Entertainment Greats
by FlamingoGirl99 | created - 08 Jan 2012 | updated - 20 Nov 2012 | PublicA list of my favourite people in entertainment.
1. Anne Hathaway
Actress | Les Misérables
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series ...
Anne Hathaway made her movie debut at the age of 16 in the Disney movie The Princess Diaries. She has then gone on to be in a range of great films in a variety of genres, most notably romantic comedies such as Valentine's Day, Devil Wears Prada and Bride Wars.
2. Amanda Seyfried
Actress | Les Misérables
Amanda Seyfried was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Ann (Sander), an occupational therapist, and Jack Seyfried, a pharmacist. She is of German, and some English and Scottish, ancestry. She began modeling when she was eleven, and acted in high school productions as well as taking ...
Amanda Seyfried made her movie debut in the 2003 film Mean Girls alongside Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan. She is now famous for her roles in romances like Letters To Juliet and Dear John.
3. Amanda Bynes
Actress | Hairspray
Amanda Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California, the youngest of three children of Lynn (Organ), a dental assistant, and Richard Bynes, a dentist. Her father is of Lithuanian, Irish, and Polish descent, and her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Toronto. ...
Amanda Bynes is most famous for her roles in several comedies aimed at tweens like She's the Man, What A Girl Wants and Sydney White.
4. Isla Fisher
Actress | Wedding Crashers
Isla Lang Fisher was born on February 3, 1976 in Muscat, Oman, to Scottish parents Elspeth Reid and Brian Fisher, who worked as a banker for the U.N. She spent her early childhood in Bathgate, Scotland, before moving to Perth, Australia with her family in the early 1980s. From a young age, Isla ...
Australian actress Isla Fisher was made famous by her leading role as Becky in Confessions of a Shopaholic. She now is most noted for making comedies like Wedding Crashers and Definitely Maybe.
5. Amy Adams
Actress | Arrival
Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as ...
Amy Adams is famous for acting in family flicks like Enchanted, Night at The Museum 2 and most recently The Muppets.
6. Katherine Heigl
Actress | One for the Money
Katherine Marie Heigl was born on November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C., to Nancy Heigl (née Engelhardt), a personnel manager, and Paul Heigl, an accountant and executive. Her father is of German/Swiss-German and Irish descent, and her mother is of German ancestry. A short time after her birth, the...
Katherine Heigl was made famous by her regular role as Dr. Izzie Stevens in the long running medical drama Grey's Anatomy. She is now most notably famous for her roles in romantic comedies such as 27 Dresses, Knocked Up and The Ugly Truth.
7. Kate Hudson
Actress | Almost Famous
Almost everyone who has spent time with Kate Hudson -including directors, family members, co-stars and interviewers - is quick to comment on her ability to light up a room. Through some combination of a winning smile, solid work ethic, and good old-fashioned talent, the young actress has gone from ...
Daughter of famous actor parents Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russel, Kate Hudson is most well known for her staring roles in romantic comedies like Bride Wars, Raising Helen and Something Borrowed
8. Emma Stone
Actress | La La Land
Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker & Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the ...
Emma Stone is most popular with young adult audiences for her leading roles in romantic comedies. She was made famous by her leading role in Easy A and has since stared in many box office hits like The Help and Crazy Stupid Love.
9. Hilary Duff
Actress | A Cinderella Story
Hilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas, to Susan Duff (née Cobb) and Robert Erhard Duff, a partner in convenience store chain. When Hilary was six, she had been traveling in the Cechetti Ballet with her sister Haylie Duff but decided she wanted to fulfill her dream of ...
Most famous for her singing career, Hilary Duff is most famous for her leading role in the TV series Lizzie McGuire as well as other leading roles in several family movies such as A Cinderella Story and Cadet Kelly.
10. Miley Cyrus
Soundtrack | Hannah Montana
Miley Ray Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee and raised in Thompson's Station, Tennessee to Tish Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus. She has five siblings - two half-brothers, a half-sister, and a younger brother and sister. Her parents named her because they hoped ...
Young Miley Cyrus is most well known for her leading double role as Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana in the Disney TV series Hannah Montana. She has recently broken out of her Disney world starring in The Last Song.
11. Jennifer Lopez
Producer | Hustlers
Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in The Bronx, New York City, New York to teacher Lupe López and computer specialist David López. The two Puerto Ricans were brought to the continental United States during their childhoods and eventually met while living in New York City. Their ...
Although she is highly acclaimed for her sucessful singing career, Jennifer Lopez or J Lo as she is widely known has also leant her acting talents to a number of romantic comedies including The Back Up Plan, Maid in Manhatten and Monster in Law.
12. Dianna Agron
Actress | The Family
Dianna Elise Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia to Mary and Ronald Agron and grew up in a middle-class family in Savannah before moving to Texas and, later, San Francisco, California, because her father was a general manager for Hyatt. Dianna and her brother Jason were raised Jewish and she ...
Dianna Agron is most famous for her role as cheerleader Quinn on the smash hit TV series Glee. In recent years, Dianna has been spreading her wings with a number of supporting roles in movies such as I Am Number Four and Burlesque.
13. Mandy Moore
Actress | A Walk to Remember
Amanda Leigh Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 10, 1984, to Stacy (Friedman), a former news reporter, and Don Moore, an airline pilot. During her childhood, her family moved to Orlando, Florida, where she was raised. She has Russian Jewish (from her maternal grandfather), English, ...
Mandy Moore is juggling her singing career with her acting career but has gained leading roles in a number of films such as Saved!, A Walk To Remember and Tangled.
14. Rachel McAdams
Actress | The Notebook
Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 ...
Rachel McAdams is a highly acclaimed actress known for her roles in romances like The Notebook, The Time Traveler's Wife, Midnight in Paris, Morning Glory and The Vow.
15. Johnny Depp
Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one ...
Johnny Depp has starred in films from a variety of genres including Chocolat, Edward Scissorhands, the Pirates of the Caribean series and Finding Neverland.
16. Adam Sandler
Actor | The Waterboy
Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith (Levine), a teacher at a nursery school, and Stanley Alan Sandler, an electrical engineer. He is of Russian Jewish descent. At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took ...
Adam Sandler is most famous for his leading roles in comedy films such as Grown Ups, Bedtime Stories, Jack and Jill, 50 First Dates, Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison.
17. Jack Black
Actor | School of Rock
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black was born on August 28, 1969 in Santa Monica, California and raised in Hermosa Beach, California to Judith Love Cohen & Thomas William Black, both satellite engineers. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Black attended the University of California at Los ...
Jack Black is most famous for his roles in comedy and family films like School of Rock, Gulliver's Travels, the Kung Fu Panda series, The Holiday and Be Kind Rewind.
18. Eric Dane
Actor | X-Men: The Last Stand
Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California, the older of two brothers. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. His mother, Leah (Cohn), was a homemaker. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish, ...
Eric Dane is most famous for his role as plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Sloan on the long running medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Dane has also had a number of supporting roles in romantic comedies such as Burlesque, Valentine's Day and Marley and Me.
19. Bruno Mars
Soundtrack | Rio 2
Peter Gene Hernandez known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, dancer, and music video director. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, ...
Popular with young adults, Bruno Mars' music has made it onto several films and TV shows, most notably Glee who have done covers of a number of his songs. Mars' music has also been featured on Just Go With It, Breaking Dawn, The Ugly Truth and Confessions of a Shopaholic.
20. Robin Williams
Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire
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. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...
Robin Williams is popular with audiences both young and old for his roles in comedy films such as Aladdin, Old Dogs, Mrs Doubtfire, the Happy Feet series, RV Runaway Vacation, Jumanji and Bicentenial Man.
21. Eddie Murphy
Actor | The Nutty Professor
Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...
Eddie Murphy is famouys for his comedic roles in flims such as the Shrek series, Meet Dave, Imagine That, Daddy Day Care and the Dr. Dolittle series.
22. Steve Martin
Writer | Roxanne
Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (née Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. He was raised in Inglewood and Garden Grove in California. In 1960, he got a job at the Magic ...
Steve Martin is most well known for his roles in comedy and family movies like the Cheaper by The Dozen series, Baby Mama, Looney Tunes Back In Action, A Simple Twist of Fate and Parenthood.
23. Ryan Gosling
Actor | Blue Valentine
Born Ryan Thomas Gosling on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Donna (Wilson), a secretary, and Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman. Ryan was the second of their two children, with an older sister, Mandi. His ancestry is French-Canadian, as well as English, ...
Most well known for his roles in romances and romantic dramas, Ryan Gosling is popular among young adults. He has starred in several movies like The Notebook, Crazy Stupid Love and Remember the Titans.
24. Liam Hemsworth
Actor | The Hunger Games
Liam Hemsworth was born on January 13, 1990, in Melbourne, Australia, and is the younger brother of actors Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth. He is the son of Leonie (van Os), a teacher of English, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. He is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal ...
Aussie gem Liam Hemsworth has been in several fims and TV shows in a variety of genres such as The Last Song, Knowing, Neighbours, The Elephant Princess and Hunger Games.
25. Callum Blue
Actor | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Callum Blue, born in London, England, has enjoyed a steady career in film and TV. Best known for his role as Mason in the hit Showtime series, Dead Like Me (2003), he has also achieved other hits with Related (2005) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), co-starring Anne Hathaway. He ...
British born actor Calum Blue has made a name for himself in the comedy genre being in Dead Like Me, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and Smallville. Blue has also made severeal cameo appearences in TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, Sanctuary and The Bill.
26. Garry Marshall
Actor | A League of Their Own
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 - July 19, 2016) was an American actor and filmmaker. He started his career in the 1960s writing for The Lucy Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show before he developed Neil Simon's 1965 play The Odd Couple for television in 1970. He gained fame for creating Happy ...
Garry Marshall has a number of titles under his belt but is most famous for being a director. He has directed several fims such as The Princess Diaries series, Overboard, Raising Helen, Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve and Runaway Bride. He also has a trademark of having actor Hector Elizondo in every single one of his films.
27. Tim Burton
Producer | Edward Scissorhands
Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was ...
Tim Burton is famous for his unusual, quirky films such as Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Mars Attacks and Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton has worked with Johnny Depp in several of his films and has him apart of 7 out of the 14 films he has directed.
28. Nicholas Sparks
Writer | Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 and is one of the more critically-acclaimed authors of the past 5 years. He is the author of 5 best-selling books, including "The Notebook" and "The Rescue". Eleven of his books, ...
Nicholas Sparks is the betselling author of several books, a selection of which have been turned into movies. The Notebook, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthie, The Last Song, A Walk To Remember and The Lucky One.
29. Hector Elizondo
Actor | Pretty Woman
Hector Elizondo was born in New York City, New York, where he was raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He is the son of Carmen Medina Reyes and Martín Echevarría Elizondo. Hector is of Basque and Puerto Rican descent, and "Elizondo" means "at the foot of the church" in Basque. His lifestyle ...
Hector Elizondo is most famous for his supporting roles in Garry Marshall films such as Overboard, Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve and the Princess Diaries series.
30. David Tennant
Actor | Doctor Who
Widely considered as one of the greatest stage and screen actors of his generation both in his native Scotland and internationally, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. He is of Scottish ...
David Tennant is an English actor most well known for his role as The Doctor for three seasons of the long running English sci fi series Doctor Who. Tennant has also made several appearences in television and film including How To Train Your Dragon, Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Fright Night.
31. Colin Firth
Actor | A Single Man
Colin Andrew Firth was born into an academic family in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. 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...
Born in England, Colin Firth has been in several romances and romantic comedies including Love Actually, Mamma Mia! and Easy Virtue.
32. Toni Collette
Actress | The Sixth Sense
Toni Collette is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress, best known for her roles in The Sixth Sense (1999) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
Collette was born Toni Collett (she later added an "e") on November 1, 1972, in Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is the first of three...
Australian Icon Toni Colette is most well known for her recurring role as the title character in the drama series United States of Tara. Colette has also acted in several movies suvch as The Sixth Sense, Mary and Max, Little Miss Sunshine, Hey Hey It's Esther Blueberger, In Her Shoes and Emma.
33. Emily Blunt
Actress | Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others.
Blunt was born on February 23, 1983, in Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of ...
Famous for her bright red hair, Emily Blunt has acted in a variety of films in different genres including Gnomeo and Juliet, The Devil Wears Prada, The Adjustment Bureau, The Young Victoria and Gulliver's Travels.
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