42 2013 premiere
by MikeSeravello-233-985397 | created - 03 Jan 2019 | updated - 08 Apr 2019 | PublicTuesday April 9th, TCL Chinese Theatre 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1. Chadwick Boseman
Actor | Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman was an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of T'Challa / Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2016 to 2019, particularly in Black Panther (2018), and for his starring roles as several pioneering Americans, Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on...
2. Harrison Ford
Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an actor turned advertising executive. His father was of Irish and German ancestry, while his maternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Minsk, ...
3. Nicole Beharie
Actress | 42
Nicole Beharie is an American actress.
Her critically acclaimed film debut was in the film American Violet (2008) alongside Alfre Woodard, Tim Blake Nelson and Will Patton. Beharie also played Ernie Davis' girlfriend in the movie The Express (2008). Her upcoming projects include My Last Day Without ...
4. Christopher Meloni
Actor | Man of Steel
Blessed with a piercing, blue-eyed glint, brawny looks, cocky "tough guy" stance and effortless charisma, TV's Christopher Meloni has grabbed audiences' attention, male and female alike, finding breakthrough small screen stardom playing both sides of the law. Audiences first were taken in by his ...
5. André Holland
Actor | Moonlight
André Holland was born on December 28, 1979 in Bessemer, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Moonlight (2016), Selma (2014) and 42 (2013).
6. Lucas Black
Actor | Sling Blade
Lucas York Black was born on November 29, 1982 in Decatur, Alabama to Jan (Keenum), an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum worker. With no formal acting lessons, Lucas made his film debut with a small part in the Kevin Costner film The War (1994) at age 11. This small role helped him land his ...
7. Hamish Linklater
Actor | The Big Short
Hamish Linklater is an American actor. He is known for playing Matthew Kimble in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Andrew Keanelly in The Crazy Ones, and Clark Debussy in Legion. He is the son of dramatic vocal trainer Kristin Linklater. In 2021, he starred as Father Paul in the Netflix horror ...
8. Ryan Merriman
Actor | Final Destination 3
Ryan Earl Merriman was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, to Nonalyn and Earl Merriman. He began his acting career doing commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local theater in Oklahoma when he was 8 years old, moving into film and television work at the age of 10.
Most recently Ryan wrapped ...
9. John C. McGinley
Actor | Scrubs
John C. McGinley's path to stardom is a story that reads like a classic Hollywood script. While an understudy in New York in the Circle-In-The-Square production of John Patrick Shanley's "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," he was spotted by director Oliver Stone and soon after was cast in "Platoon," the...
10. T.R. Knight
Actor | The Flight Attendant
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 ...
11. Brad Beyer
Actor | 42
Brad Beyer was born on September 20, 1973 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for 42 (2013), Ford v Ferrari (2019) and The General's Daughter (1999). He has been married to Cora Ray since September 20, 2010. They have one child.
12. Brian Helgeland
Writer | Finestkind
Brian Helgeland was born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in New Bedford Massachusetts. A born worker, Helgeland has endeavored to achieve in the following fields: snow shoveler, scrap newspaper collector, dishwasher, nursing home janitor, drug store clerk and unreliable nightshift gas ...
13. Thomas Tull
Producer | 42
Thomas Tull was born on June 9, 1970 in Endwell, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for 42 (2013), Inception (2010) and Watchmen (2009).
14. Rachel Robinson
Self | Reading Out Loud
Rachel Robinson was born on July 19, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was previously married to Jackie Robinson.
15. Hank Aaron
Actor | Summer Catch
Baseball's all-time home run king, Hank Aaron did more than hit home runs. Sure, Aaron led the National League (NL) four times, he also was a two-time batting champion and led the league in RBIs four times and runs scored three times. He won the NL's Most Valuable Player award in 1957 and has a ...
16. Sue Kroll
Producer | Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Sue Kroll is known for Birds of Prey (2020), A Star Is Born (2018) and The Goldfinch (2019).
17. Dick Cook
Producer | 42
Dick Cook was born on August 20, 1950 in Kern County, California, USA. He is a producer, known for 42 (2013), The Alchemyst and Ranger's Apprentice. He has been married to Bonnie S. Drury since July 6, 1974. They have two children.
18. Gloria Govan
Actress | Clean Ops the Chronicles of V
Gloria appeared on the VH1 series Basketball Wives and Basketball Wives LA before departing the show to focus her attention on acting, hosting and content development. Since leaving reality TV, Gloria has hosted the Trump Awards red carpet, starred in a commercial with UFC champion Anderson Silva, ...
19. Matt Barnes
Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Matthew Barnes is a professional basketball player in the NBA. An exceptional athlete at a young age, Barnes attended Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, where he lettered in both football and basketball. In addition to his outstanding basketball skills, Barnes was an All-American wide ...
20. Alan Tudyk
Actor | Rogue One
Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, but grew up in Plano, where he attended Plano Sr. High. In 1990, he went on to study drama at Lon Morris Jr. College. While there, he was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Drama. He was also named Most Likely to Succeed and Sophomore Beau. During this ...
21. Calista Flockhart
Actress | Ally McBeal
Calista Kay Flockhart was born 11 November, 1964 in Freeport, Illinois. Her mother, Kay (Honohan), was a school teacher, and her father, Ronald Flockhart, worked for Kraft Foods Inc. She has Irish, Scottish, German, and English ancestry. Calista was named after her great-grandmother.
Flockhart ...
22. Big Sean
Soundtrack | Terminator Genisys
Big Sean was born Sean Michael Leonard Anderson on March 25, 1988 in Santa Monica, California & raised in Detroit, Michigan. After releasing a number of mixtapes, Sean released his debut studio album, Finally Famous in 2011, which peaked at number three on Billboard 200, and was certified Platinum ...
23. Naya Rivera
Actress | Glee
Naya Rivera was an Afro-Latina American actress, model and singer known for playing Santana Lopez from Glee and Hillary Winston from The Royal Family. She also was in The Master of Disguise, Baywatch, CSI: Miami, American Dad, Batman: The Long Halloween Parts 1 and 2, Even Stevens and The Bernie ...
24. Laila Ali
Actress | Falcon Rising
LAILA ALI TV Personality, Wellness & Fitness Expert, Cooking Enthusiast Four-Time Undefeated Boxing Champion, Beauty & Lifestyle Brand CEO, Best-Selling Author, Inspirational Speaker, Podcast Host, Actress, Mom & Wife
Laila Ali is a world-class athlete, fitness & wellness expert, TV host, cooking ...
25. Kelley Jakle
Actress | Pitch Perfect 3
Kelley Jakle is an actress and singer/songwriter from Sacramento, CA.
As the only girl in a family with two older brothers, Kelley held her own playing competitive soccer, basketball and swimming. However, it was acting and singing that eventually consumed her interest, beginning with The Sacramento...
26. Alyssa Milano
Actress | Charmed
Alyssa Milano comes from an Italian-American family; her mother Lin Milano is a fashion designer and father Thomas Milano is a film music editor. Alyssa was born in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn and grew up in a modest house on Staten Island. One day her babysitter, who was an aspiring ...
27. Kim Raver
Actress | 24
Kimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver is an American actress from New York City. She has had a relatively long career in television roles, but she is primarily remembered for three roles. She portrayed the paramedic Kimberly "Kim" Zambrano in the police procedural "Third Watch" (1999-2005), the political ...
28. Ryan Merriman
Actor | Final Destination 3
Ryan Earl Merriman was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, to Nonalyn and Earl Merriman. He began his acting career doing commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local theater in Oklahoma when he was 8 years old, moving into film and television work at the age of 10.
Most recently Ryan wrapped ...
29. Anne-Marie Johnson
Actress | In the Heat of the Night
Anne-Marie Johnson was born on July 18, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Heat of the Night (1988), Robot Jox (1989) and JAG (1995). She has been married to Martin Grey since January 1, 1996.
30. Naturi Naughton
Actress | Notorious
Naturi Naughton is an American Actress/Singer best known for her performance as "Tasha St. Patrick" in the hit show "Power" on the Starz Network. She has won 2 NAACP Image Awards for her performance in this role. Many also remember her thrilling portrayal of "Lil Kim" in Fox Searchlight's film "...
31. Blake Sanders
Actor | 42
Blake Sanders was born on March 23, 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for 42 (2013), Interior Night (2013) and Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez (2012). He died on December 11, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
32. James Pickens Jr.
Actor | Grey's Anatomy
James Pickens Jr. was born October 26, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. While attending college at Bowling Green State University, Pickens began pursuing an interest in acting. He graduated from BGSU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1976. Afterwards, Pickens began work on the stage at the Roundabout Theatre...
33. Danai Gurira
Actress | Black Panther
Danai Gurira was born in Grinnell, Iowa, to Josephine and Roger Gurira, who were from Zimbabwe. Her father was then teaching Chemistry at Grinnell College. When she was five, the family moved back to Zimbabwe, residing in the capital Harare. Gurira later returned to the United States, and studied ...
34. Dusan Brown
Actor | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Multi-talented, GenZ award-winning creative, Dusan Brown, born and raised in Chicago, relocated to Hollywood early to pursue his growing career in the entertainment industry.
Around age twelve, Brown had an opportunity to write, direct, edit, and score his first short film with equipment, a crew, ...
35. Derek Phillips
Actor | Friday Night Lights
Film and stage actor Derek Phillips was born in Miami, Florida on April 18, 1976, and attended Baylor University where he received a BFA in acting. Upon graduation Derek moved to New York and began acting professionally in both television and regional theatre performing throughout the country in ...
36. Jesse Luken
Actor | 42
Jesse Luken was born on April 29, 1983 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for 42 (2013), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) and The Guest (2014).
37. Dave Henderson
Self | 1986 American League Championship Series
Dave Henderson was born on July 21, 1958 in Merced, California, USA. He was married to Nancy Thoennes and Loni Lee Smith. He died on December 27, 2015 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
39. Toby Huss
Actor | Copshop
Toby Huss was born on December 9, 1966 in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Copshop (2021), Halt and Catch Fire (2014) and King of the Hill (1997).
40. Thomas Milano
Music_department | Priest
Thomas Milano was born on November 12, 1947 in the USA. He is a composer, known for Priest (2011), Spider-Man 3 (2007) and The Insider (1999). He has been married to Lin Milano since December 14, 1968. They have two children.
41. Bill Cowher
Actor | The Waterboy
Bill Cowher was born on May 8, 1957 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Waterboy (1998), Home Team (2022) and Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race (2007). He has been married to Veronica Stigeler-Cowher since May 24, 2014. He was previously ...
42. Linc Hand
Actor | 42
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Linc Hand has been appearing in commercials, television programs, and feature films since he was six years old.
After moving to Los Angeles, Linc began to explore his love of acting further by studying with legendary coach Howard Fine.
A life-long athlete, ...
43. Dave Winfield
Producer | We Play Ball
Dave Winfield, the hard-hitting, Gold Glove outfielder who put together a Hall of Fame career with the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees, the California Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays (with which he won a World Series Championship in 1992), Minnesota Twins (1993-1994), and Cleveland Indians ...
45. Skyler Stone
Actor | Waiting...
Skyler Stone was born on January 1, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Waiting... (2005), Con (2005) and The Old Way (2023).
46. Teyonah Parris
Actress | Dear White People
Teyonah Parris was born on September 22, 1987 in Hopkins, South Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Dear White People (2014), Chi-Raq (2015) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She is married to James Parris.
47. Maggie O'Brien
Actress | Allied
Maggie O'Brien was born in February 1890 in Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Allied (2016), All Saints (1998) and Anne-Marie: 2002 (2018). She was married to Alfred John Goulding . She died on December 31, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
48. Max Gail
Actor | 42
Max Gail was born on April 5, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Maxwell Trowbridge Gail. He is an actor and director, known for 42 (2013), Barney Miller (1975) and General Hospital (1963). He married Nan Harris in 1989. They separated in 2000 and have two children. He was previously married to ...
49. Billye Aaron
Self | ESPN SportsCentury
Billye Aaron was born on October 16, 1936 in Anderson County, Texas, USA. She was previously married to Hank Aaron and Samuel W. Williams.
50. Richard Gossage
Director | Beach Boys
Richard Gossage is known for Beach Boys (1999), Large (2001) and Come Together (2002).
51. Mark Isham
Composer | Crash
From his days as one of the pioneering icons of electronic music to his current status as a world-renowned legendary film composer, Mark Isham continues to be one of the most prolific and provocative artists on the scene. His gift for creating unforgettable melodies and his love of fresh, ...
52. Nicole McGinley
Nicole McGinley is known for Blindspot (2015), The Americans (2013) and Love After Love (2017).
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