Birthdays: August 12

by bcampos862 | created - 12 Aug 2015 | updated - 12 Aug 2020 | Public

1. LaKeith Stanfield

Actor | Sorry to Bother You

LaKeith Lee Stanfield is an actor and rapper from Victorville, California. At the age of fifteen, LaKeith began attending the John Casablancas Modeling & Career Center in Orange County. A few years later, he auditioned for Destin Cretton's then college thesis film Short Term 12 (2008). Later, the ...

2. África Zavala

Actress | Cuidado con el ángel

África Zavala was born on August 12, 1985 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Don't Mess with an Angel (2008), Abyss of Passion (2012) and El Señor de los Cielos (2013).

3. Alfred Lunt

Actor | The Magnificent Yankee

Alfred Lunt was an American actor, particularly known for his professional partnership with his wife Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983). Lunt was one of Broadway's leading male stars.

Lunt was born in 1892 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His father Alfred D. Lunt was active in the lumber business, while his mother ...

4. Amanda Redman

Actress | Sexy Beast

Amanda Redman was born on August 12, 1957 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Sexy Beast (2000), New Tricks (2003) and Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001). She has been married to Damian Schnabel since September 4, 2010. She was previously married to Robert Glenister...

5. Andras Jones

Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Andras Jones is an actor, musician, writer and the host/creator of Radio8Ball.

Best known in film circles for his role in Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Jones has also toured extensively as a musician in support of CDs from his band The Previous, and his own solo work.

His first book "Accidental ...

6. Andrzej Blumenfeld

Actor | Delivery Man

Andrzej Blumenfeld was born on August 12, 1951 in Zabrze, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Delivery Man (2013), The Pianist (2002) and Mute (2018). He died on August 14, 2017 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

7. Angela Besharah

Actress | Accused

Angela Besharah was born on August 12, 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Accused (2023), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) and The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh.

8. Arj Barker

Actor | Flight of the Conchords

Arj Barker was born on August 12, 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Flight of the Conchords (2007), Arj Barker: Forever (2009) and Car Babes (2006).

9. Barbara Hicks

Actress | Brazil

The youngest of three daughters born to iron and steel merchant William 'Copper' Hicks and Hester, She was educated at a girls school in Shrewsbury where she appeared as the Duke of Gloucester in Richard of Bordeaux and as Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream, She served as a land girl during WWII ...

10. Brent Sexton

Actor | Radio

Brent Sexton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Radio (2003), Flightplan (2005) and The Belko Experiment (2016).

11. Bruce Greenwood

Actor | Star Trek

Bruce Greenwood was born on August 12, 1956 in Noranda, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Star Trek (2009), Thirteen Days (2000) and I, Robot (2004). He has been married to Susan Devlin since 1985. They have one child.

12. Buck Owens

Soundtrack | Ford v Ferrari

Buck Owens is a true legend in country music. Along with fellow performers Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart, Buck helped popularize the Bakersfield Sound, or honky-tonk infused with electric instrumentation and rock influences. Growing up in Arizona, Buck picked cotton and learned to play the ...

13. Camille Billops

Director | Finding Christa

Camille Billops started as a sculptor and painter, became a filmmaker, and amassed a treasure trove of books, documents, and photographs related to black culture.She was born in Los Angeles in 1933 and studied art at the University of Southern California there and later switched to childhood ...

14. Cantinflas

Actor | Around the World in Eighty Days

Cantinflas, born Mario Moreno as the son of a Mexican postal employee, was a prolific and productive Mexican comedian/producer/writer/singer who also knew a fair bit about agriculture and medicine. He was married to Valentina Ivanova from 1936 until her death. He appeared in more than 55 films, ...

15. Cara Delevingne

Actress | Suicide Squad

Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born in London, England, to Pandora Anne (Stevens) and Charles Hamar Delevingne, a property developer. Her parents are both from prominent upper-class families, with her ancestors including Viscounts (Greenwood), Baronets (Hulton, Faudel-Phillips), Majors and Lord Mayors...

16. Carol Eve Rossen

Actress | The Stepford Wives

Carol Eve Rossen was born on August 12, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Stepford Wives (1975), The Fury (1978) and Then Came Bronson (1969). She was previously married to Hal Holbrook.

17. Carter Bays

Writer | How I Met Your Mother

Carter Bays was born on August 12, 1975 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for How I Met Your Mother (2005), The Goodwin Games (2013) and Late Show with David Letterman (1993).

18. Casey Affleck

Actor | Manchester by the Sea

An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® winner Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple projects.

Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Chris Anne (née Boldt), is a school teacher, and ...

19. Casey Dubois

Actor | Are We There Yet?

Casey Dubois was born on August 12, 1993 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Are We There Yet? (2005), The Final Cut (2004) and Snakes on a Plane (2006).

20. Cecil B. DeMille

Producer | The Ten Commandments

His parents Henry C. DeMille and Beatrice DeMille were playwrights. His father died when he was 12, and his mother supported the family by opening a school for girls and a theatrical company. Too young to enlist in the Spanish-American War, Cecil followed his brother William C. de Mille to the New ...

21. Charles Mesure

Actor | Street Legal

Charles Mesure was born Wednesday, August 12, 1970, in Somerset, England. When he was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney.

He studied law at Sydney University and was very active in SUDS, the school's dramatic society. He sang tenor in an a capella group called Cinco. After ...

22. Charlie O'Donnell

Actor | Cops and Robbersons

Charlie O'Donnell was born on August 12, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Cops and Robbersons (1994), Batman (1966) and L.A. Law (1986). He was married to Ellen Lerner and Mary Jane Ryan. He died on November 1, 2010 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

23. Charlie Whiting

Self | Formula 1: BBC Sport

Charlie Whiting was born on August 12, 1952 in West Kingsdown, England UK. He died on March 14, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia.

24. Charlotte Salt

Actress | Beowulf

Charlotte Salt was born on August 12, 1985 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Beowulf (2007), The TV Set (2006) and The Tudors (2007). She has been married to Oliver Coleman since July 31, 2014. They have two children.

25. Chauntal Lewis

Actress | Coach Carter

Chauntal Lewis was born and raised in Oxnard, California and has been performing on stage since the age of 5. With several talents including dancing, singing and theater, Chauntal broke into show business at a young age with ease. Chauntal is recurring on ABC's "General Hospital" as Nurse Chanel ...

26. Chloe Bale

Actress | The Legend of Dick and Dom

Chloe Bale was born on August 12, 1979 in Thanet, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Legend of Dick and Dom (2009), EastEnders (1985) and Hereafter (2010).

27. Dan Curtis

Producer | Burnt Offerings

Dan Curtis was born on August 12, 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Burnt Offerings (1976), Dark Shadows (1966) and War and Remembrance (1988). He was married to Norma Mae Curtis. He died on March 27, 2006 in Brentwood, California, USA.

28. Dana Ivey

Actress | Sabrina

Dana Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She decided at age six that she wanted to act, and throughout school she pursued it. She majored in theatre at Rollins College in Florida. She received a grant to study drama in England at the London Academy of Music and Art. She has received critical acclaim...

29. Deborah Walley

Actress | Ski Party

Actress, author, producer, and Photoplay's "Most Popular Actress of 1961," the daughter of Ice Capades skating stars and choreographers Nathan and Edith Walley. She was skating with her parents at age three, but resisted her father's urging to continue, opting to study acting at the New York ...

30. Dominique Swain

Actress | Lolita

Dominique Swain was raised in Malibu, California, USA. The second of three daughters of mother Cindy and father David an electrical engineer, her sisters makeup artist Alexis and actress Chelse. She debuted her film career in the controversial remake of Vladimir Nabokov's novel and Stanley ...

31. Douglas Croft

Actor | Batman

Who was the first "Robin, the Boy Wonder"? No, not Burt Ward, but this popular, curly-haired child actor of the 1940s. In addition to being in the first "Batman" film, he appeared in many other major films, mostly at Warner Brothers. In almost all of these films, he played the hero as a boy, "...

32. Electra Stone

Actress | Planet Terror

Electra Stone was born on August 12, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela. She is an actress and producer, known for Planet Terror (2007), Machete (2010) and Death Proof (2007).

33. Elisabetta Fantone

Actress | Paper Empire

Born and raised in Montreal, it was not until high school that Elisabetta discovered her passion and ability for the arts, specifically acting and painting. At the age of 15, she was cast as the lead in her first play and won an award for best performance. She went on to study the Creative Arts in ...

34. Elise Avellan

Actress | Planet Terror

Elise Avellan was born on August 12, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela. She is an actress, known for Planet Terror (2007), Grindhouse (2007) and Machete (2010).

35. Elise Luthman

Actress | Euphoria

Elise is an actress, singer, writer, producer and car enthusiast. You can catch her in HBO's Euphoria (2019) as well as her recurring role in Nickelodeon's Side Hustle (2020). Her recent role of "Shelly" on The Politician (2019) can be seen on Netflix. Being no stranger to the horror genre, Elise ...

36. Elizabeth Shepherd

Actress | The Tomb of Ligeia

Born in London to missionary parents, Elizabeth Shepherd first performed in public as a child, interpreting Burmese dances at mission-related events. Back in England, she studied drama at Bristol University and acted on stage with repertory companies in Manchester and Nottingham. Between 1961 and ...

37. Enid Jaynes

Actress | The Rifleman

Enid Jaynes was born on August 12, 1932 in Omaha. Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for The Rifleman (1958), Brannigan (1975) and Burke's Law (1963). She was married to Dr. Sanford Marvin Shapero and Jules V. Levy. She died on July 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

38. Erin Bethea

Actress | New Life

Erin Bethea is an actress, writer, and producer originally from Albany, Georgia. She made her feature-film debut in the lead role of Catherine Holt in the faith-based hit "Fireproof," which became the #1 independent film in the nation upon its 2008 release and her role in it catapulted her to the ...

39. François Hollande

Actor | Silex & The City - The Movie

François Hollande was born on August 12, 1954 in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime, Normandy], France. He is an actor, known for Silex & The City - The Movie, Au nom de la grèce and Trump Takes on the World (2021). He has been married to Julie Gayet since June 4, 2022.

40. Fulton Mackay

Actor | Local Hero

Fulton Mackay was born on August 12, 1922 in Paisley, Scotland. He was an actor and writer, best known for his portrayal of authoritarian prison warder Mr Mackay in one of the BBC's most popular sitcoms, Porridge (1974), as well as appearing in Local Hero (1983), Defense of the Realm (1985) and ...

41. George Hamilton

Actor | Zorro: The Gay Blade

Noted these days for his dashing, sporting, jet-setting playboy image and perpetually bronzed skin tones in commercials, film spoofs and reality shows, George Hamilton was, at the onset, a serious contender for dramatic film stardom. Born George Stevens Hamilton in Memphis, TN, on August 12, 1939, ...

42. George Soros

Self | Inside Job

George Soros was born on August 12, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary. He has been married to Tamiko Bolton since September 21, 2013. He was previously married to Susan Weber and Annaliese Witschak.

43. Hannah Quinlivan

Actress | Skyscraper

Hannah Quinlivan (born 12 August 1993), also known as Kun Ling, is a Taiwanese-Australian actress and model.

Hannah Quinlivan was born to an Australian father and a Taiwanese-Korean mother in Taiwan, on August 12, 1993. She has a younger half brother from her paternal side, and an older half sister ...

44. Harry Kupfer

Coming Out

Harry Kupfer was born on August 12, 1935 in Berlin, Germany. He is known for Coming Out (1989), Richard Strauss: Der Risenkavalier (2014) and Der fliegende Holländer (1986). He was married to Marianne Fischer-Kupfer. He died on December 30, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

45. Howard Smith

Actor | Death of a Salesman

Howard Smith was born on August 12, 1893 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Death of a Salesman (1951), Kiss of Death (1947) and Don't Go Near the Water (1957). He was married to Mildred A. Barker and Lillian Boardman. He died on January 10, 1968 in Hollywood, California, ...

46. Imani Hakim

Actress | Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet

Writer/Actress/Humanitarian, IMANI HAKIM is most recognized for portraying Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas in Lifetime's award winning TV movie, THE GABBY DOUGLAS STORY. In addition to her series regular role of Tonya, sister to Tyler James Williams Chris Rock in the acclaimed series EVERYBODY ...

47. Iris Berben

Actress | Triangle of Sadness

After her parents divorced, she moved to Hamburg with her mother. There she attended elementary school and then several boarding schools. She stopped her school education before graduating from high school. Berben was active in the Hamburg protest scene and came to film in the late 1960s. She took ...

48. Isaach De Bankolé

Actor | Casino Royale

Isaach De Bankolé, César Award-winning actor, was born on the Ivory Coast. He was discovered on the streets of Paris while studying to be an airline pilot. He has a degree in acting from Cours Simon and a Masters in Mathematics from the Universite de Paris. Most recently, he has appeared in the ...

49. Iza Calzado

Actress | Sigaw

Iza Calzado was born on August 12, 1982 in Quezon City, Philippines. She is an actress and producer, known for The Echo (2004), Bliss (2017) and One True Love (2008).

50. Jade Tailor

Actress | The Magicians

Jade Tailor is most known for playing the role of "Kady" in five seasons of the SyFy series "The Magicians." The show is based on Lev Grossman's best-selling book trilogy, centering around Brakebills University, a secret institution specializing in magic. Tailor appeared in the TNT series "Murder ...

51. James DuMont

Actor | S.W.A.T.

Noted for his finely crafted and nuanced performances, actor James DuMont is one of the busiest actors in both film and television.

DuMont just wrapped his 74th & 75th Feature Film, Amazon's Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy & Unit 234, opposite Don Johnson. James plays "Chad" on HBO's The Righteous...

52. James Taricani

Actor | Providence

James Taricani was born on August 12, 1949 in Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Providence (1999) and Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997). He was married to Laurie White. He died on June 21, 2019 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA.

53. Jane Wyatt

Actress | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Born in Campgaw, New Jersey, Jane Waddington Wyatt came from a New York family of social distinction (her father was a Wall Street investment banker and her mother was a drama critic). Jane was raised from the age of three months in New York City and attended the fashionable Chapin School and later...

55. Jennifer Warren

Actress | Night Moves

Although best known as an actress, Jennifer was accepted into the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute, where she directed the short film, "Point of Departure", and received the Cine Golden Eagle Award, Best Drama at Aspen Film Festival, and then opened the season for the ...

56. Jessica Chow

Actress | Casting Couch

Jessica Chow was born in Chantilly, Virginia. She was raised in Northern California and graduated from the University of California, Davis, with two bachelor degrees in International Relations and Communications. Jessica speaks fluent Mandarin, Spanish, and English. She enjoys running, bike riding,...

57. Jessica Ginkel

Actress | Der Lehrer

Jessica Ginkel was born on August 12, 1980 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Der Lehrer (2009), Radio Silence (2012) and Das Traumschiff (1981).

58. Jim Beaver

Actor | Deadwood

Jim Beaver is an American character actor, best known for his leading roles on the TV series Deadwood (2004) and Supernatural (2005). Born in Laramie, Wyoming a minister's son, he was raised in and around Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Following high school and a year of college, he joined the ...

59. Jim Storm

Actor | Dark Shadows

Born in Illinois, USA in 1943, James (better known as Jim) Storm is a character actor who began on the stage in the mid-1960s and quickly moved into soap opera where he thrived on such series as "One Life to Live", "Dark Shadows", and "The Bold and the Beautiful", also appearing in guest roles on ...

60. Joe Besser

Actor | The Desert Hawk

Joe Besser was born on August 12, 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. Short, chubby, balding, childish character actor who began his career on the vaudeville circuit before breaking into films in the early 1930s. He was a frequent foil of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their films and played Stinky on ...

61. John Bluthal

Actor | Le Cinquième Élément

John Bluthal (born 28 March 1929) is a British film and television actor and voice artist, mostly in comedy. He is best known for his work with Spike Milligan, and for his roles in the TV series Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width and The Vicar of Dibley. He has also worked in the United States ...

62. John Cazale

Actor | Dog Day Afternoon

John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. Cazale made only five feature films in his career, which fans and critics alike call classics. But before his film debut, in the short The American Way (1962),...

63. John Derek

Actor | The Ten Commandments

John Derek was born on August 12, 1926 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Ghosts Can't Do It (1989) and Bolero (1984). He was married to Bo Derek, Linda Evans, Ursula Andress and Pati Behrs. He died on May 22, 1998 in ...

64. Justin Gaston

Actor | Days of Our Lives

Justin Gaston was born on August 12, 1988 in Pineville, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, singer and model. He was a contestant on Nashville Star on season 6. He finished 10th overall out of 12 contestants. He left his hometown at the age of at age 17 to pursue a career in acting. Gaston first found ...

65. Kaige Chen

Director | Ba wang bie ji

Kaige Chen was born on August 12, 1952 in Beijing, China. He is a producer and director, known for Farewell My Concubine (1993), The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) and Yellow Earth (1984). He has been married to Hong Chen since 1996. They have two children.

66. Katherine Kendall

Actress | She Said

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Katherine "Kate" Kendall spent most of her early life in the South. When she was in the second grade, she and her family moved to Washington D.C., where her parents, Syd and Kay, worked for the Carter Administration. Katherine has three siblings - one brother, Syd, the ...

67. Kayla Servi

Actress | Comet

Kayla Servi was born on August 12, 1997 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Comet (2014), Sickhouse (2016) and Mono (2016).

68. Kid Creole

Soundtrack | Against All Odds

Kid Creole was born on August 12, 1950 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Against All Odds (1984), Mystery Men (1999) and Summer of Sam (1999). He has been married to Eva Tudor-Jones since November 5, 2019. They have one child. He was previously married to Adriana Kaegi.

69. Kirsten Smith

Writer | Trinkets

Kirsten Smith was born on August 12, 1970 in Contra Costa County, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Trinkets (2019), The House Bunny (2008) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).

70. Kitao Koji

Actor | The Quest

Kitao Koji was born on August 12, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Quest (1996), Fighting Fist (1992) and WrestleMania VII (1991). He died on February 10, 2019 in Japan.

71. Kjell Grede

Director | Hip hip hurra!

Kjell Grede was born on August 12, 1936 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a director and writer, known for Hip hip hurra! (1987), God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990) and Hugo and Josephine (1967). He was married to Anita Grede and Bibi Andersson. He died on December 15, 2017 in ...

72. L.M. Kit Carson

Writer | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

L.M. Kit Carson was a talented and versatile Texan writer, actor and producer whose career has taken a diverse and always interesting course. He was born in Dallas, to Louise (Roche) and Minor Lee Carson. His first appearance was the lead in the acclaimed David Holzman's Diary (1967). He moved into...

74. Leah Pipes

Actress | The Originals

Leah Marie Pipes (born August 12, 1988) is an American actress. She is most notable for starring in the television series Life Is Wild, the slasher film Sorority Row and the CW's The Originals.

Pipes was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She first started acting in 2001 on the popular show...

75. Letícia Román

Actress | The Spy in the Green Hat

Letícia Román was born on August 12, 1941 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Spy in the Green Hat (1967), The Evil Eye (1963) and Charge of the Black Lancers (1962).

76. Maggie Lawson

Actress | Gamer

Maggie Lawson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. When she was eight, she began appearing in local community and dinner theater productions, and at 10, she earned an on-air commercial gig at a Louisville TV station, which soon led to a steady six-year role as a TV personality who filed ...

77. María Socas

Actress | Deathstalker II

María Socas was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is known for Deathstalker II (1987), Hollywood Boulevard II (1990) and Código negro (2001).

78. Marian Rivera

Actress | Super Inday and the Golden Bibe

Marian Rivera was born on August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress and producer, known for Super Inday and the Golden Bibe (2010), Temptation of Wife (2012) and Amaya (2011). She has been married to Dingdong Dantes since December 30, 2014. They have two children.

79. Mariano Caprarola

Actor | Numeral 15

Mariano Caprarola was born on August 12, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Numeral 15 (2005), 100 argentinos dicen (2004) and La jaula de la moda (2012). He died on August 17, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

80. Mario Balotelli

Actor | Calling All Troublemakers

Mario Balotelli was born on August 12, 1990 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor, known for Calling All Troublemakers (2014), Just How Good Was Mario Balotelli in Manchester City (2019) and UEFA Champions League (1992).

81. Marion Lorne

Actress | Strangers on a Train

Forever embraced as the mumbling, bumbling Aunt Clara on the Bewitched (1964) television series, endearing character actress Marion Lorne had a five-decade-long career on the stage before ever becoming a familiar TV household name.

Born Marion Lorne MacDougall on August 12, 1883 (other sources list ...

82. Marjorie Reynolds

Actress | The Time of Their Lives

Bright, vivacious Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed) was born in Idaho on August 12, 1917 to a homemaker and a doctor and raised in Los Angeles. She made her film debut at age 6, then "retired" after only a few years to pursue a regular education.

She returned in the mid-1930s as a teenager and began...

83. Mark Knopfler

Soundtrack | Local Hero

Mark Knopfler recorded his first single at age 16, but it was never released, He started the band Dire Straits in 1977, they were signed to Vertigo Records in 1978 and recorded the album "Dire Straits", which featured their first major hit single, "Sultans of Swing". Their follow-up albums include ...

84. Mercedes Javid

Self | Shahs of Sunset

Mercedes Javid was born on August 12, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She has been married to Tommy Feight since April 21, 2018. They have one child.

85. Michael Dobson

Actor | Sausage Party

Michael was born in London, England and grew up in both England and Canada.

In Georgetown, Ontario, he chose theater arts as an elective and it is there that Michael says "He found his tribe'. Inspired by his Theater Arts teacher Michelle Mole, he was soon voicing all the school announcements and ...

86. Michael Ian Black

Actor | Wet Hot American Summer

Michael Ian Black was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family moved to Hillsborough, New Jersey, when he was young. His parents divorced when he was 3. When he was 12, his father died during neurological surgery following a mysterious assault.

Michael attended New York University's Tisch School of...

87. Michael Kidd

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Lithe, diminutive and unimposing, Michael Kidd never asked a dancer to perform a step or move he himself could not do. One of Broadway's and Hollywood's most distinguished, inventive and gifted choreographers, it was not uncommon to remember his expert dance sequences above all else. After all, who...

88. Micki Marlo

Self | The Colgate Comedy Hour

Micki Marlo was born on August 12, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on September 20, 2016 in Dade County, Florida, USA.

89. Natalie Mendoza

Actress | The Descent

Natalie Jackson Mendoza was born in Hong Kong of a Filipino/Spanish Jazz musician father and German/English mother. She had a bohemian upbringing with her six artist siblings living all over the world in Asia, Australia, England and NYC. She was raised as a child in Hong Kong and Australia. She ...

90. Norberto Aroldi

Writer | Vuelvo a vivir, vuelvo a cantar

Norberto Aroldi was born on August 12, 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for Vuelvo a vivir, vuelvo a cantar (1971), El mundo que inventamos (1973) and Those Crazy Years (1971). He was married to María Ibarreta. He died on March 19, 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

91. Oliver Ford Davies

Actor | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Eminent English actor Oliver Ford Davies began his career in academia. The son of a teacher, he studied at Merton College, Oxford University, where he became president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society and performed on stage with the experimental Theatre Club at the age of twenty. After ...

92. Oscar Homolka

Actor | The Seven Year Itch

Because of his heavy generically "European" accent and Slavic-sounding surname (not an uncommon one among Czechs or Slovaks), many people assumed Oscar Homolka was Eastern European or Russian. In fact, he was born in Vienna (then Austria-Hungary), the multicultural capital of a large multi-ethnic ...

93. Osvaldo Laport

Actor | Son de Fierro

Osvaldo Laport came to Buenos Aires in 1976 and started to study drama at Luis Tasca's Drama School. In order to support his acting classes and pay his room in a hotel downtown he had to work in some jobs as clown, warehouse employee and bricklayer. In 1979 he met Viviana Sáez in the same school, ...

94. Pat Metheny

Soundtrack | Training Day

Pat Metheny was born on August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Training Day (2001), Toys (1992) and Wild (2014). He is married to Latifa. They have three children.

95. Pauline Frederick

Actress | Three Women

Pauline Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libby in Boston, Massachusetts on August 12, 1883. She was fascinated with show business from an early age and throughout her childhood, she was bred for a career in music. It has been said she had a terrific soprano voice, but Pauline also dabbled a bit ...

96. Pete Sampras

Actor | Arli$$

Sampras began learning tennis at the age of seven. He was discovered by trainer Pete Fischer, who subsequently imparted the knowledge to him. In 1988 he became a professional player. One of his sponsors was the former world-class player Ivan Lendl. In the same year he was already among the top ...

97. Peter Browngardt

Writer | Uncle Grandpa

Peter Browngardt was born on August 12, 1979 in Sag Harbor, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Uncle Grandpa (2010), Looney Tunes Cartoons (2019) and Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2007). He has been married to Kristina Baranovich since October 16, 2011.

98. Peter Krause

Actor | Six Feet Under

Peter William Krause was born on August 12, 1965, in Alexandria, Minnesota. Both his parents were teachers, and he has a sister and brother. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota. He graduated in 1987 from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, with a degree in English literature. In ...

99. Peter Weck

Actor | Ich heirate eine Familie...

Peter Weck was born on August 12, 1930 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for Ich heirate eine Familie... (1983), Hilfe, ich liebe Zwillinge (1969) and Sissi (1955). He was previously married to Ingrid Muttone.

100. Porter Wagoner

Soundtrack | The Porter Wagoner Show

Porter Wagoner was born on August 12, 1927 in West Plains, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Porter Wagoner Show (1961), Nebraska (2013) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). He was married to Ruth Olive Williams and Velma Johnson. He died on October 28, 2007 in Nashville,...



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