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1. Robin Williams Robin Williams Actor, Good Will Hunting Williams briefly studied political science before enrolling at Juilliard to study theatre. After he left Juilliard, he performed in night clubs where he was discovered for the role of Mork on an episode of Happy Days and the subsequent Mork & Mindy TV series. Williams' wild comic talent involves a great deal of improvisation...
2. Mark Harmon Mark Harmon Actor, Freaky Friday Son of Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox. Sister Kelly Harmon is the Tic-Tac model. Oldest sister is Kristin Harmon, painter and ex-wife of Ricky Nelson. That makes him the uncle of musicians Matthew Nelson and Gunnar Nelson of the band Nelson and the actress Tracy Nelson. In 1987 Harmon and his wife...
3. Mark Hamill Mark Hamill Actor, Star Wars Mark Richard Hamill grew up in California, Virginia, New York and Japan; his father was a captain in the United States Navy. He majored in drama at Los Angeles City College and made his acting debut on The Bill Cosby Show in 1970. He played a continuing role (Kent Murray) in the soap opera General Hospital and co-starred in the respected comedy series The Texas Wheelers...
4. Michael Keaton Michael Keaton Actor, Batman Quirky, inventive and handsome US actor who first achieved major fame with his door busting performance as fast talking, ideas man "Bill Blazejowski" alongside nerdish morgue attendant Henry Winkler in Night Shift. Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 5th, 1951 in Corapolis, Pennsylvannia and studied speech for two years at Kent State...
5. Kurt Russell Kurt Russell Actor, The Thing Kurt Russell landed a part in the Elvis Presley movie, It Happened at the World's Fair, when he was 10-years-old. In 1960, Walt Disney himself signed Russell to a 10-year contract. Once his stint as a child actor ended, he spent the early 1970s playing minor league baseball. In 1979, he gave a classic performance as Elvis Presley in John Carpenter's ABC-TV movie...
6. Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis Writer, Back to the Future Part II A "whizkid" with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone, 1941) and special effect vehicles (Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Back to the Future)...
7. Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård Actor, Good Will Hunting Stellan Skarsgård became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag. Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where he participated in "Vita rum" (1988), August Strindberg's "Ett drömspel" (1986) and "Mäster Olof" (1988). Simultaneously Skarsgård did outstanding film roles...
8. Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush Actor, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, but raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia after his parents (he an accountant, she a sales clerk) split up, actor Geoffrey Rush attended Everton Park State High School during his formative years. His early interest in the theatre led to his 1971 stage debut at age 20 in "Wrong Side of the Moon" with the Queensland Theatre Company...
9. Chris Cooper Chris Cooper Actor, American Beauty Educated at the University of Missouri school of drama, Cooper has appeared on Broadway in "Of the Fields Lately (1980)", off-Broadway in "The Ballad of Soapy Smith (1983)" and "A Different Moon (1983)". He debuted in films in the John Sayles movie Matewan. Although his performance was well received...
10. Joe Pantoliano Joe Pantoliano Actor, Memento With more than 100 film, television and stage credits to his name, Joseph Peter Pantoliano is a prolific American character actor who has played many diverse and memorable roles, from Guido in Risky Business to Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run, Cosmo Renfro in The Fugitive, Cypher in The Matrix and Teddy in Memento...
11. Steve Bisley Steve Bisley Actor, Mad Max Popular Australian actor born in New South Wales, whose earlier film work typified the "Aussie larrikin" sterotype with his lively and animated acting style, blonde hair and lairish grin. Bisley broke into film alongside fellow NIDA graduate Mel Gibson in the surfie flick Summer City, followed by a minor role in Newsfront...
12. Kirstie Alley Kirstie Alley Actress, Look Who's Talking
13. Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston Actress, The Royal Tenenbaums Anjelica Huston was born on July 8, 1951, to director and actor John Huston and Italian American (from New York) prima ballerina Enrica (Ricki) Soma. Huston spent most of her childhood overseas, in Ireland and England, and in the late 1960s first dipped her toe into the acting profession, with a few small roles and one starring role in films directed by her father...
14. Richard Thomas Richard Thomas Actor, Wonder Boys
15. Harry Hamlin Harry Hamlin Actor, Clash of the Titans Harry Hamlin is an American actor of stage, television and films. Born in Pasadena California in 1951, he graduated from Yale University in 1974 with degrees in Drama and Psychology and was later awarded a Master of Fine Arts in acting from The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Though...
16. Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey Actress, Romeo and Juliet At age 15, when most young women are nurturing dreams of romance, Olivia Hussey was giving life to Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. Her performance in one of the most celebrated roles ever written in the English language won her the Golden Globe and two successive Best Actor Donatello Awards (Italy's Oscar equivalent), an incredible achievement for an actress in only her third film...
17. Treat Williams Treat Williams Actor, 127 Hours Treat Williams is the Connecticut-born, prep-school-educated actor who first made a serious commitment to his craft during his days at Pennsylvania's Franklin and Marshall College. Working summers with the nearby Fulton Repertory Theatre at Lancaster in the heart of Amish country, Williams performed the classics as well as contemporary dramas and musicals...
18. Jane Seymour Jane Seymour Actress, Wedding Crashers
19. Karen Allen Karen Allen Actress, Raiders of the Lost Ark Karen Allen was born in Carrolton, Illinois on October 5th 1951. Her mother was a teacher and her father a FBI agent so Karen found herself, and her two sisters, moving around a lot during her youth. She was always "the new girl in school". Acting did not really cross Karen Allen's mind until her early...
20. Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow Director, The Hurt Locker A very talented painter, Kathryn spent two years at the San Francisco Art Institute. At 20, she won a scholarship to the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She was given a studio in a former Offtrack Betting building, literally in an old bank vault, where she made art and waited to be criticized by people like Richard Serra...
21. Stephen Root Stephen Root Actor, Finding Nemo One of the most prolific character actors working today, Stephen Root has worked alongside many of the biggest names in Hollywood. Born in Sarasota, Root majored in acting and broadcasting at the University of Florida and remains a die-hard Gator fan. After three years of touring the U.S. and Canada with the National Shakespeare Company...
22. Beverly D'Angelo Beverly D'Angelo Actress, American History X Intriguing, inspiring, and never less than interesting -- key adjectives in describing the career of Beverly D'Angelo, which has well passed the three-decade mark. Perhaps deserving better movies than she generally found herself in, she nevertheless was always an object of fascination and the one to watch...
23. Pam Dawber Pam Dawber Actress, Stay Tuned Actress Pam Dawber grew up in a suburb of Detroit. Her career began to take off when a friend who was going to New York suggested that Pam accompany her and bring along her modeling portfolio to show various New York modeling agents. A pretty girl, Pam had done some modeling in Detroit where she was attending Oakland Community College...
24. Catherine Hicks Catherine Hicks Actress, Child's Play Born in New York City and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, Catherine Mary Hicks was a cheerleader at Gerard High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated in 1969. Hicks attended St. Mary's College-Notre Dame University and studied English literature. Moving east from South Bend, Indiana, she began her acting career at Cornell University...
25. Robert Davi Robert Davi Actor, Die Hard From his portrayal of James Bond villain Franz Sanchez to FBI profiler Bailey Malone in Profiler, Robert Davi is one of the film industry's most recognized tough guys, whether on the big screen or on television. His tough exterior masks a powerful inner sensitivity, which he calls upon for his most notorious roles...
26. Margo Martindale Margo Martindale Actress, Million Dollar Baby
27. William Katt William Katt Actor, The Greatest American Hero
28. Lou Ferrigno Lou Ferrigno Actor, The Incredible Hulk An internationally famous and well respected bodybuilder / actor, Lou Ferrigno first appeared on TV screens in 1977 as the musclebound The Incredible Hulk, the alter ego of meek scientist Bruce Banner. Ferrigno was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951 and as a child suffered from an ear infection that resulted in permanent partial hearing loss...
29. Phyllis Smith Phyllis Smith Actress, Bad Teacher
30. Lynda Carter Lynda Carter Actress, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
31. Jamey Sheridan Jamey Sheridan Actor, The Ice Storm Virile, fair-haired and set-jawed actor Jamey Sheridan was born in 1951 and raised in Pasadena, California. He turned to acting after a knee injury ended his pursuit for a dancing career. Beginning professionally on stage in 1978, he gained much momentum and eventually reached Broadway where he earned...
32. Bill Moseley Bill Moseley Actor, The Devil's Rejects
33. Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd Actress, Millennium
34. Trevor Eve Trevor Eve Actor, Troy
35. Didi Conn Didi Conn Actress, Grease
36. Debra Jo Rupp Debra Jo Rupp Actress, She's Out of My League Debra Jo Rupp always wanted to be an actress, but her parents were firmly opposed to the idea. They sent her to the University of Rochester at least in part because it offered no theater classes. But the school added a Drama department in Rupp's freshman year, and after graduation, she moved to New York to begin her acting career...
37. Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Tobolowsky Actor, Memento Character actor Stephen Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951 in Dallas, Texas. Over the past three decades, Tobolowsky has racked up a lengthy list of roles in movies and television across many different genres. While Tobolowsky initially attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with the intention of studying geology...
38. Tony Danza Tony Danza Actor, Crash Tony Danza received an Emmy nomination for a guest-starring role in The Practice and acclaim for his performance in the Broadway revival of "The Iceman Cometh" by Eugene O'Neill. He is best known, however, for his lovable sitcom personae. Following a five-year run in Taxi, he starred in Who's the Boss? for eight seasons...
39. Ellen Greene Ellen Greene Actress, Léon: The Professional
40. Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille Actress, The Simpsons Movie Tress MacNeille is one of the most talented women in the voice-over industry to date with her versatile talent has done the voices of Dot Warner from Animaniacs, Babs Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures to being a featured singer in the Weird "Al" Yankovic song "Ricky", She has also appeared in a small part in the full-length motion picture "Elvira Mistress of the Dark".
41. David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly Actor, K-PAX Compact, feisty and slightly crazy-looking character actor David Patrick Kelly burst onto the acting scene in 1979, playing the homicidal but cowardly leader of the leather-clad gang "The Rogues" in Walter Hill's controversial New York City gang film The Warriors. Kelly's tight-lipped expressions and attitude that made him appear like a grenade with the pin pulled...
42. Tom Wopat Tom Wopat Actor, Django Unchained He'll forever be remembered as strapping, good ol' boy Luke Duke, the virile, blue-eyed, dark-haired, plaid-shirted rascal (equally good-looking John Schneider was the strapping, plaid-shirted blond cousin) on the rough-and-tumble bucolic 80s series The Dukes of Hazzard. Where others may have fallen by the TV wayside...
43. Mark Harelik Mark Harelik Actor, Election
44. Cristine Rose Cristine Rose Actress, What Women Want
45. Jean Smart Jean Smart Actress, Youth in Revolt Blonde, buxom and noticeably tall Seattle native Jean Smart was born on September 13, 1951. Not your average-looking ingénue, she earned her stardom taking another route. Attending the University of Washington after high school, she received her BA degree in fine arts. Her first professional season...
46. Phil Collins Phil Collins Soundtrack, Tarzan Phil Collins spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the "Artful Dodger" in the West End production of "Oliver!" alongside the future movie screen "Artful Dodger," Jack Wild. His interest in music and drumming began at school, where he drummed with a stage...
47. Tom Noonan Tom Noonan Actor, Heat Offbeat character actor Tom Noonan started off his career in various theater troupes that utilized his skills as a guitarist and composer. A graduate from Yale's acting school, he founded the Paradise Theatre in 1983, which was instrumental later in his growth as an artist. Gravitating toward film and TV in the 80s...
48. Edie McClurg Edie McClurg Actress, Ferris Bueller's Day Off Edie McClurg began her performing career at age five with the oxymoronic Kansas City Rhythm Kids. She retired when the dance teacher was arrested on a morals charge for "dating" the tall and lissome, yet underage, star dancer in the troupe. That girl's big number culminated with a back-bend where Edie drank a soda upside down (of course)...
49. John McTiernan John McTiernan Director, Die Hard
50. Peter Davison Peter Davison Actor, The Five Doctors Peter Moffett, now better known by his stage name Peter Davison, was born on 13 April 1951 in the Streatham area of London. In 1961, he and his family - parents Sheila and Claude (an electrical engineer who hailed from British Guiana) and his sisters Barbara, Pamela and Shirley - moved to Woking in Surrey...
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