Race to Witch Mountain 2009 premiere

1. Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). His father, from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, is black (of Black Nova ...

2. AnnaSophia Robb

Actress | Bridge to Terabithia

Actress AnnaSophia Robb most recently starred in two of Hulu's most critically acclaimed limited series. In 2019, she co-starred opposite Patricia Arquette in THE ACT. This spring, she portrayed the flashback version of Reese Witherspoon's "Elena Richardson" character in LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, ...

3. Alexander Ludwig

Actor | Vikings

After starring in the hugely successful blockbuster The Hunger Games (2012) (for which he received two awards), Alexander has gone on to work in films such as Lone Survivor (2013), The Final Girls (2015), and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and received critical acclaim for his performance as Bjorn ...

4. Carla Gugino

Actress | Watchmen

Carla Gugino was born in Sarasota, Florida, to Carl Gugino, an orthodontist. She is of Italian (father) and English-Irish (mother) ancestry. Gugino moved with her mother to Paradise, California, when Carla was just five years old. During her childhood, they moved many times within the state. But ...

5. Tom Everett Scott

Actor | That Thing You Do!

Tom Everett Scott was born and raised in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the third of four children of Cynthia Ann (Pierce), an insurance saleswoman, and William Joseph Scott, who was a civil engineer. Tom spent his childhood in a "nice house in the woods", with a pond nearby, canoeing and camping...

6. Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Actor | Barry

My father's a Cuban immigrant nuclear engineer who my brothers and I have nicknamed Frank. Because he most resembles Danny Devitos' character in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. You try being raised by him. My mother is a French immigrant, white trash, drug addict who's jailhouse nickname is ...

7. Billy Brown

Actor | The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Billy Brown was born on October 30, 1971 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Star Trek (2009) and Cloverfield (2008).

8. Garry Marshall

Actor | A League of Their Own

Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 - July 19, 2016) was an American actor and filmmaker. He started his career in the 1960s writing for The Lucy Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show before he developed Neil Simon's 1965 play The Odd Couple for television in 1970. He gained fame for creating Happy ...

9. Kim Richards

Actress | Assault on Precinct 13

Kim Erika Richards was born September 19, 1964 in Mineola, Long Island, New York to Kathleen Mary Dugan & Kenneth Edwin Richards, a business executive. She is of Irish, English, and Welsh descent. Kim made her TV commercial debut at four months in a diaper ad. By age four and a half Kim had already...

10. Ike Eisenmann

Actor | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Ike Eisenmann was born in Houston, Texas, USA as Ike Keith Eisenmann. He is known for his work on Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), Return from Witch Mountain (1978), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), and Race to Witch Mountain (2009). After retiring from his on camera career at 24 he spent ...

11. John Duff

Actor | Race to Witch Mountain

John Duff was born on December 31st,1969, in Columbus, Ohio..As a child, he moved west with his family to Tustin, California. Then he went to New Mexico to play college football. He is also known as Big John Duff. Before John Duff became an actor, stuntman and running double, he played in five ...

12. Kevin Christy

Actor | Race to Witch Mountain

Kevin Christy was born on January 31, 1977 in La Crescenta, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000).

13. Bob Clendenin

Actor | Cougar Town

Bob Clendenin was born in Newark, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Cougar Town (2009), Scrubs (2001) and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000). He has been married to Erin Fiedler since May 27, 2001. They have two children. He was previously married to Greer Shephard.

14. Robert Torti

Actor | She's the Man

Robert Torti was born on October 22, 1961 in Van Nuys, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for She's the Man (2006), The Game Plan (2007) and Race to Witch Mountain (2009). He has been married to DeLee Lively since June 24, 1999. They have three children. He was previously married ...

15. Ted Hartley

Actor | High Plains Drifter

Ted Hartley was born on November 6, 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for High Plains Drifter (1973), Race to Witch Mountain (2009) and Mighty Joe Young (1998). He was previously married to Dina Merrill.

16. Meredith Salenger

Actress | The Journey of Natty Gann

Meredith Salenger is an actress, writer, producer, and activist born and raised in the sunshine in Malibu, CA. She began her professional acting career at the age of 10 playing a singing and dancing orphan in "Annie"(1982), directed by John Huston. By 14 she was starring as the lead role in "The ...

17. Corri English

Actress | Unrest

Corri English was born on May 10, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Unrest (2006), Runaway Jury (2003) and The Bedford Diaries (2006). She has been married to Ty Bentli since November 8, 2014. They have one child.

18. Randy Dunham

Soundtrack | Race to Witch Mountain

Randy Dunham is known for Race to Witch Mountain (2009) and The Making of the Nutcracker (2009).

19. Kristen Bell

Actress | Frozen

Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). ...

20. Amanda Bynes

Actress | Hairspray

Amanda Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California, the youngest of three children of Lynn (Organ), a dental assistant, and Richard Bynes, a dentist. Her father is of Lithuanian, Irish, and Polish descent, and her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Toronto. ...

21. Ricardo Chavira

Actor | Desperate Housewives

Ricardo Chavira was born on September 1, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Desperate Housewives (2004), Piranha 3D (2010) and Dead Space 3 (2013). He has been married to Marcea Dietzel since September 22, 2007. They have two children.

22. Morris Chestnut

Actor | Kick-Ass 2

A tall, handsome, and versatile American actor, Morris Chestnut was born in Cerritos, California, to Shirley (Wynn) and Morris Chestnut, Sr. He first came to be recognized by moviegoers starring as Ricky in Boyz n the Hood (1991), a role where he played a high school running back using his football...

23. Ice Cube

Soundtrack | Friday

Ice Cube was born in South Central Los Angeles, to Doris (Benjamin), a custodian and hospital clerk, and Hosea Jackson, a UCLA groundskeeper. He first came to public notice as a singer and songwriter with the controversial and influential band N.W.A. His compositions with that group included many ...

24. Ken Davitian

Actor | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Ken Davitian was born on June 19, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Borat (2006), Get Smart (2008) and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has been married to Ellen Baca since July 22, 1977. They have two children.

25. Shannen Doherty

Actress | Charmed

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 ...

26. Jimmy Jean-Louis

Actor | Tears of the Sun

Jimmy Jean-Louis led a simple Life in the slums of Haiti until the age of 12, when he moved to Paris.

Jimmy worked for 3 years in a musical theater in Spain "La Belle Époque" before embarking on a successful modeling career in France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and England.

He moved to Los Angeles in...

27. Christine Lakin

Director | The Goldbergs

Christine Helen Lakin was born on January 25th, 1979 in Dallas, Texas. After moving several times as a child, her family finally settled in Atlanta, Georgia, where Christine started her acting career. There, she attended the Atlanta workshop players - a theater group which plays in schools in the ...

28. Hayes MacArthur

Actor | Angie Tribeca

Hayes MacArthur was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hayes is an actor and producer, known for Angie Tribeca (2016), Merry Happy Whatever (2019) and Super Troopers 2 (2018). Hayes has been married to Ali Larter since August 1, 2009. They have two children.

29. Madison Pettis

Actress | The Game Plan

Madison Pettis got her big break at 8 years old with her very first film, playing the daughter of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Disney's hit family comedy, "The Game Plan". Now all grown up, Madison has an extensive list of acting credits and over 20 million followers on social media. Soon she can ...

30. Brenda Song

Actress | Dollface

Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California. Her father is Hmong and her mother is Thai-American. Brenda, her parents, and her younger brothers Timmy and Nathan now live in a suburb of Los Angeles.

Brenda was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

She ...

31. A.J. Trauth

Actor | Even Stevens

AJ Trauth was born on September 14, 1986, in Chicago, Illinois. His acting career began when he landed the role of Ben in Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum (1999) at the age of 13. Soon after this, AJ starred as Alan Twitty in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens (2000). He has ...

32. Andy Fickman

Director | Race to Witch Mountain

Andy Fickman was born in Midland, Texas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) and You Again (2010).

33. Rachel Fox

Actress | Dream House

Rachel landed her first major role as, Kayla Huntington Scavo, on the ABC series Desperate Housewives. The recurring guest star role was then turned into a series regular stint which lasted for multiple seasons. Rachel later began working in film on her first feature, independent film 'Spork,' ...

34. Bella Thorne

Actress | The Duff

Actress and singer Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne, known for Shake It Up (2010), The DUFF (2015), Blended (2014), and Midnight Sun (2018), was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, to Tamara (Beckett) and Delancey Reinaldo "Rey" Thorne. She has three siblings, Remy Thorne, Dani Thorne and Kaili Thorne, ...

35. Remy Thorne

Actor | Rubber

Remy was born in Florida and has three sisters, Bella, Dani, and Kaili. Remy has spent time in New York and Los Angeles. He resides on both coasts to pursue his acting dream. He shares this dream with his sisters. Remy began his career at eight months old as a model. At the young age of one, Remy ...

36. Kyle Richards

Actress | Halloween

Kyle Egan Richards was born in Los Angeles, California to Kathleen Mary Dugan and Kenneth Edwin Richards, a business executive. Ken died in 1998. Kathleen was diagnosed with breast cancer the same year, and passed away in March of 2002. Kyle, like her sister Kim, began acting at a very young age. ...

37. Kathy Hilton

Actress | The Dark

Kathy Hilton is a philanthropist, entrepreneur and designer. Married to Rick Hilton, they have four children: Paris, Nicky, Barron and Conrad. Kathy initially debuted her love of design and home decor with an antique store on Sunset Plaza and later featured both home and beauty lines on QVC and HSN...

38. Debby Ryan

Actress | Insatiable

Debby Ryan was born in Huntsville, Alabama on May 13, 1993, but she and her family moved to Texas when she was a small child and lived there for five years before moving to Wiesbaden, Germany. In Germany Debby became fascinated with acting in local plays and musicals. By age 9, she knew she wanted ...

39. Sterling Beaumon

Actor | The Killing

Sterling Beaumon is best known for his starring role as 'Young Ben' on ABC's hit series LOST. Since then the accomplished actor has shown his diverse acting skills seamlessly segueing into characters you'd never expect the sweet, well-mannered young actor portray - teenage serial killers on two of ...

40. Morgan Lily

Actress | 2012

Morgan Lily Gross is an American actress and model from Los Angeles. She is known for playing a young Mystique in X-Men: First Class and Lily Curtis from 2012. Other works she acted in include Henry Poole Is Here, Joe Bell, Claws, Grey's Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, CSI, Shameless, He's Just Not ...

41. Madeline Carroll

Actress | Flipped

Madeline was born March 18, 1996 and raised in Los Angeles, California. She began modeling when she was 3 years old, soon after she was discovered by her Theatrical agent "Wendy" in a nail shop in Sherman Oaks and began her theatrical acting career. She has performed in around 60 principal role/...

42. Bailee Madison

Actress | Bridge to Terabithia

This young actress has worked with a number of the industry's biggest stars in a variety of diverse and challenging roles. She won rave reviews and a Critics Choice Movie Award nomination for her powerful work on the feature film, Brothers (2009), opposite Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake ...

43. Brando Eaton

Actor | Dexter

Brando Eaton was born in Los Angeles, California where he was raised as an only child by a single mother. Bitten by the acting bug early, he started doing plays at the age of five which grew into a successful acting career working steadily on such shows/films as ZOEY 101, Dexter, CSI, NCIS, Secret ...

44. Samantha Droke

Actress | Horton Hears a Who!

A native Texan, Samantha Droke was born on November 8th, 1987, in De Leon. She is the daughter of Lyndon and Synthia Droke. Samantha possessed a love of performing from a very young age. She started out singing and modeling and then her interests began to move towards acting. She truly believed ...

45. Corey Feldman

Actor | Stand by Me

Corey Scott Feldman began his career at the age of three, starring in a Clio Award-winning McDonald's commercial and has sustained a career for nearly 50 years as a steadily working actor, with more than 80 films under his belt. Corey began his career in guest-starring roles on television series ...

46. Ever Carradine

Actress | The Requiem Boogie

Ever Carradine was born on August 6, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Requiem Boogie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) and Bubble Boy (2001). She has been married to Coby Brown since October 1, 2005. They have two children.

47. Chelsea Kane

Actress | Bratz

Musician and actress Chelsea Kane grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was a member of the Valley Youth Theater.

She made a couple of movie appearances before landing a starring role as both actress and musical performer in Bratz (2007), the movie inspired by the popular toys. Since then she has ...

48. Nicole Gale Anderson

Actress | Red Line

Filipino-American actress Nicole Gale Anderson who is popular for her role in Beauty and the Beast (2012) was born in Rochester, Indiana, U.S. on August 29, 1990. Her father is an American born Commander in the United States Navy while her mother is from the Philippines. She was a national gymnast ...

49. America Olivo

Actress | Friday the 13th

America Athene Olivo is an American actress and singer best known as a member of the band Soluna, for her roles in the films Bitch Slap (2009), Friday the 13th (2009) and Maniac (2012), as well as starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Born in Van Nuys, California, she has ...

50. Ryan Whitney

Actress | Zoom

Ryan Whitney, formerly Ryan Whitney Newman, is starring in the upcoming independent film, "Notes." She will also appear in the Ronald Reagan biopic, "Reagan," as his first love, Margaret Cleaver. In 2022 alone, she filmed 4 other independent films including "Exposure" and "Good Bad Things," which ...

51. Kaili Thorne

Writer | Crank

Kaili Thorne is an American actress. Her name is Hawaiian - meaning "whisper of the ocean" - and can also be spelled Kylie. Kaili spent her early years all over Hawaii with her mother, then lived her early teen years in Miami with her father and three younger half siblings. Kaili Thorne has studied...

52. Grace Johnston

Actress | Beaches

Grace Johnston was born on October 12, 1980 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Beaches (1988), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and Absolute Killers (2011).

53. Brittany Curran

Actress | Dear White People

Brittany Elizabeth Curran was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on June 2nd 1990. After living in Avon for her first three years, her family moved to Mockingbird Lane in Marston's Mills, Cape Cod. Her performing years began while participating in acting at the Striar Jewish Community Center in ...

54. Garcelle Beauvais

Actress | Spider-Man: Homecoming

Named one of People Magazine's highly coveted 50 Most Beautiful in 2014, Haitian-born actress Garcelle Beauvais immigrated to the United States at the age of seven with her mother and sisters, and has since charmed audiences with her dramatic and comedic abilities. A seasoned actress, Garcelle ...

55. Oren Aviv

Writer | National Treasure

Oren Aviv was born on September 15, 1961. He is a writer and producer, known for National Treasure (2004), Hardcore Henry (2015) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). He is married to Katie Locke Aviv. They have three children.

56. Trevor Rabin

Composer | Deep Blue Sea

Trevor Rabin was born in South Africa in 1954. He began playing guitar at the age of 12 after having had piano lessons since he was a toddler. In 1972 he formed the band Rabbit becoming the most successful rock act ever to emerge from South Africa. Rabin left Rabbit to pursue a solo career in ...

57. Steve Rushton

Soundtrack | Race to Witch Mountain

Born in England, on the 30th October 1987, Rushton began his musical career in the British Pop Rock band Son of Dork after being scouted by Ex-Busted guitarist James Bourne. The band went on to release a single album before disbanding due to creative differences in 2008. Unfazed by split, Rushton ...

58. Matt Lopez

Writer | Race to Witch Mountain

Matt Lopez is known for Race to Witch Mountain (2009), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) and Bedtime Stories (2008).

59. Dick Cook

Producer | 42

Dick Cook was born on August 20, 1950 in Kern County, California, USA. He is a producer, known for 42 (2013), The Alchemyst and Ranger's Apprentice. He has been married to Bonnie S. Drury since July 6, 1974. They have two children.

60. Ann Marie Sanderlin

Producer | Race to Witch Mountain

Named to The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the most influential people in the Entertainment Industry under the age of 35 for her accomplishments, Ann Marie Sanderlin brings a dynamic vision, tenacity, and a wealth of experience to her film projects.

As a Producer and President of Gunn Films, ...

61. Andrew Gunn

Producer | Cruella

Andrew Gunn was born on July 15, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and actor, known for Cruella (2021), Freaky Friday (2003) and Sky High (2005).

62. Keana Texeira

Actress | Keana: Candy from Strangers

Born Keana Alexis Texeira in California. Keana is the oldest of five children and resides in Los Angeles, CA. Signed to Warner Music Japan, Keana released her debut single "Could You Be The One" in March 2010 in Japan, which quickly climbed to #1 beating out Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, and ...

63. Sophie Texeira

Actress | David & Fatima

Sophie Texeira is known for David & Fatima (2008), Jelly (2010) and Melissa (2010).

Ashley Edner was born on December 17, 1990 in Downey, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek Beyond (2016), Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas (2001) and Listen Up (2004). She has been married to Kevin Tancharoen since February 12, 2022.

68. Asona Lui

Producer | Broken Road

Asona was born in Topeka, Kansas and attended Topeka Collegiate School pre-K through 8th grade. She then attended Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois (2001-2005). In the summer of 2006 she filmed Through Martha's Eyes as a freshman in college. TME was picked up the PBS national server in ...

69. Courtney Haigh

Actress | Broken Road

Courtney Haigh is known for Broken Road (2009), Crush (2009) and Super Dudes (2008).

70. Daniel Samonas

Actor | Little Men

Other than Wizards of Waverly Place, Daniel has guest-starred on Entourage, Hannah Montana, CSI: New York, Without a Trace, iCarly, Zoey 101, and is the voice of Teo in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Daniel moved with his family to Florida when he was 11 years old, but he now lives in California. ...

71. Bridger Zadina

Actor | Bosch

Bridger Zadina was born on March 23, 1994 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Bosch (2014), Better Things (2016) and Terri (2011).

72. Mandy Burhoe

Actress | Sketchy

Mandy Burhoe is known for Sketchy (2012), 78th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2009) and Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 (2009).

73. Savvy Shay

Actress | SIXERS

Savvy Shay began her career in the entertainment industry at 10 years old. After appearing in numerous national and international commercials and having print ads in major publications, Savvy was able to pursue her dream career in front of the camera. At 13 years old, Savvy and her sister Mandy ...

74. Kathryn Newton

Actress | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Kathryn co-starred as Cassie Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023, followed by Lisa Frankenstein starring alongside Cole Sprouse and Winner starring Emilia Jones, with release dates sometime in 2023. She can be seen as the lead of Amazon's The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, on Prime Video. ...

75. Ryan Malgarini

Actor | Freaky Friday

Ryan Malgarini was born on June 12, 1992 in Renton, Washington, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Freaky Friday (2003), Gary Unmarried (2008) and The Young Kieslowski (2014).

76. Bobby Edner

Actor | Spy Kids 3: Game Over

Robert Charles Edner is an American actor, singer, dancer and rapper from California. He is known for playing Francis from Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and voicing Sora in a 2003 unaired Kingdom Hearts pilot. He also acted in Monsters, Inc, Kangaroo Jack, The Road to El Dorado, The Seventh Sense, The ...