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1. Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Actor, The Da Vinci Code Born in California, Tom Hanks grew up in what he calls a "fractured" family. His parents were pioneers in the development of marriage dissolution law in that state, and Tom moved around a lot, living with a succession of step-families. No problems, no abuse, no alcoholism - just a confused childhood...
2. Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz Actor, Django Unchained Christoph Waltz was born to Elisabeth Urbancic, a costume designer, and Johannes Waltz, a stage builder. He has 3 siblings. He was born into a theater family. His grandmother was the Viennese Burgtheater actress Maria Mayen, and his step-grandfather was fellow Burgtheater actor Emmerich Reimers. Christoph attended the Theresianium and Billrothstrasse in Vienna...
3. Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Actor, Braveheart Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York, USA as the sixth of eleven children to parents Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Ann Gibson, who was born in Australia and died in December of 1990. Though born in the US, Mel and his family moved to New South Wales...
4. Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston Actor, Argo Bryan Lee Cranston is an American actor, voice actor, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Walter White in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad, for which he has won three consecutive Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Awards, and as Hal, the father in the Fox situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle...
5. Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood Actor, Star Trek
6. Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher Actress, Star Wars
7. Eric Roberts Eric Roberts Actor, The Dark Knight One of Hollywood's edgier, more intriguing characters running around and about for decades, Eric Anthony Roberts started life in Biloxi, Mississippi, but grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He began his acting career at age 5 in a local theater company called the "Actors and Writers Workshop", founded by his late father...
8. Lars von Trier Lars von Trier Writer, Melancholia Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime. A highly distinctive blend of film noir and German Expressionism with stylistic nods to Dreyer...
9. Kim Cattrall Kim Cattrall Actress, Sex and the City Kim Victoria Cattrall was born on August 21, 1956 in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England to Dennis Cattrall and Gladys Shane. 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 returned to her native country and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art...
10. William Fichtner William Fichtner Actor, The Dark Knight A small-town guy with a big heart, William Fichtner has been captivating the hearts of Western New Yorkers for decades. Bill was born in 1956 on Long Island, New York, raised in Cheektowaga, and graduated from Maryvale High School in 1974. His first roles were in soap operas such as As the World Turns and sitcoms like Grace Under Fire...
11. Danny Boyle Danny Boyle Director, Slumdog Millionaire
12. Bob Saget Bob Saget Actor, Madagascar
13. Audrey Landers Audrey Landers Actress, One Life to Live Audrey Landers is an accomplished actress, singer, writer, composer and producer. She is best known to fans all over the world for her memorable role as Afton Cooper for eight years on Dallas, her controversial Playboy pictorial (with her clothes on) and hundreds of television gigs in the 1980s and 1990s...
14. Dana Delany Dana Delany Actress, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Dana Welles Delany was born on March 13, 1956, in New York City and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. Dana knew early in life that she wanted to be an actress. Following graduation from Wesleyan University, this tall (5'7") beauty moved to New York and developed her skills working in daytime television and theater...
15. Keith David Keith David Actor, Platoon Keith's extraordinary range of talent is evidenced by his body of work. Recent films include "The Princess and the Frog", "Coraline", and "Crash". Other credits include "Barbershop", "Agent Cody Banks", and "Requiem for a Dream". Prior to that, Keith was featured in "There's Something About Mary", "Armageddon" and "Dead Presidents"...
16. Michael Biehn Michael Biehn Actor, The Terminator Michael Biehn was born on July 31, 1956 in Anniston, Alabama, grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, and at age 14 moved with his family to Lake Havasu, Arizona, where he won a drama scholarship to the University of Arizona. He left prematurely two years later to pursue an acting career in Hollywood. His first...
17. Geena Davis Geena Davis Actress, Beetlejuice 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 University...
18. Jim Piddock Jim Piddock Actor, The Prestige Jim Piddock is an actor, writer, and producer, who began his career on the stage in England, before emigrating to the U.S. in his early twenties. He was educated at Worth Abbey, a Benedictine boarding school, in the south of England. He gained an Honors degree in English literature at London University...
19. Joan Allen Joan Allen Actress, Face/Off Joan Allen was born on August 20, 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois, the youngest of four children. She attended Rochelle Township High School where she was voted most likely to succeed. Joining Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in 1977, she was one of the group's original members and starred in a number of its original productions...
20. Stephen Dillane Stephen Dillane Actor, Spy Game
21. Nathan Lane Nathan Lane Actor, The Lion King
22. Andy Garcia Andy Garcia Actor, The Godfather: Part III One of Hollywood's most private and guarded leading men, Andy Garcia has created a few iconic characters while at the same time staying true to his acting roots and personal projects. Born on April 12, 1956, in Cuba, Garcia's family was relatively affluent. When he was five years old, Fidel Castro came to power...
23. Mimi Rogers Mimi Rogers Actress, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery It's fair to say that after 30 years and over 80 film, TV movie and TV series appearances, Mimi Rogers should be praised for her variety of roles and acting capabilities not for a brief marriage to a Hollywood star. In the early 1980s, she began to carve a niche for herself in Hollywood, appearing on television and in films...
24. Richard Curtis Richard Curtis Writer, Love Actually
25. Linda Hamilton Linda Hamilton Actress, Terminator 2: Judgment Day Born in Salisbury, Maryland, USA, following high school, Linda studied for two years at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, before moving on to acting studies in New York. In New York, she attended acting workshops given by Lee Strasberg. Her first parts where small parts in TV series, with her biggest break coming with her role as Sarah Conner in The Terminator...
26. Imelda Staunton Imelda Staunton Actress, Vera Drake
27. Gary Cole Gary Cole Actor, Pineapple Express
28. Alan Ruck Alan Ruck Actor, Ferris Bueller's Day Off Alan Ruck was born on July 1, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, and has made over 100 appearances in films and television, and on stage. He is best known for his role as the friend of Matthew Broderick and hopeless hypochondriac Cameron Frye, in John Hughes's Ferris Bueller's Day Off. During the 1980s he appeared...
29. Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán Actor, Boogie Nights Actor of Puerto Rican descent who made many memorable films in the 1980s due to his villainous persona. Presently resides with his wife and many kids in Vermont.
30. Maureen McCormick Maureen McCormick Actress, Teen Angel Maureen Denise McCormick was born on August 5, 1956 to Richard and Irene McCormick. Maureen has three brothers Michael, Dennis and Kevin. Maureen is the youngest daughter in the family. Maureen's acting career started at age six when she won the Baby Miss San Fernando Valley contest, which opened up the glamorous world of acting to the future teenie-bopper...
31. Kar Wai Wong Kar Wai Wong Writer, In the Mood for Love
32. Blanche Baker Blanche Baker Actress, Sixteen Candles Blanche Baker is an actress of stage, screen and television. Born Blanche Garfein in New York, her mother was actress Carroll Baker (who won a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Baby Doll several months after baby Blanche arrived. Her father was stage director Jack Garfein, who later went on to direct movies and teach acting...
33. Rita Wilson Rita Wilson Actress, Sleepless in Seattle
34. John Kapelos John Kapelos Actor, The Breakfast Club
35. Steven Bauer Steven Bauer Actor, Scarface
36. Sela Ward Sela Ward Actress, The Fugitive Sela is the oldest of four children. Her parents were an electrical engineer and homemaker in Meridian, Mississppi. Her name is a word from biblical Hebrew that is translated as "rock, boulder, cliff." "Sela" is the Hebrew form of the Greek "Petra." She studied art and advertising at the University of Alabama...
37. David Caruso David Caruso Actor, Session 9 His low-keyed intensity, deep-voiced somberness, pale skin, puffy-eyed baby face and crop of carrot-red hair are all obvious and intriguing trademarks of TV star David Caruso. A hugely popular item in the 1990s as a result of a smash crime series, he got way too caught up in all the hoopla surrounding him...
38. Brett Cullen Brett Cullen Actor, The Dark Knight Rises
39. Ron Donachie Ron Donachie Actor, Titanic Ron Donachie was born Ronald Eaglesham Porter on April 26, 1956 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland. He was educated at Madras College, St. Andrews and Glasgow University, from where he graduated with an M.A (Hons.) in English Literature and Drama in 1979. After a year working as a navvy, he joined the 7.84 theatre company for John Burrough's "One Big Blow"...
40. Tim Daly Tim Daly Actor, Basic
41. Bo Derek Bo Derek Actress, Tommy Boy
42. Robby Benson Robby Benson Actor, Beauty and the Beast
43. Phyllis Logan Phyllis Logan Actress, Secrets & Lies
44. Sinbad Sinbad Actor, Jingle All the Way
45. Richard Kind Richard Kind Actor, A Serious Man
46. Paige O'Hara Paige O'Hara Actress, Beauty and the Beast
47. Adam Arkin Adam Arkin Actor, Hitch
48. Kevin McNally Kevin McNally Actor, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Kevin McNally was born on April 27, 1956, in Bristol, England. He grew up in Birmingham where he attended Redhill and Mapledene Junior schools and Central Grammar School for Boys. At the age of 16, he got his first job at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A year later he received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...
49. Cynthia Rhodes Cynthia Rhodes Actress, Dirty Dancing
50. Vladimir Kulich Vladimir Kulich Actor, The 13th Warrior Vladimir Kulich began his acting career in his native land, at the State Theatre of Czechoslovakia. Kulich brought his rich cultural background, experience and versatility (he speaks several languages fluently) to Canada and the US, where he was immediately cast in guest-starring television and feature roles...
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