The Comedian 2017 (NY) premiere

1. Danny DeVito

Actor | Matilda

Danny DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents. His mother, Julia (Moccello), was a homemaker. ...

2. Robert De Niro

Actor | Cape Fear

One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained ...

3. Leslie Mann

Actress | Knocked Up

Leslie Jean Mann was born in San Francisco, California. She was raised in Newport Beach, California by her mother, Janet Ann Ayres. At the age of seventeen, she launched her career, appearing in various TV commercials.

Her screen break came when she was cast as Nurse Mary in the short-lived Birdland...

4. Helen Mirren

Actress | The Queen

Dame Helen Mirren was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in West London. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. ...

5. Alysia Reiner

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Award Winning Actress Alysia Reiner just originated the role of #DODC Agent Sadie Deever in the much anticipated and critically acclaimed Disney+/Marvel TV series, Ms. Marvel, and is best known as "FIG" on all 7 seasons of Orange Is the New Black, for which she won a SAG AWARD, Additionally, she ...

6. Lucy DeVito

Actress | Deadbeat

Lucy DeVito was born on March 11, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Deadbeat (2014), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) and Leaves of Grass (2009).

7. Taylor Hackford

Producer | Ray

In addition to helming the iconic feature hits An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Against All Odds (1984), Ray (2004), and the cult thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997), Taylor Hackford has directed the films Dolores Claiborne (1995), Everybody's All-American (1988), and Proof of Life (2000). ...

8. Edie Falco

Actress | The Sopranos

Edith Falco, called Edie, was born on July 5, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith Anderson, an actress, and Frank Falco, a jazz drummer. She is of Italian (father) and Swedish, English, and Cornish (mother) descent. Edie grew up on Long Island and attended SUNY Purchase, where she was trained in ...

9. Judd Apatow

Producer | Girls

Judd Apatow is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He directed The 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This is 40, Funny People, Trainwreck and The King of Staten Island. He also developed the television shows Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Girls, Love and Crashing. He is ...

10. Renée Willett

Actress | The Comedian

Renée Danielle Willett was born in New York City on December 11, 1992. This New York actress and comedienne is best known for The Comedian (2016), Blind (2017), and Sharknado 3 (2015). Renée is a classically trained dramatic and comedic actress. She performs her stand up regularly at clubs all over...

11. Lawrence Smith

Actor | The Wolf of Wall Street

Lawrence Smith, Roslyn, New York, is an actor (SAG), producer (PGA), and was the President & CEO of Mad Riot Entertainment. In 2014, he co-founded Mad Riot with acclaimed producer Mark Canton ("300", "300: Rise of an Empire", "Den of Thieves," and the STARZ original series "Power").

Lawrence was ...

12. Joseph Sikora

Actor | Jack Reacher

Joseph Sikora was born and raised in the city of Chicago on the far northwest side. He studied acting at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanton, Illinois and also at Columbia College, Chicago where he received his B.A. degree in Theatre. He has been nominated for a Joseph Jefferson award for theatre...

13. Mark Axelowitz

Actor | The Comedian

Mark Axelowitz is a Managing Partner of Mad Riot Entertainment and Managing Director at a prominent global investment bank. He is a philanthropist, performer and executive producer.

As an actor, he performed in films directed by Barry Levinson, Taylor Hackford, the Farrelly brothers and was featured...

14. Mark Canton

Producer | 300

Amongst Mark Canton's most notable films are 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Immortals. 300, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel and directed by Zack Snyder for Warner Bros Pictures, opened in 2007 to record-setting box office numbers, having grossed more than $460 ...

15. Veronica Ferres

Actress | Crisis

After playing a lead role in Oscar and Golden Globe nominated movie "Schtonk!" by Helmut Dietl 1992, Veronica Ferres became one of the most well-known German actresses. She has worked in over one hundred and fifty feature films; more than thirty of which were American / English productions. Two ...

16. Courtney Solomon

Producer | After

Courtney Solomon is an accomplished writer, director, producer and entrepreneur who is responsible for the creation of several franchises and has been involved with the production, marketing and distribution of over 80 films creating a significant film library.

Solomon grew up in Toronto, Canada ...

17. Jessica Kirson

Actress | The King of Staten Island

Jessica Kirson is known for The King of Staten Island (2020), School Dance (2014) and The Comedian (2016).

18. Jeffrey Ross

Actor | The Wedding Ringer

Jeff Ross is an actor, writer, director, producer, and comedian, originally from Newark, New Jersey. Despite being a shlub, Ross has accomplished a lot in his life. He's done everything from roasting almost dead guys at the Friars Club, to playing a dead guy on a 2003 episode of the smash hit TV ...

19. Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Actor | Cocaine Bear

Jesse Tyler Ferguson was born on October 22, 1975 in Missoula, Montana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cocaine Bear (2023), Modern Family (2009) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016). He has been married to Justin Mikita since July 20, 2013. They have one child.

20. Bebe Neuwirth

Actress | Jumanji

Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth is the daughter of Sydney Anne, an artist, and Lee Paul Neuwirth, a mathematician. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, she started out as a dancer. Her New York career started out in "A Chorus Line". She won a Tony Award for her part in "Sweet Charity" and two Emmy ...

21. Sophie Simmons

Actress | Urban Myths

Sophie Simmons was born on July 7, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Urban Myths (2017), No Contest II (1995) and Anabolic Life (2017). She has been married to James Henderson since February 22, 2023.

22. Jim Norton

Actor | Spider-Man

Jim Norton was born on July 19, 1968 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Spider-Man (2002), Cop Out (2010) and Top Five (2014).

23. Alina Baikova

Actress | The After Party

Alina Baikova is known for The After Party (2018), The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004) and Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022).

24. Toni Garrn

Actress | Spider-Man: Far from Home

Antonia "Toni" Garrn is a German fashion model, actress and humanitarian. She got her big break in the fashion industry after signing an exclusive contract with Calvin Klein in 2008. Garrn debuted on the runway at age 15 as an exclusive for the Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2008 runway show in New ...

25. Martin Zandvliet

Director | Under sandet

Martin Zandvliet was born on January 7, 1971 in Fredericia, Denmark. He is an editor and director, known for Land of Mine (2015), Dirch (2011) and Applaus (2009).

26. Mikael Chr. Rieks

Producer | Under sandet

Mikael Chr. Rieks, born September 6th 1969 in Slangerup, Denmark, to TV producer Margit Rieks and Journalist Carl-Otto Rieks. After graduated from the Copenhagen Media and Television school in 1992, Rieks has been a leading TV and Documentary Producer in Denmark for the last 12 years. Working for ...

27. Nico Tortorella

Actor | Scream 4

Nico Tortorella is a native of Chicago, Illinois. They started out in professional theater when they were in the seventh grade. They were offered a contract with Ford Models when they stopped by an open call in 2007. In 2009 they played the character Razor in ABC Family's film "Twelve". They ...

28. Nikki M. James

Actress | Severance

Originated the role of Nabalungi in the Book of Mormon, for which she won a Tony Award. She recently starred in Tony Kushner's A Bright Room Called Day at the Public Theater. Nikki was born and raised in New Jersey, where she fell in love with the theater at a young age. With the encouragement of ...

29. Pat Cleveland

Actress | Rio Babilônia

Pat Cleveland was born on June 23, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Rio Babilonia (1983), Portfolio (1986) and Supreme Models (2022). She has been married to Paul van Ravenstein since June 30, 1984. They have two children. She was previously married to Martin Snaric...

30. Trevor Noah

Producer | The Daily Show

Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, television host, actor, and political commentator. He is the host of The Daily Show, an American satirical news program on Comedy Central.

Born in Johannesburg, Noah began his career in South Africa in 2002. He had several hosting roles with the South African...

31. Louisa Krause

Actress | The Dive

Louisa Krause was born on May 20, 1986 in Falls Church, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for The Dive (2023), Billions (2016) and The Girlfriend Experience (2016).

32. Tony Bennett

Actor | Muppets Most Wanted

Tony Bennett, one of the legends of jazz and popular music who served during the Second World War and then developed a career spanning over half a century, is now giving another concert tour across the United States and Europe.

He was born Anthony (Antonio) Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926, in ...

33. America Olivo

Actress | Friday the 13th

America Athene Olivo is an American actress and singer best known as a member of the band Soluna, for her roles in the films Bitch Slap (2009), Friday the 13th (2009) and Maniac (2012), as well as starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Born in Van Nuys, California, she has ...

34. Christian Campbell

Actor | Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

A US, Canadian and UK citizen, Christian was born in Toronto Ontario to Marnie Neve, an Amsterdam-born psychologist and yoga instructor, and Gerry Campbell, a Glasgow-born english and drama teacher. He is an actor, producer and director known for the Showtime Emmy Award winning movie Reefer Madness...

35. Susan Benedetto

Self | MTV Unplugged

Susan Benedetto was previously married to Tony Bennett.

36. Eve Plumb

Self | A Very Brady Renovation

Eve Plumb, the actress and painter most famous for playing the role of Jan on The Brady Bunch (1969), began acting professionally in 1966, appearing in TV commercials. The child actor began getting parts on series television in 1967.

Her place in TV history was cemented when she landed the role of ...

37. David Alan Basche

Actor | Egg

A series regular on many TV comedies and dramas, David has also worked for Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Greengrass, Shawn Levy, Robert Zemeckis, Michael Patrick King, Gary Winick, George Nolfi and more. He's flirted with Julia Roberts, stolen Tom Cruise's wife, berated Brooke Shields, ...

38. Kathleen Turner

Actress | Romancing the Stone

Kathleen Turner was born June 19, 1954 in Springfield, Missouri, to Patsy (Magee) and Allen Richard Turner, a U.S. Foreign Service officer. She graduated from American School in London in 1972. After the death of her father, the Turner family moved back to the United States where Kathleen later ...

39. June Ambrose

Producer | Styled by June

June Ambrose is known for Styled by June (2012), 2019 Soul Train Awards: Red Carpet Special (2019) and 1st Annual Urban One Honors (2019).

40. Anson Mount

Actor | Crossroads

Anson is an American actor, born in Mount Prospect, IL and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother is Nancy Smith, a former professional golfer. His father Anson Adams Mount II was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine. Anson has an older brother Anson Adams III and a ...

41. Clara Wilsey

Actress | Tall Girl

Clara Wilsey is a model and actress who has starred in Tall Girl, Through April and Ballers.

Wilsey grew up in Napa, California. She was discovered as a model when she attended a trade show in Miami. Since then she has gone on to work around the world with some of the biggest names in fashion, ...

42. Lexi Wood

Actress | Scott Helman: Machine

Lexi Wood is known for Scott Helman: Machine (2015).

43. Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Actor | Da 5 Bloods

Isiah Whitlock Jr. was born on September 13, 1954 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Da 5 Bloods (2020), Cedar Rapids (2011) and BlacKkKlansman (2018).

44. Tara Westwood

Actress | Plane

Tara Westwood was born in Manitoba, Canada. She is known for Plane (2023), Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) and Triggered (2022).

45. Clive Davis

Soundtrack | Deadpool 2

Clive Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York. He entered Harvard Law School on a full scholarship and graduated in 1956. Four years later, he arrived at Columbia Records as an attorney. In 1965, he was promoted to administrative vice-president of the label, became vice-president and general manager a...

46. Art Linson

Producer | Into the Wild

Art Linson has produced critically acclaimed movies in every decade since the seventies including Fight Club, Heat, The Untouchables , Fast Times at Ridgemont High , Into the Wild, and two time Oscar winner Melvin and Howard. Art is an award winning producer, author, screenwriter, and director.

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47. Richard Kind

Actor | Argo

Richard Kind, a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife, is an accomplished stage, screen and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Kind is starring as Sam Meyers in the Amazon Original Series Red Oaks (2014). He appeared in the ...

48. Ashley Haas

Actress | American Fango

Ashley Haas is known for American Fango (2017).

49. Paul Haggis

Writer | Crash

Paul Haggis established himself over twenty years with an extensive career in television, before his big break into features arrived when he became the first screenwriter to garner two Best Film Academy Awards back-to-back for his scripts: "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood, ...

50. Tom Bernard

Self | The 41st Annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards

As Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics, an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, Tom Bernard (with Michael Barker) has distributed, produced, and acquired some of the finest independent films from around the world over the ...

51. Michael Barker

Self | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Michael Barker is the Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics (with Tom Bernard) since January 1992. Sony Pictures Classics distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from the United States and around the world.

Over the past 25 years, he has worked with many of the world's ...

52. Justin Mikita

Producer | Welcome to Chechnya

Justin Mikita was born on September 10, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Welcome to Chechnya (2020), Broadway Rising (2022) and Island Queen (2020). He has been married to Jesse Tyler Ferguson since July 20, 2013. They have one child.

53. Valerie Simpson

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Valerie Simpson was born on August 26, 1945 in The Bronx, New York, USA. She is a composer and actress, known for The Bodyguard (1992), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Crazy Rich Asians (2018). She was previously married to Nick Ashford.

54. Timo Weiland

Self | Fashion News Live

55. Gina Gershon

Actress | Bound

Since making her uncredited debut as a dancer in Beatlemania (1981), Gina Gershon has established herself as a character actress and one of the leading icons of American camp. For it was fourteen years after her movie debut that Gina made movie history as the predatory bisexual who was the leading ...

56. Craig Castaldo

Actor | Little Nicky

Craig Castaldo is known for Little Nicky (2000), The Siege (1998) and Godzilla (1998).

57. Bryan Batt

Actor | Mad Men

Bryan Batt was born on March 1, 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mad Men (2007), 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Jeffrey (1995). He has been married to Tom Cianfichi since September 28, 2014.

58. Daniel Benedict

Actor | Bunni

Daniel Benedict is known for Bunni (2013), The Unwanted (2000) and The Bloody Man (2020). He has been married to Casi Clark since April 8, 2017.

59. Solveig Mork Hansen

Actress | The Rose in the Flame

Solveig Mork Hansen is known for The Rose in the Flame, Fang den makrel and HOT Swimsuit Models in the Maldives (2016).

60. Simon Kirke

Soundtrack | Almost Famous

Simon Kirke was born on July 28, 1949 in Shropshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Almost Famous (2000), The Ice Storm (1997) and 27 Dresses (2008). He was previously married to Lorraine Kirke.

61. Nicole Miller

Costume_department | Seducing Charlie Barker

Nicole Miller was born in 1952 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Seducing Charlie Barker (2010), VoyageTV: Fashion - Nicole Miller (2011) and Live It Up (2009).

62. Debbie Bancroft

Actress | Secrets

Debbie Bancroft was born on October 17, 1954 in New York, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Secrets (1986) and I Want to Be a Hilton (2005).

63. John Ventimiglia

Actor | The Sopranos

John Ventimiglia is an American actor. He portrayed Artie Bucco in the HBO television series The Sopranos and had a recurring role as Dino Arbogast, an Organized Crime Control Bureau Chief for the NYPD, on the American police procedural/drama series Blue Bloods on CBS. Ventimiglia was born in ...

64. Dominic Chianese

Actor | The Sopranos

Dominic Chianese is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013). Chianese was born in the Bronx, New York. His ...

65. Andrew Feldman

Producer | Agoraphobia

Andrew Feldman is known for Agoraphobia (2015), The Awakened (2012) and HazMat (2013).

66. Richard LaGravenese

Writer | Freedom Writers

Richard LaGravenese was born on October 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Freedom Writers (2007), Paris, I Love You (2006) and Behind the Candelabra (2013). He is married to Ann Weiss. They have one child.

67. Fern Mallis

Producer | 18th Annual American Fashion Awards

Fern Mallis was born on March 26, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a producer, known for 18th Annual American Fashion Awards (2002), About Face: Supermodels Then and Now (2012) and '7th on Sixth': Inside Fashion Week (1999).