Celebrity Full Names: Actors - U,V

1. Bob Uecker

Bob Uecker's first career was professional baseball. He played six seasons in the majors (1962-1967), playing catcher for three different National League teams: Braves (Milwaukee, WI, and Atlanta, GA), Cardinals (St. Louis, MO), and Phillies (Philadelphia, PA). His batting, never stellar, declined ...

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2. Skeet Ulrich

Actor | Scream

Skeet Ulrich is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in popular 1990s films, including Billy Loomis in Scream (1996) and Scream (2022), Chris Hooker in The Craft (1996) and Vincent Lopiano in As Good as It Gets (1997). Since 2017, he has starred as Forsythe Pendleton "F.P." Jones II on...

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3. Blair Underwood

Actor | Deep Impact

A true multi-hyphenate, Blair Underwood is enjoying success in film, television and theatre, as an actor, director and producer. Underwood recently returned to Broadway starring opposite David Alan Grier in the Pulitzer Prize winning drama "A Solider's Play" for director Kenny Leon and the ...

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4. Jay Underwood

Actor | The Boy Who Could Fly

From his breakout role in "The Boy Who Could Fly to 'Sonny Bono' in "The Sonny and Cher Story" to appearances at the Sundance Film Festival, Jay Underwood has enjoyed a career of much diversity both in the parts he's played and the mediums he's played in.

Underwood began his theatrical pursuits ...

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5. Matthew Underwood

Actor | Zoey 101

Matthew Underwood was born and raised in The Sunshine State of Florida. Having an instinctual calling for entertaining, Matthew started his career at the age of 8. Beginning with training for a competition in Orlando Florida, where he was able to show off his talents to thousands of spectators. ...

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6. Scott Underwood

Soundtrack | The Animal

Scott Underwood is known for The Animal (2001), All About Steve (2009) and Left Behind III: World at War (2005).

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7. James Urbaniak

Actor | Oppenheimer

James Urbaniak was born on September 17, 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Oppenheimer (2023), The Fabelmans (2022) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023). He has been married to Sara Pocock since March 30, 2017. He was previously...

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8. Robert Urich

Actor | Lonesome Dove

Robert Urich grew up in Toronto, Ohio, one of four siblings of Slovak and Rusyn descent, raised Catholic by their parents, John P. Urich (died 1977) and Cecelia (née Halpate) Urich (died 2002). His athletic ability led to a four-year football scholarship at Florida State University (FSU). He earned...

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9. Michael Urie

Actor | Ugly Betty

Michael Urie is a native Texan who was active in Speech and Drama all through high school at Plano Senior High School. He trained in theater studies at Collin County Community College in Plano before going to The Juilliard School where he was recipient of the John Houseman prize for excellence in ...

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10. David Ury

Actor | Better Call Saul

David Ury is an actor/comedian and writer/director best known for his recurring role in Breaking Bad (2008), where he was crushed by an ATM. He also recurs on Powers (2015) as coroner Dr. Death. A chameleon character actor, he plays a wide range of oddball characters in shows like Justified (2010), ...

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11. Azhar Usman

Actor | Ms. Marvel

Described as "America's Funniest Muslim" by CNN, AZHAR USMAN is among the "500 Most Influential Muslims in the World," according to Georgetown University. Standup comedy icon Dave Chappelle-for whom Azhar has opened over 50 times-commented in 2010: "Azhar Usman is untouchable. He's like a comedian ...

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12. Natividad Vacío

Actor | The Magnificent Seven

Born in El Paso, Texas, Natividad Vacio grew up in Pasadena, California. In high school he became friends with future actor George Reeves, who encouraged Vacio to join him at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Vacio appeared in several plays there as an actor and musician. After military service in ...

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13. Peter Vack

Actor | Bully

Peter Vack was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Bully (2006), Assholes (2017) and Send (2014).

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14. Dan Vadis

Actor | High Plains Drifter

Dan Vadis was born on January 3, 1938 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor, known for High Plains Drifter (1973), Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and The Ten Gladiators (1963). He was married to Sharon Jessup. He died on June 11, 1987 in Lancaster, California, USA.

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15. Arun Vaidyanathan

Director | Achchamundu! Achchamundu!

Director Arun Vaidyanathan's Achchamundu! Achchamundu! is the culmination of a two-decade dream and hardwork on celluloid. There's no escape from the creative bug and the director, who grew up in Sirkali, a small temple town in southern India, took an instant liking to arts from his childhood. And ...

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16. Wilmer Valderrama

Actor | That '70s Show

Wilmer Valderrama has amassed an extensive acting resume in film and television that solidified him in Hollywood as a sought-after leading man. Valderrama starred in Fox's sci-fi series Minority Report (2015) as Will Blake, a new police detective on the force. The series, which also starred Meagan ...

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17. Gary Valentine

Actor | Here Comes the Boom

Gary Valentine was born Gary Joseph Knipfing in Mineola, New York, to Janet, an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., an insurance agency owner. His brother is actor Kevin James. He has German ancestry.

Valentine got his start in show business on the stand up comedy stage. After an ...

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18. Paul Valentine

Actor | Out of the Past

Paul Valentine was born on March 23, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Out of the Past (1947), Love Happy (1949) and Against All Odds (1984). He was married to Flevur Ali Khan and Lili St. Cyr. He died on January 27, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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19. Scott Valentine

Actor | Family Ties

Scott Valentine was born and raised in Saratoga Springs, New York and first discovered acting at age five doing plays in his parents' garage. He appeared in a few high school plays, but didn't pursue acting as a career until his second semester of college. He moved to New York City and studied at ...

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20. Rudy Vallee

Actor | The Palm Beach Story

Rudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a bandleader. In the 1920s and early '30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (although his explosive, ego-driven personality made his cast and crew hate him). In the early 1930s he was ranked with ...

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21. Mark Valley

Actor | Stolen

Mark Valley was born in Ogdensburg, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Stolen (2012), Boston Legal (2004) and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013). He was previously married to Anna Torv.

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22. Schuster Vance

Stunts | Live Free or Die Hard

Schuster Vance was born on September 21, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Live Free or Die Hard (2007), The Good Shepherd (2006) and Commander in Chief (2005). He died on December 12, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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23. Warren Vanders

Actor | Touched

Warren Vanders was born on May 23, 1930 in San Fernando, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Touched (2006), Combat! (1962) and Dallas (1978). He was married to Dawn Bender. He died on November 27, 2009 in Pasadena, California, USA.

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24. Paul Vandervort

Actor | Altitude

Paul Jeffrey Vandervort (born in Aspen, Colorado) is an American actor. Paul moved to Los Angeles in May 2008, just after landing the Spring 2008 modeling campaign for Abercrombie & Fitch. Paul is an avid surfer and martial artist.

Just after relocating to Los Angeles, Vandervort was cast to be a ...

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25. Jilon VanOver

Actor | Better Call Saul

Jilon VanOver was born on August 24, 1978 in California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Better Call Saul (2015), Hatfields & McCoys (2012) and Murder Company (2024).

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26. Victor Varconi

Actor | The Divine Lady

Handsome Hollywood character player Victor Varconi was born into a farming family on the Hungarian/Rumanian border. Christened Mihály Várkonyi, his career, following training at Budapest's commercial college and dramatic school, thrived for a time on the Transylvanian stage, where he played leads ...

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27. Billy Varga

Actor | Raging Bull

Billy Varga was born on January 10, 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Raging Bull (1980), Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989) and Bodyhold (1949). He was married to Rosabelle. He died on January 11, 2013 in Burbank, California, USA.

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28. Valentin de Vargas

Actor | To Live and Die in L.A.

Valentin de Vargas was born on April 26, 1935 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He was an actor and director, known for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Touch of Evil (1958) and Hatari! (1962). He was married to M. Diana Pace, Nome Jones and Arlene McQuade. He died on June 10, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma...

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29. Jim Varney

Actor | Ernest Goes to Camp

James Albert Varney, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nancy Louise (Howard) and James Albert Varney, Sr. He became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky. At age 15 he played Ebeneezer ...

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30. Greg Vaughan

Actor | Days of Our Lives

James Gregory Vaughan, Jr., was born in Dallas, Texas. Raised in both Dallas and Fredericksburg, Texas, graduating from Mesquite High in 1991. Vaughan was both a student-athlete, never shied away from a school talent production. At 16, before graduating high school, he was discovered in a community...

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31. Robert Vaughn

Actor | The Magnificent Seven

Robert Francis Vaughn was born on November 22, 1932 at Charity Hospital in New York City, the son of show business parents, Marcella Frances (Gaudel) and Gerald Walter Vaughn. His father was a radio actor and his mother starred on stage. Robert came to the public's attention first with his ...

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32. 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 ...

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33. Bruno VeSota

Actor | Attack of the Giant Leeches

Tubby 5' 10 1/2" character actor Bruno VeSota had a remarkably long, varied and impressive career acting and directing in the mediums of stage, radio, movies and television. He was born Bruno William VeSota on March 25th, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the second of three sons born to Lithuanian...

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34. Vinny Vella

Actor | Casino

Vinny Vella was born on January 11, 1947 in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Casino (1995), In the Cut (2003) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999). He was married to Margaret Ann Hernandez. He died on February 20, 2019 in New York City, New York, ...

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35. 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 ...

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36. Vincent Ventresca

Actor | The Invisible Man

Vincent Ventresca was born on April 29, 1966 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Invisible Man (2000), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and Prey (1998). He has been married to Dianne Shiner since 1994. They have two children.

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37. Jesse Ventura

Actor | Predator

Jesse Ventura was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Bernice Martha (Lenz), a nurse who was of German descent, and George William Janos, a steam fitter of Slovak ancestry. In November 1990, professional wrestler turned actor Jesse Ventura was elected to a four-year term as mayor of Brooklyn Park, ...

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38. Ben Vereen

Actor | All That Jazz

Few entertainers today are as accomplished or versatile as Ben Vereen. His legendary performances transcend time and have been woven into the fabric of this country's artistic legacy. His first love and passion is and always will be the stage. "The theater was my first training ground. It taught me...

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39. Dave Vescio

Actor | Hick

Dave Vescio was born on June 24, 1970 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Hick (2011), The Odd Way Home (2013) and Wolf Mother (2016).

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40. Tom Vicini

Stunts | Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Tom Vicini is known for Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Transformers (2007) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).

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41. John Vickery

Actor | Dante's Inferno

John Vickery was born on November 4, 1950 in Alameda, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Dante's Inferno (2010), Murder by Numbers (2002) and Babylon 5 (1993).

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42. James Victor

Actor | Stand and Deliver

James Victor was born on July 27, 1939 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Stand and Deliver (1988), Rolling Thunder (1977) and Zorro (1990). He died on June 20, 2016 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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43. Joey D. Vieira

Actor | The Patriot

Joey D. Vieira has just celebrated 65 years in show business. As a child, he co-starred in the first version of Lassie (1954) to come to television, winning, in the years 1954 to 1958, two Emmy Awards for "Best Family Television show". Those four years of the long-running series, with Tommy Rettig ...

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44. Robert G. Vignola

Director | Broken Dreams

Robert G. Vignola was born on August 5, 1882 in Trivigno (Potenza), Basilicata, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Broken Dreams (1933), The Knife (1918) and More Deadly Than the Male (1919). He died on October 25, 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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45. Abe Vigoda

Actor | The Godfather

Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abe Vigoda proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing.

Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, a tailor -- both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor ...

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46. Tom Villard

Actor | My Girl

Thomas "Tom" Louis Villard was born in Waipahu Hawaii, the son of Ronald Louis Villard, a photochemical engineer and Diane Ruth Villard née MacNaughton, a teacher for students with emotional challenges. to Ron and Diane and grew up in Spencerport, New York. He has two brothers and one sister. After...

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47. Alex Vincent

Actor | Child's Play

Alex Vincent was born in New Jersey. He first appeared as Andy Barclay in Child's Play (1988) when he was a six-year-old. Two years, later during the filming of Child's Play 2 (1990), the young actor endured long days and demanding action that would have tried the patience of many an older person. ...

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48. Frank Vincent

Actor | Goodfellas

"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville ...

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49. Leslie Vincent

Actor | Deadline for Murder

Leslie Vincent was born on September 6, 1909 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Deadline for Murder (1946), Paris Underground (1945) and Tonight We Raid Calais (1943). He died on February 1, 2001 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

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50. Lee Ving

Actor | Flashdance

Lee Ving was born on April 10, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA as Lee James Jude Capallero. He is best known as the frontman for the seminal L.A. hardcore punk band Fear. His film appearances include Flashdance (1983), Streets Of Fire (1984) and Clue (1985). He was also one of the principal subjects ...

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51. Alan Vint

Actor | Badlands

Alan Vint was born on November 11, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Badlands (1973), The Panic in Needle Park (1971) and The Lady in Red (1979). He was married to Susan Mullen. He died on August 16, 2006 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

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52. Michael Visaroff

Actor | Flight to Nowhere

A graduate of the Principal Dramatic School in Russia, Visaroff began his career on the stage and made the transition to movies in 1925. He played a number of 'noble' people in films - counts, etc. At the time of his death from pneumonia, he was in the midst of rehearsals for a play.

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53. Mike Vitar

Actor | The Sandlot

Mike Vitar started acting at age 12, when a casting manager spotted him in line for a ride at a school carnival. After several roles as a child, such as The Sandlot (1993), D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996), and a couple guest roles on TV series as a teenager, he ...

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54. Emmett Vogan

Actor | Emergency Landing

Emmett Vogan was born on September 27, 1893 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Emergency Landing (1941), Love Birds (1934) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). He was married to Edythe. He died on October 6, 1969 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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55. Mike Vogel

Actor | The Help

Mike Vogel was born on July 17, 1979 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Help (2011), Cloverfield (2008) and She's Out of My League (2010). He has been married to Courtney Renee Raborg since January 4, 2003. They have three children.

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56. Jon Voight

Actor | Midnight Cowboy

Jon Voight is an American actor of German and Slovak descent. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Luke Martin in the war film "Coming Home" (1978). He has also been nominated for the same award other two times. He was first ...

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57. Herb Voland

Actor | Airplane!

Herb Voland was born on October 2, 1918 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Airplane! (1980), Play of the Week (1959) and The Love God? (1969). He was married to Betty Jean Carlton and Laura Elizabeth Hale. He died on April 26, 1981 in Riverside, California, USA.

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58. John Voldstad

Actor | Leprechaun

John Voldstad was born in Norway but raised in the United States since early childhood. A film and television actor, Voldstad is best-known for his roles on the long-running television series Newhart (1982) playing "Darryl #2" (one of a bizarre trio of brothers, two of whom never speak) and in the ...

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59. Murvyn Vye

Actor | Road to Bali

Born Marvin Wesley Vye, Jr., this Massachusetts-born, Yale-trained character actor was associated for a time with the Theatre Guild in the 1940s. Equipped with a tough-looking countenance and sturdy baritone, he was hired to originate the role of Jigger Craigin in the Guild's 1945 mounting of ...

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