Birthdays: August 5

1. Jesse Williams

Actor | The Cabin in the Woods

Jesse Wesley Williams born August 5, 1981 is a former high school teacher and activist turned actor/director. He's best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC Television series Grey's Anatomy and his advocacy for the disenfranchised, highlighted by his internationally resonant ...

2. Adam Yauch

Soundtrack | Real Steel

Adam Yauch, an only child, was born on August 5, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Frances and Noel Yauch, who is a painter and architect. His father was Catholic (of Irish, German, and French descent) and his mother was Jewish. Adam attended Edward R. Murrow High School in the Midwood ...

3. Adam Irigoyen

Actor | Shake It Up

Adam Irigoyen began his acting career at the age of 11. He appeared in multiple commercials and print campaigns before guest-starring on the Disney Channel's Emmy Award-winning series, Wizards of Waverly Place (2007), which eventually led to an audition for the role of "Deuce Martinez" on Shake It ...

4. Adrian Petriw

Actor | The Hollow

Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Adrian Petriw is an Actor and Voice Artist with a diverse list of credits that spans nearly 20 years. Over that time, he has Lent his voice to numerous fan-favorite characters and franchises, such as Tony Stark in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Ant Man in ...

5. Al Alvarez

Writer | Personal Reflections

Poet, critic, and nonfiction writer Alfred Alvarez was born in London and educated at Oxford University. At age 28, Alvarez was the youngest person ever chosen by Princeton University to deliver the Christian Gauss lectures. He served as poetry critic and editor for The Observer from 1956 until ...

6. Alan Howard

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Alan Howard was born on August 5, 1937 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He was married to Sally Beauman and ...

7. Ami Foster

Actress | Punky Brewster

Ami Foster was born on August 5, 1975 in the USA. She is an actress, known for Punky Brewster (1984), Pound Puppies (1985) and Troop Beverly Hills (1989).

8. Aminul Islam Mintu

Editor | Ajante

Aminul Islam Mintu was born on August 5, 1939 in Bengal Presidency, British India. He was an editor, known for Ajante (1996), Opekkha (1987) and Aghat (1986). He died on December 18, 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

9. Anita Colby

Actress | Mary of Scotland

Anita Colby was born on August 5, 1914 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Mary of Scotland (1936), Brute Force (1947) and Cover Girl (1944). She was married to Palen Flagler. She died on March 27, 1992 in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, USA.

10. Ana Pauls

Actress | El sueño del pibe

Ana Pauls was born on August 5, 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress and writer, known for El sueño del pibe (2020), La muerte de Marga Maier (2017) and Ciega a citas (2009).

11. Antony Cotton

Actor | Coronation Street

Antony Cotton was born on August 5, 1975 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Queer as Folk (1999) and Immortality (1998).

12. Barbara Flynn

Actress | Miss Potter

Born on 5th August 1948 in Hastings, East Sussex, England. She started her television career in 1970 in the TV series A Family at War (1970), cast as Freda Ashton. She became better known following her appearances in The Beiderbecke Affair (1985), The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987) and The Beiderbecke ...

13. Bassam Habib

Composer | Microphone

Bassam Habib was born on August 5, 1992 in Giza, Egypt. He is an actor and composer, known for Microphone (2010), I'd Kill for You (2013) and Messages from the Sea (2010).

14. Billie Hayes

Actress | The Black Cauldron

Billie Hayes was born August 5, 1924 in the small town of DuQuoin, Illinois. She started in show business at 9 years old as a tap dancer in local clubs. She was encouraged but not "pushed" by her parents after she expressed the desire to do so. By the time she was in her teens, Hayes had joined a ...

15. Bob Clark

Director | A Christmas Story

Bob Clark was born on August 5, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for A Christmas Story (1983), Baby Geniuses (1999) and Porky's (1981). He died on April 4, 2007 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

16. Brendon Ryan Barrett

Actor | Boys and Girls

Brendon Ryan Barrett was born on 5th August 1986 in Roseville, Sacramento, California, USA. He grew up in Folsom, California, with his parents and his sister, Caitlin, who is also an actress. A veteran of numerous print ads, televison commercials, and industrial films, Brendon jumped into acting at...

17. Cammie King Conlon

Actress | Gone with the Wind

Cammie King Conlon was born on August 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), Change in the Wind (2010) and Living Famously (2002). She was married to Michael W. Conlon and Walter ''Ned'' Pollock. She died on September 1, 2010 in Fort Bragg,...

18. Carole Laure

Actress | Les fils de Marie

Before she became an actress Carole Laure was a teacher. She was born on August 5, 1950 in Montreal (Québec) Canada. The profession she has chosen did not give her any satisfaction. She met some young Canadian film makers, that resulted in her first appearance as an actress, age twenty, in Mon ...

19. Carolina Duer

Self | The Challenge Argentina: El desafío

20. Chip Fields

Actress | The Amazing Spider-Man

Chip Fields was born on August 5, 1951 in the USA. She is a director and actress, known for The Amazing Spider-Man (1977), Menace II Society (1993) and Blue Collar (1978). She has been married to Erv Hurd since August 20, 1994. She was previously married to John Randolph.

21. Chuck Campbell

Actor | Jason X

Chuck Campbell was born on August 5, 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Jason X (2001), In the Mouth of Madness (1994) and Superstar (1999). He has been married to Jennifer Kitchen since July 14, 2012.

22. Claudio Reyes

Director | La antorcha encendida

Claudio Reyes was a director and writer, known for La antorcha encendida (1996), La verdad oculta (2006) and El juego de la vida (2001). He was married to Georgina Pedret. He died on November 11, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.

23. Clayton Rohner

Actor | Mope

Clayton Rohner was born on August 5, 1957 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Mope (2019), Ozark (2017) and Bluff City Law (2019).

24. Colin McRae

Writer | Cave Creek: The Full Story of a National Tragedy

Colin McRae was born on August 5, 1968 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Cave Creek: The Full Story of a National Tragedy (1998), Children in Need's Great Big Bid (2005) and A Question of Sport (1970). He was married to Alison Hamilton. He died on September 15, 2007 ...

25. Danny Slavin

Actor | Power Rangers Wild Force

Danny Slavin is best known as the Red Ranger from the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, where he played the character Leo Corbett. He has a business degree from the University of San Diego and a law degree from Creighton University. He works at a law firm in Phoenix, Arizona.

26. Darren Shahlavi

Actor | I Spy

Darren Shahlavi was seven years old when he started training in martial arts in an old drama theatre in Manchester, England. Inspired by Bruce Lees films and other action movies such as Star Wars, he dreamed of being a movie actor and would show up to his Judo class at the drama hall early to watch...

27. David Baldacci

Writer | Absolute Power

David Baldacci was born on August 5, 1960 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Absolute Power (1997), King & Maxwell (2013) and The Finisher. He has been married to Michelle Collin since May 5, 1990. They have two children.

28. David Brian

Actor | Intruder in the Dust

David Brian was born Brian James Davis on August 5, 1914 in New York City. After graduating from City College, he found work as a doorman before entering show business with a song-and-dance routine in vaudeville and nightclubs. He did a wartime stint with the United States Coast Guard and returned ...

29. David Davis

Writer | Taxi

David Davis was born on August 5, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Taxi (1978), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and Rhoda (1974). He was married to Julie Kavner and Joann Leeson. He died on November 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

30. Dominique Metzger

Self | 100 argentinos dicen

31. Don Matheson

Actor | Land of the Giants

Don Matheson was born on August 5, 1929 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Land of the Giants (1968), Lost in Space (1965) and Murph the Surf (1975). He was married to Deanna Lund and Maxine Arnold. He died on June 29, 2014 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

32. Donzaleigh Abernathy

Actress | Any Day Now

Donzaleigh Abernathy won the Tanne Foundation 2012 Artist Award for her work as an actress and for her script, "Birmingham Sunday." She starred for four years in over 60 Episodes as a Series Regular on Lifetime Television's critically acclaimed dramatic series, "Any Day Now." She received ...

33. Douglas Knapp

Cinematographer | Dark Star

Doug Knapp is a graduate of University Southern California school of Cinematic Arts (1972). Member of International Cinematograpers Guild, ICG Local 600 (1977 - 2011) as Camera Operator and Director of Photography on hundreds of television shows and feature films. Doug has been filming since the ...

34. Elisabeth Depardieu

Actress | Jean de Florette

Elisabeth Depardieu was born on August 5, 1941 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Jean de Florette (1986), Manon of the Spring (1986) and Le tartuffe (1984). She was previously married to Gérard Depardieu.

35. Elle McKinnon

Actress | Wonder

Elle McKinnon was born on August 5, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. Elle McKinnon is well recognized for playing 'Charlotte' in 2017's Oscar-nominated, Lionsgate feature Wonder (2017) with Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, and Mandy Patinkin.

Having pulled in over $250mm at the WWBO, Wonder (...

36. Emir Faccioli

Self | Fútbol Para Todos

37. Eric Geboers

Actor | Raf & Ronny II

Eric Geboers was born on August 5, 1962 in Neerpelt, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Raf & Ronny II (1999) and Klasgenoten (1989). He died on May 6, 2018 in Mol, Belgium.

38. Erika Slezak

Actress | One Life to Live

Erika Slezak was born on August 5, 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA. She is an actress, known for One Life to Live (1968), One Life to Live (2013) and Next Stop, Christmas (2021). She has been married to Brian Davies since August 4, 1978. They have two children. She was previously married to R. ...

39. Erin Yvette

Actress | The Walking Dead: The Game - Season 1

Erin Yvette, born as Erin Yvette Ashe, is an award winning film, stage and voice actress in Los Angeles, CA. She is known for her voice work in video games like Oxenfree (2016), Fortnite (2017), The Wolf Among Us (2013), Batman: The Telltale Series (2016) and Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale ...

40. Ethan Erickson

Actor | Jawbreaker

Ethan Erickson was born on August 5, 1973 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Jawbreaker (1999), John Dies at the End (2012) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

41. Ethel Winant

Producer | Ronin

Ethel Winant was born on August 5, 1922 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was a casting director and producer, known for Ronin (1998), George Wallace (1997) and World War II: When Lions Roared (1994). She was married to H.M. Wynant. She died on November 29, 2003 in West Hills, Los Angeles, ...

42. Francine Maisler

Casting_director | 12 Years a Slave

Francine Maisler is a casting director and producer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Revenant (2015) and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014).

43. Gabriela Acher

Actress | Hagamos el humor

Gabriela Acher was born in 1944 in Montevideo, Uruguay. She is an actress and writer, known for Hagamos el humor (1991), Autumn Sun (1996) and Eversmile New Jersey (1989).

44. Gabriela Sobrado

Actress | Me casé con un boludo

Gabriela Sobrado is known for I Married a Dumbass (2016), Plan TV (2012) and Mar del Plata Moda Show 2023 (2023).

45. Gay Byrne

Writer | Dave Allen at Large

Gay Byrne was born on August 5, 1934 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for Dave Allen at Large (1971), Mrs. Brown's Boys: The Original Series (2002) and Voices That Care (1991). He was married to Kathleen Watkins. He died on November 4, 2019 in Sandymount, Dublin, County Dublin, ...

46. Heidi Sorenson

Actress | Spies Like Us

Gorgeous, buxom, and shapely blond stunner Heidi Sorenson was born on August 5, 1960 to Danish immigrant parents in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her father ran a fishing company. Sorenson has two sisters. Heidi graduated from West Vancouver High School. At age seventeen, she got a job as a ...

47. Holly Palance

Actress | The Omen

Holly Palance was born on August 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Omen (1976), The Best of Times (1986) and The Thorn Birds (1983). She was previously married to Roger Spottiswoode.

48. Honor Kneafsey

Actress | Crooked House

Honor Kneafsey was born on August 5, 2004. She is an actress, known for Crooked House (2017), Wolfwalkers (2020) and The Bookshop (2017).

49. Iddo Goldberg

Actor | Snowpiercer

Iddo Goldberg was born on August 5, 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and producer, known for Snowpiercer (2020), Peaky Blinders (2013) and The Zookeeper's Wife (2017). He has been married to Ashley Madekwe since June 17, 2012. They have one child.

50. Ivan Nalbantov

Actor | Bezbog

Ivan Nalbantov was born on August 5, 1940. He was an actor, known for Godless (2016), Priklyucheniyata na Avakum Zahov (1980) and Na vseki kilometar (1969). He died on May 10, 2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

51. Jake Hurwitz

Actor | Jake and Amir

Jake Hurwitz was born on August 5, 1985 in Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Jake and Amir (2007), Off Days (2017) and Lonely and Horny (2016).

52. James Gunn

Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy

James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...

53. James Wilder

Actor | Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun

Neil Young wrote that it's better to burn out than fade away. But for actor/architect/designer James Wilder neither option is acceptable. Juggling artistic mediums like the three running chainsaws that earned him notoriety on the streets of New York and Los Angeles -- and later on stages throughout...

54. Jan Francis

Actress | Dracula

Jan Francis was born on August 5, 1947 in Westminster, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Dracula (1979), Just Good Friends (1983) and The Good Companions (1980). She has been married to Thomas Ellice since 1977. They have two children.

55. Ja'net DuBois

Soundtrack | Good Times

Ja'Net DuBois was a multi-talented and diverse performer. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York and began her career on Broadway. She has appeared in various plays, including "Golden Boy" with Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr., and "A Raisin in the Sun". She moved onto TV roles, receiving a Peabody...

56. Janet McTeer

Actress | Albert Nobbs

Janet McTeer was born on August 5, 1961 in Newcastle, England, UK to parents Jean and Allan McTeer. She was raised in York from the age of 6. She attended Queen Anne Grammar School for Girls, where there was not much opportunity for drama. She became interested in acting at age 16, when she saw "...

57. Jessica Nigri

Actress | RWBY

Jessica Nigri is a well-known cosplayer who gained notoriety in 2009 at the San Diego Comic-Con when she dressed up as a unique version of Pikachu. Since then she has cosplayed many other characters from different anime and video games such as Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2 and Yoko Littner from ...

58. Jiao Xu

Actress | Cheung gong 7 hou

Jiao Xu was born on August 5, 1997 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress and writer, known for CJ7 (2008), The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) and Starry Starry Night (2011).

59. Joan Hickson

Actress | Miss Marple: Nemesis

Joan Hickson was born in 1906 at Kingsthorpe, Northampton. Her stage career began with provincial theater in 1927, going on to a long series of West End comedies, usually playing the part of a confused or eccentric middle-age woman. She performed at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, at the time ...

60. Joan Weldon

Actress | Them!

A blue-eyed, chestnut-haired beauty, Joan Weldon trained to be a singer, and made her professional debut as a member of the San Francisco Opera Company. While appearing with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Company, she came to the attention of Warner Brothers, who took her out of grand opera and ...

61. Joanne Samuel

Actress | Mad Max

Joanne Samuel was born on August 5, 1957 in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress and director, known for Mad Max (1979), Smoke Between Trees (2019) and The Wiggles Movie (1997).

62. John Huston

Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English,...

63. John Jarratt

Actor | Wolf Creek

John Jarratt was born on August 5, 1951 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and writer, known for Wolf Creek (2005), Django Unchained (2012) and Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975).

64. John Saxon

Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street

John Saxon appeared in nearly 200 roles in the movies and on television in a more-than half-century-long career that has stretched over seven decades since he made his big screen debut in 1954 in uncredited small roles in It Should Happen to You (1954) and George Cukor's A Star Is Born (1954). Born...

65. Jonathan Silverman

Actor | Weekend at Bernie's

Jonathan Silverman was born on August 5, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Weekend at Bernie's (1989), Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) and Another Dirty Movie (2012). He has been married to Jennifer Finnigan since May 22, 2007. They have one child.

66. Josie Totah

Actress | The Buccaneers

Critic's Choice nominated actress Josie Totah is an immensely talented actress, writer, and producer with a gift for bringing dynamic characters to life. As she fearlessly evolves her body of work with each new project, Totah is fast proving to be one of Hollywood's most engaging and sought-after ...

67. Juan Sasturain

Writer | Zenitram

Juan Sasturain was born on August 5, 1945 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He is an actor and writer, known for Zenitram (2010), Necronomicón (2018) and Recordando el show de Alejandro Molina (2011).

68. Kara Tointon

Actress | EastEnders

Standing at an average 5ft 5in, with a cheeky glint in her deep brown eyes we have Kara Tointon - a girl who is anything but average. She was brought into the world on August 5th 1983 in a large Essex town called Southend-On-Sea.. Ambitious and confident from an early age, Kara often made up her ...

69. Karim Prince

Actor | FreakyLinks

Karim Prince was born on August 5, 1974 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor, known for FreakyLinks (2000), 24 (2001) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993).

70. Karl Theobald

Actor | Green Wing

Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Karl Theobald was a stand-up comedian before graduating from the Drama Centre in 2000, and subsequently joining theatrical touring companies such as Complicite. In both 2000 and 2001, he appeared at the Edinburgh Festival; in 2001, as a member of the prestigious Comedy ...

71. Kent King

Actress | Knots Landing

Kent Masters King joined the cast of ABC's daytime drama Port Charles (1997) in June of 2003, just a few months after ABC Daytime President Brian Frons announced it was being canceled. Kent was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 1974. She played Julie Williams in the long-running ...

72. Ketty Fusco

Actress | Il sogno della farfalla

Ketty Fusco was born on August 5, 1926 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Butterfly's Dream (1994), Fondovalle (1998) and L'avvocato (2003). She died on February 18, 2021 in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland.

73. Kô Shibasaki

Actress | Batoru rowaiaru

Ko Shibasaki was born on August 5, 1981 in Tokyo. Her real name is Yukie Yamamura (Ko Shibasaki is a main character of her favorite manga). She started her career at 14 when her talent was discovered by a star agent. She has worked in many TV shows and commercials, starting to become more famous ...

74. Leo Kinnunen

Self | Formula 1

Leo Kinnunen was born on August 5, 1943 in Tampere, Finland. He died on July 26, 2017 in Lieto, Turku, Finland.

75. Liz Moreno

Actress | Rebelde Way

Liz Moreno was born on August 5, 1988 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, known for Rebelde Way (2002), El Dragón: Return of a Warrior (2019) and Still Life (2014).

76. Loni Anderson

Actress | WKRP in Cincinnati

A bodacious, bedimpled, pert-nosed, well-endowed knockout, Loni Anderson earned an assured television sex symbol pedestal during the late 1970s and early 1980s. As sexy but smart Jennifer Marlowe on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), the ravishing star later became a soap-styled fixture in ...

77. Lorri Bagley

Actress | The Stepford Wives

Lorri Bagley was born on August 5, 1973 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for The Stepford Wives (2004), Ice Age (2002) and Trick (1999).

78. Lorrie Hull

Lorrie Hull was born on August 5, 1928 in West Bend, Iowa, USA. Lorrie was married to William Smithers and John Calkins Hull. Lorrie died on January 10, 2022 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

79. Lydia Lamaison

Actress | Nano

Lydia Lamaison was born on August 5, 1914 in Mendoza, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Nano (1994), La caída (1959) and Jesús, el heredero (2004). She was married to Oscar Soldati. She died on February 20, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

80. Maddox Jolie-Pitt

Producer | First They Killed My Father

Maddox Jolie-Pitt was born on August 5, 2001 in Cambodia. He is an actor and producer, known for First They Killed My Father (2017), By the Sea (2015) and VH1: All Access (2001).

81. Maisabé

Self | Música en libertad

82. Marcel Boillat

Self | Le terroriste suisse

83. Mark Strong

Actor | 1917

British actor Mark Strong, who played Jim Prideaux in the 2011 remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), is often cast as cold, calculating villains. But before he became a famous actor, he intended to pursue a career in law.

Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia in London, England, to an ...

84. Marlene Favela

Actress | Rubí

Marlene Favela was born on August 5, 1976 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico. She is an actress and executive, known for Rubí (2004), Contra viento y marea (2005) and Gata salvaje (2002). She was previously married to George Seely.

85. Maureen McCormick

Actress | The Brady Bunch

Maureen Denise McCormick was born on August 5, 1956 to Richard and Irene McCormick. The youngest of four children, she has three brothers Michael, Dennis and Kevin. Her acting career began at age six when she won the Baby Miss San Fernando Valley contest, which opened up the glamorous world of ...

86. Mauro Vigliano

Self | 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar

87. Meegan Warner

Actress | Turn

Meegan Warner was born on August 5, 1991 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for TURN: Washington's Spies (2014) and Scare Campaign (2016).

88. Michael Ballhaus

Cinematographer | Goodfellas

Michael Ballhaus was a German cinematographer. He worked on many American films, including Baby It's You (1983), Old Enough (1984), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York ...

89. Mickey Shaughnessy

Actor | Jailhouse Rock

Mickey Shaugnessy, the Irish-American character actor best known for his portrayal of Elvis Presley's musical mentor in the rock n' roll classic "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), was born Joseph Michael Shaughnessy on August 5, 1920 in New York City. As a performer, the young Mickey made his bones on the ...

90. Mike Tyrell

Actor | Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Mike Tyrell was born on August 5, 1976 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023), The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015) and The Divide (2014).

91. Natalie Trundy

Actress | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Fair, freckled and quite lovely, actress Natalie Trundy, of Italian and Irish heritage, had quite a promising career approaching adulthood in the late 1950s until a serious car accident put a serious halt to things. As Natalie Campagna, she was born in Boston on August 5, 1940, the elder of two ...

92. Nathan Dashwood

Actor | Fringe

Nathan Dashwood was born in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada (the same town as Pamela Anderson). He matured in Ladysmith attending elementary and high schools there. After high school, he and his family moved from Ladysmith to North Vancouver, BC. He attended Capilano ...

93. Neil Armstrong

Soundtrack | Forest 404

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 - August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.

Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue University...

94. Nicholas Thomas

Writer | Let's Be Cops

Nicholas Thomas was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Let's Be Cops (2014), Stuber (2019) and WTF, Baron Davis (2019).

95. Nikolai Baturin

Writer | Karu süda

Nikolai Baturin was born on August 5, 1936 in Estonia, USSR. He was a writer, known for Karu süda (2001). He died on May 16, 2019 in Estonia.

96. Nina Radojicic

Soundtrack | The Eurovision Song Contest: Semi Final 1

97. Olivia Holt

Actress | Cloak & Dagger

Olivia Holt was born in Germantown, Tennessee to parents, Mark and Kim Holt. When she was only 3 years old, she started singing and acting on the stage. Besides acting and singing, she has been a competitive gymnast for the past 5 years, and a competitive cheerleader for the past few years. At ...

98. Orlando Carrió

Actor | Así son ellas

Orlando Carrió was born on August 5, 1955 in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Así son ellas (2002), Blameless Love (2001) and Madres egoístas (1991). He died on May 26, 2002 in Mexico City, Mexico.

99. Parley Baer

Actor | License to Drive

Parley Baer was born on August 5, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for License to Drive (1988), A Fever in the Blood (1961) and Dave (1993). He was married to Ernestine Clark. He died on November 22, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

100. Patrick Ewing

Actor | Space Jam

Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and head coach of the Georgetown University men's basketball team. He played most of his career as the starting center of the NBA's New York Knicks and also played briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic.

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