Comedy Legends
by andythompson1999 | created - 16 Jul 2022 | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. Peter Sellers
Actor | Being There
Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers to a well-off acting family in 1925 in Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth. He was the son of Agnes Doreen "Peg" (Marks) and William "Bill" Sellers. His parents worked in an acting company run by his ...
Peter Sellers The Pink Panther (1963) A Shot in the Dark (1964) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Casino Royale (1967) Murder by Death (1976)
2. Charles Chaplin
Writer | The Great Dictator
Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...
The Kid - 1921 The Gold Rush - 1925 City Lights - 1931 Modern Times - 1936 The Great Dictator - 1940
3. Bill Murray
Actor | Lost in Translation
Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. The fifth of nine children, he was born William James Murray in Wilmette, Illinois, to Lucille (Collins), a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, who sold lumber. He is of Irish descent. Among his siblings are actors Brian Doyle-Murray, ...
Meatballs - 1979 Caddyshack - 1980 Stripes - 1981 What About Bob? - 1991 Groundhog Day - 1993
4. Gene Wilder
Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
When he was 11, he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Caesar. Then, when he was 15 and saw Lee J. Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman,' he decided he would be a comedy actor and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. He combined both talents with directing in The World's Greatest...
The Producers - 1967 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - 1971 Young Frankenstein - 1974 Stir Crazy - 1980 See No Evil, Hear No Evil - 1989
5. Richard Pryor
Actor | Superman III
Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as ...
Silver Streak - 1976 Stir Crazy - 1980 The Toy - 1982 Brewster's Millions - 1985 See No Evil, Hear No Evil - 1989
6. 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: ...
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - 1994 The Mask - 1994 Dumb and Dumber - 1994 The Cable Guy - 1996 The Truman Show - 1998
7. Eddie Murphy
Actor | The Nutty Professor
Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...
Trading Places - 1983 Beverly Hills Cop - 1984 Coming to America - 1988 The Nutty Professor - 1996 Bowfinger - 1999
8. Robin Williams
Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...
Good Morning, Vietnam - 1987 Mrs. Doubtfire - 1994 The Birdcage - 1996 Patch Adams - 1998 Night at the Museum - 2006
9. Will Ferrell
Producer | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student ...
Zoolander - 2001 Elf - 2003 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 2004 Step Brothers - 2008 The Other Guys - 2010
10. Steve Martin
Writer | Roxanne
Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (née Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. He was raised in Inglewood and Garden Grove in California. In 1960, he got a job at the Magic ...
Planes, Trains & Automobiles - 1987 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - 1988 Parenthood - 1989 Father of the Bride - 1991 Bowfinger - 1999
11. Joe Pesci
Actor | Goodfellas
Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver. Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids"....
Lethal Weapon 2 - 1989 Home Alone - 1990 My Cousin Vinny - 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - 1992 Lethal Weapon 3 - 1992
12. 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 ...
Foul Play - 1978 Caddyshack - 1980 Fletch - 1985 Three Amigos - 1986 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - 1989
13. Leslie Nielsen
Actor | Airplane!
Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. Leslie studied at the Academy of ...
Airplane! - 1980 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad - 1988 The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear - 1991 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult - 1994 Dracula: Dead and Loving It - 1995
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