French-American celebrities

1. Ellen DeGeneres

Producer | Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (née Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, Jr., an insurance agent. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres...

2. Don LaFontaine

Actor | In a World...

Don LaFontaine was born on August 26, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for In a World... (2013), The Hitter (1978) and Free Radio (2007). He was married to Joan Studva and Nita Whitaker. He died on September 1, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

3. Jim Carrey

Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...

4. Lacey Chabert

Actress | Mean Girls

Lacey Nicole Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi, to Julie (Johnson) and Tony Chabert, a representative for an oil company. She is of Cajun (French), Italian, English, and Scottish ancestry. Chabert started in drama and music performances in and around her hometown in Mississippi from an early ...

5. Cam Gigandet

Actor | Twilight

Cam graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, Washington, in 2001. His family lives in Lake Tapps, WA. His father's name is Jay, his mother's name is Kim, and he has one older sister, Kelsie. His father is one of the founders of a popular restaurant chain called The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza & ...

6. Yvette Mimieux

Actress | The Time Machine

An intelligent, slender leading lady of the 1960s and 70s, Yvette Carmen Mimieux was born in Hollywood, California, to Maria (Montemayor) and René Mimieux, an occasional movie extra. Her father was born in England, of French and German descent, and her mother was Mexican. While she was first ...

7. Jim Dauterive

Producer | Bob's Burgers

Jim Dauterive was born on June 22, 1957 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Bob's Burgers (2011), King of the Hill (1997) and The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).

8. Tom Brokaw

Self | NBC Nightly News

Tom Brokaw was born on February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970), Dateline NBC (1992) and Toots (2006). He has been married to Meredith Lynn Auld since August 17, 1962. They have four children.

9. Shia LaBeouf

Actor | Honey Boy

Shia LaBeouf's natural talent and raw energy have secured his place as one of Hollywood's leading men.

Most recently, LaBeouf starred alongside Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn in Kornel Mundruczo's Oscar® nominated Pieces of a Woman. In the critically acclaimed film, a grieving couple (Kirby/LaBeouf...

10. Tammy Blanchard

Actress | Into the Woods

Tammy Blanchard was born on December 14, 1976 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Into the Woods (2014), The Invitation (2015) and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).

11. Chloë Sevigny

Actress | We Are Who We Are

Chloë Sevigny is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress and director who is known for her groundbreaking work across film, television and theatre. Sevigny has spent her career working with innovative and revolutionary filmmakers and artists including Lars von Trier, Jim ...

12. Carrie Prejean

Self | Miss USA 2009

Caroline Michelle Prejean was born in San Diego, California. Her mother is an Italian American and her father is of French descent. She was raised in an evangelical Christian household, and then studied in an evangelical private school located in El Cajon, California. After modeling for various ...

13. Dan Gauthier

Actor | Teen Witch

Dan Gauthier was born on December 2, 1963 in Prineville, Oregon, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Teen Witch (1989), Tour of Duty (1987) and One Life to Live (1968). He has been married to Lisa Fuller since April 22, 1990. They have one child.

14. Charles Napier

Actor | The Silence of the Lambs

Charles Napier was born in the tiny community of Mt. Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936. He attended public school in Scottsville. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Army in 1954. ...

15. Marguerite Moreau

Actress | The Mighty Ducks

Marguerite C. Moreau born April 25, 1977 is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Katie in the comedy cult film Wet Hot American Summer, and her role in The Mighty Ducks series of films. She has also made appearances on the popular television series Smallville, Lost, Cupid and The ...

16. Jeff Doucette

Actor | Doctor Dolittle

Jeff Doucette was born on November 25, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Doctor Dolittle (1998), Splash (1983) and Bedazzled (2000). He has been married to Saba Moor-Doucette since July 2003. He was previously married to Kathleen Kelley.

17. Barbara Billingsley

Actress | Airplane!

Born Barbara Lillian Combes, she attended Los Angeles Junior College in the mid-1930s and then moved to New York City, where she worked as a model. In 1945, she received a contract from MGM, and she appeared in several films during the late 1940s and 1950s, sometimes without screen credit. In the ...

18. Nick Lachey

Actor | Bewitched

Nick Lachey was born on November 9, 1973 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Bewitched (2005), Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica (2003) and Taking the Stage (2009). He has been married to Vanessa Lachey since July 15, 2011. They have three children. He was previously ...

19. Bobby Troup

Actor | MASH

Bobby Troup was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. As a songwriter, Troup is mostly remembered for writing the hit song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (1946), about a cross-country drive through the highway U.S. Route 66. Tne song was originally performed by Nat King Cole and ...

20. Becky LeBeau

Actress | Back to School

Bubbly and buxom blonde bombshell Rebecca Joy LeBeau was born on February 11, 1963 in Los Angeles, California. She grew up in Beverly Hills and graduated from Beverly Hills High School. LeBeau earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology with honors from the University of Southern California. Starting ...

21. Burt Ward

Actor | Batman

From Caped Crusader to Canine Crusader

Little did aspiring actor Burt Ward know that learning martial arts in addition to his mental and athletic prowess would change his life forever. As a teen-age, Burt had all the makings of a true boy wonder. As an all around athlete, strong in martial arts, ...

22. Fred Willard

Actor | Best in Show

Fred Willard radiated a unique charm that established him as one of the industry's most gifted comic actors, first coming to prominence as ambitious but dimwitted sidekick Jerry Hubbard to Martin Mull's smarmy talk-show host Barth Gimble in the devastating satirical series Fernwood Tonight (1977). ...

23. Brandi Glanville

Actress | The Hungover Games

Brandi Glanville was born on November 16, 1972 in Salinas, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Hungover Games (2014), Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) and Missing at 17 (2013). She was previously married to Eddie Cibrian.

24. Toni Tennille

Music_department | Pink Floyd: The Wall

Toni Tennille was born on May 8, 1940 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), 200 Cigarettes (1999) and Vega$ (1978). She was previously married to Daryl Dragon and Kenneth Shearer.

25. Jessica Chastain

Actress | Zero Dark Thirty

Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class household in a Northern California suburb. Her mother, Jerri Chastain, is a vegan chef whose family is originally from Kansas, and her stepfather is a fireman. She discovered dance at the age of nine and ...

26. 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...

27. Avril Lavigne

Actress | Over the Hedge

Avril Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, to Judith-Rosanne (Loshaw) and Jean-Claude Joseph Lavigne. Her ancestry is French-Canadian, Polish, English, Irish, and Scottish. At sixteen, she moved to Manhattan and began work on her debut album. She dropped out of ...

28. Bob Guiney

Self | The Bachelorette

Introduced to America on ABC's hugely popular hit "the Bachelor", Detroit native Bob Guiney has been in our living rooms ever since. Currently, Bob can be seen as a bi-monthly panelist for the TODAY Show, and is one of the featured faces on the comedic Viria's Top 10! He also appears weekly on ...

29. Mark Herrier

Actor | Porky's

Mark Herrier was born and raised in Lompoc California. At the age of 10, his mother took him to Santa Barbara to see a movie. When he found out it was something called The Music Man (1962), he reluctantly agreed to watch it anyway. Little did he know that Robert Preston's performance was about to ...

30. Maurice Jarre

Composer | Lawrence of Arabia

Unlike many musicians who started to learn music while still in their childhood, Maurice Jarre was already late in his teens when he discovered music and decided to make a career in that field. Against his father's will, he enrolled at Conservatoire de Paris where he studied percussions, ...

31. Ted Mapes

Actor | The Monster and the Ape

Ted Mapes was born on a Nebraska wheat ranch. His father, John H. Mapes, also had cattle, horses, and mules. When Ted was in his 20s, he traveled west to California, where he worked driving a truck in the Signal Hills oil fields near Long Beach, then a moving van for a Los Angeles company. While ...

32. Jared Leto

Actor | Dallas Buyers Club

Jared Leto is a very familiar face in recent film history. 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. He is known to be ...

33. Mark Pettit

Actor | Superman

Mark Pettit is an American actor, writer and producer. He is also a three-time Emmy® award-winning investigative reporter and best-selling author. His book "A Need to Kill: The Death Row Drawings" went to #1 in three categories on Amazon and is now in development as a true-crime TV series. Pettit ...

34. Gene Raymond

Actor | Smartest Girl in Town

Gene Raymond was born on August 13, 1908, in New York City as Raymond Guion. He was a child performer and a Broadway veteran by the age of 12. Blond, husky, and handsome, he enjoyed his greatest popularity in the 1930s and early 1940s. His big break came in Personal Maid (1931). He was soon cast in...

35. Jill St. John

Actress | Diamonds Are Forever

An incredible piece of 1960s eye candy, Jill St. John absolutely smoldered on the big screen, a trendy presence in lightweight comedy, spirited adventure and spy intrigue who appeared alongside some of Hollywood's most handsome male specimens. Although she was seldom called upon to do much more ...

36. Jan-Michael Vincent

Actor | Bite the Bullet

Virile, handsome and square-jawed youthful star of the 1970s and 1980s who showed early potential at super-stardom, Jan-Michael Vincent originally made a name for himself portraying rebellious young men bucking the system, as in Tribes (1970), White Line Fever (1975) and Baby Blue Marine (1976) or ...

37. Justin Theroux

Actor | Mulholland Dr.

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. He is a nephew of writer Paul Theroux and a cousin of journalists Louis Theroux and Marcel Theroux. His father is of French-Canadian and Italian ...

38. Pinto Colvig

Actor | Creation

Pinto Colvig was the quintessential clown whose own identity was always hidden but whose innate warmhearted character always came through his many talents. His humor tickled the funny bone and touched the heart. Incredibly gifted in music, art and mime, he spoke to different generations in ...

39. Céline Dion

Soundtrack | Titanic

Hailing from the small town of Charlemagne, Québec, Céline Dion has become one of the all-time greatest singers. Céline was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. Early in childhood, she sang with her siblings in a small club owned by her parents. From these early experiences, Céline gained the...

40. Danielle Brisebois

Actress | Begin Again

Danielle Brisebois was born on June 28, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Begin Again (2013), All in the Family (1971) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979). She has been married to Nick Lashley since August 2, 2008. They have two children.

41. Erin Burnett

Actress | Edge of Tomorrow

Erin Burnett was born on July 2, 1976 in Mardela Springs, Maryland, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Edge of Tomorrow (2014), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) and Consolation (2020). She has been married to David Thomas Rubulotta since December 21, 2012. They have three children.

42. Anthony Bourdain

Producer | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Anthony Bourdain was born in New York City, to Gladys (Sacksman), an NYT staff editor, and Pierre Bourdain, a Columbia Records executive. He attended The Englewood School for Boys in New Jersey and Vassar College (for two years), and was a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. He began his...

43. Colbie Caillat

Soundtrack | Safe Haven

Colbie Caillat was born on May 28, 1985 in Newbury Park, California, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Safe Haven (2013), The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) and One for the Money (2012).

44. Valerie Perrine

Actress | Superman

Valerie Ritchie Perrine is an American actress and model. For her role as Honey Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her ...

45. William Dozier

Producer | Batman: The Movie

William Dozier was an American TV and movie producer who made it to the top of the TV heap briefly in the mid-1960s with his show Batman (1966). Born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dozier was also known for his wives. After divorcing his first wife, he was married to Oscar-winner Joan ...

46. Van Heflin

Actor | Shane

Craggy-faced, dependable star character actor Van Heflin never quite made the Hollywood "A" list, but made up for what he lacked in appearance with hard work, charisma and solid acting performances. He was born Emmett Evan Heflin in Oklahoma in December 1908, the son of Fanny Bleecker (Shippey) and...

47. Art Acord

Actor | Set Free

Art Acord was born on April 17, 1890 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Set Free (1927), The Set-Up (1926) and Winners of the West (1921). He was married to Edna Nores, Edythe Sterling and Louise Lorraine. He died on January 4, 1931 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.

48. Jillian Barberie

Actress | Volcano

Jillian Barberie is a former TV news anchor for Good Day L.A. She was born on September 26, 1966 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada as Jillian Marie Warry. Since her being let go from the FOX network, she has branched out as an actress, more notably in Project X (2012), V.I.P. (1998) and Volcano (1997)...

49. George Barbier

Actor | The Man Who Came to Dinner

Barbier was educated for the ministry before going to work on the stage. He appeared on Broadway in such successes as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Man Who Came Back," among others. He signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1929 and later worked as an actor for most of the major ...

50. Jennifer Bassey

Actress | 27 Dresses

Emmy Award Winning Jennifer Bassey became a contract player on ABC TV's All My Children (1970) in the summer of 1998, after having portrayed borderline nymphomaniac "Marian Colby", since the early eighties. Jennifer was born in Chicago. Her first job in entertainment was as a singing Playboy bunny ...

51. Chris Beaumont

Actor | The Penalty King

Born in Sussex, England, and raised on the south coast. Gained a B.A. Hons in Drama from Bretton Hall College in 1981 and immediately started work at The Connaught Theatre in Worthing, West Sussex. Has worked in TV, Theatre and Film since that time as an actor, theatre director and producer and is ...

52. Denise Beaumont

Actress | Mike Hammer

Denise Beaumont is known for The New Mike Hammer (1984), Slaves of New York (1989) and Fraternity Vacation (1985).

53. Kathryn Beaumont

Actress | Alice in Wonderland

Kathryn Beaumont was just ten years old when she was chosen for the voice of Alice, in Disney's animated version of the classic children's tale, Alice in Wonderland (1951). Walt Disney was so impressed with Kathryn's long curly blonde hair, sparkling eyes and acting ability, that he chose her as ...

54. James Best

Actor | The Dukes of Hazzard

American character actor and teacher. Born Jewel Guy in Powderly, Kentucky, on July 26, 1926, he was orphaned at three and adopted by Armen and Essa Knowland Best, who renamed him James Knowland Best and raised him in Corydon, Indiana. Following high school he worked briefly as a metalworker before...

55. Kymberly Herrin

Actress | Ghostbusters

Gorgeous, busty, and slender blonde looker Kymberly Ellen Herrin was born on October 2, 1957, in Santa Barbara County, California. She was of mixed French, Swedish, and Filipino descent. Herrin graduated from Santa Barbara Senior High School in 1975. She was the Playmate of the Month in the March ...

56. Tom Bodett

Actor | Northern Borders

Tom Bodett was born on February 23, 1955 in Champaign, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Northern Borders (2013), Pinky and the Brain (1995) and Animaniacs (1993). He has been married to Rita A. Ramirez since 1997. They have two children. He was previously married to Debi Hochstetler.

57. Loren Bouchard

Writer | Bob's Burgers

Loren Bouchard was born in 1970 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Bob's Burgers (2011), The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) and Central Park (2020). He has been married to Holly Kretschmar since September 3, 2006.

58. Caprice Bourret

Actress | Christmas in Serbia

Caprice Bourret was born on October 24, 1971 in Hacienda Heights, California, USA. When Caprice, top model and entrepreneur, ventured to England from Southern California in 1996, she quickly became one of the most photographed women in the world, appearing on over 300 magazine covers across the ...

59. Kirk Bovill

Actor | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

A late comer to the industry, Bovill has amassed over 100 credits after stepping away from a successful business career as a marketing executive in high tech in 2008.

The versatile character actor has played many notable roles including; Henry Kissinger in Adam McKay's Oscar winning "Vice", killer ...

60. Alison Brie

Actress | GLOW

Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California, to Joanne (Brenner), who worked at a non-profit child care agency, and Charles Terry Schermerhorn, a musician and entertainment reporter. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. Brie grew up in ...

61. Rebecca Broussard

Actress | Die Hard

Rebecca Broussard was born on January 3, 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for Die Hard (1988), Mars Attacks! (1996) and The Two Jakes (1990). She has been married to Alex Kelly since 2001. She was previously married to Richard Perry.

62. Jimmy Buffett

Soundtrack | Jurassic World

Jimmy Buffett was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi and grew up living beside the the Gulf of Mexico. After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi he worked his way to success in the music industry. His hits in the 1970s including "Margaritaville" and "Come Monday". He struck a chord ...

63. Warren Buffett

Actor | Entourage

Warren Edward Buffett born in Omaha ( August 30, 1930 ). He developed an interest in business and investing in his youth, eventually entering the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring and graduating from University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the age of 19. Buffett...

64. Bobby Burgess

Soundtrack | The Dodge Dancing Party

Bobby Burgess was born on May 19, 1941 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Lawrence Welk Show (1955), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and The Donna Reed Show (1958). He has been married to Kristie Ann Floren since February 14, 1971. They have four children.

65. Paige Butcher

Actress | Something's Gotta Give

Paige Butcher was born on October 6, 1979 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. She is an actress, known for Something's Gotta Give (2003), Big Momma's House 2 (2006) and Maxim the Real Swimsuit DVD Vol. 2 (2005).

66. Frank Cady

Actor | Rear Window

Although Frank Cady's most famous role would be that of general-store owner Sam Drucker, one of the less nutty residents of Hooterville in both Green Acres (1965) and Petticoat Junction (1963), he had a history as a film, stage and television actor long before those shows. Cady also appeared on ...

67. Truman Capote

Actor | Murder by Death

Truman Capote was born on September 30, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Murder by Death (1976), The Innocents (1961) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). He died on August 25, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

68. Philip Carey

Actor | One Life to Live

Tall, blond and of rugged proportions, handsome actor Philip Carey started out as a standard 1950s film actor in westerns, war stories and crime yarns but didn't achieve full-fledged stardom until well past age 50 when he joined the daytime line-up as ornery Texas tycoon Asa Buchanan on the popular...

69. Jennifer Carpenter

Actress | Dexter

Jennifer was born in Kentucky. Her mother is Catherine Mitchell and her father is Robert Carpenter.

She attended St. Raphael the Archangel and then Sacred Heart Academy. During her last two years of high school, she studied drama at the Walden Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. She then trained at the ...

70. Stephanie Castagnier

Producer | Untitled Montreal Project

Stephanie Castagnier is known for Untitled Montreal Project, Consequence and Monica (2022).

71. Dick Cavett

Actor | Forrest Gump

Yale-educated Dick Cavett established his reputation as the most erudite of American talk show hosts in the late 1960s and early '70s. Although there were many contenders who took on Johnny Carson, the undisputed heavyweight champion of late-night TV, Cavett generally was considered the most ...

72. Beth Chamberlin

Actress | The Guiding Light

Beth Chamberlin is an American actress who received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2010 for Outstanding Supporting Actress as Beth Raines Spaulding in Guiding Light (1952). She also played the role of Lorelei Hills--Beth's dissociative identity disorder personality--on "The Guiding Light" from ...

73. George Chandler

Actor | The High and the Mighty

After military service during the First World War, Chandler studied at the University of Illinois, financing his studies by playing jazz violin in a band. During the early 1920's, he returned to the vaudeville circuit and began in films from 1928. Most of his early efforts were short one- and ...

74. Lauren Chapin

Actress | Father Knows Best

Lauren Ann Chapin (born May 23, 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American former child actress, most remembered for her role as the youngest child "Kathy Anderson" (nicknamed "Kitten") in the television show Father Knows Best which was produced between 1954 and 1960. She appeared in 203 ...

75. Charles Chaplin

Writer | The Great Dictator

Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...

76. Patricia Charbonneau

Actress | Desert Hearts

Ms Charbonneau has been a professional actor for over twenty years. Patricia's training began with Fred Karamen from the acclaimed Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, as well as with Winn Handman of the American Place Theater. Ms Charbonneau has been seen in over thirty films and television series;...

77. Don Chastain

Actor | As the World Turns

Don Chastain was born on September 2, 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for As the World Turns (1956), C.C. & Company (1970) and General Hospital (1963). He was married to Jill Diamond and Georgiana McIntosh. He died on August 9, 2002 in Los Angeles, ...

78. Mike Chevalier

Camera_department | Superman

Mike Chevalier was born on August 14, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Superman (1978), Colors (1988) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986). He was married to Lori Koravos and Susan Chevalier. He died on June 12, 2006 in Hollywood Hills, California, USA.

79. Dennis Cole

Actor | Pretty Smart

A virile, beefcake blond of the late 1960s and 1970s small screen, Dennis Cole certainly had it all going for him, but tragic circumstances prevented an all-out successful career. A rugged TV version of Robert Redford, his tan, chiseled, surfer-fit looks were ideally suited for crime action and ...

80. 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...

81. Roy Coulter

Actor | Necessary Roughness

Roy was born December 6, 1965 in Landstuhl, Germany to parents Roy Gene Coulter and Doris Heidemarie Ingeborg Waske. His father was a career serving Air Force veteran when he met his mother during his tour of duty in Germany. Roy primarily grew up all over the United States while his father ...

82. Katie Couric

Actress | Zoolander 2

Katie Couric was born on January 7, 1957 in Arlington, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Sully (2016) and Shark Tale (2004). She has been married to John Molner since June 21, 2014. She was previously married to Jay Monahan.

83. Nikki Deloach

Actress | Love & Other Drugs

Nikki Deloach was born on September 9, 1979 in Waycross, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Love & Other Drugs (2010), Longshot (2001) and The House Bunny (2008). She has been married to Ryan Goodell since September 5, 2009. They have two children.

84. John Doucette

Actor | True Grit

Stocky, balding American character actor with a rich, deep voice, equally adept at Western bad guys and Shakespeare. He began his career in films in minor roles, primarily as gangland henchmen, and progressed to become widely familiar as a figure in a variety of dramas and occasional comedies. ...

85. Nicole Dubuc

Writer | Transformers: Rescue Bots

Nicole Dubuc was born on November 6, 1978 in Orange County, California, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011), R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010) and Young Justice (2010). She has been married to Brian Hohlfeld since May 31, 2014.

86. Jay Duplass

Actor | Industry

Jay Duplass, along with his brother, Mark Duplass, first made a name for himself writing and directing several award-winning short films. His first feature film was the Sundance 2005 breakout hit "The Puffy Chair," which went on to win the Audience Award at SXSW and receive two Independent Spirit ...

87. Dan Duryea

Actor | Too Late for Tears

Dan Duryea was educated at Cornell University and worked in the advertising business before pursuing his career as an actor. Duryea made his Broadway debut in the play "Dead End." The critical acclaim he won for his performance as Leo Hubbard in the Broadway production of "The Little Foxes" led to ...

88. Shelley Duvall

Actress | The Shining

Shelley Alexis Duvall was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the first child to Bobbie Ruth (Massengale, 1929-2020), a real estate broker, and Robert Richardson Duvall (1919-1994), a lawyer. At the time of her birth, her mother was visiting her grandmother in Fort Worth, though Duvall was raised in Houston...

89. Vince Duvall

Actor | Yellowstone

Vince has been doing crime shows since his first SAG job on Midnight Caller in the 90s. He has worked with Kevin Costner, Nathan Fillion, Alec Baldwin, James Cahn, Charlie Hunnam, Anthony LaPaglia, Patricia Arquette, Lawrence Fishburn, Paul Guilfoyle, Viola Davis, Tim Roth, Craig T. Nelson and many...

90. Julie Ann Emery

Actress | Five Days at Memorial

Actress Julie Ann Emery is best known for her breakout recurring role in "Better Call Saul," AMC's highly buzzed-about prequel to "Breaking Bad." She can be seen as a series regular in AMC's fan favorite, "Preacher." Julie Ann takes on the important role of Lara Featherstone, one of the Grail's ...

91. Brett Favre

Actor | There's Something About Mary

Until the start of the 2008 Season, Brett Favre was the Green Bay Packers' starting Quarterback since joining the team in 1992. He joins Joe Montana in being the only players to win back-to-back MVP awards. Favre led the Packers to three consecutive playoff appearances (for the first time since the...

92. Jay C. Flippen

Actor | The Killing

Jay C. Flippen could probably be characterized these days as one of those craggy, distinctive faces you know but whose name escapes you while viewing scores of old 1950s and 1960s films and television series. Playing both sides of the law throughout his career, his huge cranium, distinctive bulldog...

93. Peter Frechette

Actor | Inside Man

Born and raised in Coventry, Rhode Island, Peter Frechette earned a B.F.A. in Theatre from the University of Rhode Island before moving to New York City to pursue acting there on stage. He earned Tony Award nominations for his performances in the play Eastern Standard which played on Broadway, and ...

94. Matt Gallant

Actor | Good Burger

Matt Gallant is an Emmy Award-winning television host.

For five seasons, he was the host of the Animal Planet's popular series "The Planet's Funniest Animals," although the show is no longer in production, it regularly airs in repeats and continues to find new audiences in international markets.

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95. Raven Gates

Self | The Bachelor

Raven Gates was born on July 23, 1991. She has been married to Adam Gottschalk since April 16, 2021. They have two children.

96. Gil Gerard

Actor | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Gilbert "Gil" Gerard was born on January 23, 1943 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and did a good deal of acting in high school. He attended the University of Arkansas but dropped out before graduation. He landed a job as an industrial chemist. He became regional manager of a large chemical company, ...

97. Ricky Gervais

Writer | The Office

Ricky Dene Gervais was born in a suburb of Reading, Berkshire, to Eva Sophia (House) and Lawrence Raymond Gervais, who was a hod carrier and labourer. His father was born in Ontario, Canada, of French-Canadian descent, and his mother was English. He was educated at Ashmead Comprehensive School and ...

98. Raichel Goodyear

Self | The Bachelor

99. Bonita Granville

Actress | Now, Voyager

Daughter of Bernard Granville, Bonita Granville was born into an acting family. It's not surprising that she herself became a child actor, first on the stage and, at the age of 9, debuting in movies in Westward Passage (1932). She was regularly cast as a naughty little girl, as in These Three (1936)...

100. Ann Morgan Guilbert

Actress | Grumpier Old Men

Ann Morgan Guilbert was best known to television audiences as the Rob and Laura Petrie's neighbor Millie Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) and as Fran Fine's feisty Grandma Yetta on The Nanny (1993). She gave memorable performances in film and television and on stage throughout her ...