47 Celebrities I've Met and/or Worked With

1. John Goodman

John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as ...

2. Bob Hope

Actor | The Ghost Breakers

Comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons of Avis (Townes), light opera singer, and William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. His maternal grandmother was Welsh. Hope moved to Bristol before emigrating with his parents...

3. Frankie Laine

Soundtrack | Blazing Saddles

Singer, composer and author Frankie Laine was born March 30, 1913 in Chicago. His real name was Francesco Paulo LoVecchio and he lived in Chicago's Little Italy. Frankie was the oldest of eight children born to Sicilian immigrants John and Anna Lo Vecchio, who had come from Monreale, Sicily near ...

4. Francis X. Bushman

Actor | Sabrina

Francis X. Bushman was born on January 10, 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sabrina (1954), The Phantom Planet (1961) and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925). He was married to Iva Millicient Richardson, Norma Emily Atkin, Beverly Bayne and Josephine ...

He was a famous silent screen star and director, beginning his career at Essanay Studios in Chicago. He is known for "Sabrina," "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ," and "The Phantom Planet."

5. Liberace

Soundtrack | Behind the Candelabra

Most remembered for his extravagant costumes and trademark candelabra placed on the lids of his flashy pianos, Liberace was loved by his audiences for his music talent and unique showmanship. He was born as Wladziu Valentino Liberace on May 16, 1919, into a musical family, in Wisconsin. His mother, ...

6. George Liberace

Music_department | Sincerely Yours

Composer, conductor and violinist George J. Liberace was educated at the Chicago Conservatory and the Northwestern Conservatory and performed with the Anson Weeks and Orrin Tucker orchestras. During World War 2 he served with the Seabees, and by 1947 he became the music director for his brother ...

Liberace's brother, he played violin in his band.

7. Ricardo Montalban

Actor | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Legendary actor Ricardo Montalban was the epitome of Latin elegance, charm and grace on film and television and in the late 1940s and early 1950s reinvigorated the Rudolph Valentino / Ramon Novarro "Latin Lover" style in Hollywood without achieving top screen stardom. Moreover, unlike most minority...

8. Carol Lynley

Actress | The Poseidon Adventure

Blonde and blue-eyed with an attractively feline appeal, Carol Lynley began her professional career as Carolyn Lee. She learned ballet at age seven, became a successful child model at age 10 (eventually working for the Sears & Roebuck department store in New York), and got her face nationally ...

She is an actress, known for "A Light in the Forest," "Another World," "The Poseidon Adventure," and "The Cardinal."

9. Leo Carrillo

Actor | The Guilty Generation

Leo Carrillo was born on August 6, 1881 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Guilty Generation (1931), The Cisco Kid (1950) and Crime, Inc. (1945). He was married to Edith Shakespear Haeselbarth. He died on September 10, 1961 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Appeared in many films, but is probably remembered most for his role of Pancho on "The Cisco Kid."

10. Lisa Eilbacher

Actress | Beverly Hills Cop

Lisa Eilbacher was born in Saudi Arabia, the daughter of an oil company executive. She spent her most formative years in Paris. After moving to Beverly Hills, California with her family, she soon appeared on television on episodes of Wagon Train (1957), Laredo (1965), My Three Sons (1960), and ...

11. Michael Lembeck

Actor | The Krofft Supershow

Michael Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA to Harvey Lembeck and Caroline Lembeck, both in show business. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1966 and his classmates in a drama course included Rob Reiner, Albert Brooks and Richard Dreyfuss.

After continuing his drama studies at ...

12. Bill Bixby

Actor | The Incredible Hulk

The son of a sales clerk and a department store owner, Bill Bixby was the sixth-generation Californian born as Wilfred Bailey Bixby, on January 22, 1934, in San Francisco, California. An only child growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, he attended schools in the same area, took ballroom dance lessons,...

13. Maureen O'Hara

Actress | The Quiet Man

In America, the early performing arts accomplishments of young Maureen FitzSimons (who we know as Maureen O'Hara) would definitely have put her in the child prodigy category. However, for a child of Irish heritage surrounded by gifted parents and family, these were very natural traits. Maureen made...

14. Anthony Quinn

Actor | Alexis Zorbas

Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (some sources indicate Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuela (Oaxaca) and Francisco Quinn, who became an assistant cameraman at a Los Angeles (CA) film studio. His paternal grandfather was Irish, ...

15. Kevin Dunn

Actor | Warrior

Kevin Dunn was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1956. He is an American actor who has made over 100 appearances in both TV and film.

One of his earliest roles was in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning (1988) with Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe. He followed this up with Kathryn Bigelow's Blue Steel...

16. Chris Columbus

Producer | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15. After enrolling at NYU film school, he sold his first screenplay (never produced) while a sophomore there. After graduation Columbus tried to sell his fourth script, "...

17. John Heard

Actor | The Guardian

John Heard was a very talented actor who established himself as a respected thespian in the late 1970s and early '80s, though he is perhaps better known for his turn as Peter McCallister, Kevin McCallister's (Macaulay Culkin) father in the Home Alone (1990) movies.

John was born in Washington, D.C.,...

18. Catherine O'Hara

Actress | A Mighty Wind

Canadian actress, writer, and comedian, Catherine O'Hara gained recognition as one of the original cast members on the Canadian television sketch comedy show SCTV (1976). On the series, she impersonated the likes of Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker, Gilda Radner, Katharine Hepburn, and Brooke Shields...

19. Gerry Bamman

Actor | Home Alone

Gerry Bamman was born on September 18, 1941 in Independence, Kansas, USA. He is an actor, known for Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and The Secret of My Success (1987).

20. Terrie Snell

Actress | Home Alone

Terrie Snell was born on January 10, 1944 in the USA. She is a manager and actress.

21. Daniel J. Travanti

Actor | Hill Street Blues

The highly regarded actor Daniel J. Travanti was born Danielo Giovanni Travanty in the southeastern part of Wisconsin on March 7, 1940, but raised for a time in Iowa before returning to his native state. The youngest son of an American Motors auto worker, he showed both athletic and academic ...

22. Cuba Gooding Jr.

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His ...

23. Brian Dennehy

Actor | First Blood

Imposing, barrel-chested and often silver-haired Brian Dennehy was a prolific US actor, well respected on both screen and stage over many decades. He was born in July 1938 in Bridgeport, CT, and attended Columbia University in New York City on a football scholarship. Brian majored in history, ...

24. Cara Buono

Actress | Stranger Things

As a young girl growing up in New York City, Cara Buono took her family's blue-collar work ethic and began to turn it into an acting career that would later lead not only to starring roles but to screenwriting and directing. With no help from friends, family or mentors, she went out on her own, ...

25. Ossie Davis

Actor | Do the Right Thing

Ossie Davis was born on December 18, 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee. He died on February 4, 2005 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

26. Joe Penny

Actor | Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

Joe Penny was born on June 24, 1956 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997), Riptide (1984) and The Gangster Chronicles (1981). He has been married to Cindy M. Penny since 2004.

27. Wesley Strick

Producer | The Man in the High Castle

Wesley Strick was born on February 11, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Man in the High Castle (2015), Cape Fear (1991) and Wolf (1994).

28. Randal Kleiser

Director | Grease

Randal Kleiser has been an internationally known film director since the release of his first feature, Grease (1978). Other features include The Blue Lagoon (1980) with Brooke Shields, Summer Lovers (1982) starring Peter Gallagher and Daryl Hannah, Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) with Jamie Lee Curtis, ...

29. Kathy Najimy

Actress | Hocus Pocus

Kathy Najimy was born and raised in San Diego, California. She is the daughter of Samia (Massery) and Fred Najimy, a postal worker, both of Lebanese ancestry. Kathy attended Crawford High School, and began her film career in the early 1990s, with several minor roles. Kathy got her breakthrough ...

30. Daniel Waters

Writer | Heathers

Daniel Waters was born on November 10, 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Heathers (1988), Hudson Hawk (1991) and Sex and Death 101 (2007).

31. Marshall Herskovitz

Producer | Thirtysomething

Marshall Herskovitz is a writer, producer, and director in Los Angeles who has won many awards for his work in television and film. Born in Philadelphia, he attended Brandeis University, then moved to Los Angeles in 1975, where he attended the American Film Institute and met his longtime creative ...

32. Nancy Malone

Actress | Naked City

Nancy Malone was born on March 19, 1935 in Queens Village, Long Island, New York, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Naked City (1958), Merlene of the Movies (1981) and The Long, Hot Summer (1965). She died on May 8, 2014 in Duarte, California, USA.

33. Arthur Hiller

Director | Love Story

Arthur Hiller was born on November 22, 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Love Story (1970), The Hospital (1971) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). He was married to Gwen Hiller. He died on August 17, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

34. Todd Black

Producer | Antwone Fisher

Todd Black was born on February 9, 1960 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Antwone Fisher (2002), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) and The Great Debaters (2007).

35. David Permut

Producer | Hacksaw Ridge

David Permut is a multiple Academy Award, Emmy, and Grammy Award winning producer whose career spans over four decades.

His most recent film RUSTIN which he Executive Produced with former President Barak and Michell Obama which marks their feature film debut. The film has garnered Colman Domingo a ...

36. Marilu Henner

Actress | L.A. Story

Marilu Henner was born on April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for L.A. Story (1991), Taxi (1978) and Noises Off... (1992). She has been married to Michael Brown since December 21, 2006. She was previously married to Robert Lieberman and Frederic Forrest.

She is known for her work on Taxi, Evening Shade and L.A. Story.

37. Scott Turow

Writer | Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow was born on April 12, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Presumed Innocent (1990), Presumed Innocent (2024) and The Burden of Proof (1992).

38. Timothy Johnson

Self | The View

Inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2015.

For many years, he was the medical advisor for ABC.

39. Alan Alda

Actor | M*A*S*H

Alan Alda (born under the name Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter from New York City. His father was the Italian-American actor Robert Alda. Alda's best known role was playing chief surgeon Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the ...

40. Anne Perry

Producer | Little Socrates

Anne Perry is known for Little Socrates (2015) and Luminous Journey: Abdu'l-Baha in America 1912 (2012).

41. Gregory McDonald

Writer | Fletch

Gregory McDonald was born on February 15, 1937 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Fletch (1985), Fletch Won and Confess, Fletch (2022). He was married to Cheryle Higgins and Susan Aiken. He died on September 7, 2008 in Pulaski, Tennessee, USA.

42. Kara Zediker

Actress | Contagion

Kara Zediker was born on October 8, 1969 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Contagion (2011), Rock Star (2001) and 24 (2001).

43. Anthony Rapp

Actor | Rent

Anthony Rapp started his career at the young age of six, and received his first professional job at the age of nine. His breakout came when he originated the role of Mark Cohen in Jonathan Larson's production of the Broadway musical "Rent". He can also be heard on the original cast recording.

44. Ally Sheedy

Actress | WarGames

Ally Sheedy was born in New York City, to Charlotte (Baum), a press agent and writer, and John J. Sheedy, Jr., an advertising executive. She is of Russian Jewish (mother) and Irish and German (father) descent. While at New York's Bank Street School, twelve-year-old Ally Sheedy wrote about a ...

45. Jack Larson

Actor | Superman Returns

Jack Edward Larson was born in Los Angeles, California, to Anita (Calicoff) and George E. Larson. He was raised in Pasadena, and attended Pasadena Junior College (by coincidence, exactly as did his Adventures of Superman (1952) co-star George Reeves). He was a contract player at Warner Bros. ...

46. Dean Torrence

Soundtrack | Deadman's Curve

Dean Torrence was one half of the popular 1960s "surf music" singing duo "Jan & Dean", who enjoyed chart success with songs including "Surf City", "Little Old Lady from Pasadena", "Popsicle", "Dead Mans Curve", "Drag City" and "Ride the Wild Surf". Torrence met future singing partner Jan Berry at ...

47. Bruce Swedien

Soundtrack | Free Willy

Bruce Swedien was born on April 19, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a composer, known for Free Willy (1993), Running Scared (1986) and The Wiz (1978). He was married to Beatrice Anderson . He died on November 16, 2020 in Gainesville, Florida, USA.

He's a Grammy-winning producer and friend of Quincy Jones. Bruce has worked with Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, the London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, etc. One of the Grammys he received was for Michael Jackson's "Bad" album.