For the Boys 1991 premiere
by thatgalaredcarpeteventguy | created - 09 May 2021 | updated - 14 Sep 2021 | PublicThursday November 14th, Samuel Goldwyn Theater 8949 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1. Bette Midler
Soundtrack | Beaches
Multi Grammy Award-winning singer/comedienne/author Bette Midler has also proven herself to be a very capable actress in a string of both dramatic and comedic roles. Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 1, 1945. She is the daughter of Ruth (Schindel), a seamstress, and Fred Midler, a ...
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
Actress | Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker was born March 25, 1965, in Nelsonville, Ohio, to Barbra Forste (née Keck), a teacher who ran a nursery school, and Stephen Parker, a journalist. Her parents divorced, and her mother later remarried to Paul Forste and had four more children, bringing the total to eight. Sarah ...
3. Brandon Lee
Actor | The Crow
Born on February 1, 1965 to Bruce Lee (Martial Arts idol) and Linda Lee Cadwell. Brother to Shannon Lee. In 1970-71, they moved to Hong Kong, where Brandon lived until age eight, becoming fluent in Cantonese. By the time he was able to walk, he was already involved in learning about martial arts ...
4. Kim Cattrall
Actress | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Kim Victoria Cattrall was born on August 21, 1956 in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England to Gladys Shane (Baugh), a secretary, and Dennis Cattrall, a construction engineer. At the age of three months, her family immigrated to Canada, where a large number of her films have been made. At age 11, she ...
5. Renny Harlin
Producer | Driven
Born in 15 March 1959 as Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola, he is the most successful Finnish film director in the history of Hollywood.
Harlin started his career in film business in the beginning of 1980s when he was directing commercials and company films for companies like Shell. Later he worked as a ...
6. Martin von Haselberg
Actor | UHF
Argentinian-born Martin von Haselberg, along with Brian Routh, form the performance art group known as the Kipper Kids. After they met in 1970, they created a character named Harry Kipper. They have since put on shows all over the world.
Von Haselberg got married to songstress Bette Midler in 1984. ...
7. James Caan
Actor | Thief
A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.
He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) ...
8. Scott Caan
Actor | Ocean's Eleven
Scott Caan is the son of tough guy actor James Caan. While it is obvious that he admires tough method actors like Marlon Brando and Sean Penn, Scott also has a strong egalitarian streak, evidenced by his reasoning for baring his body in films. He is quoted as saying that originally only the women ...
9. 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 ...
10. Glenn Close
Actress | Fatal Attraction
Eight time Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close was born and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Mary H. "Bettine" (Moore) and William Taliaferro Close (William Close), a prominent doctor. Both of her parents were from upper-class families.
Glenn was a noted ...
11. Suzanne Pleshette
Actress | The Birds
Suzanne Pleshette achieved television immortality in her role as Bob Newhart's wife in the 1970s classic situation comedy, The Bob Newhart Show (1972). For her role as "Emily Hartley," wife of psychologist "Bob Hartley" (played by Bob Newhart), Pleshette was nominated for the Emmy Award twice, in ...
12. Christian Slater
Actor | Very Bad Things
Christian Michael Leonard Slater was born on August 18, 1969 in New York City, to Michael Hawkins, a well-known soap actor, and Mary Jo Slater (née Lawton), a casting agent. Christian started in show business early, appearing on the soap opera The Edge of Night (1956) in 1976 at the age of 7. He ...
13. Richard Gere
Actor | Chicago
Humanitarian and actor Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, the second of five children of Doris Anna (Tiffany), a homemaker, and Homer George Gere, an insurance salesman, both Mayflower descendants. Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high ...
14. Cuba Gooding Jr.
Actor | Jerry Maguire
Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His ...
15. Greta Scacchi
Actress | The Player
Greta Scacchi was born in Milan, Italy, to Pamela Carsaniga, an English dancer and Luca Scacchi, an Italian art dealer and painter. She grew up in Milan and Sussex, England. In 1975, her mother and second husband moved to Australia, where, after she left school, Greta worked as an Italian ...
16. Vincent D'Onofrio
Actor | Men in Black
Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis, a restaurant manager and server, and Gene D'Onofrio, a theatre production assistant and interior designer. He is of Italian descent and has two older sisters. He studied at the Actors Studio and the American ...
17. Howie Mandel
Producer | Bobby's World
The story goes that huggable, highly affable stand-up comedian Howie Mandel began his show biz career by chance while catching amateur night at the Comedy Store on the L.A. Sunset Strip during a vacation. Goaded on by friends to try out, a producer spotted him, hired him for an appearance on a ...
18. Iman
Actress | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Iman was born on July 25, 1955 in Mogadishu, Somalia. She is a producer and actress, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), L.A. Story (1991) and No Way Out (1987). She was previously married to David Bowie, Spencer Haywood and Hassan ?.
19. 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 ...
20. Julie Tesh
Actress | Stingray
Julie Tesh is known for Stingray (1986), CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) and Mama's Family (1983).
21. Richard Harris
Actor | Unforgiven
Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to Mildred (Harty) and Ivan Harris. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature. Unfortunately, a bout ...
22. Dani Crayne
Actress | The Story of Mankind
A pretty, green-eyed, husky-voiced champagne blonde, she was born Darlyne Danielle Swanson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her family moved to California when she was five. Schooled there, she later attended the University of California in Berkeley. At sixteen, she married a Frenchman named Donalde ...
23. Norman Fell
Actor | Three's Company
Norman Fell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1924. He graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in drama. During World War II, he was an Air Force tail gunner in the Pacific. After the war, he studied acting and obtained small parts in television and on stage. His first ...
24. Barbara Davis
Actress | The Front Page
Barbara Davis is known for The Front Page (1974), McCloud (1970) and Route 66 (1960).
25. Marvin Davis
Actor | Dynasty
Marvin Davis was born on August 31, 1925 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Dynasty (1981), The Annual Variety Club's Big Heart Awards (1986) and Moving Image Salutes Sidney Poitier (1989). He was married to Barbara Levine. He died on September 25, 2004 in Beverly Hills, ...
26. Martin Landau
Actor | Ed Wood
Oscar-winning character actor Martin Landau was born on June 20, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York. At age 17, he was hired by the New York Daily News to work in the promotions department before he became a staff cartoonist and illustrator. In his five years on the paper, he served as the illustrator for ...
27. Gretchen Becker
Actress | Hollywood Homicide
Gretchen Becker is known for Hollywood Homicide (2003), The Doors (1991) and Ed Wood (1994).
28. Brooke Shields
Actress | The Blue Lagoon
"Want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." If you have not heard of Brooke Shields before, this tagline from her Calvin Klein Jeans ad had to grab your attention. Not that she has not had a previously noteworthy resume. She was born on May 31, 1965 in New York City, to Teri (...
29. Ann Turkel
Actress | Humanoids from the Deep
Ann Kathryn Turkel was born in 1946, and raised in Manhattan, the daughter of Thelma L. (Friedricks) and Melvin A. Turkel. She is of Austrian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent. Ann took acting, dance and voice lessons from an early age. By the time she reached 16, Ann had studied at the Musical ...
30. Amy Irving
Actress | Traffic
Naturally brunette/blue-eyed beauty Amy Davis Irving was born in Palo Alto, California. She is the youngest of three children, and the daughter of influential theatrical/television director and producer Jules Irving, and actress Priscilla Pointer. Her father was of Russian Jewish descent, and her ...
31. Gerald Casale
Soundtrack | Tank Girl
Gerald Casale was born on July 28, 1948 in Ravenna, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995) and Casino (1995). He has been married to Krista Napp since September 11, 2015.
32. Perry King
Actor | The Day After Tomorrow
Perry King was born on April 30, 1948 in Alliance, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Mandingo (1975) and Class of 1984 (1982).
33. Jamie Elvidge
Self | Biker Women
Motorcycle journalist. Both she and Perry King are avid motorcyclists.
34. Douglas Emerson
Actor | The Blob
Douglas Emerson was born on October 5, 1974 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Blob (1988), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and The River Pirates (1988). He has been married to Emily Barth since 1996. They have two children.
35. Andrea Jaffe
Andrea Jaffe was born on February 18, 1950. She is known for Fatal Attraction (1987), Wall Street (1987) and Men at Work (1990). She died on August 24, 2016 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
36. Mark Rydell
Actor | The Long Goodbye
Mark Rydell was born on March 23, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and actor, known for The Long Goodbye (1973), On Golden Pond (1981) and Hollywood Ending (2002). He was previously married to Esther Jacobs and Joanne Linville.
37. Christopher Rydell
Actor | On Golden Pond
Christopher Rydell was born in 1963 in the USA. He is an actor and writer, known for On Golden Pond (1981), Mask (1985) and Gotcha! (1985).
38. Bud Yorkin
Producer | Blade Runner 2049
Bud Yorkin was born on February 22, 1926 in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Sanford and Son (1972) and Blade Runner (1982). He was married to Cynthia Sikes and Peg Yorkin. He died on August 18, 2015 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, ...
39. Cynthia Sikes
Producer | Blade Runner 2049
Cynthia Sikes was born on January 2, 1954 in Coffeyville, Kansas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) and JAG (1995). She was previously married to Bud Yorkin.
40. Shelley Duvall
Actress | The Shining
Shelley Alexis Duvall was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the first child to Bobbie Ruth (Massengale, 1929-2020), a real estate broker, and Robert Richardson Duvall (1919-1994), a lawyer. At the time of her birth, her mother was visiting her grandmother in Fort Worth, though Duvall was raised in Houston...
41. John Gilroy
Editor | Rogue One
John Gilroy was born on June 24, 1959 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Nightcrawler (2014) and Pacific Rim (2013).
42. Michael Lerner
Actor | Barton Fink
Michael Lerner was an American actor from New York City, the older brother of actor Ken Lerner. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the domineering studio head Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink" (1991). Other well-known roles include crime boss Arnold ...
43. Toni Basil
Actress | Five Easy Pieces
Toni Basil began her career as a dancer and assistant choreographer, working on such shows as Hullabaloo (1965) choreographed by David Winters. Later, she choreographed the hit film American Graffiti (1973) and also began appearing in films, including the now-classic Easy Rider (1969). After several...
44. Melissa Manchester
Soundtrack | The Great Mouse Detective
Melissa Manchester attended the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, where she learned to play the piano and the harpsichord. Her father is a bassoon player in the New York Metropolitan Opera orchestra. In the early 1970s, Melissa studied songwriting at New York University School of the Arts in New ...
45. Kevin De Remer
Writer | Fame
Kevin De Remer is known for Fame (1982). Kevin has been married to Melissa Manchester since May 1, 1982. They have two children.
46. Katey Sagal
Actress | Futurama
An extremely gifted, versatile performer adept at both comedy and drama, actress/singer Katey Sagal became a household name in the late 1980s as the fabulously brazen, undomesticated Peg Bundy on the enduring Fox series Married... with Children (1987). During its lengthy run she received three ...
47. Jack White
Jack White is known for Jack Frost (1998), D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) and The Mighty Ducks (1992). He was previously married to Katey Sagal.
48. Daniel Stern
Actor | City Slickers
Daniel Stern was born in Bethesda, Maryland, to a social worker father and a day care manager mother. He has been acting professionally since the age of seventeen. Following his high school graduation, he auditioned for the Washington Shakespeare Festival seeking a job as a lighting engineer but ...
49. Laure Mattos
Actress | C.H.U.D.
Laure Mattos is known for C.H.U.D. (1984). She has been married to Daniel Stern since October 19, 1980. They have three children.
50. Cathy Moriarty
Actress | Raging Bull
Bronx-born character actress Cathy Moriarty was just 18 years old, fresh out of high school and had no idea that her life was about to change. Joe Pesci discovered her competing in a bathing-beauty contest at a bar. He invited her to audition for the part of Vikki LaMotta, second wife to champion ...
51. Richie Palmer
Actor | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Richie Palmer was born on October 12, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Echo (2023) and Zigs (2001).
52. James Coburn
Actor | The Great Escape
Lanky, charismatic and versatile actor with an amazing grin that put everyone at ease, James Coburn studied acting at UCLA, and then moved to New York to study under noted acting coach Stella Adler. After being noticed in several stage productions, Coburn appeared in a handful of minor westerns ...
53. Glenn Rigberg
Producer | The Prank
Glenn Rigberg has been married to Elizabeth Uhl since October 2, 2021.
54. George Segal
Actor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
George Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in New York City, New York, to Fannie Blanche (Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. All of his grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. After a stint in the military, he made his bones as a stage actor before being cast in his first ...
55. Henry Mancini
Soundtrack | Breakfast at Tiffany's
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, but brought up in Pennsylvania, where he played the flute in a local band, as a youth, before sending some arrangements to Benny Goodman. Goodman offered him a job and, after serving in WWII, he joined the rearranged Glenn Miller band. In 1952, he was given a two-week ...
56. Paula O'Hara
Actress | American Gun
Paula O'Hara was born on October 31, 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica. She was an actress, known for American Gun (2002), Silverfox (1991) and The Set Up (1995). She was married to James Coburn and John Michael Twombly. She died on July 30, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
57. Mariel Hemingway
Actress | Manhattan
Mariel Hemingway was born on November 22, 1961 in Mill Valley, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Manhattan (1979), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and The Sex Monster (1999). She was previously married to Stephen Crisman.
58. Patrick O'Neal
Actor | Under Siege
Dark, dashing and coldly handsome with intense, penetrating eyes, Patrick O'Neal was known for walking a fine line between elegant heroics and equally elegant villainy during a five-decade career. Born in 1927 in Ocala, Florida, and of Irish descent, he served toward the end of WWII with the United...
59. Brandon Call
Actor | Jagged Edge
Born Brandon Spencer Lee Call on November 17th, 1976, in Torrance, California, Brandon started performing at the tender age of two. His movie debut, albeit lending his voice, was in Disney's The Black Cauldron (1985), so his first live-action acting role was opposite Glenn Close in Jagged Edge (...
60. Jameson Rodgers
Actor | For the Boys
Jameson Rodgers was born on October 12, 1985. He is an actor, known for For the Boys (1991) and Sinatra (1992). He has been married to Tabitha since December 17, 2005.
61. Arye Gross
Actor | Better Call Saul
Extremely gifted character actor whose face is readily familiar to the public but they can often not remember why. He tends to turn minor supporting roles into perfect studies in human frailty, strength, passion, avarice or anything else demanded by the role. Born on March 17, 1960, in Los Angeles,...
62. Rosemary Murphy
Actress | To Kill a Mockingbird
Rosemary Murphy was born on January 13, 1925 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and Mighty Aphrodite (1995). She was married to Reginald Marsh. She died on July 5, 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.
63. Dori Brenner
Actress | Altered States
Dori Brenner was born on December 16, 1946 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Altered States (1980), Baby Boom (1987) and The Charmings (1987). She died on September 16, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
64. Jack Sheldon
Soundtrack | The Long Goodbye
Jack Sheldon was the son of Jen Loven (1909-1989), who taught many of the Hollywood entertainment elite and their children to swim at her famous Jen Loven Swim School in Hollywood. Jack was known mostly for his sidekick status on the The Merv Griffin Show (1962) in the 1970s.
He had two sons, Kevin ...
65. Karen Martin
Actress | Apollo 13
Karen Martin is known for Apollo 13 (1995), Man on the Moon (1999) and The Outsider (1968).
66. Shannon Wilcox
Actress | Raising Helen
Shannon Wilcox was born on May 21, 1943 in Ohio, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Raising Helen (2004), Se7en (1995) and Runaway Bride (1999). She was married to Alex Rocco and John Williams. She died on September 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
67. Michael Greene
Actor | To Live and Die in L.A.
Michael Greene was born on November 4, 1933 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), *batteries not included (1987) and Lord of the Flies (1990). He was married to Patricia Donovan. He died on January 10, 2020 in Haiku, Hawaii, USA.
68. Steven Kampmann
Writer | Back to School
Steven Kampmann is an American screenwriter and film director. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kampmann was one of the main writers for the radio station-themed sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978-1981). As one of the show's producers, he was nominated for a 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for ...
69. Bonnie Bruckheimer
Producer | Beaches
Bonnie Bruckheimer was born on July 27, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Beaches (1988), Hocus Pocus (1993) and Night Moves (1975).
70. Marshall Brickman
Writer | Annie Hall
Marshall Brickman was born on August 25, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a writer and producer, known for Annie Hall (1977), Sleeper (1973) and Manhattan (1979). He has been married to Nina Feinberg since 1973. They have two children.
71. Neal Jimenez
Writer | The Waterdance
This screenwriter and director won acclaim for his first two produced screenplays, Where the River Runs Black (1986) and River's Edge (1986). The latter, arguably, was the first grimly honest portrait of what would soon come to be called "Generation X." Unlike, say, Reality Bites (1994), the ...
72. Lindy Laub
Writer | They Come at Night
Lindy Laub is known for They Come at Night (1998), Shikse (1983) and For the Boys (1991).
73. Dave Grusin
Music_department | The Fabulous Baker Boys
Dave Grusin was born on June 26, 1934 in Littleton, Colorado, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Firm (1993) and The Graduate (1967). He was previously married to Edith Ruth Price, Sara Jane Tallman and Barbara Jo Davidson.
74. Stephen Goldblatt
Cinematographer | The Help
Stephen Goldblatt was born on April 29, 1945 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Help (2011), Closer (2004) and Angels in America (2003).
75. Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor | The French Connection
Gerald B. Greenberg was born on July 29, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an editor, known for The French Connection (1971), Apocalypse Now (1979) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). He died on December 22, 2017 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
76. Jere Huggins
Editorial_department | Virus
Jere Huggins is known for Virus (1999), The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).
77. Billy Crystal
Actor | Forget Paris
Billy Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Manhattan, New York, and was raised on Long Island. He is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. His father was a well-known concert promoter who co-founded Commodore Records and his mother was a homemaker. His family were ...
78. Bryan Adams
Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams rose to fame with the release of his third album, "Cuts Like a Knife" (1983). The album made him popular throughout the United States. However, it was his fourth album "Reckless" (1984), which is referred to as one of the best albums of the decade that made ...
79. 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, ...
80. Kathy Bates
Actress | Misery
Multi-talented, multi-award-winning actress Kathleen (Doyle) Bates was born on June 28, 1948, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the youngest of three girls born to Bertye Kathleen (Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Her grandfather was author Finis L. Bates...
81. Warren Beatty
Actor | Reds
Since starring in his first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961), Warren Beatty has been said to have demonstrated a greater longevity in movies than any actor of his generation. Few people have taken so many responsibilities for all phases of the production of films as producer, director, writer, ...
82. Annette Bening
Actress | American Beauty
Annette Bening was born on May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of four children. Her family moved to California when she was young, and she grew up there. She graduated from San Francisco State University and began her acting career with the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, ...
83. Robby Benson
Actor | Beauty and the Beast
Robby Benson is an American writer, director, composer, lyricist, actor, professor of film, filmmaker and novelist. He began his career in the theater, (Oliver, The King and I); on Broadway (co-starring in Zelda, The Rothschilds and Joseph Papp's The Pirates of Penzance, where he met and fell in ...
84. Charles F. Bolden Jr.
Producer | Atlantis
Charles F. Bolden Jr. was born on August 19, 1946 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He is a producer, known for Atlantis (2011), Mars (2016) and Nova (1974).
85. Gloria S. Borders
Sound_department | Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Gloria S. Borders is known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Forrest Gump (1994) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
86. Ron Bozman
Producer | The Silence of the Lambs
Ron Bozman is known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Stepford Wives (2004) and Perfect Stranger (2007).
87. Ray Bradbury
Writer | The Ray Bradbury Theater
Ray Bradbury was an American science fiction writer whose works were translated in more than 40 languages and sold millions of copies around the world. Although he created a world of new technical and intellectual ideas, he never obtained a driver's license and had never driven an automobile.
He was...
88. Peabo Bryson
Soundtrack | Aladdin
Peabo Bryson was born on April 13, 1951 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Aladdin (1992), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Friday After Next (2002). He has been married to Tanya Boniface since July 20, 2010. They have one child.
89. James Cameron
Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his ...
90. Dana Carvey
Actor | Wayne's World
One of SNL's most talented alumni, comedian Dana Carvey reigned supreme during his six-season run creating some of the show's most memorable characters, including "Church Lady", "Garth" of Wayne & Garth fame, Grumpy Old Man and bodybuilding "Hans" of Hans & Franz notoriety. This sharp and witty ...
91. Debra Chasnoff
Director | It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Debra Chasnoff is a nationally recognized champion of using film as an organizing tool for social justice campaigns, and a pioneering leader in the international movement working to create safe and welcoming schools and communities. Debra's highly ...
92. Kevin Costner
Actor | The Postman
Kevin Michael Costner was born on January 18, 1955 in Lynwood, California, the third child of Bill Costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for Southern California Edison, and Sharon Costner (née Tedrick), a welfare worker. His older brother, Dan, was born in 1950. A middle ...
93. Hume Cronyn
Actor | Cocoon
Hume Cronyn was a Canadian actor with a lengthy career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Seventh Cross" (1944).
Cronyn was born to a prominent family. His father was politician Hume Blake Cronyn (1864-1933), Member of Parliament for London, ...
94. Geena Davis
Actress | Thelma & Louise
As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school graduation, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire and then transferred the next year to Boston ...
95. Rebecca De Mornay
Actress | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Rebecca De Mornay was born 1959 as Rebecca Jane Pearch, in Santa Rosa, CA, to Wally George and Julie Eager. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother moved to Pasadena and married Richard De Mornay, who adopted her. After her stepfather's untimely death in 1962, Rebecca's mother moved...
96. Jonathan Demme
Director | The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme was born on February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and Philadelphia (1993). He was married to Joanne Howard and Evelyn Purcell. He died on April 26, 2017 in ...
97. Laura Dern
Actress | Jurassic Park
Laura Dern was born on February 10, 1967 in Los Angeles, the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. Dern was exposed to movie sets and the movie industry from infancy, and obtained several bit parts as a child. Her parents divorced when Dern was two and Dern lost contact with her father for ...
98. Céline Dion
Soundtrack | Titanic
Hailing from the small town of Charlemagne, Québec, Céline Dion has become one of the all-time greatest singers. Céline was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. Early in childhood, she sang with her siblings in a small club owned by her parents. From these early experiences, Céline gained the...
99. 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...
100. Brian Duffy
Self | Space Station 3D
Brian Duffy was born on June 20, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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