Ghostbusters (1994)
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1. 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: ...
Dr. Peter Venkman
2. Ben Stiller
Producer | Tropic Thunder
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism).
His parents made no real...
Dr. Raymond Stantz
3. 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.
...
Dr. Whom Spengler
4. 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 ...
Winston Zeddemore
5. Courteney Cox
Actress | Friends
Courteney Cox was born on June 15th, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, into an affluent Southern family. She is the daughter of Courteney (Bass) and Richard Lewis Cox (1930-2001), a businessman. She was the baby of the family with two older sisters (Virginia and Dottie) and an older brother, Richard, Jr...
Dana Barrett
6. Matthew Broderick
Actor | The Producers
A slight comic actor chiefly known for his boyish charm, Matthew Broderick was born on March 21, 1962 in New York City, to Patricia Broderick (née Biow), a playwright and painter, and James Broderick, an actor. His father had Irish and English ancestry, and his mother was from a Jewish family (from...
Louis Tully
7. Janeane Garofalo
Actress | Mystery Men
Janeane, the petite woman with the acerbic wit, was born in Newton, New Jersey, in 1964, to Joan, a secretary, and Carmine Garofalo, an Exxon executive. She is of Italian and Irish descent. Janeane had many jobs before breaking into show biz. She worked as a bike messenger, a shoe saleswoman, ...
Jainie Melnitz
8. Christopher McDonald
Actor | Thelma & Louise
Christopher McDonald was born and raised in New York City, New York, to Patricia, a real estate agent, and James R. McDonald, an educator. His breakout role was in Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise (1991), followed shortly by his role as Jack Barry in Robert Redford's Quiz Show (1994). Other ...
Walter Peck
9. Dan Aykroyd
Writer | Ghostbusters
Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...
The Mayor (Lenny)
10. Tom Shadyac
Director | The Nutty Professor
Tom Shadyac moved to Los Angeles in 1983 and, at age 24, became the youngest staff joke writer ever for comedian Bob Hope. Shadyac received his master's degree in film from UCLA in 1989 after completing the critically acclaimed short, Tom, Dick and Harry. He then worked on movies-of-the-week, ...
Writer/Director
11. Steve Oedekerk
Writer | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Steve Oedekerk, the Academy Award nominated multi-hyphenate, has built an extraordinary career, experiencing vast success in writing, directing, producing, acting, stand-up comedy and computer generated animation. He has written and directed films that have grossed over $1.9 billion in worldwide ...
Writer
12. Scott Alexander
Writer | American Crime Story
Scott Alexander was born on June 16, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for American Crime Story (2016), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Ed Wood (1994).
Writer
13. Larry Karaszewski
Writer | American Crime Story
Mr. Karaszewski is known for unusual true stories written in tandem with Scott Alexander. Their feature film credits include the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, The People vs.Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon, Big Eyes, & Dolemite is My Name. Mr. Karaszewski co-chairs the International Feature Film category & ...
Writer
14. Walter F. Parkes
Writer | WarGames
Walter F. Parkes was born on April 15, 1951 in Bakersfield, California. He attended Yale University and it was graduated cum laude in 1973. He made its first film project The California Reich (1975), which was made in 1975.
He met Laurie MacDonald in 1982 and the next year, wrote the script for the ...
Producer
15. Laurie MacDonald
Producer | Men in Black
Laurie MacDonald began her career as a documentary and news producer at KRON, the NBC affiliate in San Francisco. She later joined Columbia Pictures, where she served as a Vice President of Production. After four years, MacDonald started her own production company with her husband, screenwriter, ...
Producer
16. Junie Lowry-Johnson
Casting_director | Grosse Pointe Blank
Junie Lowry-Johnson is known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Six Feet Under (2001) and Desperate Housewives (2004). She has been married to Bill Johnson since March 18, 1990. They have two children.
Casting
17. Ron Surma
Casting_director | Star Trek: Generations
Ron Surma is known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).
Casting
18. David Newman
Music_department | West Side Story
In his 25 year career, David Newman has scored over 100 films, ranging from War of the Roses, Matilda, Bowfinger and Heathers, to the more recent The Spirit, Serenity, and Alvin and the Chipmonks: The Squeakuel. Newman's music has brought to life the critically acclaimed dramas Brokedown Palace and...
Composer/Conductor
19. Marlene Stewart
Costume_designer | JFK
Marlene Stewart has had a long and presitigious career in the entertainment industry, lending her services to many hit pictures. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Stewart relocated to California to study at the University of California at Berkeley. She moved to Europe, before once again relocating to ...
Costume Designer
20. Don Zimmerman
Editor | Jumper
Don Zimmerman entered the business of show in 1969 as an apprentice editor in music and sound effects. He worked for the Mirisch Co. under Dick Carruth, Frank Warner and Jim Richards on films such as: The Hawaiians, Gaily, Gaily, Little Big Man, The Godfather, Where's Papa and Jonathan Livingston ...
Film Editor
21. William A. Elliott
Art_director | The Untouchables
William A. Elliott is known for The Untouchables (1987), Metro (1997) and Ghosts of Mars (2001).
Production Designer
22. Julio Macat
Cinematographer | Home Alone
Julio Macat was born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 20, 1957, and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1971, at the age of 14. Macat attended Beverly Hills High School and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
Macat began his career at the age of 19 working as a camera technician at Filmart. ...
Director of Photography
23. John Andrew Berton Jr.
Visual_effects | The Mummy
John Andrew Berton Jr. is known for The Mummy (1999), Men in Black II (2002) and Jurassic Park (1993).
Visual Effects Supervisor
24. James D. Brubaker
Producer | Cobra
James D. Brubaker was born on March 30, 1937 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Cobra (1986), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Dragonfly (2002). He was married to Marcy Kelly. He died on January 3, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager
25. Ivan Reitman
Producer | Up in the Air
Canadian producer and director Ivan Reitman created many of American cinema's most successful and best loved feature film comedies and worked with Hollywood's acting elite. Reitman produced such hits as the ground-breaking sensation National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), which ...
Executive Producer
26. Joe Medjuck
Producer | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
BA from McGill University. MA, PhD from University of Toronto where he taught for 12 years before moving to LA in 1980 to work with friend Ivan Reitman. Moved to Montecito, a suburb of Santa Barbara in 1998 when Reitman and Tom Pollock formed The Montecito Picture Company. Has taught at UCSB.
Executive.Producer
27. Michael C. Gross
Producer | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Michael C. Gross was born on October 4, 1945 in Newburgh, New York, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He was married to Glenis Wootton. He died on November 16, 2015 in Oceanside, California, ...
Executive Producer
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