Open Season 2006 premiere

1. Ashton Kutcher

Actor | That '70s Show

Christopher Ashton Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Diane (Finnegan), who was employed at Procter & Gamble, and Larry Kutcher, a factory worker. He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Tausha. He is of Czech (father) and Irish, German, and Czech (mother...

2. Debra Messing

Actress | Will & Grace

Debra Messing was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the daughter of Jewish American parents, Sandra (née Simons), who has worked as a professional singer, banker, travel and real estate agent, and Brian Messing, a sales executive for a jewelry manufacturer. When Messing was three, she ...

3. Daniel Zelman

Writer | Damages

Daniel Zelman was born on June 16, 1967 in Rye, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Damages (2007), Bloodline (2015) and Fool's Gold (2008). He was previously married to Debra Messing.

4. Patrick Warburton

Actor | The Emperor's New Groove

Patrick Warburton is known to many for the role of "Puddy" in the hit NBC comedy "Seinfeld," the laconic, enigmatic, quirky Saab salesman and Elaine's boyfriend. Warburton starred for 7 seasons on the hit CBS comedy "Rules of Engagement" with David Spade, Oliver Hudson, and Megyn Price about two ...

5. Billy Connolly

Actor | Brave

Billy Connolly was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. He left school to work in the shipyards, becoming a welder, and joined the Territorial Army (in the parachute regiment) at around the same time. He developed an interest in folk music, eventually being an accomplished banjo player and a ...

6. Lindsey Shaw

Actress | 16-Love

Lindsey Shaw was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue acting, Lindsey and her mother traveled from Lincoln to Kansas City twice a month to do local print ads and commercials. In 2002, Shaw and her mother moved to Los Angeles. Almost immediately, Lindsey was ...

7. Jon Favreau

Producer | Chef

Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.

The amiable, husky-framed actor with the ...

8. Lauren Holly

Actress | Dumb and Dumber

Born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, the daughter of two college professors, Lauren Michael Holly grew up in the upstate New York town of Geneva. Her childhood was split between experiences that contrasted. She was privy to the shelter of growing up in a rural town and also exposed due to the erudite ...

9. Chloë Grace Moretz

Actress | Kick-Ass

Moretz is best known for her work in the sci-fi thriller series The Peripheral, created by Scott B. Smith; the Mattson Tomlin-directed sci-fi thriller Mother/Android; Neil Jordan's thriller Greta; Roseanne Liang's Shadow in the Cloud, which claimed the Midnight Madness People's Choice Award at the ...

10. Martin Lawrence

Actor | Martin

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an African-American comedian, producer, writer, director and actor. He is known for his roles in the Bad Boys trilogy, Martin, Def Comedy Jam, Big Momma's House, Open Season, House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, What's Happening Now!!, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue ...

11. Anthony Stacchi

Director | The Boxtrolls

Anthony Stacchi is known for The Boxtrolls (2014), Open Season (2006) and The Rocketeer (1991).

12. Jill Culton

Writer | Abominable

Jill Culton is known for Abominable (2019), Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Open Season (2006).

13. Roger Allers

Director | The Lion King

Roger Allers is an American animated film director and writer who is known for co-directing the influential 1994 Disney musical film The Lion King. He also worked on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. He was intended to direct the musical drama Kingdom of the Sun, which got ...

14. Howard Stringer

Producer | CBS Reports

Howard Stringer was born in 1942 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is a producer and director, known for CBS Reports (1959), Wool and Doctor Zhivago.

15. Amy Pascal

Producer | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Amy Pascal is an American film producer and executive for Sony Pictures. She produced several Spider-Man films and spin-offs including the Venom film series, the 2016 Ghostbusters remake, the Jumanji sequels, Little Women and The Post. She got acclaim for producing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse...

16. Demi Moore

Actress | G.I. Jane

Demi Moore was born 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her father Charles Harmon left her mother Virginia Guynes (née King) before Demi was born. Her stepfather Danny Guynes didn't add much stability to her life either. He frequently changed jobs and made the family move a total of 40 times. The parents ...

17. Tallulah Willis

Actress | The Whole Ten Yards

Tallulah Willis was born on February 3, 1994 in Hailey, Idaho, USA. She is an actress, known for The Whole Ten Yards (2004), Bandits (2001) and The Scarlet Letter (1995).

18. Gary Sinise

Actor | Forrest Gump

Gary Alan Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, to Mylles S. (Alsip) and Robert L. Sinise, A.C.E., a film editor. He is of Italian (from his paternal grandfather), English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, and Swedish ancestry. His family moved to Highland Park, where he attended high school. ...

19. Paul Westerberg

Soundtrack | Singles

Paul Westerberg was born on December 31, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Singles (1992), Open Season (2006) and Tank Girl (1995).

20. Carlene Davis

Soundtrack | The Reggae Movie

21. Penney Finkelman Cox

Producer | The Prince of Egypt

Penney Finkelman Cox was born in 1951 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a producer and assistant director, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), Shrek (2001) and Snakes on a Plane (2006). She has been married to Jim Cox since December 24, 1985. They have two children.

22. Yair Landau

Producer | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Yair Landau is known for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Live Music (2009) and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022).

23. Sandra Rabins

Producer | The Prince of Egypt

Sandra Rabins is one of the most respected Live Action and Animation Executives in the industry. She is known for her ability to assemble top artistic talent, problem solve and streamline productions.

Born and raised in Hollywood, Rabins began her career at Paramount Pictures.

In 1985, she moved to ...

24. Natalie Jordan Messing

Actress | Road Hard

Natalie Jordan Messing is known for Road Hard (2015).

25. Jeff Blake

26. Tim Sarnoff

Visual_effects | Starship Troopers

Tim Sarnoff is known for Starship Troopers (1997), Spider-Man (2002) and Hollow Man (2000).

27. Michael Lynton

Self | Sunday Morning Shootout

Mr. Lynton has served on our board of directors since April 2013 and has been Chairman of our board of directors since September 2016. Mr. Lynton served as Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officer of Sony Entertainment Inc., an international entertainment company, from April 2012 until...

28. Tommy Stinson

Soundtrack | In the Land of Women

Tommy Stinson was born on October 6, 1966 in San Diego, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for In the Land of Women (2007), Clerks (1994) and Catch and Release (2006).

29. Michelle Murdocca

Producer | Open Season

Michelle Murdocca is known for Open Season (2006), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022).

30. Miranda Cosgrove

Actress | Despicable Me 2

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove was born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, to Christina (Casey) and Tom Cosgrove, who owns a dry-cleaning business. She was discovered at a young age singing and dancing around a table in a restaurant, where an agent saw her talent and quickly signed her. Miranda's ...

31. Henry Greco

Sound_department | Prayers of a Pessimist

Henry Greco is known for Prayers of a Pessimist (2016), Calvari (2017) and McCarthy (2018).

32. 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 ...

33. Maurice Benard

Actor | General Hospital

Daytime Emmy Award winning Actor Maurice Benard joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Sonny Corinthos in August 1993. He briefly left the show for a year-long hiatus in December 1998. For his portrayal, Mr. Benard received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2003. He was also ...

34. Paula Benard

Producer | The Ghost and the Whale

Paula Benard was born on September 24, 1968 in the USA. She is a talent agent and producer. She has been married to Maurice Benard since August 11, 1990. They have four children.

35. Josh Freese

Music_department | Man of Steel

Josh Freese was born on Christmas Day, 1972 in Orlando, Florida but has lived in Southern California since he was 6 months old. Having been brought up in a musical family (father conducted the Disneyland Band and mother was a classical pianist) he was surrounded by music from an early age and began...

36. Lia Vollack

Music_department | The Usual Suspects

Lia Vollack was born on October 1, 1964. She is known for The Usual Suspects (1995), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) and The Cable Guy (1996).

37. Max Prado

Actor | The Benchwarmers

Max Prado was born on April 15, 1992 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Benchwarmers (2006), Chuck (2007) and How I Met Your Mother (2005). He died on March 13, 2016 in Bakersfield, California, USA.

38. Ramin Djawadi

Composer | Game of Thrones

Ramin Djawadi is an Iranian-German film score composer known for composing the hit HBO series Game of Thrones and the Marvel films Blade: Trinity, Iron Man and Eternals. He also composed Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Gears of War 4 and 5, Medal of Honor, Open ...

39. Debbie Denise

Visual_effects | Contact

Debbie Denise is known for Contact (1997), Blade Runner (1982) and The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).

40. Bob Osher

Producer | Halloween Kills

Bob Osher is known for Halloween Kills (2021), Cold Mountain (2003) and The Gentlemen (2019).

41. Devon Werkheiser

Actor | Crown Vic

Devon Werkheiser is an actor known for his starring role as Ned Bigby in Nickelodeon's hit TV series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004). The show has continued fan base all over the world. Moving to Los Angeles from Atlanta at a young age, Devon has over 20 years of acting experience. ...

42. Rob Pinkston

Actor | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

Rob Pinkston started acting at the age of 13 in Jr. High School. He did several short film projects and fell in love with the business. On his 16th birthday, Rob landed a recurring role on the Nickelodeon TV Show, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004).

Ned's Declassified School Survival ...

43. Nate Hopper

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Nate Hopper is known for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Open Season (2006) and Surf's Up (2007).

44. Shane Kinsman

Actor | Cheaper by the Dozen

Shane Kinsman is a talented actor, who along with his twin brother Brent Kinsman, has made quite a mark in the entertainment industry.

His remarkable story as an actor began when he was discovered by a talent agent while attending a Los Angeles Dodger game at the age of 4. With no plans of becoming ...

45. Brent Kinsman

Actor | Cheaper by the Dozen

Brent Kinsman is a talented actor, who along with his twin brother Shane Kinsman, has made quite a mark in the entertainment industry.

His remarkable story as an actor began when he was "discovered" by a talent agent while attending a Los Angeles Dodger game at the age of 4. With no plans of ...

46. Steve Moore

Writer | Open Season

Steve Moore is known for Open Season (2006), Alpha and Omega (2010) and Open Season 2 (2008).

47. John B. Carls

Producer | Rango

John B. Carls is known for Rango (2011), Where the Wild Things Are (2009) and Queen of Katwe (2016).

48. Amy Jupiter

Visual_effects | Strange Days

Amy Jupiter is known for Strange Days (1995), Alien: Resurrection (1997) and Apollo 13 (1995).

49. Norito Yashima

Actor | Gamera 3: Jashin kakusei

Norito Yashima was born on September 27, 1970 in Nara, Japan. He is an actor, known for Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1998), Sora kara furu ichioku no hoshi (2002) and Hero (2001).

50. Yoshino Kimura

Actress | Kokuhaku

Yoshino Kimura was born on April 10, 1976 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Confessions (2010), Blindness (2008) and Lost Paradise (1997). She has been married to Noriyuki Higashiyama since October 23, 2010.

51. Greg Behrendt

Writer | He's Just Not That Into You

Greg Behrendt was born on July 21, 1963 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Love Bites (2011) and The Comedy Jam (2017). He is married to Ruotula-Behrendt, Amiira. They have two children.

52. Azer Greco

Actor | Just Go with It

Azer Greco is known for Just Go with It (2011), Really Me (2011) and The Town Christmas Forgot (2010).

53. Georgia Engel

Actress | Everybody Loves Raymond

Georgia Engel was born on July 28, 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and Open Season (2006). She died on April 12, 2019 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

54. Jane Krakowski

Actress | 30 Rock

Jane Krakowski was born in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, to Barbara (Benoit), a college theater instructor, and Edward Krajkowski, a chemical engineer. Her father was of Polish descent and her mother has French-Canadian and Scottish ancestry.

Jane was the winner of the 2003 Tony Award for her ...

55. Gordon Tootoosis

Actor | Legends of the Fall

A Canadian actor of Cree and Stoney descent, Gordon Tootosis made his film debut in the western film Alien Thunder (1974) with Donald Sutherland and Chief Dan George. Tootoosis provided memorable performances in television and movies, including the role of 'One Stab' in Legends of the Fall (1994), ...

56. Cody Cameron

Actor | Shrek

Cody Cameron is an American voice actor, animator and storyboard artist from California who is known for his work at DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures Animation. He voiced Pinocchio and the Three Little Pigs in the Shrek franchise and Mr. Weenie in the Open Season franchise. He voiced ...

57. Danny Mann

Actor | Babe

Danny Mann was born on July 28, 1951 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Babe (1995), Balto (1995) and Up (2009).

58. Maddie Taylor

Actress | Surf's Up

Maddie Taylor is an American transgender voice actress, storyboard artist, comedienne and animator from Flint, Michigan. She provided the voice of Sparky from The Fairly OddParents, Buddy from the Open Season franchise, Pizza Lord from Breadwinners, Verminious Snaptrap from T.U.F.F. Puppy, George W...

59. Nika Futterman

Actress | Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Nika Futterman has been involved in world of acting and singing since early childhood when she performed in plays, musicals and student films. She spent a few years as an on-camera actress doing television, co-starring in such shows as Chicago Hope and Murphy Brown. Most recently, however, she has ...

60. Fergal Reilly

Art_department | Open Season

Fergal Reilly is known for Open Season (2006), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and The Iron Giant (1999).

61. Steve Bencich

Writer | Brother Bear

Steve Bencich is known for Brother Bear (2003), Open Season (2006) and Chicken Little (2005).

62. Ron J. Friedman

Writer | Brother Bear

Ron J. Friedman is known for Brother Bear (2003), Chicken Little (2005) and Open Season (2006).

63. Nat Mauldin

Writer | Barney Miller

Nat Mauldin was born in April 1963 in McAllen, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Barney Miller (1975), Open Season (2006) and Doctor Dolittle (1998).

64. Pam Ziegenhagen

Editor | Despicable Me

Pam Ziegenhagen is known for Despicable Me (2010), The Emperor's New Groove (2000) and Abominable (2019).

65. Brendan Fraser

Actor | The Mummy

Brendan James Fraser was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Canadian parents Carol Mary (Genereux), a sales counselor, and Peter Fraser, a journalist and travel executive. He is of Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and French-Canadian ancestry. As his parents frequently moved, Brendan can claim ...

66. Drew Barrymore

Producer | Charlie's Angels

Since melting audiences' hearts at the age of just six in E.T. (1982), Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most beloved and singularly gifted actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore, the clutches of fame were near inescapable for ...

67. Dwayne Johnson

Actor | Black Adam

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 ...

68. 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 ...

69. Dustin Hoffman

Actor | Tootsie

Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, ...

70. Eric McCormack

Actor | Will & Grace

Eric was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (the same school Mike Myers attended) and also attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate, named after Canada's first Prime Minister. With the support of his parents (his father was also an aspiring actor)...

71. Megan Mullally

Actress | Will & Grace

Megan is an only child born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Martha, was a model, and her father, Carter Mullally Jr., was a contract player for Paramount. Megan first entered Northwestern University intending to study acting, but switched to English literature. However, she still ended up ...

72. John Leguizamo

Actor | Moulin Rouge!

Fast-talking and feisty-looking John Leguizamo has continued to impress movie audiences with his versatility: he can play sensitive and naïve young men, such as Johnny in Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991); cold-blooded killers like Benny Blanco in Carlito's Way (1993); a heroic Army Green Beret, ...

73. Bobby Cannavale

Actor | The Station Agent

In both career and in real life, Bobby Cannavale tends to choose the unconventional way of doing things. In the beginning, his decisions may have cost the dark, swarthily good-looking actor some acting roles and/or good-paying parts but, in the end, his strong work ethic and sense of self, despite ...

74. Cheryl Hines

Actress | Curb Your Enthusiasm

Cheryl Ruth Hines was born on September 21, 1965 in Miami Beach, Florida, to Rosemary (Graham) and James Hines, and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. She went to West Virginia University, Florida State University and graduated from the University of Central Florida. She studied theater and ...

75. Jenna Fischer

Actress | The Office

Jenna Fischer is best known for playing Pam Beesly on the acclaimed television show The Office, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Comedy.

She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised mostly in St...

76. Ron Livingston

Actor | The Conjuring

Ronald Joseph Livingston was born on June 5, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Linda (Rinas), a Lutheran pastor, and Kurt Livingston, an aerospace engineer. He has three siblings, Nick, John Livingston, also an actor, and Jennifer Livingston, a TV news personality at CBS/WKBT in La Crosse, Wisconsin. ...

77. Amy Brenneman

Actress | Judging Amy

Amy Frederica Brenneman was born in New London, Connecticut, to Frederica (Shoenfield), a judge in the Connecticut State Superior Court, and Russell Langdon Brenneman, Jr., an environmental lawyer. Amy's mother was one of the first women to graduate from Harvard. Amy is also a graduate of Harvard, ...

78. Melina Kanakaredes

Actress | Providence

Melina Kanakaredes is an Emmy-nominated actor, writer, director, and philanthropist. She's best known for her starring role as Stella Bonasera in CSI: New York. Prior to that, she starred as Dr. Sydney Hansen in NBC's Providence. Most recently, Melina starred as Dr. Lane Hunter in Fox's The ...

79. Romany Malco

Actor | Weeds

The first US-born member of his West Indian family, Brooklyn-bred Romany Malco began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a microphone and started rapping. As a teen he moved to Texas and formed the rap group R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew signed a deal to Virgin ...

80. Ben Affleck

Producer | Argo

Benjamin Géza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975...

81. Casey Affleck

Actor | Manchester by the Sea

An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® winner Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple projects.

Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Chris Anne (née Boldt), is a school teacher, and ...

82. Brad Pitt

Actor | Fight Club

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri to Jane Etta Pitt (née Hillhouse), a school counselor & William Alvin "Bill" Pitt, a truck company manager. At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student ...

83. Mark Wahlberg

Producer | The Fighter

American actor Mark Wahlberg is one of a handful of respected entertainers who successfully made the transition from teen pop idol to acclaimed actor. A Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for The Departed (2006) who went on to receive positive critical reviews for his performance in The Fighter (...

84. Jodie Foster

Actress | The Silence of the Lambs

Jodie Foster started her career at the age of two. For four years she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D. (1968). In 1975 Jodie was offered the role of prostitute Iris Steensma in the movie Taxi Driver (1976). This role, for which she received ...

85. Johnny Depp

Actor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one ...

86. Russell Crowe

Actor | Les Misérables

Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham),...

87. Chris Tucker

Actor | Rush Hour 2

At one point in time, Chris Tucker was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood.

Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Mary Louise (Bryant) and Norris Tucker, who owned a janitorial service. After graduating from high school, Tucker made a change to move to Hollywood from Georgia to pursue a career in ...

88. Kenneth Branagh

Actor | Henry V

Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and Frances (Harper), both born in 1930. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). When he was nine, his family ...

89. Edie Falco

Actress | The Sopranos

Edith Falco, called Edie, was born on July 5, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith Anderson, an actress, and Frank Falco, a jazz drummer. She is of Italian (father) and Swedish, English, and Cornish (mother) descent. Edie grew up on Long Island and attended SUNY Purchase, where she was trained in ...

90. Robert Iler

Actor | The Sopranos

Robert Iler was born on March 2, 1985, in New York, New York, USA. He started his show business career at the age of six, when he was discovered by his manager, Jeff Mitchell of J. Mitchell Management, walking down the street in Manhattan with his dad. He immediately was hired to appear in a ...

91. Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Actress | The Sopranos

Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been acting and singing since the age of 7. She got her start in New York regional theater, and has since starred in over two dozen theatrical productions including "Annie," "The Wizard of Oz," "The Sound of Music," "The Wiz," and "Gypsy." In the summer of 2001, she starred in...

92. Aida Turturro

Actress | The Sopranos

Aida Turturro is an American actress best known for playing Janice Soprano on the HBO drama series The Sopranos. Aida Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of a Sicilian mother, Dorothy, a homemaker, and an Italian-American father, Domenick Turturro, an artist. After graduating from ...

93. Drea de Matteo

Actress | The Sopranos

Andrea Donna de Matteo, called Drea (pronounced "dray"), was born on January 19, 1972 in Queens, New York, into an affluent family, the youngest of three children and the only girl. She is the daughter of Donna, a playwright and playwriting teacher at HB Studio in New York, and Albert A. De Matteo,...

94. Tom Hollander

Actor | Pride & Prejudice

Tom Hollander was born the second child of educated parents, both teachers. He grew up in Oxford, (UK).

Hollander credits the happy atmosphere of the Dragon School with his childhood introduction to acting. There, encouraged by an influential teacher named Andrew Roberts, he won the title role in "...

95. Naomie Harris

Actress | Moonlight

British actress Naomie Harris was born in London, England, the only child of television scriptwriter Lisselle Kayla. Her father is from Trinidad and her mother is from Jamaica. They separated before she was born, and Harris was raised by her mother and has no relationship with her father. She ...

96. Jake T. Austin

Actor | Wizards of Waverly Place

Jake T. Austin was born Jake Austin Szymanski in New York City, to Giny Rodriguez Toranzo and Joe Szymanski. His middle initial is taken from his mother's name Toranzo. He has a younger sister, Ava. His father has Polish, English, and Irish ancestry, and his mother is of Puerto Rican, Argentinian, ...

97. Denzel Washington

Actor | Fences

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at ...

98. Jeff Goldblum

Actor | Jurassic Park

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley (Temeles), a radio broadcaster who also ran an appliances firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a doctor. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry.

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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. Jackie Earle Haley

Actor | Little Children

Jackie Earle Haley is an American actor who started his career with The Bad News Bears. He had more adult roles in Little Children, the cult classic Zack Snyder film Watchmen, Alita: Battle Angel, and Freddy Krueger from a remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. He has been married three times and has...