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1. Miles Teller Miles Teller Actor, Whiplash Miles Alexander Teller is an American actor and musician. For his performance in the film The Spectacular Now, he won the Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He has appeared in the films Rabbit Hole, Footloose, Project X, That Awkward Moment, Divergent, Two Night Stand, Whiplash.
2. Lauren Ambrose Lauren Ambrose Actress, Six Feet Under
3. Chelsea Peretti Chelsea Peretti Actress, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Chelsea Peretti is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer who currently appears in FOX's Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The show won two Golden Globe Awards in 2014 including one for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Peretti stars alongside Andy Samberg, Terry Crews and Joe Lo Truglio as 'Gina Linetti,' the 99th precinct's administrator...
4. Jay Hernandez Jay Hernandez Actor, Hostel With talent, the requisite good looks, and plenty of on-screen charisma, Jay Hernandez was born in Montebello, California, to Isis (Maldonado), an accountant and secretary, and Javier Hernandez, Sr., a mechanic. He is of Mexican descent. Jay had a serendipitous experience that led to his career. While riding an elevator in a high-rise in his native Los Angeles...
5. Rihanna Rihanna Soundtrack, Star Trek Beyond Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in a parish in Barbados called St. Michael, to Monica (Braithwaite), an accountant, and Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Her mother has Afro-Guyanese ancestry and her father has Afro-Barbadian, English, Scottish and Irish ancestry (known as "Redlegs" in the Caribbean)...
6. Jack Falahee Jack Falahee Actor, How to Get Away with Murder Jack Falahee was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he performed in the several stage productions. Since graduation, Falahee appeared in films and television shows, before his breakout role as Connor Walsh in the Shonda Rhimes-produced ABC series "How to Get Away with Murder".
7. Lili Taylor Lili Taylor Actress, American Crime Lili Taylor is a well-known and successful American actress. She acts in film, TV and stage. She was born in Glencoe, Illinois, to Marie (Lecour) and George Park Taylor, an artist and hardware store operator. Lili graduated from New Trier High School in 1985. Then, she attended the Theatre School at DePaul University and the Piven Theatre Workshop...
8. Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier Actor, In the Heat of the Night A native of Cat Island, The Bahamas (though born in Miami during a mainland visit by his parents), Poitier grew up in poverty as the son of farmers Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier, who also drove a cab. He had little formal education and at the age of 15 was sent to Miami to live with his brother...
9. Ron Eldard Ron Eldard Actor, Super 8 Former golden gloves boxer Ron Eldard has found success on stage, television and in feature films. Fans of the NBC medical drama ER will remember Eldard for playing a paramedic and love interest for nurse Julianna Margulies on the show's second season. The New York native graduated from the...
10. Richard Beymer Richard Beymer Actor, West Side Story Iowa-born Richard Beymer's most famous role may have been Tony in West Side Story , but he has given good performances both before and since that film in his more than 50-year career. His debut was in Indiscretion of an American Wife (US title: "The Indiscretion of an American Wife) by famed Italian director Vittorio De Sica and he worked steadily...
11. Daniella Pineda Daniella Pineda Actress, The Originals
12. Willie Garson Willie Garson Actor, White Collar
13. French Stewart French Stewart Actor, 3rd Rock from the Sun His mother is a homemaker and his step-father works in a technological laboratory. He is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts. After graduation, he spent seven years touring in regional theatre. French, by the way, is his real name. It's a family name that's been used for generations. He's French number four.
14. Anthony Head Anthony Head Actor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Anthony Stewart Head was born on February 20, 1954 in Camden Town, north London, England. He grew up in Hampton, near Richmond upon Thames in London. He's the youngest son of his parents, Seafield Head (a documentary filmmaker) and Helen Shingler (an actress). He is the younger brother of musical...
15. Majandra Delfino Majandra Delfino Actress, Roswell Majandra Delfino possesses talents, from singing to acting to dancing to painting to playing the guitar, piano, and cello. Her acting career began in 1995, when she was 14-years-old and living in Miami, Florida. She was granted a six-month window by her mother to book an acting gig (a seemingly impossible task in a city with almost no theater or film production)...
16. Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn Actress, Atonement After twenty years of hard work on stage and both television and film, there are not many other actresses who deserved the success, recognition and stardom which Brenda Blethyn has now achieved. Born in 1946 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, she started her career at British Rail in the 1960s. Saving money during her time there...
17. Cindy Crawford Cindy Crawford Producer, Cindy Crawford Shape Your Body Workout
18. Olivia Rodrigo Olivia Rodrigo Actress, Bizaardvark
19. David Herman David Herman Actor, Office Space Comedian David Herman was born on February 20, 1967, in New York, New York. He graduated from LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in 1985. He landed a role as one of the eight original cast members on Fox's late night sketch comedy show MADtv. After spending two full seasons on the show...
20. Cortney Palm Cortney Palm Actress, Zombeavers Theatrically trained, Cortney has played roles from Moliere to Lillian Hellman while in her undergrad at California Lutheran University. She quickly gained acclaim in the film industry with her titular role in Sushi Girl catapulting her into other memorable roles such as Maria who gets thrown into a...
21. Ivana Trump Ivana Trump Thanks, The Presence of Arnost Lustig
22. Andrea Savage Andrea Savage Actress, Veep
23. Robert Altman Robert Altman Director, Gosford Park Robert Altman was born on February 20th, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, to B.C. (an insurance salesman) and Helen Altman. He entered St. Peters Catholic school at the age six, and spent a short time at a Catholic high school. From there, he went to Rockhurst High School. It was then that he started exploring the art of exploring sound with the cheap tape recorders available at the time...
24. Brion James Brion James Actor, Blade Runner Brion James was born February 20, 1945, in Redlands, California, to Ida Mae (Buckelew) and Jimmy James. The family soon moved to Beaumont, California (between Los Angeles and Palm Springs), where his parents built and operated a movie theater, where stars such as Gene Autry would occasionally stop by...
25. Louis Ferreira Louis Ferreira Actor, Shooter
26. Jason Blum Jason Blum Producer, Whiplash Emmy award winning producer, Jason Blum is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, a multi-media production company that has pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking- producing high-quality micro-budget films. Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Universal Pictures and has produced the highly-profitable Paranormal Activity...
27. Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director, Secrets & Lies
28. Amanda Blake Amanda Blake Actress, Gunsmoke Amanda Blake was born in Buffalo, NY, of English and Scottish descent. She and her parents moved to Claremont, California, while Amanda was still in high school, and she graduated from Claremont High. She enrolled at Pomona College but, due to her avid participation in community and theater productions...
29. Jennifer O'Neill Jennifer O'Neill Actress, Scanners Jennifer O'Neill was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, on February 20, 1948. Her father Oscar (deceased 2009 at age 91) was of Irish-Spanish descent, and her mother Irene ("Rene") was English. Whereas Elvis Presley was riding high on the fame of his hit record, "Blue Suede Shoes", in 1956, when she was nine-years-old in 1957...
30. Andrew Shue Andrew Shue Actor, Melrose Place
31. Sandy Duncan Sandy Duncan Actress, Valerie's Family: The Hogans This wholesome "Chatty Cathy" delight had all the earmarkings of becoming a dithery TV star in the early 70s and a couple of sitcom vehicles were handed to her with silver platter-like enthusiasm. Neither, however, made the best use of her elfin charm and both series died a quick death. Nonetheless...
32. Trevor Noah Trevor Noah Writer, The Daily Show
33. Marj Dusay Marj Dusay Actress, Santa Barbara
34. Jeremy Foley Jeremy Foley Actor, Dante's Peak
35. Imogen Stubbs Imogen Stubbs Actress, Sense and Sensibility Imogen Stubbs was born in Northumberland, lived briefly in Portsmouth, where her father was a naval officer, and then moved with her parents to London, where they inhabited an elderly river barge on the Thames. Educated at St. Paul's and then Westminster, where she was one of the "token girls" in the Sixth Form...
36. Peter Strauss Peter Strauss Actor, xXx: State of the Union Peter Strauss has focused on theater for the last few years. He recently performed the role of Leonardo da Vinci in "Divine Rivalry" at Hartford Stage, Ben Bradlee in "Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers" for the New York Theater Workshop, Sigmund Freud in "Sabina" for Primary Stages and in "The Outgoing Tide" as an Alzheimer's patient for the Delaware Theater and Primary Stages in NY...
37. Heather Paige Cohn Heather Paige Cohn Actress, Prom Ride Heather Paige is originally from Augusta, Georgia. Her mother Lynette, worked as hairstylist and is of African American heritage and her father Ken, a nuclear engineer of Jewish/Caucasian background. After moving to a small farm town in Southeast Nebraska, she enrolled in extra classes on theatre, film making...
38. Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain Soundtrack, Moulin Rouge! Kurt Cobain was born on February 20 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt and his family lived in Hoquiam for the first few months of his life then later moved back to Aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. The divorce left Kurt's outlook on the world forever scarred. He became withdrawn and anti-social...
39. Bronson Webb Bronson Webb Actor, The Dark Knight
40. Edward Albert Edward Albert Actor, Port Charles The only son of Green Acres star Eddie Albert and Mexican actress/dancer Margo, Edward Laurence Albert managed to come out from under his father's strong shadow and make a gallant showing of his own as a gifted thespian. Born in Los Angeles on February 20, 1951, Edward's multi-cultural heritage and talented gene pool allowed him to become a man of many talents: songwriter...
41. Gloria Vanderbilt Gloria Vanderbilt Self, Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Great-great-granddaughter of "The Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of her family's fortune. Her maternal aunt, Lady Thelma Furness, was a mistress of King Edward VIII of Great Britain. Gloria is a close cousin of the British Dukes of Marlborough.
42. James Wilby James Wilby Actor, Maurice
43. Ron Yuan Ron Yuan Actor, Marco Polo Ron Yuan becomes new series regular on the hit Netflix/ The Weinstein Company's "Marco Polo" created by John Fusco. Yuan Will play Prince Nayan, a fiery eyed descendant of Genghis Khan. Nayan is a converted Christian that rules all of Manchuria and whose closely watched actions will affect Kublai's control of Asia...
44. Rodney Rowland Rodney Rowland Actor, The 6th Day Rodney Rowland was born in Newport Beach, California, the youngest of four children of a pastor and an aquatics athlete. Before he turned to acting he had a variety of model jobs for such brands as Calvin Klein, J. Crew and Perry Ellis. An immensely passionate actor, he prepares thoroughly for his roles...
45. Larry Hovis Larry Hovis Actor, Hogan's Heroes Larry Hovis was born February 20, 1936, in Wapato, Washington. He grew up in Houston, Texas. He started out as a vocalist, singing with his sister Joan Hovis, then joined a quartet called "The Mascots", and they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. While Larry was earning his degree in philosophy at the University of Houston...
46. Abhi Sinha Abhi Sinha Actor, The Social Network Was born on February 20, 1990 in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Abhi grew up primarily in Pittsburgh where he attended the prestigious Shadyside Academy. He played competitive hockey while all along underplaying his abilities as a saxophonist. In middle school he began receiving awards and recognition as an accomplished saxophonist...
47. Patricia Hearst Patricia Hearst Actress, Pecker
48. Whitney Blake Whitney Blake Actress, Hazel
49. Jake Richardson Jake Richardson Actor, Clerks II
50. Gale Gordon Gale Gordon Actor, Here's Lucy
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