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in Slumdog Millionaire, Sunshine, Millions
A director with an independent approach to big-studio filmmaking, Danny Boyle was born in Manchester, England, on Oct. 20, 1956. Abandoning earlier ambitions to become a priest, Boyle jumped into theater directing, helming productions at London's Royal Court Theatre and for the Royal Shakespeare...
- Hugh Jackman
in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Australia, Deception
Born Oct. 12, 1968, in Sydney, Australia, Hugh Jackman is the youngest among five children. He attended the University of Technology in Sydney, graduating with a communications degree and then studying drama at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts. While working on the Australian...
- Brian De Palma
in Redacted, The Black Dahlia, Sisters
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission...
- Jim Carrey
in The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Rubber-faced Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, on January 17, 1962. Despite family hardships, the high school dropout pursued a stand-up comedy career. After a gig at The Comedy Store, Carrey broke into movies, starting with Copper Mountain (1983).
- Jason Reitman
in Up in the Air, Juno, The Office: Season 4
The only son of Ivan Reitman -- the famed producer and director of classic comedies such as Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984) -- Jason Reitman was born Oct. 19, 1977, in Montreal. As a boy, he often found himself on his father's movie sets, so it was only a matter of time until he began...
- Anthony Perkins
in Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, The Tin Star
Anthony Perkins was born in New York on April 4, 1932, the son of actor Osgood Perkins, who died when Tony was 5. Entertaining acting ambitions from an early age, Tony worked in summer stock as a teenager before breaking into the movies when he was in his early 20s.
- Tina Fey
in 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, Date Night
Born in Upper Darby, Pa., on May 18, 1970, writer-actress Tina Fey graduated with a drama degree from the University of Virginia in 1992. In 1997, Fey left the Second City main stage to write for "Saturday Night Live" in New York. Two years later, she became the show's first female head writer, and...
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
in (500) Days of Summer, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Killshot
Beginning in commercials as a young child, he went on to appear in a number of television films and series, including a lead role in a television revival of Dark Shadows and a film debut in 1992's Beethoven. An appearance in A River Runs Through It followed, along with a starring role in the 1994...
- Ellen DeGeneres
in Larry King Live: Greatest Interviews Collection, Six Feet Under: Season 4, Funny Ladies
An award-winning comedienne and actress who made headlines with her very public "coming out" in 1997, Ellen DeGeneres was born outside New Orleans on Jan. 26, 1958. After perfecting her quirky stand-up delivery in comedy clubs for more than a decade, DeGeneres landed a spot on prime-time television...
- James Franco
in Your Highness, Milk, Pineapple Express
James Franco's high school classmates voted him the student with the best smile, yet it was the young man's brooding qualities that first caught the attention of audiences. Born April 19, 1978, in Palo Alto, Calif., Franco attended UCLA for a year before dropping out to study acting with Robert...
- Conan O'Brien
in Conan, The Tonight Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien
When David Letterman left NBC's "Late Night" talk show in 1993, the network shocked the industry when it announced that the replacement host would be the virtually unknown comedy writer Conan O'Brien. But despite a shaky start, O'Brien and the program began to hit their stride in the 1996-97 season...
- Bradley Cooper
in He's Just Not That Into You, The Hangover, All About Steve
Born Jan. 5, 1975, in Philadelphia, Bradley Cooper earned his bachelor's degree in English from Georgetown University before moving to New York City to pursue a master's degree in acting.While still in school, Cooper landed a role opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City" (1998), and from...
- Gus Van Sant
in Milk, Entourage: Season 5, Wholphin: Issue 7
Born July 24, 1952, in Louisville, KY., to a traveling salesman and his wife, Gus Van Sant never had a chance to put down real roots, relying on his art to keep him grounded. As a high school student, he began writing and directing short films with a Super-8 camera and soon found his way to the...
- Michael Mann
in Public Enemies, Miami Vice, Lisa Gerrard: Sanctuary
Getting his start as a director of TV commercials in the mid-1960s, Michael Mann brought his rapid-paced, fragmented-image technique to series TV when he began writing for dramas such as "Starsky and Hutch" in the '70s -- a style that reached its zenith in the wildly popular cop show "Miami Vice,"...
- Michael C. Hall
in Gamer, Dexter: Season 4, Peep World
Michael C. Hall (the "C" stands for Carlisle) was born Feb. 1, 1971, in Raleigh, N.C., and polished his acting chops on Shakespeare, appearing in off-Broadway productions of "Cymbeline," "Macbeth," "Timon of Athens" and "Henry V." But getting cast in the 1998 revival of "Cabaret" led to even better...
- Emily Watson
in Synecdoche, New York, Fireflies in the Garden, Cold Souls
Rejected on her first application to drama school, Emily Watson more than made up for that disappointment when she received an Oscar nomination for her first film appearance -- as the female lead in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996). Born Jan. 19, 1967, in London, Watson eventually was...
- Gerard Butler
in How to Train Your Dragon, The Ugly Truth, Gamer
Blessed with brains, brawn and rugged good looks, Scotsman Gerard Butler -- born Nov. 13, 1969, in Glasgow -- seemed destined for Hollywood stardom. But success proved far from instant for Butler, who returned to Scotland to practice law when his first foray into film fell flat.
- Daniel Radcliffe
in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the titular character in the Harry Potter film series adapted from the book series of the same name. Radcliffe has also made appearances in stage productions and a number of TV shows and films, including...
- Olivia Wilde
in Year One, The OC, The Black Donnellys
Olivia Jane Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn on March 10, 1984) is an American actress. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles on the series The O.C. and The Black Donnellys.
- Montgomery Clift
in From Here to Eternity, Judgment at Nuremberg, The Young Lions
Born in Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 17, 1920, Montgomery Clift was blessed with features that would catapult him to fame as one of Hollywood's hottest young stars of the 1940s and '50s. Acting on the stage since he was a boy, Clift first appeared on-screen in The Search (1948) and promptly earned an Oscar...
- Robert Altman
in A Prairie Home Companion, The American Ruling Class, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Born in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 20, 1925, Robert Altman learned about filmmaking after a stint in the Air Force, where he produced documentaries, employee training films and educational shorts.In 1957, he completed The Delinquents, which opened the door for his direction of high-profile TV series...
- Jason Statham
in The Expendables, Crank 2: High Voltage, The Brazilian Job
Born Sept. 12, 1972, in London, Jason Statham literally dove his way to fame, gaining the attention of modeling agencies and photographers while competing on Great Britain's diving team. After signing a contract with the clothing company French Connection, Statham caught the eye of director Guy...
- Ryan Gosling
in All Good Things, I'm Still Here, Fracture
A member of the 1990s "Mickey Mouse Club" cast that included future pop sensations Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling began his performing career as a singer. Born Nov. 12, 1980, in Ontario, Gosling was raised in a strict Mormon household and got his stage chops...
- Steve Carell
in Date Night, The Office, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Born Aug. 16, 1963, in Acton, Mass., Steve Carell found a home early in his career with Chicago's Second City improv troupe, where he would meet his future collaborator, Stephen Colbert. Carell landed on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," where he quickly acquired a loyal following. The new...
- Jim Parsons
in The Big Bang Theory: Season 3, The Big Bang Theory: Season 2, The Big Bang Theory: Season 1
James Joseph "Jim" Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American television and film actor best known for playing Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, with his performance often cited as a significant reason for the program's success. On July 16, 2009, he was nominated for an Emmy...
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
in Veronika Decides to Die, The Air I Breathe, Possession
A former child actress who racked up a Daytime Emmy playing Susan Lucci's illegitimate daughter on '"All My Children'" (1993-95), Sarah Michelle Gellar was born in New York City on April 14, 1977.After leaving the world of daytime soaps, Gellar shot to stardom as '"Buffy the Vampire Slayer'"...
- Edward G. Robinson
in The Stranger, Soylent Green, The Cincinnati Kid
Born Emanuel Goldenberg on Dec. 12, 1893, in Bucharest, Romania, legendary movie gangster Edward G. Robinson immigrated with his Yiddish-speaking family to New York's Lower East Side when he was 10 years old. Once he took up acting at a city college, Robinson deserted his plans to become a rabbi or...
- John Huston
in The Colors of War: Pacific, Humphrey Bogart: Beat the Devil / Jack Benny Show, Making the Misfits
The nucleus of three generations of Academy Award winners, renowned director John Huston was born August 5, 1906, in Nevada, Mo. He began his Hollywood career as a scriptwriter, penning dialogue for such classics as Jezebel (1938) and Sergeant York (1941).
- John Ford
in Never Apologize: A Personal Visit with Lindsay Anderson, John Ford Goes to War, WWII: Combat Chronicles
The son of Irish immigrants, famously prickly director John Ford was born Feb. 1, 1895, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. After briefly attending the University of Maine, he followed his actor-director brother Francis to Hollywood.Though Ford began his Tinseltown career as a prop man and stunt double, he...
- Paul Thomas Anderson
in There Will Be Blood, Punch-Drunk Love
Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed five feature films: Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and There Will Be Blood (2007).
- Billy Wilder
in Billy Wilder Speaks, The Front Page, Avanti!
Dubbed "the Viennese pixie," Austrian-born writer-director Billy Wilder arrived in the world June 22, 1906. He became a newspaper reporter and eventually landed in Berlin, where he began penning scripts.With the rise of the Third Reich in 1933, Wilder -- a Jew -- fled to Paris and later to America.
- Megan Fox
in Jonah Hex, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 2001 with several minor television and film roles, and played a recurring role on Hope and Faith. In 2004, she launched her film career with a role in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
- Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American pop singer-songwriter. Raised in New York City, Gaga – the eldest of two – primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. A college drop out at 17, Gaga briefly attended New...
- Sergio Leone
in The Fallen, Once Upon a Time in America, Duck, You Sucker
Sergio Leone was a legendary Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre. Leone's film making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His best remembered movies are the 'Man with No Name' trilogy (A Fistful...
- David Boreanaz
in Bones: Season 5, Our Lady of Victory, Bones: Season 4
David Paul Boreanaz (born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, best known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Seeley Booth on the television comedy-crime drama Bones.
- Alan Rickman
in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Born to Irish and Welsh parents in London on February 21, 1946, Alan Rickman aspired to a career in graphic design and attended the Royal College of Art before winning an acting scholarship at age 26 to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After years of stage work, Rickman made his American film...
- Ashton Kutcher
in Valentine's Day, Killers, Spread
For Ashton Kutcher, the trajectory from high school football star to TV star was a short one: By the time the Iowa native hit age 20, he'd landed the role of sweetly dim Michael Kelso on "That '70s Show."Born Feb. 7, 1978, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kutcher parlayed good looks, comic chops and...
- Samantha Morton
in Synecdoche, New York, Max & Ruby: Perfect Pumpkin, The Messenger
Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and film director. Morton has twice been nominated for an Academy Award, twice for a BAFTA Award, twice for a Golden Globe and once each for an Emmy Award and SAG Award. Morton's acting has been recognised by several organizations...
- Drew Barrymore
in E.T., The Wedding Singer, Never Been Kissed
Drew Barrymore was born February 22, 1975, in Culver City, Calif., to an American acting dynasty that stretches back to the 19th century. Drew made her film debut at age 5 in Altered States (1980); two years later, the world loved her as Elliott's baby sister in E.T. After several child-star roles...
- Lea Michele
in Glee: Season 1
Lea Michele is a Grammy Award winning American stage and television actress and singer. She is known for her roles in Broadway musicals, particularly for her starring role as Wendla in Spring Awakening, and for her role as Rachel in the Fox television show Glee, which premiered on May 19, 2009.
- Will Ferrell
in Saturday Night Live, Anchorman, Stranger Than Fiction
Born in Irvine, Calif., on July 16, 1968, Will Ferrell attended USC and received a degree in sports information, but soon found his real calling in stand-up comedy. Enrollment in the improv troupe The Groundlings led to his discovery by SNL, where he excelled in impersonating President George W...
- Kaley Cuoco
in Hop, Killer Movie, The Big Bang Theory: Season 1
Kaley Christine Cuoco, born November 30, 1985, is an American television actress. She is best known for her roles as Bridget Hennessy on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules, Brandy Harrington on Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Billie Jenkins on the supernatural drama series Charmed, and Penny on the CBS sitcom The...
- Charlie Chaplin
in City Lights, The Great Dictator, Metropolis
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 - 25 December 1977) was an English comedian actor and film director. Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable filmmaker, composer and musician in the early to mid Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. He was...
- Chris Evans
in Push, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Street Kings
Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. Often recognized for appearing in films adapted from comic books, he is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Not Another Teen Movie and as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four films. Chris Evans began his acting...
- Emily Deschanel
in Bones: Season 4, Bones: Season 3, Glory Road
Emily Deschanel was born in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 1976, and raised in a show business family. She is the daughter of actress Mary Jo Deschanel and five-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, who is best known for his work on films such as The Right Stuff (1983), The Natural (1984)...
- Michael Cera
in Arrested Development, Juno, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Michael Austin Cera is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Arrested Development, Superbad, and Juno. Cera received two Canadian Comedy Award Best Actor nominations in 2008 for his work in Juno and Superbad, winning for Superbad.
- Mark Wahlberg
in The Brazilian Job, The Lovely Bones, The Fighter
Former rapper and Calvin Klein skivvies model Mark Wahlberg was born June 5, 1971, in Dorchester, Mass., the youngest of nine children (and brother of New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg). First known as "Marky Mark," he struck gold with a hip-hop song and starred in a workout video before...
- Rupert Grint
in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Rupert Grint made his big-screen debut in 2001's box-office smash Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, bringing to life Ronald Weasley, friend to the famous protagonist Harry Potter of J.K. Rowling's children's novel. Born in England on Aug 24,1988, Grint had only performed in plays for school...
- Betty White
in The Proposal, Ponyo, Golden Girls
Betty Marion White (born January 17, 1922) is an American actress, comedian, and former game show host. She is best known for her television roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls. Her career has spanned over 70 years.
- Keira Knightley
in Never Let Me Go, Last Night, The Edge of Love
This statuesque British beauty, born to actor Will Knightley and playwright Sharman Macdonald in Middlesex, England, on March 26, 1985, flocked early on to the family tradition of acting. Knightley attained instant cult status among Stars Wars fanatics with a small but important role in Star Wars...
- Stephen Moyer
in True Blood (TV), Restraint, Quills
Stephen Moyer first turned heads when he appeared on the hit series The Starter Wife opposite Debra Messing. The series was recognized by critics and fans alike and was nominated for multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG awards. On the big screen, Moyer appeared in 88 Minutes the drama staring Al...
- John Cusack
in 2012, Hot Tub Time Machine, War, Inc.
To be fair, John Cusack (born in Evanston, Ill., on June 28, 1966) has made an impressive list of movies and portrayed everything from a geeky, earnest playwright in Woody Allen's acclaimed Bullets Over Broadway to a commitment-phobic record store owner in Stephen Frears's High Fidelity.
- Darren Criss
in Glee: Season 2
Darren Everett Criss is an American actor-singer-songwriter. He attended the University of Michigan and graduated in 2009. He is currently living in Los Angeles, California. Darren is part of the theater production group Team StarKid based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Kristen Bell
in Astro Boy, When in Rome, Couples Retreat
Born July 18, 1980, in Detroit, Kristen Bell began acting at age 11 and honed her craft in community theater before being cast in a small part in Polish Wedding (1998) the year she graduated from high school. After earning her bachelor's degree in musical theater from New York University's...
- Jeff Bridges
in Men Who Stare at Goats, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Iron Man
Jeff Bridges was born December 4, 1949, in Los Angeles, Calif. After appearances on his father Lloyd's TV series "Sea Hunt," Bridges made his big-screen debut in Halls of Anger, in the first of many troubled-youth roles.He wowed critics with his second film, The Last Picture Show, and received his...
- Jason Segel
in Gulliver's Travels, I Love You, Man, Despicable Me
Segel was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Pacific Palisades, California. Segel attended a Catholic school, though he was raised in his father's Jewish religion. Following the completion of elementary school, he completed his middle and high school studies at Harvard-Westlake School...
- Jude Law
in Sherlock Holmes, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Rage
Smart, sophisticated and favored with smoldering good looks, David Jude Law has been on a professional upswing ever since he dropped out of school to star in a daytime British soap opera in 1990. Born December 29, 1972, in Southeast London, Law began his formal acting training with the National...
- Zach Galifianakis
in The Hangover, G-Force, Rogue's Gallery
Zach Galifianakis is an American comedian and actor, known for numerous film and television appearances including his own Comedy Central Presents special. He is known for his unconventional stand-up style, that features the reading of one-liners while playing a piano during his performances. While...
- Cameron Diaz
in Shrek Forever After, My Sister's Keeper, The Box
Praised for her versatility, exotic beauty Cameron Diaz has proved she's more than just a pretty face. Born August 30, 1972, in San Diego, Diaz made the leap from modeling to acting in 1994, starring alongside Jim Carrey in The Mask. A string of indie films followed, including The Last Supper...
- Seth Rogen
in Green Hornet, Monsters vs. Aliens, Observe and Report
A Canadian actor, writer and producer who's often cast as an affable "everyman" -- or a stoner -- Seth Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on April 15, 1982, and began his career in stand-up comedy, placing second in a citywide contest for amateur comics when he was just 16.
- Dakota Fanning
in Push, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Secret Life of Bees
Born Feb. 23, 1994, in Conyers, Ga., Hannah Dakota Fanning launched her acting career at age 5 when she appeared in a national TV ad for Tide detergent. Fanning's subsequent guest spots on "ER" and "Ally McBeal" led to a high-profile role as Sean Penn's daughter in I Am Sam (2001).
- Keanu Reeves
in Speed, The Matrix, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Reeves was born on September 2nd, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of Patricia Bond (née Taylor), a costume designer/performer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr., a geologist. Reeves's mother is English, and his father is an American of Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese and English descent.
- Liam Neeson
in Schindler's List, Darkman, Taken
This former truck driver and amateur boxer from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, was born June 7, 1952. While performing onstage at Dublin's Abbey Theatre, he was spotted by director John Boorman, who cast Neeson as Sir Gawain in Excalibur (1981). Six years later, his U.S. debut in Suspect gained...
- Dianna Agron
in Glee: Season 1, Heroes: Season 2, TKO
Dianna Agron (born April 30, 1986) is an American actress best known for her series regular role as Quinn Fabray on the popular television series Glee. Agron has also appeared on shows such as Shark, Close to Home, CSI: NY, Numb3rs and a recurring role on Veronica Mars.
- James McAvoy
in The Last Station, Wanted, Perrier's Bounty
A graduate of the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, James McAvoy was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 21, 1979. In the wake of his parents' divorce, he was largely raised by his maternal grandparents. Landing a spot in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Children of Dune proved to...
- Joss Whedon
in Dollhouse: Season 2, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Dollhouse: Season 1
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is an American director, executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse. He has also written several film scripts and comic book series.
- Ewan McGregor
in Angels & Demons, Amelia, Men Who Stare at Goats
Ewan McGregor, the actor chosen by Empire magazine as one of "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time," was born March 31, 1971, in Crieff, Scotland. He was studying drama at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama when he was cast in the 1993 BBC series "Lipstick on Your Collar.
- John Cassavetes
in Brilliant But Cancelled: Crime Dramas, A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes, Big Trouble
Called the father of American independent cinema, John Cassavetes began his career as an actor and continued to call on those skills to fund his directorial efforts. Born Dec. 9, 1929, the New York City native worked steadily in television and film during the 1950s.
- Matt Smith
in Womb, The Sally Lockhart Mysteries: Shadow in the North, Outsourced
Smith was born and brought up in Northampton where he attended Northampton School for Boys. He had planned to be a professional football player, having played for the youth teams of Northampton Town F.C., Nottingham Forest F.C. and Leicester City F.C. After a serious back injury, his drama teacher...
- Amanda Seyfried
in In Time, Big Love: Season 4, Dear John
A former child model turned teen soap star, Amanda Seyfried was born in Allentown, Penn., on Dec. 3, 1985, and began her acting career on daytime television, appearing in "As the World Turns" and "All My Children" before landing a role as one of the enviable "Plastics" in the hit teen comedy Mean...
- Anna Torv
in Mistresses: Vol. 2, Fringe: Season 1, Mistresses: Vol. 1
Torv appeared in the BBC series Mistresses. She also played the voice of the main character Nariko in the video game Heavenly Sword where her face was also used for the character model. Torv plays FBI Agent Olivia Dunham in the American television series Fringe. She married her Fringe co-star Mark...
- Justin Timberlake
in In Time, The Open Road, Black Snake Moan
A charismatic triple threat who got his start singing country songs on "Star Search," Justin Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 31, 1981. At age 12, he joined the revival cast of "The Mickey Mouse Club," where he performed with future pop stars such as Britney Spears and Christina...
- Vin Diesel
in Fast and Furious, Babylon A.D., Find Me Guilty
A smooth-skulled former bouncer with a formidable silhouette, Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair Vincent in New York City on July 18, 1967. He initially launched his career as a filmmaker, debuting his short "Multi-Facial" at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995 and his first full-length feature...
- Jane Lynch
in Paul, Julie & Julia, Post Grad
Jane Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American comedian, actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in comedies such as Best in Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and for her recurring role on Two and a Half Men. She is currently appearing in the Fox comedy series Glee.
- Paul Rudd
in I Love You, Man, Monsters vs. Aliens, Sesame Street: Being Green
Paul Stephen Rudd was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended Broadmoor Junior High and Shawnee Mission West High School, where he was student body president and graduated in 1987. He then attended the University of Kansas to find that he wasn't overly academic.
- Jonathan Demme
in Rachel Getting Married, Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains, Zoom In: Stories Behind the 2007 Gotham Awards
Jonathan Demme, the offbeat director of one of the best and most controversial films of the 1990s, was born Feb. 22, 1944, in Long Island, N.Y., and began as a cameraman and film critic. He "interned" at American International Pictures, working his way up into the director spot on the B movie Caged...
- Shia LaBeouf
in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Born June 11, 1986, Los Angeles native Shia LaBeouf was already a veteran stage and screen actor by the age of 20. With a string of fine performances to his credit, he also had several awards under his belt, including a Daytime Emmy for the children's show "Even Stevens" and a Sundance Special Jury...
- Paul Wesley
in Vampire Diaries, Elsewhere, Army Wives: Season 2
Paul Wesley (born July 23, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Aaron Corbett in the ABC Family miniseries Fallen and Stefan Salvatore in The CW TV series The Vampire Diaries. Wesley was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Polish parents Agnieszka and Tomasz Wasilewski, and grew...
- Simon Pegg
in Star Trek, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
An English actor, writer and comedian who enjoyed a successful career in Britain before catching the collective eye of international audiences, Simon Pegg was born in Gloucester, England, on Valentine's Day, 1970. Spurred by a childhood fascination with horror movies, Pegg studied film and theater...
- Nina Dobrev
in Vampire Diaries, The American Mall, Never Cry Werewolf
Nina Const Dobreva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on January 09, 1989 to Bulgarian parents and moved to Canada at the age of two, where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Nina's grandfather (Her mother's father) is Algerian, Nina is Bulgarian and Algerina of descent.
- Amy Adams
in Julie & Julia, Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, Sunshine Cleaning
Born in Italy on August 20, 1975, red-headed Amy Adams was raised in Colorado, one of seven siblings in a Mormon family. Aside from a brief stint as a waitress at Hooters, Adams moved directly into acting after high school, performing dinner theater. She's known for her roles in Enchanted, Doubt...
- Sean Connery
in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Finding Forrester, Hollywood Screen Tests
Born Aug. 25, 1930, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thomas "Sean" Connery joined the British Navy at 15 and later worked as a bricklayer, a lifeguard and a truck driver (like his father). He took up bodybuilding (Mr. Universe finalist, 1953) and repertory theatre, and made an inauspicious film debut in No...
- Elvis Presley
in Change of Habit, The Trouble with Girls, Charro!
Elvis Aaron Presley starred in 31 feature films as an actor and two theatrically released concert documentary films, all of which enjoyed financial success. For a number of years he was one of Hollywood's top box office draws and one of its highest-paid actors.
- Adam Levine
in The Voice
Adam Levine is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the frontman and guitarist for the rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.
- Rachel McAdams
in Morning Glory, State of Play, The Time Traveler's Wife
A chameleonic actress who established herself in the Canadian entertainment industry before making her way to Hollywood, Rachel McAdams was born in London, Ontario, November 17, 1978. She first grabbed American audiences' attention playing a high schooler trapped in Rob Schneider's body in The Hot...
- Kevin Smith
in Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith, Clerks
New Jersey diehard Kevin Smith has always forged his own path to glory. Before he established his independent filmmaking street credibility, he first tried the writing route, enrolling in the creative writing program at the New School for Social Research in New York City, then dropping out and...
- Colin Firth
in The King's Speech, A Single Man, Bridget Jones's Diary
Born into an academic family - his father is a history lecturer at Winchester University College (formerly King Alfred's College) in Winchester and his mother is a comparative religions lecturer at the Open University - Colin Firth's first acting experience came in infant's school when he played
- Chris Colfer
in Glee: Season 1
While a student at Clovis East High School, Colfer was involved with the Speech & Debate program where he won "many speech and debate Champion titles," the drama club, the FFA, "was president of the Writer's Club, editor of the school's literary magazine, and captain of Destination ImagiNation." As...
- Alec Baldwin
in My Sister's Keeper, 30 Rock: Season 4, Teenage Paparazzi
Born April 3, 1958, in Long Island, N.Y., Alec Baldwin was the second of six children and is the most prominent of the four brothers who pursued acting. Originally intending to practice law, Baldwin studied political science at George Washington University before deciding that acting was his...
- Jon Stewart
in Just for Laughs: Stand-Up: Vol. 3: Launching Pad, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All, Comic Relief: The Greatest... And the Latest
Multiple Peabody and Emmy winning writer, actor, author and comedian best known for his wry analysis of American politics, Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on Nov. 28, 1962, and spent his childhood in suburban New Jersey. After studying psychology at the College of William and Mary...
- John Travolta
in The Taking of Pelham 123, Old Dogs, From Paris with Love
John Travolta was born February 18, 1954, in Englewood, N.J. A high school dropout, he made his acting debut in commercials and in the touring company of the musical "Grease." In 1975, he made his film debut (with a one-line role in The Devil's Rain) and launched his teen-idol career with a role on...
- Russell Brand
in Get Him to the Greek, Hop, Despicable Me
Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, columnist, author and presenter of radio and television. Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK for presenting a Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth, and for his radio show, among other television series and award...
- John Cleese
in The Pink Panther 2, Planet 51, The Day the Earth Stood Still
Born on October 27, 1939, in Somerset, England, John Cleese is one of Britain's most acclaimed comic actors and writers.A founder of the groundbreaking 1970s comedy sketch series "Monty Python's Flying Circus," Cleese wrote and acted along with other regulars Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin...
- Kristin Chenoweth
in Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Into Temptation, 12 Men of Christmas
A classically trained singer with a distinctive speaking voice and an enviable soprano range, Kristin Chenoweth was born in Broken Arrow, Okla., on July 24, 1968, and studied musical theater and opera at Oklahoma City University.Chenoweth's long string of Broadway successes includes a Tony-winning...
- Richard Linklater
in Me and Orson Welles, Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach, A Scanner Darkly
Born in Houston on July 30, 1960, Richard Linklater left college to work on an oil rig and used the money he made to create his first feature film, It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988).But it was with the low-budget Slacker (1991) and the subsequent Dazed and Confused (1993) ...
- Summer Glau
in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Cape, The 4400
Glau was born in San Antonio, Texas, where she grew up with her two younger sisters. She is of Scots-Irish and German descent. Her mother is a schoolteacher and her father a general contractor. Glau received a scholarship to a ballet company and was home-schooled from grades 3 to 12 to accommodate...
- Jim Jarmusch
in The Limits of Control, Blank City, Broken Flowers
The son of a film critic, director Jim Jarmusch grew up to be the darling of the Cannes Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize for 2005's Broken Flowers. He's also scored a slew of nominations and awards for other movies, including Stranger than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986) and Dead Man...
- Stephen Colbert
in Monsters vs. Aliens, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All, Comedy Central Salutes George W. Bush
An actor, writer and comedian who was twice honored as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, Stephen Colbert was born on May 13, 1964, and grew up in Charleston, S.C.He studied drama at Northwestern University and honed his razor-sharp wit with Chicago's famed Second City comedy...
- Sam Peckinpah
in The Osterman Weekend, Convoy, Cross of Iron
Director Sam Peckinpah was born February 21, 1925, in Fresno, Calif. The former Marine began his career in television, writing scripts for "Gunsmoke" and "Zane Grey Theater." His first film directing effort, The Deadly Companions, premiered in 1961, but it wasn't until The Wild Bunch (considered...
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