Man on the Moon 1999 premiere

1. Jim Carrey

Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...

2. Lorne Michaels

Producer | Saturday Night Live

Lorne Michaels was born on November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), 30 Rock (2006) and The Kids in the Hall (1988). He has been married to Alice Barry since 1991. They have three children. He was previously married to Susan ...

3. Carol Kane

Actress | The Princess Bride

American stage, screen and television actress, and comedian Carol Kane (b. Carolyn Laurie Kane, June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio), was born to Elaine Joy (née Fetterman), a jazz singer and pianist, and Michael Myron Kane, an architect. Her family is Jewish (from Russia, Poland, and Austria). Due ...

4. Rhea Perlman

Actress | Cheers

Rhea Perlman was born on March 31, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Cheers (1982), Barbie (2023) and Matilda (1996). She has been married to Danny DeVito since January 28, 1982. They have three children.

5. Danny DeVito

Actor | Matilda

Danny DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents. His mother, Julia (Moccello), was a homemaker. ...

6. Tommy Mottola

Music_department | The Secret of My Succe$s

Tommy Mottola was born on July 1, 1948 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Secret of My Success (1987), Ruthless People (1986) and Carly in Concert: Coming Around Again (1987). He has been married to Thalía since December 2, 2000. They have two ...

7. Janeane Garofalo

Actress | Mystery Men

Janeane, the petite woman with the acerbic wit, was born in Newton, New Jersey, in 1964, to Joan, a secretary, and Carmine Garofalo, an Exxon executive. She is of Italian and Irish descent. Janeane had many jobs before breaking into show biz. She worked as a bike messenger, a shoe saleswoman, ...

8. Courtney Love

Actress | The People vs. Larry Flynt

The daughter of Grateful Dead devotee and first manager Hank Harrison and psychotherapist Linda Caroll, Courtney Love was born Courtney Michelle Harrison in San Francisco, California in 1964. Love spent her early years living in hippie communes in Oregon and at schools in Europe and New Zealand, ...

9. Maury Povich

Producer | The Maury Povich Show

Maury Povich was born on January 17, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Maury (1991), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Madea's Big Happy Family (2011). He has been married to Connie Chung since December 2, 1984. They have one child. He was ...

10. Connie Chung

Actress | House of Cards

Connie Chung was born on August 20, 1946 in Washington D.C., USA. She is an actress and writer, known for House of Cards (2013), Murphy Brown (1988) and The Undoing (2020). She has been married to Maury Povich since December 2, 1984. They have one child.

11. 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 ...

12. Jessica Seinfeld

Producer | The Marriage Ref

Jessica Seinfeld was born on September 12, 1971 in Oyster Bay, New York, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for The Marriage Ref (2010), Unfrosted (2024) and Daughters (2024). She has been married to Jerry Seinfeld since December 25, 1999. They have three children. She was previously married ...

13. George Shapiro

Producer | Seinfeld

George Shapiro, one of comedy's most respected managers and producers, has built a career out of his love for laughter and his reverence for those with a gift to inspire it.

Together with partner and lifelong friend Howard West, he formed Shapiro/West Productions and executive produced the Emmy, ...

14. Molly Shannon

Actress | Superstar

Molly Shannon has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents on television and the silver screen.

Shannon spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on "Saturday Night Live," primarily known for the eclectic characters she created, such as Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally ...

15. Mike Mills

Director | Beginners

Mike Mills was born in 1966, Berkeley, California. He graduated from Cooper Union, 1989.

He works as a filmmaker, graphic designer and artist. As a filmmaker, Mike has completed a number of music videos, commercials, short films, documentaries, and the feature film Thumbsucker (2005). Architecture ...

16. Michael Stipe

Producer | Being John Malkovich

John Michael Stipe was born in Decatur, Georgia, on January 4th, 1960. Since his father was in the military, they moved around a lot. In 1980, while he was attending the University of Georgia (studying painting and photography), he met Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. They dropped out of ...

17. Peter Buck

Soundtrack | Man on the Moon

Peter Buck was born on December 6, 1956 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Man on the Moon (1999), Independence Day (1996) and Vanilla Sky (2001). He has been married to Chloe Johnson since June 1, 2013. He was previously married to Stephanie Elizabeth Dorgan and ...

18. Milos Forman

Director | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Milos Forman was born Jan Tomas Forman in Caslav, Czechoslovakia, to Anna (Svabova), who ran a summer hotel, and Rudolf Forman, a professor. During World War II, his parents were taken away by the Nazis, after being accused of participating in the underground resistance. His father died in ...

19. Martina Forman

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Martina Forman was born on January 9, 1966 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. She is a writer, known for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Skoda lásky (2013) and Milos Forman, une vie libre (2020). She was previously married to Milos Forman.

20. Q-Tip

Soundtrack | The Great Gatsby

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and DJ. Nicknamed The Abstract, he is noted for his innovative jazz-influenced style of hip hop production and his philosophical, esoteric and introspective ...

21. Al Roker

Actor | Robots

Al Roker was born on August 20, 1954 in Queens, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Robots (2005), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and The Big Year (2011). He has been married to Deborah Roberts since September 16, 1995. They have two children. He was previously married to...

22. Nick Ashford

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Nick Ashford was born on May 4, 1941 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Bodyguard (1992), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Crazy Rich Asians (2018). He was married to Valerie Simpson. He died on August 22, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

23. Valerie Simpson

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Valerie Simpson was born on August 26, 1945 in The Bronx, New York, USA. She is a composer and actress, known for The Bodyguard (1992), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Crazy Rich Asians (2018). She was previously married to Nick Ashford.

24. Bobby Boriello

Actor | A Walk on the Moon

Bobby Boriello is known for A Walk on the Moon (1999), Private Parts (1997) and Man on the Moon (1999).

25. Jennifer Gimenez

Actress | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Jennifer Gimenez is rapidly emerging as one of Hollywood's brightest talents. She has proven her merit not only as a supermodel, but also as an actress, reality star and expert panelist on addiction, health, fitness and fashion.

Gimenez's exotic beauty is the result of her Argentinean background. ...

26. Chris Kattan

Actor | A Night at the Roxbury

Christopher Lee Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to model Hajni Joslyn and actor Kip King. Chris moved to Mt. Baldy when he turned five, and resided there until the age of fifteen, when he moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington for high school.

After he graduated from high school, Chris ...

27. Chevy Chase

Actor | Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Chevy Chase was born Cornelius Crane Chase on October 8, 1943 in Lower Manhattan, New York, to Cathalene Parker (Browning), a concert pianist and librettist, and Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase, an editor and writer. His parents both came from prominent families, and his grandfathers were artist and ...

28. Jayni Chase

Location_management | National Lampoon's Vacation

Jayni Chase was born on August 24, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for Vacation (1983), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999) and The Annual Tel Aviv Gala Presents a Salute to Goldie Hawn (1987). She has been married to Chevy Chase since June 19, 1982. They have three children.

29. Thalía

Actress | María la del barrio

Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, producer, actress and entrepreneur. She is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists worldwide. Apart from her native Spanish, Thalía has also sung in ...

30. Stanley Kaufman

Self | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

Stanley Kaufman was born on August 31, 1922 in New York, USA. He was married to Janice Kaufman. He died on July 25, 2013 in Great Neck, New York, USA.

31. Carol Kaufman

Self | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

32. Larry Karaszewski

Writer | American Crime Story

Mr. Karaszewski is known for unusual true stories written in tandem with Scott Alexander. Their feature film credits include the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, The People vs.Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon, Big Eyes, & Dolemite is My Name. Mr. Karaszewski co-chairs the International Feature Film category & ...

33. Rosie Perez

Actress | White Men Can't Jump

Rosie Perez was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, to Lydia Perez and Ismael Serrano, a merchant marine. She is of Puerto Rican descent. Rosie attended Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, and later enrolled at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles, California. ...

34. Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

Producer | Them

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld is an American playwright, TV Writer/Producer, screenwriter and director whose work often deals with the collision of cultures in urban environments. He is known for his work on The Get Down (2016), How To Make it In America (2011), A Brother's Kiss (1997) and King of the Jungle ...

35. Ed Koch

Actor | We Own the Night

Ed Koch was born on December 12, 1924 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for We Own the Night (2007), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and The First Wives Club (1996). He died on February 1, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

36. Paul Giamatti

Actor | Sideways

Paul Giamatti is an American actor who has worked steadily and prominently for over thirty years, and is best known for leading roles in the films American Splendor (2003), Sideways (2004), and Barney's Version (2010) (for which he won a Golden Globe), and supporting roles in the films Cinderella ...

37. Gerry Becker

Actor | Spider-Man

Gerry Becker was born on April 11, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Spider-Man (2002), Happiness (1998) and The Game (1997). He died on April 13, 2019 in Nyack, New York, USA.

38. Leslie Lyles

Actress | Ladder 49

Leslie Lyles is known for Ladder 49 (2004), Speak (2004) and Blue Jasmine (2013).

39. Richard Belzer

Actor | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

A social misfit, Belzer was kicked out of every school he ever attended, due to his uncontrollable wit. His mother (Frances) died of breast cancer when Richard was 18. Four years later, his father (Charles) committed suicide. A dedication is written to Charles Belzer in Richard Belzer's "UFOs, JFK,...

40. Patton Oswalt

Actor | Young Adult

Patton Oswalt has been headlining at comedy clubs all over the United States since 1996, as well as appearing in his own standup specials on Comedy Central and HBO. He was chosen as Entertainment Weekly's "It" comedian in 2002. He is a regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993). His other ...

41. Melanie Vesey

Actress | Man on the Moon

Melanie Vesey is a comedian, actress, and writer/director whose comedy special/album Wild Animal is available to watch on Revry TV and to listen to all major streaming platforms. In addition to her TV comedy spot on Laugh After Dark for Amazon, she's opened for Marc Maron, Tweeted for Tig Notaro, ...

42. Michael Kelly

Actor | Chronicle

Michael was born in Philadelphia but raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia by parents Michael and Maureen Kelly. He has two sisters, Shannon and Casey, and one brother, Andrew. He went to college at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina with the original intention to study law, but changed his ...

43. Vincent Schiavelli

Actor | Tomorrow Never Dies

Vincent Schiavelli, selected in 1997 by Vanity Fair as one of the best character actors in America, had made over 120 film and television appearances. He studied acting at NYU's Theatre Program. Aside from his acting career, Vincent was the author of three cookbooks, and has written numerous ...

44. Peter Bonerz

Director | The Bob Newhart Show

Bonerz was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Elfrieda (née Kern) and Christopher Bonerz. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette University High School. Here, performing with the Prep Players, he gained his first theatrical experience. At Marquette University, he ...

45. Michael Villani

Actor | Dreamgirls

Michael Villani is an actor/voice over artist in Los Angeles, and has been since graduating from the University of Missouri with a Broadcast Journalism degree in 1970. After 15 years in radio, Mike started his career in Hollywood as a Page at NBC, where he worked on some classic programs, like The ...

46. Bob Zmuda

Producer | Man on the Moon

Bob Zmuda was born on December 12, 1949 in the USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Man on the Moon (1999), Batman Forever (1995) and The Number 23 (2007).

47. Tracey Walter

Actor | Repo Man

Tracey Walter was born on November 25, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Repo Man (1984), Batman (1989) and Conan the Destroyer (1984).

48. Marilu Henner

Actress | L.A. Story

Marilu Henner was born on April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for L.A. Story (1991), Taxi (1978) and Noises Off... (1992). She has been married to Michael Brown since December 21, 2006. She was previously married to Robert Lieberman and Frederic Forrest.

49. Judd Hirsch

Actor | The Fabelmans

Judd Hirsch is an American actor from New York City. His main claim to fame is playing taxicab driver Alex Reiger in the hit sitcom Taxi (1978). For this role, Hirsch twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series." He has since had a long career.

In 1935, Hirsch ...

50. Christopher Lloyd

Actor | Back to the Future

Christopher Lloyd is an American actor with a relatively long career. His better known roles include drug-using taxicab driver Jim Ignatowski in the sitcom Taxi (1978), Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), inventor Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future ...

51. Jeff Conaway

Actor | Grease

Jeff Conaway was born on October 5, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Grease (1978), Taxi (1978) and Jawbreaker (1999). He was married to Kerri Young and Rona Newton-John. He died on May 27, 2011 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.

52. Bob Zmuda

Producer | Man on the Moon

Bob Zmuda was born on December 12, 1949 in the USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Man on the Moon (1999), Batman Forever (1995) and The Number 23 (2007).

53. David Letterman

Writer | Late Show with David Letterman

Television would never be the same after David Letterman made his second attempt at a show in 1982. But his career before becoming host of the show was quite an interesting and long one.

Letterman was born in Broad Ripple, a neighborhood in Indianapolis, to Dorothy Marie (Hofert), a church secretary...

54. Paul Shaffer

Actor | Hercules

Paul Shaffer was born on November 28, 1949 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Hercules (1997), This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998). He has been married to Catherine Maria Vasapoli since August 19, 1990. They have two children.

55. Jerry Lawler

Actor | Man on the Moon

Jerry Lawler was born on November 29, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Man on the Moon (1999), WWE Raw (1993) and WWE '13 (2012). He was previously married to Stacy Carter, Paula Jean Carruth and Martha Kay Williams.

56. Jim Ross

Actor | WWE Monday Night RAW

Jim Ross was born on January 3, 1952 in Fort Bragg, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for WWE Raw (1993), WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) and Man on the Moon (1999).

57. Lance Russell

Actor | Man on the Moon

Lance Russell was born on March 18, 1926 in Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Man on the Moon (1999), CWA Wrestling (1977) and WCW Worldwide (1975). He was married to Audrey Lou Renner. He died on October 3, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

58. Budd Friedman

Actor | Funny People

Budd Friedman was born on June 6, 1932 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Funny People (2009), Man on the Moon (1999) and That's Adequate (1989). He was married to Alix and Silver Saunders Friedman. He died on November 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

59. Chad Whitson

Actor | High Point

Chad Whitson is an actor and writer based in Los Angeles, CA. He has written two dramatic screenplays, "The Lion of Tombstone" and "Thicker Than Blood" and has worked in the industry as an actor, writer, and producer. He recently played "A.P. Carter" in the film documentary "Born in Bristol" (2017)...

60. Norm MacDonald

Actor | Dirty Work

Macdonald was born Norman Gene Macdonald in Quebec City, Quebec. He began his career in stand-up comedy. Macdonald's first job was writing for The Dennis Miller Show (1992) and then Roseanne (1988). While writing for Roseanne (1988), he was noticed by Lorne Michaels, who liked Norm's stand up, and ...

61. Michael Shamberg

Producer | GATTACA

Michael Shamberg is a movie and TV producer and Advisor to BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. He was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award for producing Erin Brockovich and The Big Chill. His other film credits include the science-based movies Contagion and Gattaca. Shamberg was an Excecutive Producer ...

62. Stacey Sher

Producer | GATTACA

Stacey Sher was born on November 30, 1962 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Gattaca (1997), Erin Brockovich (2000) and Django Unchained (2012). She has been married to Kerry P. Brown since 2001. They have two children.

63. Scott Alexander

Writer | American Crime Story

Scott Alexander was born on June 16, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for American Crime Story (2016), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Ed Wood (1994).

64. Anastas N. Michos

Cinematographer | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

ASC and EMMY nominated Anastas Michos works with bold confidence in every genre. From lush period pieces, to sparkling romantic comedies, from electrifying thrillers to pulsating musicals, Michos brings to each of his films a strong style and dynamic look.

His versatility is front and center in the ...

65. Adam Boome

Editor | Man on the Moon

Adam Boome is known for Man on the Moon (1999), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Batman Forever (1995).

66. Lynzee Klingman

Editor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Lynzee Klingman was born on December 31, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an editor, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Man on the Moon (1999) and Ali (2001). She has been married to Richard Pearce since January 5, 1980. They have two children.

67. Christopher Tellefsen

Editor | A Quiet Place

Christopher Tellefsen was born in September 1957. In 1979 he attended New York's Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art but as a student of photography and fine arts,becoming interested in experimental film-making after taking classes with Bob Breere. Shortly after graduation he was ...