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by bennovanhilten | created - 12 Apr 2015 | updated - 9 months ago | Public
1. Alan Cumming
Actor | The Anniversary Party
Alan Cumming was born on January 27, 1965, in Aberfeldy, Scotland, to Mary (Darling), an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming. His family lived nearby in Dunkeld, where his father was a forester for Atholl Estate. The family (including his brother, Tom) moved to Fassfern near Fort William,...
2. Richard Hammond
Self | Top Gear
Richard Hammond was born in 1969 in the British town of Solihull, which is near to Birmingham although it tries to pretend that it isn't. He started his career in local radio before getting a break on a cable TV car show where he was able to hone his presenting skills, safe in the knowledge that no...
3. Jonathan Ross
Writer | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Comedian, talk show host, game show host, film critic, radio DJ and awards show compere, Jonathan Ross is the most successful British broadcaster of his generation. After attending the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in London and gaining a Modern European History degree, he worked as ...
4. Alan Carr
Writer | Changing Ends
Alan Carr was born on June 14, 1976 in Weymouth, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Changing Ends (2023), Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009) and The Friday Night Project (2005).
5. James May
Self | Top Gear
James May was born in 1963 but his development was tragically arrested at the age of 12. A confessed 'complete waster' until the age of 42, May then took the decision to apply his talent for the pointless in the direction of television. His oeuvre includes a record for the world's longest train set...
6. Jeremy Clarkson
Self | Top Gear
Jeremy Clarkson was born in 1960 in the Yorkshire town of Doncaster in the North of England, an area renowned for its loud shouting and rampant exaggeration. He went to Repton school but didn't really pay attention and then got a job with a local newspaper where he was famed for stories such as '...
7. Jerry Seinfeld
Producer | Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Betty (Hesney) and Kalman Seinfeld. His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent, while Jerry's maternal grandparents, Salha and Selim Hosni, were Syrian Jewish immigrants (from Aleppo). He moved with his family, including sister Carolyn, to ...
8. Stephen Fry
Actor | Gosford Park
Writer, actor, comedian, doer of good works, excellent good friend to the famous and not, Fry lives in his London SW1 flat and his Norfolk house when not traveling. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the "Tatler" back in the 1980s, Emma Thompson has characterised her friend as "90 ...
9. Ed Sullivan
Actor | Bye Bye Birdie
The beloved Impresario of TV variety from 1948 to 1971, Ed Sullivan originally made his name as a newspaper sportswriter, radio broadcaster and theater columnist for the New York Daily News. His column focused primarily on Broadway shows and juicy items about its stars. On the new medium of TV, ...
10. Larry King
Actor | Ghostbusters
Larry King was born on November 19, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Shrek 2 (2004) and Enemy of the State (1998). He was married to Shawn Ora Engemann, Julie Alexander, Sharon Lepore, Alene Akins, Mickey Sutphin, Annette ...
11. Charlie Rose
Actor | The Ides of March
Charlie Rose is the elegant, handsome, fiercely intelligent and inquisitive host of the self-titled Charlie Rose (1991).
Rose was born Charles Peete Rose, Jr. on January 5, 1942 in Henderson, North Carolina, the only child of Margaret (Frazier) and Charles Peete Rose, Sr., tobacco farmers. The Rose ...
12. Simon Cowell
Actor | Scary Movie 3
Simon Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. He is the son of Julie Cowell (née Josie Dalglish), a ballet dancer, and Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, a music industry executive. Simon started his career in the music industry working in the mailroom at EMI Music ...
13. Sharon Osbourne
Actress | It's a Boy Girl Thing
Sharon Osbourne was born on October 9, 1952 in Brixton, London, England, UK. She is a producer and actress, known for It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006). She has been married to Ozzy Osbourne since July 4, 1982. They have ...
14. Gordon Ramsay
Producer | Hell's Kitchen
Scottish by birth, Gordon Ramsay was brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. With an injury prematurely putting an end to any hopes of a promising career in football, he went back to college to complete a course in hotel management. His dedication and natural talent led him to train with some ...
15. David Dimbleby
Actor | The Goodies
David Dimbleby was born on October 28, 1938 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Goodies (1970), Panorama (1953) and A Picture of Britain (2005). He has been married to Belinda Giles since 2000. They have one child. He was previously married to Josceline Dimbleby.
16. Wolf Blitzer
Actor | Skyfall
Wolf Blitzer was born on March 22, 1948 in Augsburg, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Skyfall (2012), The Campaign (2012) and Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018). He has been married to Lynn Greenfield since November 18, 1973. They have one child.
17. Anderson Cooper
Actor | Chappie
Anderson Cooper was born on June 3, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Chappie (2015), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Anderson Cooper 360° (2003).
18. Piers Morgan
Actor | Entourage
Piers Morgan was born on March 30, 1965 in Newick, East Sussex, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Entourage (2015), Flight (2012) and The Campaign (2012). He has been married to Celia Walden since June 24, 2010. They have one child. He was previously married to Marion Shalloe.
19. Fareed Zakaria
Producer | Vice
Fareed Zakaria was born on January 20, 1964 in Mumbai, India. He is a producer and writer, known for Vice (2013), GPS Fareed Zakaria (2008) and Vice Special Report: A House Divided (2016). He has been married to Paula Henley Throckmorton since April 5, 1997. They have two children.
20. Christiane Amanpour
Actress | Zoolander 2
Christiane Amanpour was born on January 12, 1958 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Trash (2014). She was previously married to James Rubin.
21. Chris Colfer
Actor | Struck by Lightning
Chris Colfer is a very talented actor and vocalist who was born on May 27, 1990 in Fresno, California, USA as Christopher Paul Colfer. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009-2015), Struck by Lightning (2012), and The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. His break out role was as Kurt Hummel in Glee, ...
22. Russell Brand
Producer | Arthur
Russell Brand was born on June 4, 1975, in Grays, Essex, England, the son of Barbara Elizabeth (Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer. An only child, his parents divorced when he was only six months old, and he was subsequently raised by his mother. Enduring a difficult childhood that saw...
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