Celebs I have encountered..
by amh62772 | created - 15 Aug 2012 | updated - 10 May 2016 | PublicCelebrities I have met or encountered.
1. Jay Kenneth Johnson
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Jay Kenneth Johnson was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. He attended Kickapoo High School and Missouri State University. During Jay's sophomore year at Missouri State, he made the move to Los Angeles and quickly landed a role on Days of Our Lives (1965), playing Philip Kiriakis till 2002. ...
2. Kelly Clarkson
Soundtrack | The Kelly Clarkson Show
Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born on April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Burleson, Texas to Jeanne Ann Taylor (née Rose), an English teacher & Stephen Michael Clarkson, an engineer. She was the first winner of the series American Idol in 2002. Kelly is also a strong believer in God.
3. Mary Beth Evans
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Mary Beth Evans was born in Pasadena, California. She is an actress and producer, best known for her roles on Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and As the World Turns. She has been married to Dr. Michael Schwartz since Nov. 3, 1985 and they have three children.
One of daytime television's most ...
4. Stephen Nichols
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Leaving his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, Stephen Nichols traveled West, not in search of "fame and fortune," but to become a monk. He landed in Hollywood at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple, where he studied yoga, cooked vegetarian meals for the residents and lived the monk's life preparing to ...
5. Vince Vaughn
Producer | The Break-Up
Vincent Anthony Vaughn was born on March 28, 1970, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. His parents, Vernon Vaughn (a salesman and character actor), and Sharon Vaughn, née Sharon Eileen DePalmo (a real-estate agent and stockbroker) divorced in 1991. He has two ...
6. Miranda Lambert
Soundtrack | The Ice Road
Miranda Lambert was born on November 10, 1983 in Longview, Texas, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Ice Road (2021), Burlesque (2010) and Hot Pursuit (2015). She has been married to Brendan McLoughlin since January 26, 2019. She was previously married to Blake Shelton.
7. Blake Shelton
Actor | The Ridiculous 6
Blake Shelton was born on June 18, 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Ridiculous 6 (2015), The Do-Over (2016) and Footloose (2011). He has been married to Gwen Stefani since July 3, 2021. He was previously married to Miranda Lambert and Kaynette Gern.
8. Aaron Tippin
Soundtrack | The Beverly Hillbillies
Aaron Tippin was born on July 3, 1958 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014) and Made in America (2003). He has been married to Thea Corontzos since July 15, 1995. They have two children. He was previously ...
9. Emme Rylan
Actress | Bring It On: All or Nothing
Emme Rylan was born in Providence, North Carolina, USA. Emme is an actor and producer, known for Bring It on: All or Nothing (2006), General Hospital (1963) and Shevenge (2015).
10. Tyler Christopher
Actor | General Hospital
Tyler Christopher was born on November 11, 1972 in Joliet, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), Shouting Secrets (2011) and Into the West (2005). He was married to Brienne Pedigo and Eva Longoria. He died on October 31, 2023 in San Diego, California, USA.
11. Traylor Howard
Actress | Monk
Traylor Howard was born and raised in Orlando. She attended Lake Highland Preparatory School, and while there, appeared in a Juicy Fruit gum commercial. Howard graduated from Lake Highland Preparatory School in 1984. Howard then went on to graduate from Florida State University with a degree in ...
12. Justin Guarini
Actor | From Justin to Kelly
Justin Guarini was born in Columbus, Georgia, on October 28, 1978.
Dad Eldrin Bell is a former Atlanta police chief and Clayton County (Ga.) Commission Chair. Chief Bell is first cousin to acclaimed actor Samuel L. Jackson's wife, LaTonya.
Stepfather Jerry Guarini is a retired Navy physicist.
Mom ...
13. Peggy McCay
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Peggy McCay was born on November 3, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990) and Hawaiian Eye (1959). She died on October 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
14. Gina Tognoni
Actress | The Young and the Restless
Gina Tognoni was born on November 28, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), One Life to Live (1968) and Guiding Light (1952). She has been married to Joseph Chiarello since May 16, 2009.
15. Nadia Bjorlin
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Nadia Bjorlin was born the fifth out of six children. Her parents were Ulf Björlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. Her siblings are Katja, Kaj, Kamilla, Ulf Jr and Jean Paul. (Each sibling have a ...
16. Brandon Beemer
Actor | The Bay
Brandon Beemer was born on February 27, 1980 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Bay (2010), Days of Our Lives (1965) and General Hospital (1963).
17. Bryan Dattilo
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Bryan Dattilo was born on July 29, 1971 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Youthful Daze (2012) and Arcade (1993). He has been married to Elizabeth Cameron since July 12, 2011. They have one child. He was previously married to Jessica Denay.
18. Alison Sweeney
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Alison Sweeney was born on September 19, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015) and Open by Christmas (2021). She has been married to David Alan Sanov since July 8, 2000. ...
19. Kyle Lowder
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Kyle Lowder is an Emmy-nominated and award-winning actor and producer. He was accepted into the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, and began their intensive BFA Drama program. However, in early 2000 during his sophomore year in college, an invitation to attend a talent ...
20. Peter Reckell
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Peter Reckell was born on May 7, 1955 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Knots Landing (1979) and Venice the Series (2009). He has been married to Kelly Moneymaker since April 18, 1998. They have one child. He was previously married to Dale Kristien.
21. Kristian Alfonso
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Kristian Alfonso was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. Kristian is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Joshua Tree (1993) and Friends (1994). Kristian has been married to Danny Daggenhurst since October 6, 2001. They have one child. Kristian was previously married to Simon Macauley.
22. Billy Warlock
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Billy Warlock was born on March 26, 1961 in Gardena, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Society (1989) and Halloween II (1981). He has been married to Julie Pinson since August 26, 2006. He was previously married to Marcy Walker.
23. Arianne Zucker
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Three-time Emmy-nominated actress Arianne Zucker has played many roles, but she is best known for the character of "Nicole Walker" on NBC's hit daytime drama, Days of Our Lives (1965). Arianne began playing her role in 1998 and has received three Daytime Emmy nominations and one Soap Opera Digest ...
24. Jason Cook
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Jason Cook was born on September 13, 1980 in Somerdale, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), The Creatress (2019) and State of Bacon (2014).
25. Brody Hutzler
Actor | Legally Blonde
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska and raised all over the United States-everywhere from New York to Hawaii, Brody began his professional acting career in 1995. He moved to Los Angeles after attending Michigan State University to pursue his dream of becoming an actor and was fortunate enough to study with ...
26. Darin Brooks
Actor | Blue Mountain State
Darin Brooks was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Blue Mountain State (2010), Amber Brown (2022) and The Croods: Family Tree (2021). He has been married to Kelly Kruger since March 21, 2016. They have one child.
27. Kyle Brandt
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Kyle Brandt was born on January 24, 1979 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Jim Rome on Showtime (2012) and Broken Windows (2008). He has been married to Brooke Kopanski since September 18, 2010. They have two children.
28. Steve Blackwood
Actor | Stuck
Steve Blackwood was born on May 13, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Stuck (2020), Private (2022) and Meet the Author (2018).
29. Shawn Christian
Actor | Meet Dave
Shawn can most recently be seen in Magnum PI on CBS and Chicago Med on NBC. Prior to that, he was featured in ABC's The Rookie and recurred in Freeform's Famous In Love starring Bella Thorne. He co-created and starred in the film Love In The Sun for Hallmark. He also stars in the film Savannah ...
30. James Reynolds
Actor | Days of Our Lives
James Reynolds was born on August 10, 1946 in Oskaloosa, Kansas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Dying to Learn (2022) and Generations (1989). He has been married to Lissa Layng since December 21, 1986. They have two children. He was previously married to Laura...
31. Melissa Reeves
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Melissa Reeves was born on March 14, 1967 in Eatontown, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Santa Barbara (1984) and Highway to Heaven (1984). She has been married to Scott Reeves since March 23, 1990. They have two children.
32. Rhasaan Orange
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Rhasaan Orange was born on August 25, 1975 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Mortal Kombat (2011) and Guiding Light (1952).
33. Shelley Hennig
Actress | Unfriended
Shelley Hennig was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and has two older brothers. She spent much of her childhood as a competitive dancer. She was the fastest typist her senior year of high school as well as Miss Teen USA. Miss Teen USA gave her a scholarship to New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts ...
34. Blake Berris
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Blake Berris was born on August 24, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Before You Know It (2019) and She's Missing (2019). He has been married to Alexandra McGuinness since August 26, 2017.
35. Rachel Melvin
Actress | Dumb and Dumber To
Born in Chicago, but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Rachel Melvin had always known she was going to pursue a career in acting. Rachel moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career immediately after graduating from high school in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2003. She booked her first audition in early ...
36. Martha Madison
Actress | One Mississippi
Martha Madison was born on July 27, 1977 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One Mississippi (2015), Days of Our Lives (1965) and To the Beat! (2018). She has been married to A.J. Gilbert since August 25, 2007. They have one child.
37. Wally Kurth
Actor | General Hospital
Wally Kurth was born on July 31, 1958 in Billings, Montana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for General Hospital (1963), Pom Poko (1994) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He has been married to Debra Yuhasz since July 4, 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to Rena Sofer and ...
38. Patrika Darbo
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Patrika Darbo was born on April 6, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Babe (1995) and Rango (2011). She has been married to Rolf Darbo since December 29, 1973.
39. Jonathan Jackson
Actor | Nashville
Jonathan Jackson was born in Orlando, Florida, to Jeanine (Sharp), an officer manager, and Dr. Rick Lee Jackson, a family doctor and country musician. He is the younger brother of actor/singer Richard Lee Jackson and Candice E. Jackson. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Scottish, and ...
40. Richard Lee Jackson
Actor | Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Born May 29, 1979 in Redlands, California to Rick and Jeanine Jackson, Richard Lee Jackson began his acting career at age 12 after a visit to Universal Studios in Hollywood. After moving to Los Angeles at the age of 13 and working in various roles for TV and film, he garnered considerable ...
41. Tyler Hilton
Actor | One Tree Hill
Tyler Hilton is both an actor and an accomplished singer/songwriter. He began his professional career in music in 2000. In 2004, Hilton released his first major-label album, The Tracks of Tyler Hilton, while making his acting debut as the musically talented, but arrogant 'Chris Keller' on the hit ...
42. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Writer | Designing Women
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason was born on April 15, 1947 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Designing Women (1986), Bridegroom (2013) and Evening Shade (1990). She has been married to Harry Thomason since July 23, 1983.
43. Jay Leno
Producer | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jay Leno began his career in night clubs, where he worked 300 nights a year before hitting it big in 1992 with his own late-night talk show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992). By that time he had appeared on television, acted in a few films (American Hot Wax (1978)) but hit paydirt with his ...
44. Bethany Joy Lenz
Actress | Dexter
Bethany Joy Lenz was born in Hollywood Florida, an only child of Robert George Lenz (a history teacher and therapist) and Catharine Malcolm Holt Shepard (a personnel manager and entrepreneur). She is best known for her role on - the WB hit One Tree Hill (2003) - as "Haley James Scott", wife to ...
45. Jason Gedrick
Actor | Luck
Jason Gedrick was born on February 7, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Luck (2011), Bosch (2014) and Dexter (2006). He was previously married to Dana Lavas.
46. Jaron Lowenstein
Soundtrack | The Animal
Jaron Lowenstein was born on March 18, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Animal (2001), Runaway Bride (1999) and Keeping Up with the Steins (2006).
48. Gloria Loring
Actress | Correcting Christmas
A consummate singer and entertainer, Gloria Loring is the recording artist of the #1 hit song "Friends and Lovers," co-composer of television theme songs for Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and The Facts of Life (1979), an audience favorite from daytime TV's Days of Our Lives (1965), spokesperson for the ...
49. Alison Vincent
Actress | I Dream of Zombies
The winner of NBC's hit show, The Biggest Loser (2004) season 5, and the first-ever female winner, Arizona native Alison "Ali" Vincent is a dynamic and inspirational speaker.
A former champion synchronized swimmer, Ali set foot on the "Biggest Loser" ranch, weighing 234 pounds. After weeks of hard ...
50. Cloris Leachman
Actress | The Last Picture Show
The legendary actress set a record when at age 82, she appeared on Dancing with the Stars (2005). Cloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa to Berkeley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman and the former Cloris Wallace. Her father's family owned a lumber company, Leachman Lumber Co. She ...
51. Alison Arngrim
Actress | Little House on the Prairie
New York Times Best Selling author of "Confessions of A Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated", Alison Arngrim is best known to viewers world-wide for her portrayal of the incredibly nasty "Nellie Oleson" on the much loved, long running hit television series "...
52. Ron Reagan
Actor | Soul Man
Ron Reagan was born on May 20, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Soul Man (1986), General Hospital (1963) and Dream On (1990). He has been married to Frederica, Basagni since 2018. He was previously married to Doria Felice Palmieri.
53. David Hasselhoff
Actor | Baywatch
David Hasselhoff has become one of the most recognizable faces on television and throughout the world. Aside from starring in Knight Rider (1982) and Baywatch (1989), he is also an accomplished singer and popular recording artist.
David Michael Hasselhoff was born on July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, ...
54. Ellen Wheeler
Actress | Another World
Ellen Wheeler was born on October 9, 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Another World (1964), As the World Turns (1956) and Guiding Light (1952). She has been married to Shannon Lowell Comp since December 18, 1992. They have two children. She was previously...
55. Mandy Bruno Bogue
Actress | Friends and Romans
Mandy Bruno Bogue is a East Coast based Actress, Director, Private Coach and Theatre Educator. She began acting at the age of six, a shy girl who after hiding behind her mom's legs at the sight of anyone outside of family, was enrolled in a local community theater class to encourage her to "come ...
56. Bonnie Dennison
Actress | Stake Land
Bonnie was born in New York City and attended the UN International School and NYU. In addition to guest appearances on NBC's "Law & Order", "Law & Order: SVU", CBS's "The Education of Max Bickford" with Richard Dreyfuss, Sidney Lumet's "100 Centre Street"on A&E and ABC's "Ugly Betty", Bonnie was a ...
57. Murray Bartlett
Actor | The Last of Us
Murray Bartlett is an Australian actor. His roles include Dominic "Dom" Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City, and Armond in the HBO satire comedy series The White Lotus, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award ...
58. Michelle Ray Smith
Actress | Salt
Michelle Ray Smith was studying to become a makeup artist when she was discovered. Whisked away to New York City, Smith embarked on a successful modeling career with commercial experience.
She has been featured as a cover model for Fitness, Self, and Health magazines, among others. She has also ...
59. Ricky Paull Goldin
Actor | The Blob
Ricky Paull Goldin was born in San Francisco, California, January 5, 1965, to Irish/British parents, He was raised on both sides of the Atlantic, and attended Fordham University.
Ricky's entertainment career took off at the age of 3, when he appeared in episodes of Romper Room, Alf, Kate & Allie, 21...
60. Leonard Roberts
Actor | Drumline
Leonard Roberts was born on November 17, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Drumline (2002), American Sniper (2014) and Savages (2012).
61. Keni Thomas
Keni Thomas was born in Georgia, USA. He is known for We Were Soldiers (2002), Black Hawk Down (2001) and Sweet Home Alabama (2002).
62. Jana Kramer
Actress | One Tree Hill
Jana Kramer was born on December 2, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for One Tree Hill (2003), Friday Night Lights (2006) and Entourage (2004). She was previously married to Mike Caussin, Johnathon Schaech and Michael Gambino.
63. Reba McEntire
Actress | Reba
Reba Nell McEntire was born on Monday, March 28th, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma. The reigning queen of country music has pursued a musical career since she was 5. In Junior High school, she performed with her musical siblings, aka the Singing McEntires. A fine athlete, Reba McEntire followed in the...
64. Nathan Fillion
Actor | Castle
Nathan Fillion was born on 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie (Early) and Bob Fillion, both retired English teachers, and has an older brother, Jeff. His father is of French-Canadian descent, and his mother is of English, German, Finnish, and Norwegian ancestry. In ...
65. Milo Ventimiglia
Actor | Heroes
Milo Ventimiglia is an American actor, director and producer.
Milo currently stars on the critically acclaimed drama series "This is Us." He has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2017 & 2018) and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama ...
66. Sean Astin
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, family man, author, marathon runner, political activist and philanthropist who is well known for his film debut portraying Mikey in Steven Spielberg's The Goonies (1985), for playing...
67. Sean Patrick Flanery
Actor | Powder
Sean Patrick Flanery was born in Lake Charles, La. and raised in a small town outside of Houston, Texas. While attending the University of St. Thomas in Houston, he saw a beautiful girl leaving a building on campus every Monday and decided to drop an English class and sign up for "whatever the hell...
68. Henry Winkler
Actor | The Waterboy
Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945, in Manhattan, New York. His parents, Ilse Anna Maria (Hadra) and Harry Irving Winkler, were German Jewish immigrants who escaped the Holocaust by moving to the US in 1939. His father was the president of an international lumber company while his ...
69. LeVar Burton
Actor | Star Trek: Generations
LeVar Burton was born on February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since October 3, 1992. ...
70. Jonathan Frakes
Actor | Star Trek: First Contact
Jonathan Scott Frakes was born in Bellefonte, central Pennsylvania. He is the son of Doris J. (Yingling) and Dr. James R. Frakes, a professor. His parents moved with Jonathan and his younger brother Daniel to Bethlehem in eastern Pennsylvania. There, his father taught English at Lehigh University, ...
71. Shannen Doherty
Actress | Beverly Hills, 90210
Shannen Doherty was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, on April 12, 1971, to Rosa Doherty (Wright) and Tom Doherty. Her father worked in a bank, while her mother owned a beauty parlor. She has an older brother, Sean B. Doherty. Her ancestry includes Irish, English, Scottish, and French. In 1978, at ...
72. Brian Krause
Actor | Charmed
A native of Orange County, California, Brian Krause is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on Aaron Spelling's popular program Charmed (1998) [1998-2006/The WB] opposite Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty. He starred on the popular program for ...
73. Holly Marie Combs
Actress | Charmed
Holly moved to New York at the tender age of 7. Already her stunning looks had turned heads, resulting in jobs in print ads and commercials. Soon these experiences lead to a desire to act, a dream shared by Holly's mother, who herself was only 24. After a few bit parts, Holly landed a leading role ...
74. Alan Tudyk
Actor | Rogue One
Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, but grew up in Plano, where he attended Plano Sr. High. In 1990, he went on to study drama at Lon Morris Jr. College. While there, he was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Drama. He was also named Most Likely to Succeed and Sophomore Beau. During this ...
75. Morena Baccarin
Actress | Deadpool
Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of ten, when her father was transferred there. She ...
76. Adam Baldwin
Actor | Serenity
Adam Baldwin is an American actor who is from Illinois. He is known for playing Jayne Cobb from Firefly and Serenity, Hal Jordan in various DC cartoons and games and Animal Mother from Full Metal Jacket. He also acted in Independence Day, The Patriot, Predator 2, American Underdog, Superman: ...
77. Summer Glau
Actress | Serenity
Summer is a native of San Antonio, Texas. She's been a ballerina most of her life. Her debut was in various commercials and a guest appearance on the WB's Angel (1999). She has gone on to star on the TV series Firefly (2002) as well as its follow-up movie Serenity (2005) and the TV series ...
78. Ralph Macchio
Actor | The Karate Kid Part III
Ralph George Macchio was born on November 4, 1961 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. He started out in various TV commercials in the late 1970s before appearing in the puerile comedy movie Up the Academy (1980), then a regular role in 1980 on the television series Eight Is Enough (1977) followed...
79. Eliza Dushku
Actress | Bring It On
Eliza Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Judith (Rasmussen), a political science professor, and Philip R. Dushku, a teacher and administrator. Her father is Albanian and her mother is American (of Danish, Irish, English, and German descent). She was discovered at the end of a five-month ...
80. Michael Trucco
Actor | Next
Born and raised in San Mateo, California, he graduated from Santa Clara University with a BA in Theatre Arts and was quickly headed to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of a career in Film and Television. He didn't have to wait long. A recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) brought Michael the...
81. Dean Cain
Actor | God's Not Dead
Dean Cain was born Dean George Tanaka in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to actress Sharon Thomas Cain and Roger Tanaka. His mother married his adoptive father, director Christopher Cain, when Dean was three. Though he grew up in Malibu and attended Santa Monica High School, his career plans favored ...
82. Al Franken
Writer | Saturday Night Live
Al Franken is best known for nearly two decades of work on Saturday Night Live (1975). During that time he wrote, performed in and produced hundreds of sketches, including "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" and "The Final Days," a piece about the last days of Richard Nixon's presidency. A ...
83. Scott Wolf
Actor | Nancy Drew
Scott Wolf is an actor and producer known for his roles in Party of Five (1994), White Squall (1996), Go (1999), Everwood (2002), V (2009), Perception (2012), The Night Shift (2014) and many others. In addition to his extensive work on screen and TV, Wolf's prestigious stage experience includes the...
84. Jay Leno
Producer | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jay Leno began his career in night clubs, where he worked 300 nights a year before hitting it big in 1992 with his own late-night talk show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992). By that time he had appeared on television, acted in a few films (American Hot Wax (1978)) but hit paydirt with his ...
85. Regis Philbin
Actor | Little Nicky
TV-talk show host, game-show host, singer, author, and TV personality, Regis Philbin became one of the most popular talk-show hosts in America and in Canada, especially. Growing up as an only child in The Bronx, New York, Philbin went to the University of Notre Dame and got a degree in sociology. ...
86. Hayley Atwell
Actress | Captain America: The First Avenger
Born in London, England, Hayley Elizabeth Atwell has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. An only child, Hayley was named after actress Hayley Mills. Her parents, Alison (Cain) and Grant Atwell, both motivational speakers, met at a London workshop of Dale Carnegie's ...
87. Lyndsy Fonseca
Actress | Kick-Ass
Lyndsy Marie Fonseca was born in Oakland, California, and was raised first in Alameda and then Moraga, California. Lyndsy competed in the International Modeling & Talent Association, where she was recognized as the second runner-up for "Young Miss Dancer of the Year" and was the first runner-up for...
88. Elizabeth Henstridge
Actress | Wolves at the Door
Elizabeth Henstridge grew up in the northern city of Sheffield in England. Having gained a first at the University of Birmingham in Drama and Theatre Arts, Elizabeth went on to train at the prestigious East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex. Having graduated she has landed leading roles in ...
89. Christian Kane
Actor | Just Married
Christian Kane was born in Dallas, Texas. Christian and his family moved around a lot throughout the South before settling down in Norman, Oklahoma. Christian attended the University of Oklahoma where he had plans to major in Art History. However, Christian wanted to try out acting, so he took his ...
90. Katie Cassidy
Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street
Katie Cassidy was born Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy on November 25, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. Her father, David Cassidy, was a pop star in the 1970s. Her famous relatives include uncles Shaun Cassidy, Patrick Cassidy and Ryan Cassidy, the sons by her grandfather Jack Cassidy's marriage to ...
91. Caity Lotz
Actress | The Machine
Caitlin Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She is known for her roles as Stephanie Horton in Mad Men (2007), Officer Kirsten Landry in the MTV mockumentary series Death Valley (2011), as Annie in The Pact (2012), and as Sara Lance/White Canary in The ...
92. Teddy Sears
Actor | The Flash
When Steven Bochco cast Teddy Sears in the role of Richard Patrick Woolsley IV in TNT's hit series Raising the Bar (2008), he had no way of knowing the parallels between the actor's life and the character's. Of course with his training, talent and experience, Sears didn't need to be at all like his...
93. Robbie Amell
Actor | Upload
Along with his sister, Robbie Amell started acting when he was just six years old. At sixteen, he started to land theater roles at Lawrence Park Stage in plays such as Louis and Dave, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Importance of Being Earnest. The experience brought Robbie to realize that he ...
94. Stephen Amell
Actor | Arrow
Stephen Amell is a Canadian actor, known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise (based on the comic character of the same name) and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto,...
95. David Ramsey
Actor | Arrow
David Ramsey stars as former United States Army Special Forces soldier, John Diggle, on the CW's People's Choice Award winning show "Arrow," based on the DC Comics superhero.
Created by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, "Arrow" follows presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver ...
96. Charlie Cox
Actor | The Theory of Everything
Charlie Thomas Cox was born in London, England, to Patricia C. A. (Harley) and Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox, a publisher. He has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and descends from several prominent forebears (Baronets of Agnew and Carnegie, an Earl of Findlater, and a Colonial Governor of ...
97. Danielle Panabaker
Actress | The Flash
Danielle Nicole Panabaker was born in Augusta, Georgia. Her younger sister, actress Kay Panabaker, starred in the TV series Summerland (2004)(WB, 2004-05). Panabaker started acting at a summer camp before joining community theater productions when she was 10 years old. Panabaker moved to Naperville...
98. Carlos Valdes
Actor | The Flash
Valdes moved to Miami at age 5 from Colombia, then moved again at age 12 to Marietta, Georgia. He studied at the University of Michigan with the actors of the theater group StarKid Productions. In 2011, after graduating, Valdes was devoted entirely to the theater.Between 2009 and 2011, he ...
99. Deidre Hall
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Deidre Hall has emerged as one of America's most beloved actresses, who delighted her fans in August 1991, when she returned to NBC-TV's number one daytime program, Days of Our Lives (1965). Hall created the role of "Dr. Marlena Evans" in 1976, a character whose popularity has created a furor and a...
100. A Martinez
Actor | Longmire
A Martinez was born in Glendale, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Longmire (2012), Dark Winds (2022) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024). He has been married to Leslie Bryans since July 17, 1982. They have three children. He was previously married to Mare Winningham.
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