York, where he majored in English before dropping out and traveling abroad. Mark then got into NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in theater...
14. Abe Vigoda Abe Vigoda Actor, The Godfather Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abe Vigoda proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles, and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing. Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor on the Lower East Side...
15. Dominic Chianese Dominic Chianese Actor, The Sopranos A multi-talented performer--as well as being an actor, he is an accomplished singer. He released a new music CD in late 2000 on which he sings American and Italian standards.
16. Crista Flanagan Crista Flanagan Actress, MADtv Crista Flanagan was born on February 24, 1976 in the small town of Mount Vernon, Illinois. Flanagan went on to the University of Evansville in Indiana, where she received a Bachelors Degree in Theatre. She proved even greater when she received her Masters Degree from The University of California, Irvine sharpening her skills in many plays such as Oaklahoma...
17. Jessica-Jane Stafford Jessica-Jane Stafford Writer, The Real Hustle
18. John Vernon John Vernon Actor, Dirty Harry John Vernon was a prolific stage-trained Canadian character player who made a career out of convincingly playing crafty villains, morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American films and television since the 1960s. Vernon has been directed by some stellar filmmakers including...
19. Todd Field Todd Field Director, Little Children William Todd Field was born in Pomona, California, and began acting after graduating from high school in Portland, Oregon, where he was raised. A budding jazz musician as well, he skipped college in favor of a move east to New York to study acting. Once there, he began performing with the Ark Theatre Company as both an actor and musician...
20. Bryce Papenbrook Bryce Papenbrook Actor, Khumba Bryce Papenbrook was born on February 24, 1986 in West Hills, California, USA as Bryce Austin Papenbrook. He is an actor, known for Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan (2015), Kirito in Sword Art Online (2014), Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013), and Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (2012). He is married to Samantha Papenbrook.
21. Sherrie Rose Sherrie Rose Actress, Me and Will Sherrie Rose is an award winning and critically acclaimed filmmaker, actress and writer. She studied writing at UCLA and previously electrical engineering and theatrical performance as dual majors on the Dean's list at USF. She has starred in over 60 films and television shows and is best known for...
22. Todd Fisher Todd Fisher Director, Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds Todd Emmanuel Fisher is an American actor, director, cinematographer, and producer of television films and documentaries. He has a professional background in architectural design and sound engineering, with experience designing and building sound stages, recording studios, and television facilities...
23. Jocelyn Jones Jocelyn Jones Miscellaneous Crew, Lee Daniels' The Butler Jocelyn Jones was raised in an artist's community on the Hudson River just 30 minutes north of Manhattan. This idyllic hamlet is home to some of the most influential artists of our time and it was here that her interest in art, artists and their process began. She is the daughter of Henry Jones, a character actor whose credits include some 40 films and over 300 televisions shows...
24. Emmanuelle Riva Emmanuelle Riva Actress, Amour An only child, Emmanuelle was born Paulette Germaine Riva in Cheniménil, but eventually grew up in Remiremont. Her mother, Jeanne Fernande Nourdin, was a seamstress. Her father, René Alfred [Alfredo] Riva, was a sign writer. Her paternal grandfather was Italian. She dreamed of becoming an actress since she was six...
25. Marjorie Main Marjorie Main Actress, Meet Me in St. Louis Her father was a minister, and when she joined a local stock company as a youngster she changed her name to avoid embarrassing her family. She worked in vaudeville and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her film debut was in A House Divided. She repeated her stage role in Dead End as Baby Face Martin (Humphrey Bogart)'s mother...
26. Steven Hill Steven Hill Actor, Law & Order Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1922, as Solomon Krakovsky, to Russian Jewish immigrants, Hill became interested in the theater as a little boy. After graduation from high school, he served in the Naval Reserve (1940-44). From there, he worked alongside a young, unknown star Marlon Brando in "A Flag is Born." His real acting debut came about in 1950...
27. Alexander Koch Alexander Koch Actor, Under the Dome Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Koch was heavily involved in both local community and high-school theater productions. He attended the Theatre School at DePaul University. Alexander Koch made his acting film debut as "Frank" in Eddie O'Keefe's independent short film The Ghosts. The film centers on "Frank"...
28. Al Lettieri Al Lettieri Actor, The Godfather Menacing looking Italian American actor who developed into the quintessential on-screen hoodlum via several strong roles in key crime films of the early 1970s. Lettieri played the villain against some of Hollywood's biggest screen names including chasing Steve McQueen in The Getaway, intimidating Charles Bronson in Mr. Majestyk...
29. Nicole Lyn Nicole Lyn Actress, Feast of All Saints Nicole Lyn was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to parents Cheryl Gabay and Peter Lyn. Her love for the arts began at 3-years-old, when she started taking dance classes in her hometown. She loved performing so much, she was soon modeling and appearing in Canadian and U.S. national commercials, which led to regular roles on 2 Canadian series (Ramona and Eric's World) by age 12...
30. Bas Rutten Bas Rutten Self, Inside MMA Bas Rutten is a world-renowned mixed martial artist who has also made a name for himself outside the ring as an actor, host, and television personality. As an actor Rutten can be seen next summer co-starring in the Kevin James feature film Here Comes the Boom for Columbia Pictures. Rutten previously appeared in Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) and lent his talents to the voice cast of Zookeeper (2011)...
31. Gillian Flynn Gillian Flynn Writer, Gone Girl
32. Laurie Kynaston Laurie Kynaston Actor, Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar
33. Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman Actor, The Sweeney
34. Steve Jobs Steve Jobs Self, Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco, California, to students Abdul Fattah Jandali and Joanne Carole Schieble who were unmarried at the time and gave him up for adoption. He was taken in by a working class couple, Paul and Clara Jobs, and grew up with them in Mountain View, California...
35. Pete Duel Pete Duel Actor, Alias Smith and Jones Born on 24 February 1940 in Rochester, New York, Pete Duel moved to West Hollywood in 1963 following a tour with the National Road Company's "Take Her, She's Mine". After landing small guest spots on various TV series, Pete was cast in a recurring role alongside Sally Field on Gidget in 1965...
36. Kasi Lemmons Kasi Lemmons Actress, The Silence of the Lambs
37. James Sloyan James Sloyan Actor, The Sting James Joseph Sloyan was born on February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana; his family moved to Europe when he was a young boy. James has lived in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland and Ireland. When he was 17, his family moved back to the United States and settled in upstate New York where he managed a theater...
38. Jack Derges Jack Derges Actor, Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness
39. Ramona Marquez Ramona Marquez Actress, The King's Speech Ramona had no acting training prior to her role on Outnumbered, making her exactly what the producers were looking for. When Ramona was five, she was spotted by the script writer's wife at a birthday party and was immediately recommended for the role of "Karen" because of her "Interesting personality" and ability to be "sure of herself without being precocious"...
40. Jonathan Ward Jonathan Ward Actor, FernGully: The Last Rainforest
41. James Farentino James Farentino Actor, Dead & Buried
42. Marisa Mell Marisa Mell Actress, Danger: Diabolik
43. Jan Cornet Jan Cornet Actor, La piel que habito
44. Mitch Hedberg Mitch Hedberg Actor, Almost Famous Mitch Hedberg was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 24, 1968. He began his stand-up career in Florida, and after a period of honing his skills there he moved to Seattle and began touring. He soon appeared on MTV's "Comikaze", then a 1996 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman brought him his big break...
45. Alessandro Gassman Alessandro Gassman Actor, Transporter 2
46. Michael Radford Michael Radford Director, Il Postino: The Postman
47. Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt Actress, Zakhm Pooja was born on February 24, 1972 in the Gujarati-speaking Bhatt family. Her dad's name is Mahesh, and her mom's maiden name was Loraine Bright. After the marriage, her mother changed her name to Kiran Bhatt. Mahesh separated from Loraine and re-married Soni Razdan, an actress in her own right. The Bhatts live in Bandra, Bombay...
48. Monica Staggs Monica Staggs Stunts, Kill Bill: Vol. 2
49. Teri Weigel Teri Weigel Actress, Predator 2
50. Barbara Lawrence Barbara Lawrence Actress, Oklahoma! Her career may have only lasted a dozen years, and the number of films slightly more than twenty, but Barbara appeared in some interesting productions. As a young girl, she was a model. While completing her studies at UCLA, she co-starred in half a dozen movies for 20th Century Fox. She appeared in the critically acclaimed A Letter to Three Wives...
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