Shark Tale 2004 (NY) premiere

1. Will Smith

Willard Carroll "Will" Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden ...

2. Renée Zellweger

Actress | Chicago

Renée Kathleen Zellweger was born on April 25, 1969, in Katy, Texas, Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene (Andreassen), is a Norwegian-born former nurse and midwife, of Norwegian, Kven (Finnish), and Swedish descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is a Swiss-born engineer. The two married in 1963. Renée ...

3. Angelina Jolie

Actress | Maleficent

Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become ...

4. Jada Pinkett Smith

Actress | The Matrix Revolutions

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Robsol Grant Pinkett, Jr., a contractor, and 'Gammy' Adrienne Banfield Norris, a nurse. They divorced after only a few months of marriage. Her father is of African-American descent and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean ancestry (from ...

5. Mary J. Blige

Soundtrack | Mudbound

Mary J. Blige was born on January 11, 1971 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Mudbound (2017), Rock of Ages (2012) and The Help (2011). She was previously married to Kendu Isaacs.

6. Missy Elliott

Soundtrack | Moulin Rouge!

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Hip-hop emcee and R&B songwriter Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott has become one of the most esteemed figures in contemporary American music, providing material for artists including MC Lyte, Adina Howard, and Jodeci, as well as working as an arranger, producer, talent ...

7. Robert De Niro

Actor | Cape Fear

One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained ...

8. Grace Hightower

Actress | Precious

Grace Hightower was born on April 7, 1955 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Precious (2009), The Paperboy (2012) and Brotherhood (1997). She has been married to Robert De Niro since June 17, 1997. They have two children.

9. Martin Scorsese

Producer | Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later ...

10. 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 ...

11. 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 ...

12. Christina Aguilera

Soundtrack | The Voice

Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to musician Shelly Loraine Fidler Kearns and U.S. Army sergeant Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother, who is American-born, has Welsh, Dutch and German ancestry. ...

13. Jaden Smith

Actor | The Karate Kid

Jaden Smith is an actor, known for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Karate Kid (2010) and After Earth (2013). In addition to being an actor he is also a dancer, songwriter and rapper who won an MTV award for his performance in The Pursuit of Happyness. He co-starred with his father Will Smith ...

14. Michael Imperioli

Actor | The Sopranos

Imperioli was born Michael Imperioli in Mt. Vernon, New York on March 26, 1966. His film work began in the late 1980s. An early part that brought him recognition was in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990), as Spider, a local kid who works for the gangsters and has a run-in with a psychopathic mob ...

15. Vincent Pastore

Actor | The Sopranos

Pastore was born to an Italian-American family in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. Following his graduation from high school, he enlisted as a sailor in the United States Navy and then attended Pace University for three years, before eventually going into the acting ...

16. Jeffrey Katzenberg

Producer | Shrek

Jeffrey Katzenberg was born on December 21, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for Shrek (2001), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) and Just Like Heaven (2005). He has been married to Marilyn Katzenberg since 1975. They have two children.

17. Ann Curry

Actress | 30 Rock

Ann Curry was born on November 19, 1956 in Agana, Guam. She is an actress and producer, known for 30 Rock (2006), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Dateline NBC (1992). She has been married to Brian Wilson Ross since October 21, 1989. They have two children.

18. Vicky Jenson

Director | Shrek

Vicky Jenson's career spans more than two decades in both animation and live action, and crosses the spectrum from TV to feature films to shorts including a commercial campaign for Old Navy of more than 40 spots with Anonymous Content and was at that time the only female feature film director they ...

19. Bill Damaschke

Producer | Shark Tale

Bill Damaschke was born on November 20, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and executive, known for Shark Tale (2004), The Prom (2020) and Kung Fu Panda (2008).

20. Darren Higman

Music_department | xXx: State of the Union

Darren Higman is known for xXx: State of the Union (2005), The Suicide Squad (2021) and Spider-Man 2 (2004).

21. Laura Ziffren

Music_department | xXx: State of the Union

Laura Ziffren is known for xXx: State of the Union (2005), 28 Days Later (2002) and Rollerball (2002).

22. Sascha Seinfeld

Bee Movie

Sascha Seinfeld is known for Bee Movie (2007), Life & Beth (2022) and Inside Amy Schumer (2013).

23. Sean Paul

Soundtrack | Black Widow

Sean Paul Francis Henriques (born 9 January 1973), known professionally as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican dancehall rapper, singer and record producer. Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica to parents Garth and Frances. His mother is a well-known painter. His paternal grandfather is from a Jewish ...

24. Tania Moloney

25. Ann Daly

Shrek: I Feel Good

Ann Daly is known for Shrek: I Feel Good (1996).

26. Anthony Edwards

Actor | ER

Anthony Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, on July 19, 1962, to a well-blended family. He is the youngest of five children, and the son of Erika Kem (Weber), a landscape painter and artist, and Peter Edwards, an architect. His mother was of German descent, and his father was of English,...

27. Doug E. Doug

Actor | Cool Runnings

Doug E. Doug was born on January 7, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cool Runnings (1993), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and Shark Tale (2004).

28. JoJo

Actress | Aquamarine

JoJo was born Joanna Noëlle Levesque on December 20, 1990 in Brattleboro, Vermont and raised in Foxborough, Massachusetts to Diana Lynn Levesque (née Blagden) & Joel Maurice Levesque. She has Polish, English, Irish & Scottish ancestry on Diana's side and French-Canadian ancestry on Joel's side. Her...

29. Rob Letterman

Writer | Monsters vs. Aliens

Rob Letterman is known for Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Goosebumps (2023) and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019).

30. Bob Guiney

Self | The Bachelorette

Introduced to America on ABC's hugely popular hit "the Bachelor", Detroit native Bob Guiney has been in our living rooms ever since. Currently, Bob can be seen as a bi-monthly panelist for the TODAY Show, and is one of the featured faces on the comedic Viria's Top 10! He also appears weekly on ...

31. Rebecca Budig

Actress | General Hospital

Rebecca Budig was born on June 26, 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for General Hospital (1963), All My Children (1970) and Getaway (2013). She has been married to Mike Benson since 2012. They have one child. She was previously married to Bob Guiney and Daniel ...

32. Ziggy Marley

Soundtrack | Shark Tale

Ziggy Marley was born on October 17, 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a music artist and actor, known for Shark Tale (2004), Into the Blue (2005) and 50 First Dates (2004). He is married to Orly Marley. They have five children.

33. Willow Smith

Actress | I Am Legend

Willow Smith was born on October 31, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for I Am Legend (2007), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008).

34. Kendu Isaacs

Producer | Betty and Coretta

Kendu Isaacs is known for Betty and Coretta (2013), Tamar & Vince (2012) and The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003). He was previously married to Mary J. Blige.

35. Lauren Bacall

Actress | To Have and Have Not

Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. She was the daughter of Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and William Perske, who was born in New Jersey, to Polish Jewish parents. Her family was middle-class, with her father working as a ...

36. Ludacris

Actor | Crash

Ludacris was born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois, where he was raised, the son of Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges. At nine years old, he started rapping. He attended Emerson Middle School and, eventually, Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year. ...

37. Fonzworth Bentley

Actor | Honey

Fonzworth Bentley was born on February 13, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Honey (2003), Waves (2019) and Kanye West: Fade (2016). He has been married to Faune Chambers Watkins since July 10, 2010. They have two children.

38. Candace Bailey

Actress | Jericho

Candace Kaye Bailey is an American actress and television host who is known for hosting U-Pick Live for Nickelodeon and Attack of the Show for G4. She acted in Robot Chicken, the Tak and the Power of Juju sequels, The Sopranos, Jericho, Ghost Whisperer and Anger Management. She has two children ...

39. Marilyn Katzenberg

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

Marilyn Katzenberg was born on April 2, 1948. Marilyn is a writer and producer, known for The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) and Happily Ever After (1985). Marilyn is married to Jeffrey Katzenberg. They have two children.

40. Tom Cruise

Actor | Top Gun

In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. ...

41. Peter Falk

Actor | Columbo

Peter Michael Falk was born on September 16, 1927, in New York City, New York. At the age of 3, his right eye was surgically removed due to cancer. He graduated from Ossining High School, where he was president of his class. His early career choices involved becoming a certified public accountant, ...

42. Katie Couric

Actress | Zoolander 2

Katie Couric was born on January 7, 1957 in Arlington, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Sully (2016) and Shark Tale (2004). She has been married to John Molner since June 21, 2014. She was previously married to Jay Monahan.

43. David P. Smith

Actor | Shark Tale

David P. Smith was born in 1968 in the USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Shark Tale (2004), The Powerpuff Girls (1998) and The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015).

44. David Soren

Writer | Turbo

David Soren is a director, writer, and actor known for Captain Underpants (2017), Turbo (2013), and Merry Madagascar (2009). A DreamWorks veteran of twenty years, Soren has worked as a story artist on "The Road to El Dorado," "Chicken Run" and "Shrek." He then served as the head of story on the hit...

45. Bobb'e J. Thompson

Self | Wild 'N Out

Kicking off an impressive career in front of the camera at the tender age of five, Bobb'e J. Thompson rose to fame as a child actor well before his teens, initially with a small but colorful and energetic supporting role as the pint-sized Tupac in My Baby's Daddy (2003). He subsequently appeared in...

46. Phil LaMarr

Actor | Pulp Fiction

A Los Angeles native, Phil is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School, Yale University and The Groundlings Theater and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of Mad TV (1995) and as Marvin in Pulp Fiction (1994).

In addition to numerous appearances on stages across the country, in ...

47. Jenifer Lewis

Actress | The Princess and the Frog

Jenifer Lewis is one of Hollywood's most familiar faces, with more than 300 appearances in film and television. Dubbed a "national treasure" by TV Guide.com, Jenifer stars on the hit show Black-ish (ABC), where her hilarious portrayal of "Ruby Johnson" earned her a nomination for the 2016 Critics ...

48. Timbaland

Soundtrack | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Timbaland was born on March 10, 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He is a music artist and composer, known for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Romeo Must Die (2000) and Doctor Dolittle (1998). He has been married to Monique Idlett since June 10, 2008. They have one child.

49. Jimmy Jam

Self | 64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony

Jimmy Jam was born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for 64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (2022). He has been married to Lisa Padilla since June 25, 1994. They have three children.

50. Terry Lewis

Soundtrack | Mo' Money

Terry Lewis was born on November 24, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Mo' Money (1992), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) and Poetic Justice (1993). He has been married to Karyn White since March 31, 1991. They have one child.

51. Ron Fair

Soundtrack | Poseidon

Ron Fair is known for Poseidon (2006), Timecop (1994) and Legally Blonde (2001).

52. Harvey Mason Jr.

Music_department | Respect

Harvey Mason jr. has not only penned and produced songs for industry legends like Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Elton John, but also for today's superstars including Justin Bieber, Beyonce, John Legend, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, and Chris Brown. In ...

53. Damon Thomas

Soundtrack | Dreamgirls

Damon Thomas is known for Dreamgirls (2006), The Help (2011) and Think Like a Man (2012). He was previously married to Kim Kardashian.

54. Andre Harris

Soundtrack | Suicide Squad

Andre Harris is known for Suicide Squad (2016), Girls Trip (2017) and The Harder They Fall (2021).

55. Vidal Davis

Soundtrack | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Vidal Davis is known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Shark Tale (2004) and In Too Deep (1999).

56. Justin Timberlake

Soundtrack | Trolls

Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Lynn (Bomar) and Randall Timberlake, whose own father was a Baptist minister. At the age of 11, he appeared on the show Star Search (1983), and even though he didn't win, it didn't dampen his ambitions. He also ...

57. Carmit Bachar

Actress | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Carmit Bachar is one of the most visible dancers in the industry today. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Carmit is of Israeli, Dutch, Indonesian, and Chinese descent and comes from a family of entertainers. She competed internationally as a rhythmic gymnast for 10 years, and placed 5th in the ...

58. Ashley Roberts

Actress | Make It Happen

Ashley is another Doll who hails from Phoenix, Arizona. She started dancing at 3 and singing at 8, and both have remained her strongest passions in life. Two years ago during auditions for the infamous Roxy shows, Ashley found her home with the Dolls. Being able to support being a confident and ...

59. Nicole Scherzinger

Soundtrack | Moana

Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29, 1978 in Honolulu & raised in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending a performing arts high school, she won the Coca-Cola Classic Talent Contest & performed in many plays at The Actors Theatre of Louisville. She then furthered her studies, majoring in theater ...

60. Jessica Sutta

Actress | Bully

The baby girl of the family, Jessica Sutta started dancing at age 3 and hasn't stopped since. Her audition for the Dolls last year came with a graceful save; when her hairpiece fell out, she kept going with a smile and of course, she got the job. Her love for Robin's choreography makes the job her ...

61. Kimberly Wyatt

Actress | 13 Going on 30

Kimberly Wyatt was born on February 4, 1982 in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for 13 Going on 30 (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Be Cool (2005). She has been married to Max Rogers since February 22, 2014. They have three children.

62. Melody Thornton

Actress | Holiday Twist

A brilliant performer with a lifetime of experience, soulful pop siren Melody remains a breath of fresh air; blending aspects of her Mexican/African-American heritage with her wild Western Arizona roots. In 2012, the Recording Academy nominated singer-songwriter dropped her first mix-tape, ...

63. Stephen Marley

Soundtrack | Anaconda

Stephen Marley was born on April 20, 1972 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Anaconda (1997), Knocked Up (2007) and Honey (2003).

64. Norman Whitfield

Soundtrack | Car Wash

Music producer, arranger, and songwriter Norman Jessie Whitfield was born on May 12, 1941 in New York City. A native of Harlem, Whitfield spent his early teen years hanging out in local pool halls. Norman moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan when he was in his late teens. At age 18 he wrote ...

65. Samantha Jade

Actress | Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS

Samantha Jade is known for Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (2014), Step Up (2006) and The Witches (2020).

66. Jared Lee Gosselin

Composer | Deja Vu

Jared Lee Gosselin is known for Deja Vu (2006), Shark Tale (2004) and Carmen Sandiego (2019). He has been married to Rama Duke since July 9, 2011. They have one child.

67. Phillip White

Soundtrack | Deja Vu

Phillip White is known for Deja Vu (2006), Shark Tale (2004) and Fat Albert (2004).

68. Mr. Porter

Soundtrack | Fast Five

Mr. Porter was born on December 7, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Fast Five (2011), The Longest Yard (2005) and I Spy (2002).

69. Kuniva

Actor | The Longest Yard

Kuniva was born on December 9, 1976. He is an actor, known for The Longest Yard (2005), Bad Company (2002) and Project X (2012).

70. Swifty McVay

Actor | Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge

Swifty McVay is known for Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge (2020), Sugar Boys and Count Time the Movie (2018).

71. Eminem

Soundtrack | 8 Mile

Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Deborah R. (Nelson) and Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr., who were in a band together, Daddy Warbucks. He is of English, as well as some German, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry. Marshall spent his early childhood being shoved ...

72. Proof

Actor | 8 Mile

Proof was born on October 2, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and director, known for 8 Mile (2002), The Longest Yard (2005) and Bad Company (2002). He was married to Sharonda. He died on April 11, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

73. Avant

Soundtrack | Coach Carter

Avant was born on April 26, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Coach Carter (2005), Shark Tale (2004) and Two Can Play That Game (2001).

74. Bobby V

Actor | Navy SEALS v Demons

Bobby V was born on February 27, 1980 in Mississippi, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Navy SEALS v Demons (2017), So You Think You Can Dance (2005) and Rap Critic Reviews (2010).

75. Lil Fate

Soundtrack | Cradle 2 the Grave

Lil Fate is known for Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Shark Tale (2004) and Nostalgia Critic (2007).

76. India Arie

Soundtrack | Miami Vice

India Arie was born on October 3, 1975 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Miami Vice (2006), Don't Say a Word (2001) and Radio (2003).

77. Cheryl Lynn

Soundtrack | Carlito's Way

Raised in the church in Los Angeles, California, Cheryl Lynn was once too shy to sing church solos. By 1978, she was a speech pathology major in college. With her singing talents known primarily by her family and her then-boyfriend, she had not considered a career as a singer. Yet her boyfriend, ...

78. Bibo Bergeron

Director | The Road to El Dorado

Bibo Bergeron was born on July 14, 1965 in Paris, France. He is a director, known for The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shark Tale (2004) and Flushed Away (2006).

79. Janet Healy

Producer | Despicable Me 2

Janet Healy started her career in live-action films, working with directors Stanley Kramer, Hal Ashby and Sam Peckinpah. She worked with Steven Spielberg on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 1941, serving as Associate Producer on the latter.

She then joined George Lucas' visual effects company,...

80. Allison Lyon Segan

Producer | Saving Private Ryan

Allison Lyon Segan is known for Saving Private Ryan (1998), Speed (1994) and Broken Arrow (1996).

81. Michael J. Wilson

Writer | Ice Age: Collision Course

Michael J. Wilson is known for Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), Shark Tale (2004) and Ice Age (2002).

82. Hans Zimmer

Composer | Gladiator

German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to ...

83. Nick Fletcher

Editor | Trolls

Nick Fletcher is known for Trolls (2016), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) and The Prince of Egypt (1998).

84. Peter Lonsdale

Editorial_department | Back to the Future

Peter Lonsdale was born on December 14, 1951 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an editor, known for Back to the Future (1985), The Rocketeer (1991) and Back to the Future Part II (1989).

85. John Venzon

Editor | The Bad Guys

John Venzon is known for The Bad Guys (2022), The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and Storks (2016).

86. Michael Douglas

Actor | Wall Street

A legendary actor with 50 celebrated years of film, television and producing experience, Michael Douglas is known for his era-defining roles and enduring cultural impact.

In addition to his career accomplishments, Douglas has remained a steadfast public servant, activist and philanthropist dedicated...

87. Carrie Fisher

Actress | Star Wars

Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California, to singers/actors Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She was an actress and writer known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return ...

88. Michael J. Fox

Actor | Back to the Future

Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Phyllis Fox (née Piper), a payroll clerk, and William Fox. His parents moved their 10-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli Fox, Karen, and Jacki, and his brother Steven, to Vancouver, British Columbia, ...

89. Joan Cusack

Actress | In & Out

Actress Joan Cusack was born on October 11, 1962 in New York City and is the daughter of Nancy (née Carolan) and Dick Cusack. Her father was an advertising executive, writer and actor, and her mother was a mathematics teacher. Her siblings - Susie Cusack, John Cusack, Ann Cusack and Bill Cusack are...

90. Melanie Griffith

Actress | Working Girl

Melanie Griffith was born on August 9, 1957 in New York City, to then model/future actress Tippi Hedren and former child actor turned advertising executive Peter Griffith. Her parents' marriage ended when she was four years old and Tippi brought Melanie to Los Angeles to get a new start. Tippi ...

91. James Woods

Actor | Vampires

James Howard Woods was born on April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah, the son of Martha A. (Smith) and Gail Peyton Woods, a U.S. Army intelligence officer who died during Woods' childhood. James is of Irish, English, and German descent. He grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, with his mother and stepfather ...

92. Peter Boyle

Actor | Everybody Loves Raymond

A bold, blunt instrument of hatred and violence at the onset of his film career, Peter Boyle recoiled from that repugnant, politically incorrect "working class" image to eventually play gruff, gentler bears and even comedy monsters in a career that lasted four decades.

He was born on October 18, ...

93. Alicia Silverstone

Actress | Clueless

Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, the youngest of three children. She is the daughter of Didi (Radford), a former flight attendant, and Monty Silverstone, a real estate investor. Her English-born father is from a Jewish family, while her Scottish-born ...

94. Antonio Banderas

Actor | The Mask of Zorro

Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international movie star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous movie series.

He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Málaga, Andalusia, ...

95. Alec Baldwin

Actor | The Departed

Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae ...

96. Neve Campbell

Actress | Scream

Neve Campbell was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, to Marnie (Neve), a Dutch-born psychologist and yoga instructor (from Amsterdam), and Gerry Campbell, a Scottish-born teacher (from Glasgow). Campbell first came to our TV screens in the hit Drama series Party of Five (1994). Described as TV's ...

97. Patrick Swayze

Actor | Dirty Dancing

Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze (née Yvonne Helen Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where Patrick was also a student. His father passed away in 1982. ...

98. Kevin Pollak

Actor | The Usual Suspects

Kevin (Elliott) Pollak was born in San Francisco, California, on October 30, 1957, to Robert and Elaine (Harlow) Pollak, of Jewish descent. A stand-up comedy performer at age 10, he attended Pioneer High School in nearby San Jose, before turning professional comedian at 20. He rose through the ...

99. 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 ...

100. Brittany Murphy

Actress | Clueless

Brittany Murphy was born Brittany Anne Bertolotti on November 10, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sharon Kathleen Murphy and Angelo Joseph Bertolotti. Her father's ancestry is Italian, and her mother is of Irish and Slovak descent. Her father moved the family back to Edison, New Jersey as a native New...