IMDb: Most Popular People Born In 1973

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1.		Lena Headey Actress, 300 Lena Headey is a British actress who is best known for her appearances in The Brothers Grimm, Possession, and The Remains of the Day. Headey stars as Queen Gorgo, a heroic Spartan woman in the period film 300, by director Zack Snyder. She was born in Bermuda, where her father, a Yorkshire police cadet...
2.		Paul Walker Actor, The Fast and the Furious Paul William Walker was born on September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California. A native of Southern California, Paul grew up active in sports like soccer and surfing, with brothers Cody and Caleb and sisters Ashlie and Amie. His mother was a model, which lead to Paul modeling and acting as a young child...
3.		Vera Farmiga Actress, The Departed Vera Farmiga is a Ukrainian-American actress who received an Academy Award nomination for best performance in her supporting role, opposite George Clooney, in Up in the Air. She was born Vera Ann Farmiga, second of seven children, on August 6, 1973, in Passaic County, New Jersey, USA. She did not speak English until the age of six...
4.		Jim Parsons Actor, Garden State Having grown up in Houston, and its northern suburb of Spring, he made his first stage appearance in a school play at the age of 6. Parsons then went on to study theater at the University of Houston. From there he won a place on a two-year Masters course in classical theater at the University of San Diego/The Old Globe Theater, graduating in 2001...
5.		Kate Beckinsale Actress, Underworld Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in British television productions. Her father was Richard Beckinsale...
6.		Kristen Wiig Actress, Bridesmaids Kristen Carroll Wiig was born on August 22, 1973 in Canandaigua, New York, to Laurie and Jon J. Wiig. The family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before settling in the Rochester, New York. When Wiig was 9 years old, her parents divorced and she lived with her mother and older brother Erik. After graduating from Brighton High School in Rochester...
7.		Neil Patrick Harris Actor, Starship Troopers Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. He grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a small town 120 miles south of Albuquerque, where he first took up acting in the fourth grade. While tagging along with his older brother of 3 years, Harris won the part of Toto in a school production of The Wizard of Oz...
8.		Portia de Rossi Actress, Cursed Portia de Rossi was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally born Mandy Rogers, at 15, she changed her name to Portia, saying that it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Melbourne, and studied law...
9.		Andy Davoli Actor, Knockaround Guys Andy Davoli has been on stage since the age of six. He attended clown and magic school as a teen and eventually made his way to New York City. He began his formal acting training at the famed Stella Adler Academy, and was quickly discovered by Martin Scorsese, who cast him in a small role in Bringing Out the Dead...
10.		James Marsden Actor, X-Men James Paul Marsden, or better known as just James Marsden, was born on September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. His father, a distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University and his mother, a nutritionist, divorced when he was just nine years old. James grew up with his four other siblings, sisters, Jennifer and Elizabeth, and brothers, Jeff and Robert...
11.		Seth MacFarlane Writer, Ted Seth MacFarlane was born in the small New England town of Kent, Connecticut where he lived with his father (Ron), mother (Perry) and sister Rachael MacFarlane. He attended and studied animation at the Rhode Island School of Design and, after he graduated, he was hired by Hanna-Barbera Productions (Now...
12.		Radha Mitchell Actress, Pitch Black
13.		Juliette Lewis Actress, Natural Born Killers Juliette Lewis has been recognized as one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile actors of her generation since she first stunned audiences and critics alike with her Oscar-nominated performance as "Danielle Bowden" in Cape Fear. To date, she has worked with some of the most revered directors in the industry...
14.		Adam Scott Actor, Step Brothers
15.		Seth Meyers Actor, Journey to the Center of the Earth
16.		James Haven Actor, Original Sin James Haven, born in 1973 is the son of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, and his sister is Angelina Jolie. He went to the 1986 Oscars with his father, and then with his sister in 2000. In her acceptance speech, Angelina claimed to be "in love" with her brother, which resulted in bizarre gossip about incest, which both James & Jolie have dismissed.
17.		Andrew Lincoln Actor, Love Actually English actor Andrew Lincoln is the son of a civil engineer father and a South African mother, a nurse. He spent his early childhood in Hull before his family relocated to Bath when Lincoln was 10. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School in Bath, and then the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London...
18.		Kevin McKidd Actor, Trainspotting Kevin McKidd was brought up in Elgin, Scotland and was a member of the Moray Youth Theatre, before going on to study Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. While at the university, Kevin became involved with Bedlam Theatre, the university's student theatre company. At this point, Kevin decided to give up on engineering and dropped out of the university to pursue acting full-time...
19.		Patrick Wilson Actor, Insidious Patrick Wilson has a B.F.A. in Drama from Carnegie-Mellon University. His theater work has produced many nominations and awards. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical for The Full Monty, a Drama League Award for Fascinating Rhythm, a Drama Drama League Award for Bright Lights, Big City an Encores nomination for Tenderloin...
20.		J. August Richards Actor, Not Fade Away Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the Maryland suburb of Bladensburg, Richards discovered his love for acting at an early age and enrolled in a performing arts high school where he appeared in several plays a year. Academically confident and determined to move out to Los Angeles to pursue his acting aspirations...
21.		Michael Ealy Actor, Seven Pounds Known for his charming looks and deep personality, Michael Ealy blessed the movie screen with his role in Barbershop. When he left Silver Spring, Maryland, with a degree in English, he headed off to New York. From there he performed in several stage productions, including the Off-Broadway hits "Joe Fearless" and "Whoa-Jack"...
22.		Rose McGowan Actress, Planet Terror American actress, known for her sex-appeal and contribution to independent cinema. Born September 5, 1973, to Terri and Daniel McGowan (of French and Irish origin, respectively), Rose Arianna McGowan is the second eldest of six siblings. She was raised within the Italian chapter of the Children of God, an extremist Christian cult...
23.		Peter Slack Producer, I Against I
24.		Sasha Alexander Actress, Yes Man Sasha Alexander began acting by the time she was in the seventh grade when she found herself cast as the lead female in her school's production of "Baby". What she didn't know was that her male co-star would chicken out on her only a few hours before opening night. Determined to let the show go on, Sasha used her comedic skills and threw herself into the role...
25.		Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Actress, Jodhaa Akbar Aishwarya Rai (Ash) is one of Bollywood's pre-eminent leading ladies. This Indian darling burst upon the world stage when her striking beauty, poise and commanding intelligence won her the Miss World crown in 1994. This former architecture major soon became one of India's most famous models, landing a prestigious Pepsi campaign and appearing in Vogue Magazine...
26.		Mike Altieri Actor, On Duty As a child Mike studied Acting at Frohman Academy in Carmel, California. He continued his 23 years of training as an Actor in Los Angeles with professional scene study and improvisation instruction. Mike also studied Producing at the American Film Institute. After finishing at AFI Mike went on to star in his own independent films...
27.		Stephen Dorff Actor, Blade Stephen Dorff has become one of the most respected young actors in Hollywood. His recent credits include Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, Robert Ludlum's Covert One: The Hades Factor, .45 with Milla Jovovich, Shadowboxer with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Helen Mirren, and the Disney thriller, Cold Creek Manor, with Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone for director Mike Figgis...
28.		Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Actress, Billy Madison Bridgette Wilson was born in Gold Beach, Oregon, on September 25, 1973. The brown eyed actress grew up there with both her parents and sister, Tracy Wilson. Her first taste of fame came in 1990 when she won Miss Teen USA. The next year she was in Los Angeles taking acting classes. Her break-through...
29.		Ioan Gruffudd Actor, Fantastic Four Ioan Gruffudd was born on October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales, UK to educators Peter and Gillian Gruffudd. He has a brother, Alun, who is two years younger and a sister, Siwan, who is seven years younger. He got got his start at age 13 in the Welsh soap opera People of the Valley. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1992 to 1995...
30.		Jack McBrayer Actor, Wreck-It Ralph Best known for his role as NBC page Kenneth Parcell on NBC primetime comedy 30 Rock, Jack McBrayer was born on May 27, 1973 in Macon, Georgia. He studied theater administration at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana, and went on to work at The Second City and IO Theater from 1995-2002...
31.		Brenda Whitehead Actress, Accused Brenda-Marie Whitehead was born Brenda-Marie Cantrell in Fort Smith, Arkansas. While growing up she was always told she was a descendant of the infamous William Clarke Quantrill. She lived in Arkansas during her early teens, and then moved to Oklahoma with family. She co-owned a business that was started in Oklahoma back in the mid 90's called "Celebrity Meet & Greet"...
32.		Roselyn Sanchez Actress, Rush Hour 2
33.		Neve Campbell Actress, Scream Born and raised in Canada by a Scottish father and Dutch mother, Neve Campbell first came to our TV screens in the hit Drama series Party of Five. Described as TV's most believable teenager, her first major film role came in the form of innocent victim "Sidney Prescott" in Scream, the film which re-defined the slasher genre...
34.		Holly Marie Combs Actress, Dr. Giggles Holly moved to New York at the tender age of 7. Already her stunning looks had turned heads, resulting in jobs in print ads and commercials. Soon these experiences lead to a desire to act, a dream shared by Holly's mother, who herself was only 24. After a few bit parts, Holly landed a leading role as Kimberly in TV drama Picket Fences...
35.		T.R. Knight Actor, 42 T.R. Knight was a member of the acting company of Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater. Roles there included Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" and Amadeus in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus". On the New York stage, he portrayed Tim Allgood in "Noises Off", Damis in "Tartuffe", Joe in "This Lime Tree Bower" and Brendan Hilliard in "Anto Scattergood"...
36.		Jack Davenport Actor, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Jack Davenport was born in 1973 and is the son of actors Maria Aitken and Nigel Davenport. He studied Literature and Film Studies at the University of East Anglia. His first break happened after he wrote to John Cleese to ask to be a runner on Fierce Creatures where he ended up playing a zoo keeper...
37.		Colin Egglesfield Actor, Something Borrowed
38.		Jennifer Esposito Actress, Crash
39.		Peter Facinelli Actor, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 New Yorker Peter Facinelli is the youngest child of an Italian mother and father. He has three sisters. He was educated at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York, and went on to attend St. John's University, but left after a year to follow his interest in acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School...
40.		Shannon Elizabeth Actress, American Pie 2 Shannon Elizabeth was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of a Syrian/Lebanese father and a mother who's English, Irish and German. When Shannon was in 3rd grade, her family moved to Waco, Texas, where most of her relatives already lived. As a child, Shannon took dance lessons, including tap, ballet and jazz...
41.		Tara Strong Actress, Rugrats
42.		Brian Austin Green Actor, Domino Brian Green was born on July 15th 1973 in Van Nuys, California to parents Joyce and George L. Green. He has a brother Keith and sister Lorelei. Brian's father was a Country & Western artist and used to frequently take him along to gigs and soon got him interested in the world of music. His first full-time...
43.		Sharlto Copley Actor, District 9 Sharlto Copley's childhood dreams of acting were put on hold for many years when his television production company was one of few in his native South Africa granted licensing to create content for broadcast. Rather than acting in front of the camera, Copley found himself the businessman running the production behind the scenes...
44.		Harmony Korine Director, Spring Breakers Harmony Korine was born in Bolinas, California, in 1973. His family moved to the east coast of the United States when he was five, and he spent his early years in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York. At the age of 19, he wrote the critically acclaimed screenplay Kids for director Larry Clark...
45.		Rhett Giles Actor, The Apocalypse
46.		Susan Downey Producer, Sherlock Holmes
47.		Paul Logan Actor, Mega Piranha Paul Logan, an accomplished martial artist, stuntman and actor may be one of the hidden jewels in the treasury of action cinema to not [yet] hit superstar status. Born in the state of New Jersey on October 15, 1973, Paul Logan attended SUNY Purchase (State University of New York) completing a degree...
48.		Matthew McGrory Actor, Big Fish
49.		Sasha Roiz Actor, The Day After Tomorrow Raised in Montreal, Canada, Roiz trained theatrically at the Guildford Conservatoire (UK). Upon returning to Montreal, he began to work consistently in theatre, earning a nomination for his performance at the "Masques Awards" (Quebec's Theatre Awards). Roiz's introduction to feature films was in a supporting role in the blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow," followed by "16 Blocks"...
50.		Kathleen Robertson Actress, Hollywoodland Kathleen Robertson's diverse projects and chameleon-like performances continue to impress audiences and critics alike. She will next write, produce, and star in Shaw Media/Globals's dramedy series Your Time Is Up about a wildly successful, yet deeply troubled psychologist. This marks Robertson's second...

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