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1. Will Ferrell Will Ferrell Actor, Step Brothers Will Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were both originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine...
2. AnnaLynne McCord AnnaLynne McCord Actress, Excision AnnaLynne McCord is an American actress, writer, director and former model. Known for playing vixen-type roles. McCord first gained prominence in 2007 as the scheming Eden Lord on the FX television series Nip/Tuck, and as the pampered Loren Wakefield on the MyNetworkTV telenovela American Heiress...
3. Corey Feldman Corey Feldman Actor, Stand by Me Corey Scott Feldman began his career at the age of three, starring in a Clio Award-winning McDonald's commercial and has sustained a 35-year career as a steadily working actor, with more than 80 films under his belt. Corey began his career in guest-starring roles on television series such as Mork & Mindy...
4. Jayma Mays Jayma Mays Actress, Paul Blart: Mall Cop Jayma was born Jamia Suzette Mays. She was raised in Grundy, Virginia, with her older brother and sister. Her father was a high school teacher at Grundy Senior High School for 7 years, before spending 25 years working in the coal-mining industry. He is now retired and lives with Jayma's mother in Bristol...
5. Phoebe Cates Phoebe Cates Actress, Gremlins 2: The New Batch Phoebe Belle Cates was born on July 16, 1963 in New York City, New York, and raised there. She is the daughter of Lily and Joseph Cates, who was a Broadway producer and television pioneer. Her uncle was director/producer Gilbert Cates. Phoebe is of Chinese-Filipino (from her maternal grandfather) and Russian Jewish descent...
6. Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck Actress, Double Indemnity Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys on the TV western The Big Valley, wherein she played Victoria, and from the hit drama The Colbys. But she was known to millions of other fans for her movie career, which spanned the period from 1927 until 1964...
7. Rosa Salazar Rosa Salazar Actress, Epic
8. James Maslow James Maslow Actor, Big Time Movie James (David) Maslow was born in New York, U.S. and raised in La Jolla, California. He graduated from CoSA in 2007 in the musical theater department. He's an American singer, actor and dancer. He's a member of the music group Big Time Rush. He can play the drums, piano and guitar. Best known for his role in Big Time Rush...
9. Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Actor, Safe House
10. Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif Actress, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship. Her mother is now re-settled in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the Capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in India...
11. Denise Faye Denise Faye Actress, Chicago Before coming to Los Angeles Denise Faye appeared, as well as starred in, many hit shows on and off Broadway. Among them are: Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Swinging on a Star, A Madhouse in Goa, Filumena and The Winter's Tale. She has performed at such prestigious theaters as Lincoln Center, New York Shakespeare Festival...
12. Daryl Mitchell Daryl Mitchell Actor, 10 Things I Hate About You
13. Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers Actress, Top Hat Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911. Her mother, known as Lelee, went to Independence to have Ginger away from her husband. She had a baby earlier in their marriage and he allowed the doctor to use forceps and the baby died. She was kidnapped by her father several times until her mother took him to court...
14. Angharad Rees Angharad Rees Actress, Hands of the Ripper
15. Taryn Southern Taryn Southern Actress, Battle Los Angeles Taryn Southern is a writer, producer, actress, and TV host primarily known for her work in the online world. Referred in 2009 as 'a webutante extraordinaire' by Tubefilter.tv, Taryn's online videos and series have been seen by more than 100 million people and featured in People, Cosmopolitan, USA Today, Redbook, Maxim, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, ABC, and more...
16. Michelle Morgan Michelle Morgan Actress, Diary of the Dead Michelle is the fourth of six children from a Chilean-Canadian family. She was born in Calgary and grew up moving between Toronto and Vancouver. She studied Theatre and Classical Literature at the University of Toronto. Her first professional acting job was playing a showgirl in the British farce "Shady Business"...
17. Andrew James Allen Andrew James Allen Actor, The Lovely Bones Andrew James Allen was born in Redmond, Washington to Robert and Susan Allen. Susan is a retired radiology technician and his father Robert is an artist and environmentalist. Andrew James Allen has been acting since 9 years old, first appearing in commercials. Eventually at the age of 13 Andrew James...
18. Mark Indelicato Mark Indelicato Actor, White Bird in a Blizzard A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Indelicato has been raised in nearby Neshaminy in Bucks County. His father is of half Italian and half Puerto Rican descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry. Mark has trained at the The Actors Center in Philadelphia and takes vocal lessons at Dupree School of Music in Linwood...
19. Faye Grant Faye Grant Actress, V Faye Grant was born in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, in 1957, and was involved in theater as a teenager. She left home at 18, hitchhiking throughout Mexico, the U.S., and Canada. After living in Mexico City, where she did Spanish commercials, she moved to Los Angeles. She played the role of Rhonda on The Greatest American Hero...
20. Karina Arroyave Karina Arroyave Actress, Crash
21. Chris Pontius Chris Pontius Self, Jackass: The Movie
22. Jonathan Morgan Heit Jonathan Morgan Heit Actor, Date Night
23. Jonathan Adams Jonathan Adams Actor, Osmosis Jones
24. Dave Goelz Dave Goelz Actor, The Muppet Christmas Carol A longtime puppet designer and performer, Goelz was picked up by Jim Henson and company to design Muppets for various television projects in the early 70's. By the time Jim Henson and Frank Oz were beginning work on "The Muppet Show", they managed to convince Dave to come work as a puppeteer. He soon began to perform and develop such memorable characters as the Great Gonzo and Dr...
25. Barnard Hughes Barnard Hughes Actor, The Lost Boys Emmy and Tony Award-winner Barnard Hughes forged a career as one of American's most successful character actors, equally at home and successful on stage, the silver screen, and television. Most of his success came after middle-age. He made his Broadway debut in 1939 in Mary McCarthy's "Please, Mrs...
26. Leila Kenzle Leila Kenzle Actress, Identity
27. Ann Turkel Ann Turkel Actress, Deja Vu Ann Kathryn Turkel was born in 1946, and raised in Manhattan, the daughter of Thelma L. (Friedricks) and Melvin A. Turkel. She is of Austrian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent. Ann took acting, dance and voice lessons from an early age. By the time she reached 16, Ann had studied at the Musical Theatre Academy with prominent acting coaches...
28. Robinne Lee Robinne Lee Actress, Hitch
29. Stanley Clements Stanley Clements Actor, The More the Merrier Stanley Clements realized he wanted a show-business career while he was in grammar school, and when he graduated he toured in vaudeville for two years. He then joined the touring company of Edward Bowes' (aka Major Bowes) Amateur Hour. In 1941 he was signed to a contract by 20th Century-Fox and appeared in several B films for the studio...
30. Corin Redgrave Corin Redgrave Actor, Four Weddings and a Funeral Corin Redgrave, a towering, award-winning force on the British stage but a lesser universally recognized third-generation scion of the acting dynasty, was the reddish-haired middle brother of his more internationally famous sisters, Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave who achieved widespread celebrity during their course of work on the American stage, film and TV...
31. Tyler Bearde Tyler Bearde Miscellaneous Crew, The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards
32. Paul Hipp Paul Hipp Actor, Face/Off Paul Hipp grew up in the Philadelphia area. He moved to New York at 17 to study acting with William Hickey and Mira Rostova. During these years Paul supported himself by playing guitar and singing on the streets of New York. He eventually landed gigs playing the legendary clubs of Greenwich Village and occasional commercials...
33. Eddie Hassell Eddie Hassell Actor, The Kids Are All Right
34. Jenna Lewis Jenna Lewis Self, My Date with Drew
35. Randall Bentley Randall Bentley Actor, Upside Randall Bentley was born in Marietta, Georgia, on the outskirts of Atlanta. A talent scout discovered Randall after hearing him sing at the age of 12. After being convinced to try his hand at acting, he won an international talent competition and began acting professionally at the age of 13. His first...
36. Amy Benedict Amy Benedict Actress, General Hospital
37. Nicky Jones Nicky Jones Actor, Bambi II
38. Jerry Doyle Jerry Doyle Actor, Babylon 5: The River of Souls
39. Tenika Davis Tenika Davis Actress, Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings Tenika Davis was born July 16 in Toronto, Canada and raised in the small town of Newmarket, Ontario. When she was 10 years old, Tenika discovered a keen interest in public speaking and the performing arts it is at this point she began competing in various public speaking competitions where she began developing and refining her confidence in front of audiences...
40. Laura Margolis Laura Margolis Actress, The Strangers
41. Luke Hemmings Luke Hemmings Self, 5 Seconds of Summer: She Looks So Perfect
42. Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul Director, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul (b. 1970, Bangkok) grew up in Khon Kaen, a city in the north east of Thailand. He has a degree in Architecture from Khon Kaen University and a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has been making films and videos since the early 90s...
43. Phillip Pine Phillip Pine Actor, The Four of Us Are Dying
44. Tony Kushner Tony Kushner Writer, Lincoln Tony Kushner's play "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" earned him the Pulitzer Prize, among many other awards. His other acclaimed plays include "Slavs", "Homebody/Kabul" and "Caroline, or Change". He has collaborated with children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak on several books...
45. Mary Philbin Mary Philbin Actress, The Phantom of the Opera Mary Philbin's life should be a lesson to domineering parents. Mary was born on July 16, 1903, in Chicago, Illinois, to John Philbin and his first wife and namesake, Mary. The child was regarded as a little beauty from an early age and her mother was exceedingly proud of her and loved to show her off...
46. Richard LeParmentier Richard LeParmentier Actor, Star Wars Star Wars was Richard LeParmentier's third film after moving to Britain from the United States in 1974. Richard has appeared in over fifty films and TV shows. He now lives in Bath, UK, and works as a screenwriter. He is currently developing a comedy-drama series for the BBC and is writing a feature film.
47. Camille Saviola Camille Saviola Actress, Shadows and Fog A New York City native, Saviola graduated from the prestigious High School of Music and Art in Manhattan and dropped out of college after a year in order to learn acting. She was lead singer of a female rock band in NYC in 1970, the Margo Lewis Explosion. She was signed by a disco label in the late 1970s...
48. Jonas Chernick Jonas Chernick Actor, My Awkward Sexual Adventure Jonas Chernick is an actor/screenwriter. He co-wrote and starred in Lucid, a feature film that premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and won the City TV Award for Best Western Canadian Feature Film at the 2005 Vancouver International Film Festival. He also collaborated on the screenplay and played the leading role in Inertia...
49. Woo-bin Kim Woo-bin Kim Actor, Criminal Designer Kim Woo Bin wanted to become a model while he was in high school and didn't have much intention of becoming an actor. However as his modeling career grew bigger, and he started getting offers to do commercials he was soon told that some basic acting was required and he decided to take on classes. Right away he was amazed by his acting teacher Won-joo Moon who quickly became his role model...
50. Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott Stunts, Pilot Stephen was born in Charlotte NC. He was very active in the local theatre. At eighteen he attended college at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Stephen didn't get his break into the film and television business until he moved to Wilmington NC. He started working crew work for dozens of productions all the while going to auditions and striving to become a more successful actor...
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