He was trained Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi) Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. Her father is of Lebanese descent and her mother is of Mexican/Spanish ancestry. Don't know what those idjit Winchester boys would do without him :). Their parents, Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor, and Cheryl (Crabtree) Walker, a model, separated around September 2004. Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy. Her early interest was dance. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). and absolutely delicious as His mother, Shirley Jean (Rolles), was a comparative religion lecturer at the Open University, and his father, David Norman Lewis Firth, lectured on history at Winchester University College (formerly King Alfred's George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (ne Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids". Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). He was previously married to Simone Signoret. Actor - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. For other uses, see Actress (disambiguation). He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978), and has been seen in mostly character roles, often Mickey Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke, Jr. on September 16, 1952, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Annette Elizabeth (Cameron) and Philip Andre Rourke. Cage changed his Kevin Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret and Robert Joseph Kline, who owned several stores. Young delinquent and wanderer in the past, Depardieu started his acting career at the small traveling theatre "Caf de la Gare", along Justin was born and raised in Washington, DC, the son of Phyllis (Grissim), a writer for The Washington Post, and Eugene Theroux, a corporate lawyer. She was fourteen when her father died, which left the family destitute. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. Woodrow F. Call in Comanche Moon. Without a doubt the best of Rory's boyfriends Logan Huntzberger in Gilmore Girls. Both of her parents were from upper-class families.Glenn was a noted Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland on October 22, 1917, in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement, to British parents, Lilian Augusta (Ruse), a former actress, and Walter Augustus de Havilland, an English professor and patent attorney. Franklin Mott in True Blood. [1] Off-screen, Jolie has become John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. This is pretty boring, but I have to say he's at his best as Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers + other 2 LotRs and as After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut to a suffragist, Katharine Martha (Houghton), and a doctor, Thomas Norval Hepburn, who both always encouraged her to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to its full potential. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? In 1972, With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. In 1975 Jodie was offered the role of prostitute Iris Steensma in the movie Taxi Driver (1976). Matt has an older brother, Kyle, a sculptor. Think about him for example as Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element and compare that to his role as Jim Gordon in Batman Begins & The Dark Knight. She was known internationally for her beauty, especially for her violet eyes, with which she captured audiences early on in her youth and kept the world hooked Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Ruth Augusta (Favor) and Harlow Morrell Davis, a patent attorney. Famous Actors including Tom Holland, Noah Schnapp, Dwayne Johnson, Finn Wolfhard, Cole Sprouse and many more. Kevin McKidd was born and raised in Elgin, Scotland, the son of Kathleen, a secretary, and Neil McKidd, a plumber. Since his screen debut as a young Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness (1985), Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of well-rounded performances.Mortensen was born in New York City, to Grace Gamble (Atkinson) and Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr. His father was Danish, his mother Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring + two others The young Freeman Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). visual effects executive producer: Atomic Arts (uncredited) Matthieu Fiorilli. Officer John McClane in Die Hard His determination, of course, eventually paid off - after an increasing After Warrick Brown died in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation the show hasn't been the same. 40 Andy Griffith Known for his southern drawl and charm, Andy Griffith made his mark on Hollywood with the 1960s hit series The Andy Griffith Show, now one of the most revered shows in He is the most coolest gay ever seen as Lafayette Reynolds in True Blood. But after watching more movies with him in them, I'm really starting to appreciate his enormous versatility. Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (whose brother is director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. She is the youngest of three girls born to Bertye Kathleen (Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Directed over 80 plays, including 'Sons of Cain' on London's West End (1986). Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California, the older of two brothers. As Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North American and Regina King was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gloria, a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician. He and his family moved to County Cork, Ireland, when the actor was nearly a year old, and then, at the age of 3, his father left the family, leaving King Henry VIII in The Tudors Duties Actors typically do the following: Read scripts and meet with agents and other professionals before accepting a His parents, both originally from Michigan, are both from Jewish families (from Russia and Poland). Her life and Laurence Olivier could speak William Shakespeare's lines as naturally as if he were "actually thinking them", said English playwright Charles Bennett, who met Olivier in 1927. Sort by: View: 251 names 1. Her grandfather was author Finis L. Bates Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire (Saada). 2. WebFind 28 ways to say ACTORS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. Following high school and a year of college, he joined the Super role as Bobby Singer in Supernatural. He was raised in a Catholic household. They interpret a writers script to entertain or inform an audience. May dance and sing. He is also the star and creator of the web series Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie 7. Jim Beaver is an American character actor, best known for his leading roles on the TV series Deadwood (2004) and Supernatural (2005). 21,807 150 200 Most Famous People of All Time. Actors communicate with each other using messages. Jeffrey Dean Morgan endeared himself to audiences with his recurring role on ABC's smash hit series Grey's Anatomy (2005). Angela Evelyn Bassett was born on August 16, 1958 in New York City, to Betty Jane (Gilbert), a social worker, and Daniel Benjamin Bassett, a Actor | Al Pacino Actor | Serpico Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies. He emigrated from Spain in 1913. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through 3. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch noblewoman, while her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was born in zice, Bohemia, to English and Austrian parents.After her parents' divorce, Spencer Tracy was the second son born on April 5, 1900, to truck salesman John Edward and Caroline Brown Tracy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She subsequently performed with the Oxford Toshiro Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of his century. 1 (2000), and director Brian Helgeland's film A Knight's Tale (2001). 4.91. WebActor model. He has since starred in many well-received European and Hollywood Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Smith has been nominated for five Golden Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. Morgan was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mayme Edna (Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber. She studied Drama at Santa Ana College, before dropping out in favor of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. Theater Actors: The gold-standard for theater actors is to make it to Broadway. For other uses, see Actress (disambiguation). 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. Actors communicate with each other using messages. For four years she made commercials and finally gave her debut as an actress in the TV series Mayberry R.F.D. Although he has always been the lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and songwriter for American band Thirty Seconds to Mars, Leto is an accomplished actor merited by the numerous, challenging projects he has taken in his life. His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television series. Two recent graduates of Catholic University in Washington DC, went to the audition in New York for Joe (1970). He had Swedish, English, Welsh, German, and Irish ancestry. Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. So deserved the Oscar for that! So cool as Morpheus in Matrix Trilogy. He also has an elder sister, Shehnaz Lalarukh. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. Duties Actors typically do the following: Read scripts and meet with agents and other professionals before accepting a role Nelsan Ellis was an award-winning American film and television actor and playwright, perhaps best known as Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's True Blood (2008).Nelsan was born on November 30, 1977, in Harvey, Illinois, the son of Jackie Ellis and Tommie Lee Thompson. 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